Last but not least! This message is the final message in the Focusing on the Christ series. However, as we seek to Focus On and Reflect Christ in this world the need for prayer is critical to the accomplishment of the goal. As a result of our c

FOTC 65 - The Reflection of Christ

Jun 24th, 2012

As we seek to reflect Christ as a local body of believers, we must continue keep the goal of the assembly at the forefront of our mind. As individuals are to seek to glorify God by being conformed to the image of Christ, so the goal of the loca

FOTC 64 - The Reflection of Christ

Jun 17th, 2012

What we say, and how we live, is a reflection of Who is reigning in our heart ... both individually and collectively. The church is called upon to function as a healthy body loving one another, serving one another and bearing with one another.

FOTC 63 - The Reflection of Christ

Jun 10th, 2012

As we seek to fulfill the commands to love one another and serve one another within the context of the local assembly there will be special people who making loving and serving a little more difficult. It is for those times when we as a body ar

FOTC 62 - The Reflection of Christ

Jun 3rd, 2012

Scriptures tells us that the Greatest Command is to love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul and mind. The greatest expression of our love for God is our service to God (Deut 10:12). Likewise, within the assembly of those who worship Go

FOTC 61 - The Reflection of Christ

May 27th, 2012

As children are a reflection of their parents, so believers should be of their heavenly Father. Just as there are certain character traits that are symbolic of certain families, so there should be of the family of God. That primary character tr

FOTC 60 - The Reflection of Christ

May 20th, 2012

The main illustration of the church in the scriptures is the body of Christ. The church, as a body, is made up of many members. In order for the body of Christ to grow biblically it needs to recognize the biblical goal set for it: "till we all

FOTC 59 - The Reflection of Christ

May 13th, 2012

A primary illustration of the church in Scripture is "the body of Christ." Paul declared to the church of Ephesus that "Christ is the head of the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." As the Head, He is in charge

FOTC 58 - The Reflection of Christ

Apr 29th, 2012

In the New Testament the church is described, in its relationship with Jesus Christ, as: the building, the bride and the body. Christ, as the bridesgroom, is preparing a place for His bride and will one day return to take her to His Father's ho

FOTC 57 - The Reflection of Christ

Apr 22nd, 2012

As we individually reflect Christ in our lives (through our words, finances and relationships), so as a collective group of believers, the church collectively reflects Christ in their functions and interactions. The New Testament gives three il

FOTC 56 - The Reflection of Christ

Apr 15th, 2012

Though we no longer practice slavery in the United States, the Scriptures regarding the relationship between masters and servants applies to us in our occupational relationships. Employees should seek to serve their employers with respect, comm

FOTC 55 - The Reflection of Christ

Mar 25th, 2012

Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Biblically, fathers are to be the primary spiritual leaders of their homes. It was predominantly men that Moses was talking to on the east

FOTC 54 - The Reflection of Christ

Mar 18th, 2012

What we say, and how we live, is a reflection of Who, or what is residing and reigning in our heart! That truth applies to children as well. The Bible states that even a child is known by his doings. Children are commanded in Scripture to obey

FOTC 53 - The Reflection of Christ

Mar 11th, 2012

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church ..." As women were t

FOTC 52 - The Reflection of Christ

Mar 4th, 2012

If Christ is residing and reigning in your heart, then it will be reflected in your words, in your finances, and in your relationships. In Ephesians 5 and 6 we see three primary relationships that we have: marital, parental and occupational. Sc

FOTC 51 - The Reflection of Christ

Feb 26th, 2012

In much of the appropriation of our financial resources, we do not need to make many decisions, we merely pay our bills. However, what is our priority for the surplus of our financial resources? The scriptures teach that we should be postured t

FOTC 50 - The Reflection of Christ

Feb 19th, 2012

Those who are properly reflecting Jesus in the appropriation of their financial resources will be giving God the first portion and priority. Afterwards, we must consider the taxation requirements of the government and then the needs of our fam

FOTC 49 - The Reflection of Christ

Feb 12th, 2012

The appropriation of our financial resources is one of the primary reflections of the spiritual reign of Christ in our hearts. Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." In the last message we discussed how God was to

FOTC 48 - The Reflection of Christ

Feb 5th, 2012

Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." How we appropriate the financial resources with which God has blessed us reveals the priority of our heart. The greatest command is for us to love the LORD our God with all of

FOTC 47 - The Reflection of Christ

Jan 29th, 2012

Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." If Jesus Christ is residing and reigning in your heart then it will reflected in how we handle our finances. If Jesus is the Lord of our finances, then we will recognize that

FOTC 46 - The Reflection of Christ

Jan 22nd, 2012

What we say, and how we live, is a reflection of Who, or what, is residing and reigning in our heart! If Jesus Christ is residing and reigning in your heart then you will reflect Him in the activities of your life. Jesus said, "where your treas

FOTC 45 - The Reflection of Christ

Jan 15th, 2012

When Christ is residing in reigning in our hearts, it will be reflected in our lives and our lives become the reflection of Christ. Jesus stated, "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the ev

FOTC 44 - The Reign of Christ

Jan 8th, 2012

When Jesus was asked by the Phariees when the Kingdom of God would come, He responded "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; ... For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." Though the Jewish people were looking for the Physical

FOTC 43 - The Reign of Christ

Jan 1st, 2012

In Revelation 20, Jesus reveals through John six times in the first seven verses that there would a one thousand year period in which Satan would be bound and that He would physically reign on the earth. This period of time is referred to as th

FOTC 42 - The Return of Christ

Dec 18th, 2011

With all of the propechies that were given regarding the coming of the Messiah, the specific nature of the prophecy of Daniel, and the prophetic appearance of the angel to Zacharias, you would expect that the Jews would have been anxiously anti