The Joy of Remembering
Pastor Terry Wilcox | Proverbs 10:7; Philippians 1:3

For most of us, memories are a .

“Remember every saint has a past, every sinner has a .”
— Guy Penrod

Remember what Christ has done for us
Isaiah 53:8-12; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The key to peace and joy is to put your .

Remember in Christ we are:


  1. Psalm 107:1-3

  2. 1 John 1:7
  3. Justified
    Romans 5:9

  4. Hebrews 13:12
  5. Free from the fear of
    Romans 8:1-2

  6. Isaiah 53:5
  7. Forgiven and sins
    Ephesians 1:7

Come to the Lord’s Table and experience joy.

Personal Notes

How Bright Is Your Bulb?
John 8:12-20 |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

  1. Historical and geographic context:

  2. The audience:

  3. Four large candelabras:
    Have the light of life” from the Greek, it could read:
    “light which comes from the source of life” or “the light which gives .
    Psalm 27:1, Job 29:3, Isaiah 60:19, Micah 7:8

  4. Pharisees ask for his credentials.

  5. Jesus shares the light with .

    Matthew 5:14-16

Personal Notes

A Life That Only Jesus Can Give
John 14:15-21 |  Rev. Joel Garrett

  • Jesus came to die a death that only He could die in order to give a life that only He could give.
  • Jesus meets us where we are, but He doesn’t leave us where are.
  • Advocate.
  • Identity.
  • Integrity.
  • Immensity of eternal life.
  • Power.

Personal Notes

How Do You Define Freedom?
John 8:31-37, Galatians 5:1-6  |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we are reminded that freedom is highly valued.

Freedom is a complex subject. It is allusive. It is not . Unbridled, it leads to .

John 8:31-37

  1. Physical Freedom

  2. Spiritual Freedom
    Romans 3:22-24
    Ephesians 2:8-10

Freedoms in Christ

  • Being .
  • Restoration of .
  • From .
  • To love and be loved.
  • From  and a place in the .
  • From the  sure to come.
  • Questions and fears about .
  • From  living.

Personal Notes

Mothering: Three Perspectives
Exodus 1 & 2  |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

  1. Jochebed
    Numbers 26:59
    Exodus 2:5-10
    Weaning  years.
  2. Pharoah’s daughter.
    Exodus 2:8-10
  3. Shiphrah and Puah
    Exodus 1:15-20
    Hebrew midwives or midwives to the Hebrews.
    “Shiphrah” is Hebrew for .
    “Puah” is Canaanite word for  .

    Advocates for children who .

    How can our church do this?

Personal Notes

Practicing Stewardship
I Chronicles 29:1-6 |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

God established our responsibility as stewards of His creation in Genesis 1:26-28.

  1. Stewardship principle #1 – God everything.
    Psalm 24:1, Deuteronomy 10:14
    The steward is not the .
    a. Christian stewards are to be  and responsible.
         I Corinthians 4:1-2
         Matthew 25:14-30: Jesus’ parable.
    b. God entrusts us with many treasures, but the greatest is the   .
  2. Since God owns everything, we don’t own anything.
    “How much of mine do I give to Him, or how much of His do I keep?” 
    Research indicates the average American Christian gives % of income to charities.
  3. Giving joyously results in  .
    II Corinthians 9:6-7, I Chronicles 29:3,6,17,22
    Giving to God should be: motivated by love, prayed over, planned for, and sacrificial.
  4. Give your  before giving your .
    Matthew 6:19-21
    John 21:15

Personal Notes

Doubts?
Matthew 11:1-11 |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

Doubt and unbelief are different: doubt says, “I can’t believe”; unbelief says, “I won’t believe”; doubt is honesty, unbelief is obstinacy; doubt is looking for light, unbelief is content with darkness.

 

John the Baptist was perplexed, but looking for light.

Personal Notes

The God of All Comfort
Isaiah 6:1-8, II Corinthians 1:2-4 |  Pastor Jon Betz

Do you need God-given comfort today?
Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah 6:8

  1. This was a real experience in his life. It wasn’t fiction, fantasy, or fairy tale.
  2. It made an eternal difference in his life. Never to be the same.

What is God wanting to do in each of us?

  1. We are called by God to a place of .  Matthew 18:3 (A turn or a change!)
    Song: Appearance (in & out), Action, Attitude, Altitude.
    II Corinthians 5:17
  2. We are called by God to a place of .  Acts 1:8, II Corinthians 7:1, I John 3:3 (A personal Pentecost.)
  3. We are called by God to a life of .  Don’t take the GO out of the Gospel.
    We are His witnesses to tell others what He has done for us. (Some have missed it.)
  4. We are called by God to receive His  in all life situations. 
    Notice Biblical examples:  Joseph in his trials and troubles, “God was with him,” Gideon, Daniel, three Hebrew children, Jesus, Stephen, Paul, Silas, Timothy, and many, many others.

Personal Notes

The Death of Death
Matthew 28:1-7, I Corinthians 15:42-58 |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

Matthew 28:1-7
All four gospel writers tell of the resurrection. The report adds 

  1. I Corinthians 15:42-44   Our future bodies will be .
  2. I Corinthians 15:45-50   Adam vs Jesus
    A  body is gloriously superior to a  body!
  3. I Corinthians 15:51-53
  4. I Corinthians 15:54-57
    Believe this and be released from the   .
  5. I Corinthians 15:58

So what about now?

  1. Be .
  2. Serve .
  3. What you will be of .

Personal Notes

Jesus, 700 B.C.?
Isaiah 53:1-12 |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

Passion Week, the vivid display of God’s love in action.
Prophets were God’s . The Bible is comprised of 66 books,   by His prophets.
Deuteronomy 18:18-20

  1. Who has believed?  Isaiah 53:1
  2. The “tender shoot.”  Isaiah 53:2-3
    He was not  and was received with .  I Peter 2:22
  3. He died for   and secures our .  Isaiah 53:4-6
    Of this passage, Martin Luther said, “These words, OUR, US, FOR US, should be written in gold letters. Who does not believe this is not a Christian.”
  4. He would be  condemned.  Isaiah 53:7-9
    The price Jesus paid speaks to   of sin.  Proverbs 6:16-19
  5. Predicts of the results.  Isaiah 53:10-12
    Jesus’ “offspring.”  John 1:11-13
    Don’t buy Satan’s lie that you are than others.  II Corinthians 5:21

    He is , and one day everyone will acknowledge Him.  Philippians 2:9-11