SERMON NOTES – December 7, 2025Series: The Hopes and Fears of All the YearsText: Matthew 2:1-12Topic: True Shepherd-King from BethlehemAttribute: Praise Christ as the Promised KingGOD’S DM: “The true and eternal king that I promised long ago, who will rule and shepherd My people in peace forever, has been born in Bethlehem! Submit to and worship Him!”Notes: Promise of a S_______ and S___________- Numbers 24:15-19Promise of a Davidic S___________ K______ - 2 Samuel 5:1-3 & 7:12-16Promise of a B_____________ - Micah 5:2-5aIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Submit to King Jesus! King Jesus promises life, grace, forgiveness, salvation, peace, blessing, and flourishing for all those who come under His authority willingly and joyfully, but judgment, wrath, death, and hell forever for those who do not! Submit to and serve the true king!2) Worship King Jesus! King Jesus is worthy of all of our worship and praise for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do! So, this Christmas season and every day worship King Jesus! Psalm 2:12Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – November 30, 2025Series: The Hopes and Fears of All the YearsText: Matthew 1:18-25Topic: The Virgin Birth of ImmanuelAttribute: Praise Christ as God’s Promised DelivererGOD’S DM: “I have finally fulfilled My promise to send a Savior and Deliverer! I have sent My own Son, Jesus Christ (Immanuel!), conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, to make this clear to you! He is the One you have been waiting for!”Notes: O_______________ Promise - Genesis 3:14-15C________________ Promise - Isaiah 7:10-17IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Christmas is a time of salvation!The birth of Jesus is a clear sign that God’s salvation has come. Rejoice and celebrate that reality this Christmas season! 2) Christmas is a time for waiting!For the people of God, Christmas is meant to be a time of waiting, hoping, dreaming, and building excitement and anticipation for Christ to come again and finish His work of salvation!3) Christmas is a time for wonder! Children of God, the Christmas season is a time of wonder, awe, and amazement. Allow yourself to get wrapped up and carried away in the wonder of Christ this Christmas! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI LicenseKaleb Brasee - https://www.youtube.com/@kbrasee for the piano accompaniment:O Little Town of Bethlehem

SERMON NOTES – November 23, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 6:21-24Topic: Closing BlessingsAttribute: Praise Christ as the Grace, Peace, and Love of GodGOD’S IM: “Experience and walk in the grace, peace, and love of Jesus day by day, moment by moment, just as you will for all eternity!”Notes: Sending E_______________ (vs. 21-22)Ephesians 3:13Sending B________________ (vs. 23-24)What is a benediction, and why is it part of our worship service?"It’s saying to the people of God: ‘You have worshiped. You’re going out for the rest of the week to work and labor. Go in peace. Go with the blessing and the assurance of God’s covenant promises upon you that He will never leave you nor forsake you, that you are Christ’s, and that you will be Christ’s forever. You may experience trials and difficulties this week, but you are covenant children underneath the umbrella of the covenant blessings. You are not under the covenant curses. Remind yourself that you’re under the sunlight of the gospel this coming week.’ The benediction is a glorious moment.” - Derek ThomasEphesians 1:21 Corinthians 13:4-8aEphesians 2:8-9IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Do you love Jesus?“The quintessential question for each one of us is, do we love Christ? Do we delight in him? Is he dear to us? Is our love alive and growing? Do we love him more than when we first came to him? Do we love him more than we did a year ago? Is the river of grace growing deeper and wider with the passage of time?” - Kent Hughes2) Do you love others?Let your love for Jesus overflow into love for others in everything you do, so that others may see Jesus’ love for them in you! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI LicenseKaleb Brasee - https://www.youtube.com/@kbrasee for the piano accompaniment:Immortal Invisible God only wise (BLUE TRINITY 38)Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (RED 366)Now thank we all our God (RED 519) ‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus (RED 289)

