John FarleyPastor-TeacherSunday,November 24, 2024Praise the LORD for He is good!Happy Thanksgiving!On board that ship were 41 Separatists. Today we call them Pilgrims.They decided to separate from the established national church under the King James.They set sail for the New World aboard the ship called the Mayflower.Conditions on that ship were br…

Guest Speaker Wesley Wright delivers today's...for full notes: http://www.lbible.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=1712Bởi Pastor John Farley

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,November 10, 2024AnnouncementsRich Freeman of Chosen People Ministries visits on Sunday December 8thAnnouncementsGBC Pakistan Christmas Care packageswww.gbcpakistan.org/donationsWesley Wright will teach our message next Sunday, November 17thThe signs of a true apostle were performedThere are two major categories of s…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,November 3, 2024That God may be glorified through Jesus Christ1Pe 4:10-11The overarching purpose of spiritual gifts is to glorify God through our Lord Jesus Christ.Joh 17:1-5The Lord Jesus Christ glorified the Father by completing the work the Father gave Him.Joh 12:23-26The Lord Jesus Christ glorified the Father by …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,October 27, 2024AnnouncementsRich Freeman of Chosen People Ministries visits on Sunday December 8thAnnouncementsGBC Pakistan Christmas Care packageswww.gbcpakistan.org/donationsAnnouncementsKudos to Marc Pomeroy for an excellent Bible teaching last Thursday.AnnouncementsNext Sunday:LORD's SupperRemember to"fall back"…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,October 20, 2024Gifts which differFour major passages in the New Testament teach the subject of spiritual gifts. Rom 12:1-13 1Co 12-14 Eph 4:1-16 1Pe 4:7-11First, we go to these passages to learn the characteristicsof spiritual gifts.1Co 12:1-6The Spirit gives the gifts. He decides which gift each believer receives.T…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,October 6, 2024No Sunday Service on October 13No Bible studyon October 10LORD's Supperled by WesleyVarieties of giftsThe spiritual gifts are the LORD's secret weapon for preserving the unity of the body of Christ.The spiritual gifts provide spiritual power for serving one another.Spiritual giftsFour major passages in…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,September 29, 2024No Sunday Service on October 13No Bible studyon October 10Now, concerning spiritual gifts...NOT I BUT ONE ANOTHER.Rom 12:4-16The "one another" commands in 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, and Romans 12 ...appear side-by-side with Paul's teaching on the spiritual gifts given to the church.The spiritual…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,September 22, 2024Our friend and evangelistOne body,different gifts2Co 8:14-15NOT I BUT ONE ANOTHER.We bless others -and, in turn and time, we are blessed by them.And this is certainly the case in the Spirit's design for our spiritual gifts.1Co 12:24-26Eph 4:32-5:2Eph...for full notes: http://www.lbible.org/index.php…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,September 8, 2024No Sunday Service on September 15No Bible studyon September 12Be kind to one another2Co 8:1-4They gave money that they needed for their daily bread.2Co 9:8The decision- the willingness, the desire, the resolve to give sacrificially- is ours.The power and ability do not come from us. They come from th…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,September 1, 2024No Sunday Service on September 15No Bible studyon September 12Through His poverty, we are richThe NOT I BUT OTHERS life has several key proving grounds.How we use the resources the LORD has given us -- particularlyfinancial resources.The most extensive teaching on Christian giving is found in2 Corint…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,August 25, 2024They first gave themselves to the LORDThe NOT IBUT CHRIST life leads to the NOT I BUT OTHERS life.This is also the NOT IBUT ONE ANOTHER life.Living for Christ leads to living for others.No longer for ourselves, butfor Him. That's first.But then, no longerfor ourselves butfor OTHERS.Love means sacrifici…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,August 18, 2024Feed My Sheep!The NOT IBUT CHRIST life leads to the NOT I BUT OTHERS life.Life in the Bodyis the NOT IBUT ONE ANOTHER life.2Co 4:7-12Living for Christ leads to living for others.Being conformedto His death results in a life of NOT IBUT OTHERS.What does it mean to carry about in the body the dying of Je…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,August 11, 2024The fellowship of His sufferings(1) the destination of the journey.