Community Baptist Coweta - Refill

There is a line that separates all of history in two. BC, before Christ and AD anno domini which is Latin for “in the year of our Lord”. These two periods are spilt in to two by one singular event, the birth of the long awaited for Christ. What clues does the Bible give to who the Christ would be, what cast of characters would God use to bring this about and what was the climax of the story that would be so profound history would literally be divided in two? This opening message to our Christmas series deals with those questions and more as we focus on the birth of Jesus.

Daniel throughout his time in the Babylonian exile displayed and uncompromised faith that withstood trial after trial. As followers of Christ living in a foreign land that is not our home how can we display that same uncompromised faith when we find ourselves down in the den with the lions? We need to like Daniel have confidence in who our faith is in and what our faith is in. In this message we will look at who our God is we have placed our faith in and the promises he has given to us that we can hold on tight to while we are down in the den.

In life we are either getting ready to go into a fire, currently in the middle of the flames or we have just come out of the fire. Jesus tells us that we will have trials in this life so the question is not will you get trials, the question is will your trials get you? Faced with bowing and worshiping a false odor being thrown into a fiery furnace Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah put their trust into the one true and living God and maintained an uncomprimised faith. In a world that is constantly bowing down to idols of one form or another Daniel chapter 3 shows us how to stand tall by revealing to us how God plants us, how He protects us and how He has a purpose for us. So whether you are getting ready to go into a fire, in the middle of one now or just having come out of one the message will strengthen your faith and call you to action for God’s glory.

Often times in life we are presented with the choice of eating from the worlds table or from the Lord’s table. During the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar many Israelites were brought form Jerusalem into exile in Babylon. Four of these were teenagers named Daniel, Hannah, Mishael and Azariah. In captivity far from home they were presented with the choice of eating from the kings table and defiling themselves or standing firm and having an uncomprimised faith. From these four young men’s obedience and resolve we see how we too today can live with an uncomprimised faith, holy and pleasing to God; as sojourners in a foreign land, stars in the darkness and servants of Christ in a self-serving world.

One of the most frequently used weapons of Satan is discouragement. Discouragement is the deficit of courage and causes us to become immobilized and ineffective.The antithesis of discouragement is encouragement which is faith filled courage to stand upon the promises of God come what may. In this message of our Nehemiah series we look at how one can combat and overcome discouragement and live a faith filled courageous life.

There are certain qualities that make a team great. A great team has both a good offense and a good defense. God has called us to the work of building His kingdom while at the same time fighting the enemy and tearing down strongholds in our lives. In order to be effective in both of these areas we must be resilient, vigilant and diligent like the Israelites were as they went about rebuilding the wall in the days of Nehemiah.

Marriage and family are the most timeless and timely of all God’s institutions. They were the first institutions God created, even before the church. They are the cornerstones of society and the capstones of civilized people. But both institutions are under a heavy bombardment. The world is attacking the very institutions God designed to hold it together. In this message Pastor Adam teaches on the importance of marriage and the family as well as the unique roles God has given each member.