Free*–The Enemy Who Steals Freedom

Robby BradfordBible study, Christianity, demons, First Assembly Community Ministries, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Satan, spirituality, Sunday message series3 Comments

The devil is working against you and me.  He wants to do everything he can to steal our freedom and bind us up. Check out this message for an understanding of how the enemy works against and how to tear down spiritual strongholds. The New Testament can’t be read without taking seriously this element of spiritual powers that are out … Read More

Back 2 School–Practics 101

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The message below explores what James has to say about listening and doing.  You can listen to a whole lot of stuff about the Christian life, but listening doesn’t make a Christ-follower.  It’s doing it. Check the message below out for clarity and the challenge to be more than an auditor.  Take the Christian faith for credit!

BACK 2 SCHOOL: Trials 101

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This weekend we started on the book of James, and he starts with a subject that fills the Bible–suffering.  He also admonishes his readers to consider all kinds of trials with JOY. Check out the message below to gain perspective in how trials and trouble and pain make our lives fuller in the end.

BACK 2 SCHOOL: Lessons from the Book of James

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When I was a kid, I went back to school in the first week of September.  Now, in my community, my children go back to school in the middle of August.  So, as a church, we’ll be returning to the classroom to learn from the wisdom of James. James, perhaps the first-composed letter of the New Testament, is the New … Read More

UNITED–Leaving Me Behind

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The hardest thing about unity is leaving ourselves behind, sacrificing our preferences, our point of view for the greater unity of the group we’re in. This message deals with the impact of living with the right attitude toward authority, letting leaders point the way, and the results of spiritual maturity.  Check it out now and follow us on Livestream at … Read More

UNITED: How to Have a Good Church Fight

Robby BradfordActs, Church life, community, conflict, conflict resolution, confrontation, discipleship, early Christianity, ecclesiology, First Assembly Community Ministries, interpersonal conflict, New Testament, unity, wisdomLeave a Comment

Last Sunday’s message picked up the early church’s story of conflict found in Acts 15 and led us to a very helpful system for dealing with conflict in the church today. Few messages are filled with the kind of practical, concrete plan this one is.  Enjoy!

UNITED Outline Week 2

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In case you missed this morning’s services, here is the outline from today’s message.  Next week, we’ll walk through the powerful words of Romans 14 given to the weak and the strong that have everything to do with how to maintain unity. UNITED:  How to Have a Good Church Fight BIG IDEA:  Resolving conflict biblically is the well-handled skill of … Read More

Real Men Real Women–Matthew

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Last Sunday was the last message of this series, and it focused on Matthew, the tax-collecting follower of Jesus who threw a party with his friends and Jesus and his disciples. Check out the message below that presents a very practical way to bring unbelieving friends into an encounter with the followers of Jesus–the Matthew Party!  You can learn more … Read More