Dakota Community Church

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body...

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God...

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honour, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God

Paul is writing this letter to encourage the Thessalonians as they face persecution for the gospel.

Paul undoubtedly had many reasons for writing to this young church, all coming out of his concern for the congregation from which he had been separated. This sermon takes a brief look at two of those reasons.

The Apostle Paul sounds like a spiritual failure, rather than down playing his past, rather than refusing to confess what and who he was; Paul uses his sinful history as an example of God’s grace.

"Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?" "So the last will be first, and the first last.”

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?"

Though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God.

Waiting and sometimes suffering are important aspects of the Christian life.

The life of Samson demonstrates the Spirit of God empowering His servants.This may be the most encouraging news this book has to offer!

God’s desire is that his people be holy and separate in response to his grace.

God’s desire is that his people be holy and separate in response to his grace.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

God’s presence is most evident when his people are most helpless.

None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God.

Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.