(2) the gift we receive along the way.(3) the great power that propels us forward.Rom 8:29The destination is conformity to the image and likeness of Christ.Phi 1:21It becomes a life of absolute simplicity.Second, God has given us a grac…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,August 4, 2024Lord's Supper after today's messageTo live is Christ2Cor 5:14-15The NOT I BUT CHRIST attitude bears fruit ...when?when we live lives that are no longer about ourselves but instead are about Christ.It's a life of putting away the old manand putting onthe new man.Ultimately, it's a matter of putting on lo…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,July 21, 2024No serviceSunday July 28thAll in the name of Christ JesusArrogance is all about "I".Humility is all about "NOT I".There are three"NOT I"sfor our spiritual life.NOT I BUT SIN.NOT I BUT CHRIST.NOT I BUT OTHERS.1. Hear (or read) the facts.2. Believe the facts.3. Think new thoughts based on those facts.4. Li…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,July 14, 2024No serviceSunday July 28thThe life we live nowArrogance is all about "I".Humility is all about "NOT I".There are three"NOT I"sfor our spiritual life.NOT I BUT SIN.NOT I BUT CHRIST.NOT I BUT OTHERS.We need our minds to be renewed.We need to be trained how to think right.Col 3:1-41. You died.2. You have be…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,July 7, 2024New church phone number:954-343-3232Lord's Supper todayafter our messageNo serviceSunday July 28thChrist is Our LifePhillip James Elliot (1927-1956) was an evangelist and Christian missionary.From his journalHe is no fool who giveswhat he cannot keepto gain that for whichhe cannot lose.Mar 8:34-35Elizabet…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,June 30, 2024Not I but ChristNew church phone number:954-343-3232No Bible study ThursdayLord's Supper next SundayJuly 7thNo serviceSunday July 28thIt is the attitude of HUMILITY.There are three"NOT I"sfor our spiritual life.NOT I BUT SIN.NOT I BUT CHRIST.NOT I BUT OTHERS.1. NOT I BUTSIN.If you area believer in Christ…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,June 23, 2024Sin is no longer our master.NOTIThere are three"NOT I"sfor our spiritual life.1. NOT I BUTSIN.2. NOT I BUT CHRIST.3. NOT I BUT OTHERS.NOT I BUT SIN.NOT I BUT CHRIST.NOT I BUT OTHERS.1. NOT I BUTSIN.1Pe 2:24He died for our sins so we might die to sin.Sin is the seat of the rebellion against God.Sin encomp…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,June 16, 2024We died to sin.NOTIIf you want to know what NOT I, but YOU looks like,simply look to Jesus.We will examine how the "NOT I" attitude works in our spiritual life.There are three"NOT I"sfor our spiritual life.1. NOT I BUTSIN.2. NOT I BUT CHRIST.3. NOT I BUT OTHERS.NOT I BUT SIN.NOT I BUT CHRIST.NOT I BUT OT…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,June 9, 2024Not I, but sinNOTILove:Not I,but you.Christ is theperfect embodiment of NOT I, BUT YOU.Rom 5:6-8There is no greater love than that.2Co 8:9He suffered so we could be forgiven.Eph 1:7If you want to know what NOT I, but YOU looks like,simply look to Jesus.The death and resurrection of Christ also made our sp…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,June 2, 2024"Not I, but you"NOTILove:Not I,but you.Without love,your spiritual gift is useless.Paul taught the Corinthianswhat real loveis all about.1Co 13:4-7This is the mind or thinking of Christ. Not I, but you.Not I, but the will of My Father.Not I, but the welfare of My sheep.Phi 2:1-8He never insisted on His ri…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,May 26, 2024The essential attitudePaul knew that the hearts of the proud Corinthians were not right.1Co 13:1-3There's something wrong with your thinking, and I need to address that first.In other words, you have to have the right attitude.NOTIWhat's the virtue that's needed to preserve the unity of the body of Christ…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,May 19, 2024The Manifestation of the SpiritJoh 17:20-23Paul gives his fullest treatment of this analogy of the body in 1 Corinthians 12.1Co 12:1Chapters 12-14 are about one subject: spiritual gifts.1Co 12:4-7Each of us receives a manifestation of the Spirit - better known as a spiritual gift.A ministry is a setting f…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,May 12, 2024For the