First International Christian Fellowship (ficfreno)

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— New messages every Monday! Support this ministry. Go to ficfreno.com/give for details.

— New messages every Monday! Support this ministry. Go to ficfreno.com/give for details.

— New messages every Monday! Support this ministry. Go to ficfreno.com/give for details.

— New messages every Monday! Support this ministry. Go to ficfreno.com/give for details.

__ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE.

Everyone might already be looking towards the promise of 2019, but are we missing God's point for the past year? __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE.

Sometimes we think there is a sign that we need to see before we can truly surrender to God.      But as we see there is no greater sign than God sending His one and only Son to be born on this earth to live and die for us. The Christmas season is much more than a happy holiday, but a day of remembrance. Don’t just do it as lip service but truly repent and believe. __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

'Tis the season and as we kick off this Christmas season we look at the reactions of different people in hearing about the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.     We hear this message each year, but has our reaction changed? Have we tried to fit the world in with the church instead of the church going into the world? Listen in as we tackle this and much more! __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

__ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

We’ve all thought that, "It’s my way or the highway!" Sometimes we just think it’s best to do it my way, but there is far greater purpose when you let God guide your footsteps. The world tells you “my way” but God shows you “His way.” __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

We're all searching for a family that will accept us wholly for who we are, no questions asked. But what if we're unwittingly already part of a far-greater one? __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

Attending church can get us real acquainted with blindly keeping up with a certain set of rules. Why do we somehow equate this with a functioning relationship with God? Pastor Joe muddies our cozy familiarity with mere law-abiding in this week’s continuation of our series. You cannot afford to mess up the order: It is by grace you receive, through faith in the living God, that produces a need inside you to inevitably abide in His ways. __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

Who do you turn to for refuge when life becomes overwhelmingly too much to handle? Pastor Doug Vaughan, Crosspoint Community Church’s Lead Pastor, expounds on the fundamental truth Psalm 46 contains. When you’re at the end of yourself, and anxiety begins to wreak havoc in your mind—remember you only need to be still, and know the One who’s a very present help in times of trouble. Verses from the sermon: • Psalm 46 __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

In order to protect ourselves, we think we need to take action and put matters into our own hands. For the church’s 12th anniversary, Eternidad Centro Cristiano Lead Pastor Leo Castro asks that we shift our paradigm a little. In order to cover ground, what if we only need to plant our feet, stand firm and let God deliver? Verses from the sermon: • 1 Cor. 16:13 • Acts 18:9-10 • Matt. 24:10 • Jer. 2:11 • Jer. 2:13 • 1 Cor. 16:13 • John 17:21 __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

When a trusted loved one goes back on their word and the pain of abandonment hasn’t really left you yet, you have a someone else you can turn to whose promise will never waver. Points from the sermon: JESUS SAID: - Matt. 5:37 THE LAW AND GOD’S PROMISE - Gal. 3:15-16 GOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM - Gen. 12:1-3 ; 7 - Gen. 13:14-15 - Gen. 22:18 - Gen. 24:7 / 26:4 GOD’S PROMISE IS JESUS CHRIST - Gal. 3:16 GENEALOGY OF JESUS - Matt. 1:1-16 - Luke 3:23-38 JESUS CHRIST = GOD’S PROMISE - Acts 3:25 - Gen. 3:15 BLOOD = LIFE = PAYMENT FOR SIN - Gen. 3:7 - Gen. 3:21 JESUS’ BLOOD = PAYMENT FOR THE SIN FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE - Matt. 26:28 IN GOD’S TIME! - Gen. 37:7 ; 39:1 ; 41:40 ; 42:6-7 ; 45 - Micah 5:2 HOW MUCH DOES HE MEAN TO YOU? - Matt. 26:14 COST OF FOLLOWING CHRIST - Luke 14:25-27 (TPT) __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

