על ידי Omar Ortiz

Jesus Forgives, then Heals: Mark 2: 1-12 Why did Jesus see forgiveness as more important than making a man walk? Wouldn’t our hearts respond with No! Heal me! My life will be all better. Forgiving his sins would clean his heart and bring peace, joy Forgiveness restores our relationship with God. Forgiveness of sins is the more important issue that …

על ידי Jason Schubert

על ידי Omar Ortiz

Paid in Full Matthew 18:23-35 Parable of the unforgiving servant and the king God forgives all of our sin So we should forgive others Matthew 18:23-35 The King wants to settle all accounts and finds one servant lacking 10,000 talents. He wants the man’s life, family, assets to all be sold to settle the debt. The man begged and said he would pay it …

על ידי Jason Schubert

Why is learning Biblical forgiveness important? Helps us learn more about the character of God. Broadens our understanding of what Jesus did for us on the cross. How we believe God forgives us shapes how we forgive others. Sin: Foolishness, Prov. 24:9, transgression (to go across the boundary), 1 John 2:4, unrighteousness (breaking of relationship)…

על ידי Jason Schubert

על ידי Omar Ortiz

Cultivate joy by living in light of the resurrected Jesus. “Saved by his life,” – Romans 5:10 Our Savior King Jesus Christ crucified, buried, and raised from the dead for our salvation. Jesus is alive. What does this mean to us? Freedom – Romans 4:24-25, 5:1-2, 9-11, 20-21 CSB “It was recorded 24 for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also…

על ידי Jason Schubert

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Omar Ortiz

Cultivate joy by receiving the sacrifice of Jesus as grace. March 24 Palm Sunday Grace – Romans 5:6, 8, 20 NLT Intro – Today is “Palm Sunday” on the historic Christian calendar. “Save us!” shouts greeting Jesus’ triumphant entrance to Jerusalem. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” – Psalm 118:1 the psalm pi…

על ידי Jason Schubert

על ידי Omar Ortiz

Cultivate joy by choosing to live in God’s gracious freedom from sin. God, the Holy Spirit, inspired Paul to write to Roman people explaining how Jesus brings joy to a deeply flawed modern life. This letter relates to each nuance of a complicated life and a helpful diagnosis of the human condition. “Since we have been made right with God by our fai…

על ידי Jason Schubert

Let’s look at Romans chapter 5 for the next few weeks. Key words: Law 78, Righteousness & Justification 64, Faith & Believe 60, Sin 57, Grace 24 “Since we have been made right with God by our faith, we have peace with God. This happened through our Lord Jesus Christ, who through our faith has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace that we now…

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Jason Schubert

How does God see our church? 1. With Love. 2. With Understanding. 3. With Purpose. It is a good idea (with Biblical precedent) to ask ourselves, “How does God view our church?” Biblical idea: “The Revelation of Jesus” God sends specific messages to seven churches. The communication with each church reveals God’s awareness of their responses to the …

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Jason Schubert

Our guests Justin Cardinal and Jessica Hurlbut from New Testament Church in Massena, NY share their experiences in building life based on the teaching of Jesus. This is in follow up of our February 4 message, Foundation for Building, from Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 7:24-29.על ידי City Harbor Church

על ידי Jason Schubert

My house will be called a house of prayer,” – Matthew 21:13 “Let them rejoice in My house of prayer.” – Isaiah 56:7 Why are we praying? “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2 keep…

על ידי Jason Schubert

“Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. 5You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we oursel…

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Jason Schubert

In Matthew 7:24-29, Jesus communicates something that is a priority for those who follow. “Everyone who hears my words and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and hit that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock. 26 Everyone who hears my words and does no…

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Jason Schubert

“Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my followers.” John 13:34-35 1 John 4:7-12 I. What does Jesus mean by saying, “Love each other in the same way I have loved you.” John 15:12 A. Agape love – choosing to give a Jesus-kind-of-love to someone out of si…

על ידי Omar Ortiz

“I loved you as the Father loved me. Now remain in my love. I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and I remain in his love. In the same way, if you obey my commands, you will remain in my love. I have told you these things so that you can have the same joy I have and so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy. This is my command: love each oth…

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Jason Schubert

“abide in my love,” John 15:9 This is Part Two of our January series “Be with Jesus”. “I am the true vine, remain in me, and I will remain in you.” – John 15:1, 4 NCV Stay Connected: Abide – Jesus in John 15:1-17 Jesus calls us to stay connected to Him. Abide: living with, to live in, maintain a connection with, stay with, “As the Father has loved …

על ידי Omar Ortiz

There was a technical issue recording the sermon Sunday morning. The recording of the sermon uploaded here is a recording of another version of the sermon that Jason recorded on Thursday in preparation for preaching the passage on Sunday.על ידי Jason Schubert

“I am the true vine, remain in me, and I will remain in you.” – John 15:1, 4 NCV What did Jesus mean when he said, “I am the true vine, remain in me, and I will remain in you.” – John 15:1, 4, and what should we do about it? We can all start 2024 with more peaceful joy, as we stay in a close relationship with Jesus, receive his love, follow his gui…

על ידי Jason Schubert

“Casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.” – 1 Peter 5:7 CSB I. What does Peter mean by this? “Cares” – to care for someone or something, careful or anxious concern about someone or something, a feeling of apprehension or distress in view of possible danger or misfortune, anxiety, worry, anxious concern’ to be pained by thinking. …

על ידי Omar Ortiz

Jeremiah 23:5-6 We can all grow in our understanding of the perfect ruler that King Jesus is and respond by asking God to shape us to be more like Jesus and to shape our world in this way. This Advent season, we are celebrating the arrival of Jesus Christ our King. We are learning more about and responding to five characteristics of King Jesus: Hum…

על ידי Omar Ortiz

על ידי Jason Schubert

We can all grow in our understanding of the salvation King Jesus brings and respond by asking God to shape us to be more like Jesus and to shape our world in this way. This Advent season, we are celebrating the arrival of Jesus Christ our King. We are learning more about and responding to five characteristics of King Jesus: Humble, Suffering, Victo…