Pastor Mitch Freeman

Appoint Elders in Every Town

Titus 1:5
Solid leadership is necessary to the health of a local church. This is why Paul made it a practice in every church he planted to appoint elders. In this sermon we’ll answer three key questions concerning elders: what is an elder? why are elders needed? and how many elders are needed?

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The Dangerous Cross

Matthew 16:13-28
What does the cross mean to you? To Jesus and His first century followers it meant death. So what could He mean when He commands us to “take up” our cross and follow Him? In this sermon we study the meaning and importance of Jesus’ death for those who would become His disciples.

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The Lost Son

Luke 15:11-32
Jesus’ last parable in this series follows the same pattern of something lost, something found, rejoicing, and then the main point. In this parable, Jesus emphasizes the Father’s rejoicing through the image of a father rejoicing over the return of his lost son. The Pharisees, on the other hand, refuse to rejoice.

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The Lost Sheep

Luke 15:1-7
What brings you joy? Is your heart in the same place as the Father’s? Through a series of three parables, Jesus rebukes the grumbling Pharisees because they resent His ministry to sinners. But as we’ll learn in this companion series to the book of Jonah, God is glorified when the ungodly are justified.

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