Pastor Tony Costa preaches on the passages of scripture related to Simon of Cyrene who carried the cross for Jesus.
Matt. 27:32; Mark 15:21: Luke 23:26
1. The Cross and the lost - scandal (1 Cor. 1:18)
2. The Cross and the Savior - sovereign grace (Gal. 1:15,16; Eph. 1:3-11; John 15:16; Isa. 65:1
3. The Cross and the saved - submission
a. submissive, instead of a rebel (Matt. 16:24)
b. useful, instead of useless (Acts 11:20; 13:1
c. a blessing, instead of a stumbling block (Rom. 16:13)
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Pastor Tony Costa continues his series on Elijah in 1 Kings 19:15-21
1. The Restoration of Elijah
a. God works even through human failure
b. God still writes history (Gal. 6:9; 1 Cor. 15:58)
2. The Call of Elisha
a. God's call is for those who are busy serving
b. God's call is for those who are under authority
c. God's call is personal
d. God's call is effective (Rom. 11:5; John 15:16; 1 Jn. 4:19; Mark 3:13; Gal. 3:15,16
e. God's call is followed by a crisis (Luke 14:25-35)
f. God's call is a call to service, not to be served
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Pastor Costa continues the series in 1 Kings 19:1-18
A. The prophet discouraged (vs. 1-7)
Isaiah 30:7, 15, 16
Tiresome; discouragement; loneliness
B. The prophet restored (vs. 8-18)
1. Listen to the Word (II Tim. 3:16; Psalm 119:49,50
2. Look up to the Lord
3. Return to the place of service (Rev. 2:5)
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Prayer: Pastor Tony Costa continues in 1 Kings 18:29-46
"The chief purpose of prayer is that God will be glorified in the answer" - R.A. Torrey
1. The Preparation for Prayer - v. 30
a. confession (Ps. 32:5; 66:18; Isaiah 1:15
b. humility
2. The Purpose of Prayer - v. 39
3. The Priority of Prayer
a. 1 Tim. 2:1,8
4. Th ePrinciples of Prayer
a. no doubt (faith) - James 1:5-7
b. do not generalize (focus)
c. do not give up (perseverance) Luke 18:1; Rom. 12:12; 1 Thess. 5:17
5. The Power of Prayer
a. in you - v. 46; Isaiah 40:30,31
b. around you - v. 45
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Pastor Costa continues his series from 1 Kings 18:30-40
3. Consecration - vs. 30-35
4. Confirmation - vs. 36-40
"By delay of repentance, sin strengthens and the heart hardens." Thomas Watson
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Pastor Tony Costa preaches from 1 Kings 18:17-29
1. Conviction - vs. 17-21
(Matt. 6:24; Rev. 3:15,16; James 1:8; Josh. 24:15
2. Confrontation - vs. 22-29
II Thes. 1:9; Heb. 12:29; Psalm 2:4; Prov. 1:24-28
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Pastor Tony Costa preaches on 1 Kings 18:17-29
"Revival comes to scorch before it heals." Anonymous
Outline:
1. Conviction - vs. 17-21
(Matt. 6:24; Rev. 3:15,16; James 1:8; Josh. 24:15)
2. Confrontation - vs. 22-29
(II. Thess. 1:9; Heb. 12:29; Psalm 2:4; Prov. 1:24-28
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Pastor Tony Costa preaches from 1 Kings 17:17-24
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Pastor Tony Costa preaches from the book of Joshua, chapters 5 and 6.
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Pastor Costa's sermon is from Luke 1:38, and reflects on Mary's response of obedience to God, in spite of not understanding everything.
"God’s call for our lives most of the time will shake us from our comfort. It will put us in places, challenging us in doing things we never dreamed of, and things that we cannot do on our own."
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