Easter Sunday – April 21, 2019
Imagine if the pastor at your church stood before the entire congregation this coming Sunday and said he/she was going to start providing preaching ministry to the folks you are buried at the local cemetery in your community... "Have you lost your mind???" might be an appropriate response to their announcement.Interestingly enough, apart from Christ Jesus, the Bible describes all men and women as "dead." (Ephesians 2) Yet God, through the finished work of Jesus on the Cross has made it possible for you and I to be made alive again! We would like to invite you to turn in your Bible to Colossians 2:12-15, and download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following Resurrection Sunday Morning message by Pastor Anton Folz. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your Spiritual Journey with the Lord Jesus.
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- Apr 21, 2019Easter Sunday – April 21, 2019
Easter Sunday – April 21, 2019
Imagine if the pastor at your church stood before the entire congregation this coming Sunday and said he/she was going to start providing preaching ministry to the folks you are buried at the local cemetery in your community... "Have you lost your mind???" might be an appropriate response to their announcement.Interestingly enough, apart from Christ Jesus, the Bible describes all men and women as "dead." (Ephesians 2) Yet God, through the finished work of Jesus on the Cross has made it possible for you and I to be made alive again! We would like to invite you to turn in your Bible to Colossians 2:12-15, and download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following Resurrection Sunday Morning message by Pastor Anton Folz. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your Spiritual Journey with the Lord Jesus. - Mar 3, 2019Generous – Giving is one way we connect with God – 1 Kings 17 and Mark 12
Generous – Giving is one way we connect with God – 1 Kings 17 and Mark 12
In what ways do you feel you best connect to God? Does giving and generosity make that list? Have you ever considered that giving to the Kingdom work is one of the ways that we connect to God Almighty?In the following message by Pastor Anton, in this the fourth and final teaching in the series "generosity," He will be teaching from the lives of two widows written about in the scriptures. If you have access to a Bible, we invite you to turn to 1 Kings 17 as you prepare to listen to the following teaching. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your walk with the Lord. - Feb 17, 2019Generous – Giving is a heart issue – 1 Kings 10 & Matthew 6:19-21
Generous – Giving is a heart issue – 1 Kings 10 & Matthew 6:19-21What is the current condition and health of your heart? No, I am not asking if you eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, sleep an appropriate amount, and that you keep your stress level down. I am asking how healthy is your heart when it comes to "giving" versus "getting." In the following message by Pastor Anton, he will be comparing two different kinds of hearts. The heart of a very wealthy King who lived around 1000 B.C. and also the hearts of a New Testament group of believers that lived around 100 A.D. I invite you to download the teaching notes and open your Bible to 1st Kings chapter 10 as you prepare to listen to the following message. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged.
- Feb 10, 2019Generous – The Heart of Giving – Mattew 20:17-28
Generous – The Heart of Giving – Mattew 20:17-28When you hear the word "generous" who or what do you think about? Do you automatically connect it with Christ followers and the Church? Why or why not? At the very heart of what it means to be a Disciple of Jesus Christ is this idea of giving/generosity.In the following message by Pastor Anton, he gives several New Testament examples of how and why giving matters. We would like to invite you to download the following sermon notes as you prepare to listen to this message. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged.
- Jun 17, 2018The Perfect Father, in Heaven – Luke 12:22-34
The Perfect Father, in Heaven – Luke 12:22-34Have you ever struggled with your view of God Almighty as a "Father?" Many folks do! Often times it seems that we project the shortcomings and failures of our earthly Father onto a perfect Heavenly Father... and thus it distorts His true nature and character. In the following recorded message that was taught by Pastor Anton on Father's Day 2018, he examines the parts of God's nature revealed by Jesus in Luke 12:22-34 and other selected passages. When we have a fuller understanding of God as Father, then we need to understand what His responsibility are to us His adopted children, and furthermore what our role in the relationship ought to look like and how it ought to be lived out. We would like to invite you to download the teaching notes and turn in your own Bible to Luke 12 as you prepare to listen to the following message.
- Jun 10, 2018Made for Worship (Part 2) – Psalm 57:1-11
Made for Worship (Part 2) – Psalm 57:1-11
What is your natural reaction to when people are attacking you? Most likely your natural human reaction when going through a difficult season is not to praise the Lord. Yet when we read Psalm 57, the author David is in the midst of an enemy pursuing him wishing to kill him! He is in a cave, hiding from the King of Israel, Saul, and the king's armies. Yet in the midst of the cave, David's heart and mind are focused on God and His goodness. Ultimately God received the glory when we choose to focus on Him and trust in His plan and provision for our lives, especially when we are walking through a difficult season of life. We would like to invite you to turn in your own Bible to Psalm 57 as you listen to Pastor Anton share about the importance of praising God even when times are tough. - Jun 3, 2018Made to Worship – Luke 17:1-19
Made to Worship – Luke 17:1-19Have you ever been forcefully removed from your family or friends? Physically separated from their presence because of a terrible ailment or malady? For men, women or children living in the first century, this would have been a terrible reality for those who contract the awful disease known as leprosy. It was a strange and unknown sickness to the people, and thus they would separate that individual from the village and community, even their own spouse and children in hopes of keeping the ailment from spreading to others. In Luke 17, Jesus is called upon by ten men with leprosy for "mercy." They were unclean men because of their ailment, and outside of a miracle, they would probably need to remain in a leprosy camp for the remainder of their lives... Separated from family and friends. We would like to invite you to download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton on Luke 17:1-19. We trust that you will be encouraged and challenged in your faith journey.
- May 27, 2018Memorial Day Weekend – Romans 5:6-11 Remembering the Greatest Sacrifice of All
Memorial Day Weekend – Romans 5:6-11 Remembering the Greatest Sacrifice of All
We as humans all have an impossible problem because of what the Bible explains to us as sin. We have "utterly helpless" when it comes to resolving this impossible solution on our own. Yet God offers us an incredible solution because of His incredible grace and kindness. Although we do not deserve it, God sent His one and only begotten Son Jesus to do for us what we could never do for ourselves. As a result of this undeserved kindness, we have the opportunity to gain so much! Not only eternity but a right relationship with God Almighty through the death and resurrection of Jesus! Surely this is a great reason to be thankful! Romans 5:11 (NLT) says, "So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God." We invite you to download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton Folz. - May 20, 2018Pentecost Sunday – May 20, 2018 – Psalm 51
Pentecost Sunday – May 20, 2018 – Psalm 51
Pentecost Sunday is not only a wonderful time to recall what the Holy Spirit did in and through the Believers that were gathered in the upper room after Jesus had ascended, but it is also a time to recognize the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit currently. We invite you to listen to what the Holy Spirit might be speaking to you about as you listen to this message based on Psalm 51. God desires to create in you a new heart, to renew a loyal spirit within you, restore the joy of His salvation, and make you willing to obey Him. But do you want that in your own heart and life? How are you seeking the Holy Spirit and yielding your own plan and will for your life to His own? We invite you to download the teaching notes and listen to the following message. We hope and trust you will be encouraged. - May 13, 2018Mother’s Day 2018 – Don’t Neglect Your Mother’s Instruction
Mother’s Day 2018 – Don’t Neglect Your Mother’s Instruction
The Great King Solomon was known to the wisest man alive, and when his mother would enter the room, he would stoop to show her honor and respect (2 Kings 2:19). Solomon is the author of the Proverbs and in the first chapter, he lays down some excellent solid truth about how parents and children ought to interact. We invite you to turn in your Bible to Proverbs and download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged.