Common Good.Eph 4:1-6This one body is the church.Eph 1:22-23What does Paul mean by referring to the church as "one body"?He starts with something that we are all familiar with - the human body.Then he applies that truth to the church.Paul gives his fullest treatment of this analogy of the body in …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,April 28, 2024There is One Body.Eph 4:1-6What does Paul mean by the expression, "there is one body"?Jesus ends this prayer with a request for unity among believers.Joh 17:22-23He asks that the church may be one just as He and His Father are one.The Lord Jesus Christ secured our unity at the cross. He did it by dying …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,April 21, 2024Christ the Cornerstone.Joh 17:20-23The book of Ephesiansis our best guide to the unity of the church.The Lord has established our unity. We don't create it.First, the Lord Jesus Christ secured our unity - once and for all time.He died on the crossto reconcile usin His body.Eph 2:11-16He reconciled us to…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,April 14, 2024The unity of the SpiritJoh 17:20-23Jesus prays for all who will believe in Him through the word of the disciples: the church.(Verses 20-26)He asks for unity:that they may all be one.He prays for His church to be one in the same way that He and His Father are one!This unity serves an evangelistic purpose…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,April 7, 2024"That they may be perfected in unity."Joh 17:20-23Jesus prays for all who will believe in Him through the word of the disciples: the church.(Verses 20-26)He asks for unity:that they may all be one.Joh 17:20-21He prays for His church to be one in the same way that He and His Father are one!This unity serv…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,March 31, 2024Happy Resurrection Day!There shall beno more death.Over 2,000 years ago, Christ burst forth from the grave, triumphant.He was victorious over sin, death, and satan.On the first day, Jesus died on the cross.During the second day, His lifeless body lay in that virgin tomb.But then, early the next day, the…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,March 24, 2024"That the world may know..."Jesus is going to leave the world, but His disciples will remain in the world.Joh 17:15-16So Jesus now turns to His Father in intercessory prayer.1. He asks the Father to glorify Him.(Verses 1-5)2. Jesus prays for His disciples.(Verses 6-19)The Father's name here refers to Hi…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,March 17, 2024Glorify Me together with Yourself.Joh 17:1-5The Father sent His Son into the world with a mission to save the world.And soon He will leave the world and go back to the Father.Jesus is going to leave the world, but His disciples will remain in the world.Joh 17:15-18Jesus will send His disciples into the …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,March 10, 2024Choosing lifeJoh 17:3We can take hold of eternal life. And we can reap eternal life.If you abide in Me,and let Me abide in you, you will bear fruit.The Greek word means to remain, to dwell, to take up residence.So, with respect to Christ, abiding means sharing His life.Joh 15:7-9Let My words dwell richl…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,March 3, 2024Abiding in the vine.Joh 17:3We can take hold of eternal life. And we can reap eternal life.What happens in between taking hold of this new life, and bearing the fruit of it?Joh 15:1-14The branches on a vine have one purpose: to bear fruit.But in order for a branch to bear fruit,it must remain on the vine…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,February 25, 2024Reaping eternal life.What is eternal lfe?Joh 17:3We believers HAVE eternal life NOW.And...eternal life is something that believers can LIVE IN NOW.Today we are going to learn how to reap eternal life.We can GROWin our capacity to live in eternal life - now, in time.This life is in Christ. This life I…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,February 18, 2024How do we take hold of eternal life?What is eternal lfe?Joh 17:3We believers HAVE eternal life NOW.And...eternal life is something that believers can LIVE IN NOW.We can GROWin our capacity to live in eternal life - now, in time.How can we take hold of eternal life now, in time?Mat 19:16-17Jesus gave …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,February 11, 2024"This is eternal life - ..."What is eternal lfe?Jesus Christ, God's Son, will tell us.No one else is qualified to do so.Jesus has the words of eternal life.Joh 6:66-69Jesus is the only one qualified to define eternal life because He IS eternal life.1Jo 5:11-12He IS the way, the truth, and THE LIFE ( …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,February 4, 2024"Glorify Your Son."Lord's Supper: we will celebrate it at the end of our service today.Joh...for full notes: http://www.lbible.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=1674Bởi Pastor John Farley

