Upper Thames Missionary Church

The human mind and heart will always trivilize God but ht knowledge of God is our greatest goal. The God of the Bible has revealed Hiself to us.

It takes courage to face the enemy and live the Christian life. In the end we know God goes with us whewrever we go.

Paul was speaking to the church at Galatia as one unit. We arenot meant to go at it alone. The written Word isn't simply a handbook or a checklist for individuals, but rather, a LAMP in a dark place(the world) for the community of God's people.

Pastor Ralph shared the final sermon in this series. He engaged us by reminding us that in all the craziness and chaos in this world God has a plan and is always in control. We have bneen set free to be soldiers for Him and to let the world know there is hope.

The key to being a great church lies in the body of Christ embracing obedienceto Gods WORD.

This weeks sermon highlights 3 points how others will receive the message of Christ. We are reminded that God is on our side and Jesus Christ is our sure foundation. Paul in the scriptures knew that there was one God not many gods.

Pastor Ralph preached the first message in a series that is titled "Piercing The Cututral Darkness." He used Paul as our example in todays culture as we face persecution for our faith and how Paul and Silas praised and worshipped God from the innermost part of the jail. When we engage with the issues and challenges around us wedo so knowing people need Jesus.

Pastor Ralph wrapped up the series on prayer by speaking on the Power of Prayer. He expounded on two points: #1 How Powerful is prayer? #2 How is the power of prayer displayed in my life?

Pastor Nathan shared with us that when we enter into prayer it is a willful choosing of opening ourselves up to God. God wants us to speak to Him. If we believe in Jesus than everytime we have prayed we have talked to the Living God.

Pastor Ralph shared with us reasons why we pray and the importance prayer is in our lives and those around us. Jesus set an example for us on how to pray.

Pastor Ralph shared 4 points on how we can reflect the character of Christ. If we desire to walk in the way He did then these 4 points are vital to being followers of Him.

This week Pastor Ralph gave points on how we can know the will of God in our lives. The will of God falls into 2 categories, moral will and personal will. Until we get right with God is our moral will we will never know His personal will.

Pastor Ralph has started a three week series. This week he emphasized on the importance of knowing God's Word an dhow the Bible came to be.God used three methods to carve out the Bible and they were shared with us in this sermon.

This week Pastor Nate walks the congregation through another Psalm as we look for ways that Christ fulfills God's promises. Psalm 130 is a pattern for our own devotion and mission in everyday life.

This week Pastor Nate walked the congregation through reading Psalm 89 and looking for hints of Christ in the verses.

Pastor Ralph gave a challenging and insightful message on the power of our words. Whether used positively or negatively. He shared 4 types of affirmitive words that need to be spoken.

Pastor Ralph gave 5 points on how to live a balanced Christian life. It involves worship,ministry,evangelism, fellowship and discipleship. Listen to his sermon on how all of these work together to give us a healthy balance in our walk with God.

Pastor Ralph shared with us the difference of being a "World Class Christian" or a "Worldly Christian." He gave us an acrostic of the word Legacy to help us to strive to be "World Class."

Bruce Michael shared his personal testimony with us. We are encouraged to share our story of Christ's redeeming love in our lives with those around us. We all have a story to tell!

This week we took a look at how to fulfill the mission of the Kingdom. We have a lot to learn from the passion of the Apostle Paul and his number one priority of obeying Jesus no matter what.