Welcome to First Assembly!

Sun, Oct 26, 2014

Duration: 45 mins 49 secs

Now, this morning, I want to talk to you about a situation that could be dreaded and painful or could be anticipated and exciting! This morning’s message is a “HOW TO” message! It is how to develop a team!

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Teamwork: Infected and Affected!

Sun, Oct 19, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Exodus 15:1-25 & Exodus 16:1-3

Series: Teamwork

Duration: 55 mins 4 secs

This morning…I want to talk to you about a virus that is deadly for your team(s). I will tell you the name of the virus in just a moment. Now, here are a few questions we need to ask ourselves today. (1) Are my teams (family, church, work, and friends) INFECTED and AFFECTED by a deadly virus? (2) Is my team(s) spreading a virus? (3) How hard am I working to stop the spread of a virus to my team (4) Have I been infected with a virus? What is it that can affect a strong, healthy team? What is that can cause death and damage to our team? See if you can figure it out as we read these verses.

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Teamwork: The Next Man Up!

Sun, Oct 12, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Acts 11:19-26 & Acts 13:1-3

Series: Teamwork

What does the next man up mean? In football or baseball it means no excuses. No matter what the position is or how far down the depth chart a player is, everyone prepares like they expect to play. They are ready for the game! When a player's number is called, he or she is not overwhelmed when they are put in the game! The next man up concept is seen throughout the Bible. Moses died…Joshua was the next man up! Paul and Barnabas, Paul and Silas, Barnabas and John Mark, Paul and Timothy, Paul and Titus, just to name a few! It is taught in Eph 4:11-16. Where the Bible says that the body of Christ is trained and equipped…and each part…each person does the work that they are supposed to do! Are you ready to be the next man up?

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Teamwork: Restoring the Fallen

Sun, Oct 05, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Matthew 26:31-35 & Luke 22:54-62

Series: Teamwork

Have you ever been on a team and somebody messed up? Usually when a team member messes up…it impacts the whole team. Here’s the question…what do we do when someone messes up? What do we do when someone falls or falters in their walk with Christ? How do we respond? What is our core values? What is our shared values? What do we do when someone messes up? Why is this question so important? It is important because as we make disciples and invest our lives in people…we need to understand that people are not perfect…and sometimes they fall…sometimes we fall. What do I mean by fall? I mean that someone sins, someone denies Christ, either by word or deed. When they fall…how will respond? Will we be harsh, critical, or legalistic…or will we restore them? God’s word teaches us to restore the fallen…it is a biblical principal! You see…God’s grace and mercy is on display when He uses broken people…people who have fallen. Since restoration is a biblical principal How do we restore the fallen?

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Teamwork: Understanding Your Changing Role

Sun, Sep 28, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: 1 Chronicles 11:10-24

Series: Teamwork

Life is better together! That is why we have friends, co-workers, neighbors…and that is why we get married and have families. That is why God created the church! Did you get that? The church is not man’s idea! It is God! He puts us in the Body of Christ! He helps us grow together! God wants us to work together so that we can reach the lost and make disciples!

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Teamwork: Shared Values

Sun, Sep 21, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Joshua 6:20 & Joshua 7:22-26

Series: Teamwork

What are shared values? It is simple. We all have personal values or core values. We may not have all the same core values, but the ones we have in common are shared values. Shared values define us as a husband and wife or as a church. Our values are things (usually unspoken “rules”) that guide us.

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Teamwork: Church and Family

Sun, Sep 14, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Series: Teamwork

This morning we begin a new series about teamwork! I like this definition of teamwork by Andrew Carnegie—“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.” Team work is a necessity in life! There are very few things in life that we can do by ourselves. God designed us to be in relationship. In the animal kingdom God designed male and female. God created Man (ADAM) after He created Adam…HE said it is not good for a man to be alone…so He created EVE…they were the first TEAM!

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Within Reach

Sun, Sep 07, 2014

by Dan Sodini

Passage: Jude 1:17-23

Series: Give Up

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Give Up To Let Go!

Sun, Aug 31, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Matthew 8:23-27

Series: Give Up

Why should we give up? Because sometimes there are things that we cannot control! Have you learned that? Have you tried to control something that was out of your control? You tied to control the situation any way…sometimes we try to control people and problems that we have no control over! Have you learned that sometimes the best thing you can do is to GIVE UP TO LET GO? Have you ever been in a hopeless situation that you did not know which way to turn? Perhaps you have done everything you could do, but you were in over your head…and the best thing you could do is give up! Have you ever been in that situation? Our passage this morning reminds us that sometime we have to GIVE UP TO LET GO!

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Give Up To Go Up!

Sun, Aug 24, 2014

by Kerry Clark

Passage: Philippians 3:4-14

Series: Give Up

I want to talk to you about giving up! Perhaps you have heard it said that we should never, ever give up. Have you heard that? The simple truth is this…there are times when we need to GIVE UP! If we do need to give up…What do we need to GIVE UP? When do we GIVE UP? How do we GIVE UP and...Why should we GIVE UP?

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