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,January 28, 2024"Father, the hour has come."Lord's Supper next Sunday, February 4thJoh 16:33-17:26Joh 16:33The believer in Christ exists in two realms:in Christ,and in the world.IN CHRISTIN THE WORLDIn Christ, he has love, joy, and peace.Phi 4:6-7IN CHRIST -~ we have every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. (…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,January 14, 2024"In Me you have peace."Joh 16:23-33This covers the history of Christ from eternity past to His ascension and session.The Father sent His Son into the world with a mission to save the world.And soon He will leave the world and go back to the Father.Forty days later, He will ascend into heaven and be se…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,January 7, 2024"I have overcome the world."Joh 16:23-33Joh 14:27-28This statement covers history of Christ from eternity past to His ascension and session.Joh 1:1He was with God, and was God, in the beginning, before the creation of the earth.He left the Father and came into the world.Joh 1:9-11, 1:14The Father sent …

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,December 31, 2023"Your griefwill be turned into joy."Joh 16:16-22We have now arrived at the conclusion of the farewell discourse: Joh 16:16-33.Jesus basically picks up where He left off at the end of chapter 14.Joh 14:28-31Jesus talked about what was going to happen soon, in a matter of days.He talked about going awa…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,December 24, 2023"Unless you become like children..."Mat 18:1-5That's the essence of being a child, after all: all things are NEW.The birth of Jesuswas somethingentirely new.A virgin gave birth to Him, after all.He was named Jesus, because He would save people from their sins.He was proclaimed by angels as the Son of…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,December 17, 2023Schedule note:Christmas eve service will begin at noon next Sunday.Funeral service for Lori's dad: Friday December 22 at 3:00 PM atThe Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery and Funeral Services4103 N Military Trail,Boca Raton, FL. Web site is www.thegardens.com"You cannot bear them now."Joh 16:12-15The firs…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,December 10, 2023Funeral service for Lori's dad: Friday December 22 at 3:00 PM atThe Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery and Funeral Services4103 N Military Trail,Boca Raton, FL. Web site is www.thegardens.com"He will glorify Me"Joh 16:5-15The facts aboutsin,righteousness,and judgment.Even here, the Spirit works to glorif…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,December 3, 2023"sin and righteousness and judgment"Joh 16:5-15The fact of sin.The fact of righteousness.The fact of judgment.Full of sin.Empty of righteousness.Facing the gaping jaws of a looming judgment.verses 8-11 describe the one ministry of the Spirit to unbelievers ("the world").The Greek word for "convict" is…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,November 26, 2023"He will convict the world..."Joh 16:5-15Joh 16:8-11 is bad news. But it's not really news at all.The fact of sin.The fact of righteousness.The fact of judgment.Full of sin.Empty of righteousness.Facing the gaping jaws of a looming judgment.Joh 16:33The Spirit convicts the world concerning sin.The Ti…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,November 19, 2023There will be no Bible study on Thursday November 23rdEnter His gates with thanksgiving.What do I have to be grateful for this year?God's ways are not our ways.Rom 12:1-2This has been a particularly difficult year.Many of you have been through some very rough things this year.Each one of us has reaso…

John FarleyPastor TeacherSunday,November 12, 2023"When the Helper comes."Joh 15:26-27Joh 3:4-6Now, this passage is certainly about the rebirth of the believer in Christ.Being born of the flesh means being born into the race of Adam.The flesh here means the manifestation of sin in the members of our body.In fact, the Bible teaches that our flesh is …