The fruits of the Holy Spirit

Characteristics of a person having the Holy Spirit living within them

Galations 5: 22-23

The Fruit of the Spirit

Connected to the Vine

Cultural Christian

Abiding in Christ

The Mission

How we spend our time

Time, Talents, and Abilities

Stewardship Sunday

God’s Mercy

Love of God

Scripture Series: JONAH SERIES

Scripture Title: Angry at God

Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Jonah‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭11‬ ‭ “But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.” But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?” Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.” But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.” But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”” ‭‭

Sermon Summary:

Jonah preached to a massive population of unbelievers in Nineveh and his message got through all the way to the King. The entire city experienced a revival. Jonah should have been on the mountaintop but he was depressed and angry. In Jonah’s mind they deserved to be punished. He felt it was only fair after the atrocities the Assyrians had committed. Have you ever been angry when someone gets a break or is forgiven when they should have got their just desserts. Humans can get pretty angry when someone gets what we think is undeserved mercy. God’s desire was that Nineveh would repent and follow Him and be obedient to His rule. Imagine the impact of a large city like Nineveh, which was the center of power and influence, would have for the Lord if its inhabitants yielded to God. Imagine if a city like Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia or New York had a spiritual revival and everyone in one of those cities turned to Christ. Imagine the impact on the US and on the rest of the world. God loves all of humanity and desires that they be saved. Christ died for evil people that they might turn to Him, repent and be saved from eternal judgement. And God’s method of saving the masses of unsaved people is by sending missionaries to them with the message of the Gospel. Many people from the cities are now coming to less populated areas such as Sussex County. We must look at it as an opportunity to make new disciples. The church, the people of God, are in the people business. We must have a love for undeserved people that they might find Christ through our witness.

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Nicodemus

Spiritual Rebirth

To enter into the Kingdom

Born again Christian

Symbol of healing

Gods Desire

Scripture Series: THEOLOGY IN JOHN

Scripture Title: Born Again

Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: John‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭22‬ ‭

“Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.”

The Greatest Need for Humanity

Spiritual Bread

Need to Belong

Living life abundantly.

Greatest False Religions

Shepherds and sheep

By Rev. Suzi Goodenough

Women in Leadership

Equality of Men and Women

Ruth in the lineage of Christ

Scripture Title: Created Equal - Called Together

Scripture Readings:

Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭ “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” ‭‭

Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ “The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

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