Celebrating God’s Past, Present and Future Faithfulness
A healthy church understands, accepts and embraces healthy change while celebrating God’s faithfulness in the past and entrusting the future to Him. In part 4 of Who Stole My Church? Embracing Healthy Change in the Church, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Deuteronomy 7:6-11.
The Things That Do Change
While firmly holding on to the things that do not change; a healthy church lovingly and graciously accepts that people, preferences and methods do change. In part 3 of Who Stole My Church? Embracing Healthy Change in the Church, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Acts 2:42-47.
The Things That Don’t Change
While many things in the church change, the doctrine, mission, ministries and Lord of the church – Jesus Christ – do not change. In part 2 of Who Stole My Church? Embracing Healthy Change in the Church, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Hebrews 13:8-21.
The Need for Healthy Change
A church that fails to make God-honoring, healthy changes is a dying church. In part 1 of Who Stole My Church? Embracing Healthy Change in the Church, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Joshua 1:1-9.
Unchanging
God is unchanging! Don Veinot reads from Malachi 3:6.
Prepare for the Second Coming of Your Savior
You can be ready for the second coming of Jesus through authentic faith and diligent use of your resources for Christ’s honor. In part 6 of Christmas 2019: Celebrate Your Savior, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Matthew 25:1-30.
Worship Your Savior
God has overcome the fear and darkness of the world and given you a Savior who is eternally worthy of your worship. In part 5 of Christmas 2019: Celebrate Your Savior, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Matthew 1:18 – 2:12.
Receive the Gift of Your Savior
God the Son stepped into space and time and made Himself human so that you might receive the gift of eternal life and blessing upon blessing forever. In part 4 of Christmas 2019: Celebrate Your Savior, Pastor Dan Cox reads from John 1:1-18.
Celebrate the Birth of Your Savior
The Son of God came into the world in a surprising way and used ordinary people to proclaim an extraordinary message of good news of great joy for all people… including YOU. In part 3 of Christmas 2019: Celebrate Your Savior, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Luke 2:1-21.
Prepare Your Heart for Your Savior
As John the Baptist called the people of his day to prepare the way of the Lord through repentance, so too you must prepare your heart for the gift of Jesus through repentance. In part 2 of Christmas 2019: Celebrate Your Savior, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Matthew 3:1-12.
Why You Need a Savior
The consequences for sin – your moral rebellion against God – is your death, but the free gift of God is your eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. In part 1 of Christmas 2019: Celebrate Your Savior, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Romans 5:12-21 and Romans 6:15-23.
Safely Home in the Heavenly Kingdom
While faithful followers of Jesus may face many hardships in life, the Lord will ultimately deliver us from all evil and bring us safely home into the heavenly kingdom. In part 11 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 4:9-22.
Fight the Good Fight
Let us all endeavor to fight the good fight, finish the race and keep the faith knowing that God will award the crown of righteousness to all who have loved His appearing. In part 10 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 4:6-8.
Preach the Word
Followers of Jesus are called to be ready at all times to proclaim and patiently teach God’s truth in whatever ministry context God has given. In part 9 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 4:1-5.
The Breath of God
Followers of Jesus are called to continue in what we have learned and believed as we submit to the ministries of the God-breathed Scripture. In part 8 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 3:10-17.
Godlessness in the Last Days
Followers of Jesus must steer clear of the godlessness of the last days. In part 7 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 3:1-9.
An Approved Worker – Right Living
The pursuit of holiness – right living – makes the follower of Jesus useful for His service, ready for every good work. In part 6 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 2:20-26.
An Approved Worker- Right Doctrine
The faithful follower of Jesus must avoid useless, corrupting arguments and instead endeavor to stand firm in right doctrine, rightly handling the word of truth. In part 5 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 2:14-19.
The Unbound Word
Following the example of Jesus, we can endure hardship for the sake of those who will believe as we proclaim the unbound Word of God and rest in our hope in Jesus. In part 4 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 2:8-13.
Teacher, Soldier, Athlete, Farmer
In the strength of Christ’s grace, followers of Jesus are called to teach others and endure with a single-minded, obedient, hard-working devotion to Jesus. In part 3 of Faithfulness in Hardship, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Timothy 2:1-7.