SERMON NOTES – November 16, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 6:18-20Topic: Waging Spiritual Warfare (Part 5) Attribute: Praise Christ as the Victorious King GOD’S IM: “Remember, because of Jesus, you are never alone in this war. I will come to your aid and fight for you anyway you need, anytime you ask!”Notes: “We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war. Life is war. That is not all it is. But it is certainly that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den. God has given us prayer as a wartime walkie-talkie so that we can call headquarters for everything we need as the kingdom of God advances in the world.” - John PiperFour A________ (vs. 18)Ephesians 5:18-21Romans 8:26-271 Thessalonians 5:16-18For M__________ (vs. 19-20)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Pray in the Spirit. Put your wants and wishes on the back burner and begin to focus on the Lord - who He is, what He has done, and what He has promised to do. Let that inform your prayers.Pray in every situation and circumstance.Don’t wait. Anytime is a good time to pray. 2) Pray about everything. Bring the Lord into every part of your life. There is nothing you can’t or shouldn’t pray about.Pray constantly.Maintain a conversation with God throughout your day.3) Pray for others. We are one body in Christ, so pray for others the way you would want them to pray for you.Pray for church leaders, missionaries, and the Gospel to go forth. If you want to be on the front lines of this spiritual war and make an eternal difference in the hearts and lives of people all over this world, pray for those preaching and proclaiming the Gospel! 4) Pray knowing that IN CHRIST God will hear and answer your prayers! Over and over again, we see this promise in Scripture, and it is all because of Jesus! Pray confidently, boldly, persistently, and expectantly! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – November 9, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 6:17Topic: Waging Spiritual Warfare (Part 4) Attribute: Praise Christ as the Victorious King GOD’S IM: “Strap on your helmet, lay hold of your sword, and fight! Victory is yours!”Notes: H_______________ (vs. 17a)Ephesians 6:13-171 Thessalonians 5:8Isaiah 59:17Psalm 140:7“In that Old Testament passage God donned the breastplate of righteousness, positioned on his brow the helmet of salvation, and then went on to defeat his enemies and save his people as the resplendent Divine Warrior. But Paul changes the image. In Isaiah, God’s helmet of salvation is what he does; in Ephesians, it is what he gives… Now consider the ‘helmet of salvation’ placed on our heads by the nail pierced hands of Christ at our conversion. The helmet assures us that whatever happens we will be saved and experience victory in Christ… The helmet infuses optimism about the course of the battle in this world… The helmet also instills an irrepressible hope - a bounding hope of future salvation and glory with Christ.” -R. Kent HughesS_______________ (vs. 17b)Isaiah 11:42 Timothy 3:16-17Hebrews 4:12-13Psalm 119:111 John 2:14Acts 2:37-41IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Fight boldly and confidently! With this helmet strapped on and this weapon in hand, charge confidently into battle and fight valiantly, knowing that because you are in Christ, you will prevail!2) Protect your head!Constantly preach, proclaim, and remind yourself of the truths of the Gospel to guard and protect your mind! 3) Learn to use your sword effectively!Place yourself under the preached Word, read and study the Bible, memorize Scripture, and then use what the Holy Spirit is teaching you to defend yourself from temptations and proclaim the truth of the Gospel! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – November 2, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 6:15-16Topic: Waging Spiritual Warfare (Part 3) Attribute: Praise Christ as the Victorious King GOD’S IM: “If you are going to stand firm in this spiritual battle you are in, you will need the right shoes and shield. The good news is I have got you covered!”Notes: S_______________ (vs. 15)Ephesians 2:13-17Isaiah 52:7S_______________ (vs. 16)Psalm 18:30Psalm 28:7Proverbs 30:5IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Walk in Christ’s shoes! Step into Christ’s shoes and walk in his footsteps! Jesus will use all of our weak, feeble attempts to hold and push back Satan, evil, and darkness in the world and people around us, so that His kingdom keeps advancing and His people can keep marching forward!2) Hide in Christ! Stop trying to fend off the constant onslaught of attacks hurled your way in your own strength and ability. Instead, hide yourself in Christ! In every situation, look to Him as your strength and defense. In Him, you are eternally safe and secure.Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – October 26, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 6:13-14Topic: Waging Spiritual Warfare (Part 2) Attribute: Praise Christ as the Victorious King GOD’S IM: “Tighten up the belt and put on the breastplate I have given you, so that you may stand firm in the face of the evil of this world!”Notes: “… everything that is given to us to make our victory possible is from Christ. Is it truth (vs. 14)? He is the truth; he is the one who said, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ (John 14:6). Is it righteousness (verse 14)? He is our righteousness. Paul writes, ‘Christ… has become for us wisdom from God - that is our righteousness, holiness and redemption’ (1 Cor. 1:30). Is it the gospel (vs. 15)? The gospel is the gospel of Christ (Mark 1:1). Is it faith (vs. 16)? It is faith in him (Gal. 2:20). Salvation (vs. 17)? Christ is our salvation; he achieved it by his death on the cross (Acts 4:10-12). Even prayer is by the channel that he has opened up for us (Heb. 10:19-20). None of us can stand against the spiritual forces of evil in our own strength - not even for a moment. But in Christ we can fight on to victory.” - James Montgomery BoiceR_______________ (vs. 13)Ephesians 6:10-11Exodus 15:3Psalm 35:1-3Isaiah 42:13“…when Paul speaks of the ‘armor of God’, as he does in Ephesians 6, he is not thinking of it only as the armor which God supplies - his in the sense that he gives it - but rather that it is God’s own armor, that which he himself wears!” - James Montgomery Boice B_______________ of T_______________ (vs. 14a)Ephesians 1:13Ephesians 4:21B_______________ of R_______________ (vs. 14b)Proverbs 10:16Proverbs 12:28Romans 3:10-12Isaiah 59:17IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) “How do we do this? Not in our own strength, for “the whole armor of God” in his armor. Therefore, it is not by self-reliance, but by dependence upon him… In conscious dependence we must cultivate truth through reading his Word… In conscious dependence, we must revel in the breastplate of his righteousness and allow what clothes us to fill our souls, so that we become instruments of wonderful spiritual aggression.” - Kent Hughes2) Stand in Christ!Jesus has given, is giving, and will give you everything you need to stand firm in the faith, withstand the attacks and schemes of Satan, and make it safely through these evil days! 3) Grow in your knowledge of the truth!Day by day, grow in your knowledge of the truth. This won’t always come quickly, easily, or even enjoyably, but it is vitally important! 4) Rest in righteousness! Rest and revel in Jesus’ righteousness, because it is the only thing that will save and protect you from the condemnation of sin and make you truly righteous! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – October 19, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 6:10-12Topic: Waging Spiritual Warfare (Part 1) Attribute: Praise Christ as the Victorious King GOD’S IM: “You are in the midst of a spiritual battle, more dangerous than you know. Be strong in the Lord and put on the armor of God, so that you may do your part and survive until the end!”Notes: Be S_______________ (vs. 10)Ephesians 1:15-23Ephesians 3:16-20Put on A_______________ (vs. 11)Ephesians 4:24Ephesians 5:1“The armor given to us is God’s own armor. To put on the armor of God is to put on the Messiah Himself. It means to be identified with Him and fight with His strength, displaying His character.” - Tony MeridaW_______________ (vs. 12)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) There is a war raging!We must constantly be aware that we are in a spiritual war. Further, we must be prepared for this fight and do battle on the spiritual plane if we are to have any chance of making it through this life and world.2) There is victory in this war!Do not become overwhelmed, dismayed, or disheartened by the reality of this war you find yourself in. Jesus has already won and has given you everything necessary so you can participate in His victory! “… everything that is given to us to make our victory possible is from Christ. Is it truth (vs. 14)? He is the truth; he is the one who said, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ (John 14:6). Is it righteousness (verse 14)? He is our righteousness. Paul writes, ‘Christ… has become for us wisdom from God - that is our righteousness, holiness and redemption’ (1 Cor. 1:30). Is it the gospel (vs. 15)? The gospel is the gospel of Christ (Mark 1:1). Is it faith (vs. 16)? It is faith in him (Gal. 2:20). Salvation (vs. 17)? Christ is our salvation; he achieved it by his death on the cross (Acts 4:10-12). Even prayer is by the channel that he has opened up for us (Heb. 10:19-20). None of us can stand against the spiritual forces of evil in our own strength - not even for a moment. But in Christ we can fight on to victory.” - James Montgomery BoiceMusic and word rights reserved. CCLI License