Reading it off the pages of the Bible, Jesus’ off-the-cuff problem-solving savvy surely inspires us all to live more like Him daily. But how often, if at all, do you actually allow His moving of you to manifest and reproduce identical results? Points from the sermon: WHAT DID JESUS DO? [a] - Matt 5:17 - Gal 2:21 I. SAVED BY WORKS OR GRACE? - Gal 3:1-3 - Eph 2:8-9 IA. BELIEVER = TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - Gal 3:4-5 - Rom 8:9 EXAMPLE THROUGH ABRAHAM - Gal 3:6 - Gen 15:6 - Jam 2:23 GOD FOREKNEW! - Gal 3:7 II. RELIANCE ON THE LAW = CURSED BY GOD - Gal 3:10-12 WHAT DID JESUS DO? [b] - Gal 3:13-14 III. SAVED BY GRACE, NOT BY WORKS... - What Are We To Do? - Titus 3:1-8 __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

Imagine how silly it would’ve been if we started accusing a widower adultery if they ever, however long after, choose to remarry? Yet seemingly, that‘s how we tend to portray our testimony before others—glorifying our past sins far more than what we have gained in Christ. This week, Pastor Joe implores the Church to forego the former trespasses Christ has permanently put to death and jumpstart the vital mission He‘s entrusted us with—to spread this good news far and wide. Points from the sermon: Intro: GO & SIN NO MORE - Jn 8:10-11 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? - Gal 19-20[a] I. OLD NATURE IS DEAD - Rom 6:6-7 IA. OLD/SINFUL NATURE - Col 3:5-9 II. TEMPTED BY OUR OWN DESIRE - Jam 1:14-16 DON’T BE DECEIVED… - 1 Cor 15:33 IIA. GOD KNOWS & HE IS FAITHFUL! - 1 Cor 10:13 III. ARE WE LIVING FOR CHRIST? - Gal 2:20[b] - Rom 6:8-13 IS JESUS YOUR LORD? - Rom 6:14 YOU ARE A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST! - 2 Cor 5:17 NEW CREATION, NEW LIFE - Jn 20:11-13 - Jn 20:16,18 __ FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

When we weaponize the Mosaic Law to gauge each other’s right standing with God, it becomes drastically problematic. Pastor Joe’s continuation of our series lands on the irony: Religion we observe that doesn’t deliver us to an in-depth encounter with Christ merely render us even less righteous in God’s sight. Points from the sermon: Intro: JOB’S ASKED - Job 9:2 MAN’S PROBLEM IS: - Rom. 3:9-12 PAUL REBUKES PETER: - Gal. 2:15-16 SAUL / PAUL OBEYED THE THE LAW: - Phil. 3:5-6 PROBLEM IS: - Gal. 2:16 IS THE LAW THE PROBLEM? - Rom. 7:12 COMMIT ONE, GUILTY OF ALL! - Jam. 2:8-11 JESUS IS THE ANSWER! - Gal. 2:16 NEVER FORGET! - Phil. 3:7-9 SAVED BY FAITH = LICENSE TO SIN? - Gal. 2:17-18 DEAD TO SIN, ALIVE IN CHRIST! - Rom. 6:1-4 LIVING FOR GOD OR TO KEEP OR BE SAVED? - Gal. 2:19 TO WHOM DO YOU LIVE/BELONG TO? - Rom. 7:4 __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE

Pastor Joe’s next installation of our series inspects the condition of our humility before God deploys us to confront a conviction. In the midst of all the mayhem, where you hinge your validation on ultimately determines the inner peace you receive for this season in your life. Points from the sermon: Intro: IMPORTANCE OF HUMILITY FOR A BELIEVER - 1 Pet. 5:5-6 CONTRAST OF KING SAUL & KING DAVID - 1 Sam. 15:17-30 - 2 Sam. 12:13 I. GOD SHOWS NO FAVORITISM - Gal. 2:6 II. A MUCH NEEDED DIVISION - Gal. 2:7-9 - Acts 9:15-16 III. PLEASE PEOPLE RATHER THAN GOD & HIS TRUTH? - Gal. 2:11-13 IIIA. GOD REVEALED THIS TRUTH TO PETER BEFOREHAND - Acts 10:30-34 IV. JUSTIFIED BY FAITH ALONE - Gal. 2:15-16 __ If you are impacted by this ministry and would like to support us in our mission of reaching others for Christ, visit FICFRENO.COM/GIVE