Amazing Grace Community Church

Believers Authority

We are given delegated authority but we don’t have authority over God.  As believers serve each other and the Lord. We should do so with confidence and the authority that comes with knowing they are doing God’s work. 

We are not made gods equal to our Heavenly Father or above Him to command Him. Even Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.

Believers have some authority over some things, not everything all the time.

We also discuss what Believer’s Authority isn’t and the blasphemy promulgated by the Word of Faith movement.

Scriptures: 1 Pet 4:11; Luke 9:1; 17:5,6,10; 22:42;  John 5:30; Eph 6:1; 5:22-24; Rom 4:17; 13:1-7; Acts 15:28,29; Matt 8:9; 17:19-21;  Hab 3:2; Jer 4:5; Ps 66:16; 19:1; 26:6,7

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Is This WWIII?

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - Iran launched 181 Ballistic missiles into Israel.  Miraculously, it appears only 1 person died who didn’t stay in the bomb bunker.

Is This beginning of WWIII?   Biblically, What War Is It?  Is it the War of Extermination Psalm 83 or the Gog/Magog war in Ezekiel 38,39 or Armageddon Revelation 16?   Tune in and get a sound biblical teaching on these questions.

Jesus says, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

Scriptures: Psalm 83;  Daniel 7:19-27;  2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Legalism Parades as Piety

Deceptive spiritualism makes moral perfection consist in abstinence from outward things, they pretended to attain to a higher perfection. Grace is the glue of relationships.  

Join us as we learn about Living, Loving, and Belonging in the NT Church Pt.2.  

Scriptures: 1 Timothy 3:14-16; 1 Timothy 4-6

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Living, Loving, Belonging in the NT Church

How is a church to be organized?  How do we know if the church is following the instructions of the Bible?

Church is full of relationships.  Church is not a performance or ritual.  We don’t see anything like this in the scriptures!  Not a time of craziness or disorder either.

We have all been invited in by God Almighty to His family and house.  He is the head, the leader, and He has created the culture of relationships and order for us to follow.  If we do, we will see change in our personal lives and we will see God working mightily in and for this church.  Listen in as we delve into the operation of a New Testament Church.

Scriptures:  1 Timothy Chapters 1-3

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Being of Sound Mind, I Hereby Leave My Estate to..

Ever wonder what it’d be like if you had a rich uncle or parent who will leave their estate to you?  

What would you do with the money?  Would it change how you live prior to receiving it?  Would you live with a focus towards that future event of receiving it?

In earthly terms Believers are future billionaires because of our future inheritance.  An Heir in Christ is a child of God with an inheritance held in heaven.  Listen in as we open up this foundational topic.

Scriptures:  Colossians 2:9,10;  Ephesians 1:3-14;  1 Peter 1:3-5

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

All Things New

Today, we’re going to take a tour through this new home being offered to us.  We’ll also see it through a drone’s view.  We’ll find out who else lives in the neighborhood.  We’ll get a street view and a community view.

God has stated that He is going to create a new heaven, new earth, new Jerusalem.  This is the believer’s stated future.  As we read God’s word we see that things are going to be different and we’ll be different.

Scriptures:  Revelation 21,22;  Isaiah 65:17;  Mark 13:31;  1 Corinthians 15:52,53;  2 Peter 3:10-13

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Sovereignty of God

Ever been driving along the road and you hit ice, your car starts spinning and there is nothing you can do to stop it?  What is making you fear?  Loss of control.  You can’t control whether you are going to wreck.   Life is kinda like that.  We can feel like we’re properly driving down the road, got everything under control.  Our car is running, we have our hands on the wheel and foot on the pedal, and we know right where we’re going and how long it’s going to take.  But then that ice…

Does God Know?  Does He Care?  I have good news for you today!

Scriptures:  Acts 17:26;  Daniel 4:1-3, 34-37;  2 Chronicles 29:10-13;  Psalms 22:27,28; 24:1; 47:7-9; 103:19

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Gods of America

In this message we journey with the apostle Paul on his second missionary trip.  We travel to the City of Idols and marvel at how he draws the idolators to the one true God.  But we have to put some thought into what a "god" does and who the "Gods" of America are.

Certainly, Jesus Christ is brought into the list of Gods.  It is here where Paul shines so brightly.  The last portion of the chapter is SO strong and invigorating.  You will be challenged to examine whether you have chosen any of the false gods of America and whether Jesus is your only Lord.

Scripture:  Acts 17

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

A Call to Holy Living

This letter was written primarily to bring a message of hope and encouragement to Christians under persecution in modern day Turkey under Nero.

AD64-68  Nero-blamed Christians for the great fire in Rome and punished them cruelly.  1st of 6 evil emperors spanning to 211 AD.  Christianity wasn’t popular.  Peter martyred about this time. 

And yet, how did Peter say we should live?  I assure you he didn't say go wage war against Rome and take it over.

Scriptures:  1 Peter 1:13-21

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

How to use your Bible

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.   Is that what we think about the Bible?  Do we use it as an authoritative source in life? OR, do we use google, siri, and youtube?

Is the Bible teaching you?  

The church is full of people who have false beliefs because they’ve listened to a preacher and didn’t fact check him with the bible. False teachers start with a truth then they depart from it.  Whole churches and denominations have been formed based on a false doctrine not found in the Bible.

One of the main reasons we have so much discord in our world today is people aren’t using the bible.  Listen in while we go through a quick outline of how to use your bible.  Then hang on while we pick on a few of the most common misused scriptures or doctrines.

Scriptures:  2 Timothy 3:10-16

Preacher:  Pastor Mark