Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Romans 5:8, Romans 5:6-11

But God…
But God Demonstrates His Own Love
Romans 5:8, Romans 5:6-11

The question this morning is, “Why did Jesus pay that debt for us?”

Jesus came to save the truly lost. He came to save those that needed saving. He came to save lost mankind.

We understand that there are people we love and if called upon and perhaps we would take their place if they were in danger.

Because Jesus’ substitutionary death for us on the cross, we have “been justified by His blood” we have been made righteous before God.

By accepting the reconciliation, accepting what Jesus has done on our behalf, we are now in position to establish a personal relationship with Him.

We are reconciled with God. And it was Almighty God who initiated the reconciliation with us by sending us Jesus.

Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

But God…
But God Has Chosen the Foolish Things
1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Intelligence, abilities and talents, power, and wealth, all the things that matter in the eyes of the world, do not matter with Almighty God. Today, we will consider what matters in the eyes of God.

The old saying is quite true: God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

Christianity made people who were things into real men and women, more, into sons and daughters of God.

Is it any wonder that the slaves and the lowly of the world run to Christ?

We could not go to Him, so He came to us. It is only by His drawing that we are able to come.

Ask the questions: Is our coming to Jesus about what we do, or about what He has done? Who gets the glory?

Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 3:5-8

But God…
But God Gave the Increase
1 Corinthians 3:5-8

Their focus was off God and on themselves and others.

All things come from God. Paul uses this analogy in today’s passage.

What has God given you and me to do? And are we doing it?

But it is surprising to some people that the church cannot be run as a business and still be the Lord’s work.

Often things don’t get done in the church because the failure of those who did not do what God has called them to do.

The size of the work does not matter, large or small.