11/19/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: Faith at the Walls of Jericho

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11/19/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Luke Stoltzfus
Speaker: Steve Estes, Senior Pastor
Scripture: Hebrews 11:30-31
Title: Faith at the Walls of Jericho

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.

Notes:

1. The setting

2. Several days earlier...
A.Spies are inside the city
B. In Rahab's house

3. Jericho vs. Jehovah
A. Day one
B. Days two through seven

4. Lessons
A. True faith overcomes insurmountable odds
B. True faith results in doing
C. True faith saves even the most unworthy

#Hebrews #faith #jericho

11/12/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: Moses’ Faith Rescues Others - Hebrews 11:28-29

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11/12/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Matt Griffith
Speaker: Steve Estes, Senior Pastor
Scripture: Hebrews 11:28-29
Title: Moses' Faith Rescues Others

By faith [Moses] kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

Notes:

1. The Israelites believed the warning that judgement was coming
A. Punishing plagues

2. The Israelites believed Moses' directions to escape the tenth plague
A. Only one method of salvation was given
B. The people obeyed
C. That dreadful night

3. Crossing the Red Sea
A. 600,000 freed men and their families march out of Egypt
B. God leads them south
C. Pharaoh goes after them
D. The miraculous parting of the Red Sea

4. Lessons
A. True faith benefits not just yourself, but others
B. True faith believes not just the Bible's good news, but also the bad news
C. True faith always focuses on God as Savior, not on imitating the actions of true believers

#faith #Moses #Hebrews

11/5/2023 Worship Service and Sermon: The Faith of Moses - Hebrews 11:24-27

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11/5/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Scripture: Hebrews 11:24-27
Title: The Faith of Moses
Speaker: Steve Estes

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he preserved because he saw him who is invisible.

Notes:

1. The life Moses was adopted into
A. The food he was served
B. The surroundings he grew accustomed to
C. The first-rate education he received

2. When he was grown, he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter
A. He chose one kind of life and forsook another
B. What life did Moses choose?
C. What life did Moses refuse?
D. The result of his choice

3. How was Moses able to do this?
A. He was enabled by faith
B. He considered the facts
C. Fact: Sin brings pleasure--heaven brings ecstasy
D. Fact: Sin's pleasures are brief--God's ecstasies are forever

4: Conclusion.

10/29/23 Reformation Sunday: Faith for the Next Generation - Hebrews 11:23-24 and various passages

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10/29/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Reformation Sunday Title: Faith for the Next Generation: The Parents of Moses
Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-24, Various passages
Worship Leader: John Sletta, BLCC Member
Speaker: Steve Estes, Senior Pastor

Note: Today's sermon references family practices for shepherding children to know and love the Lord. Some Brick Lane parents were asked to share their thoughts on HOW they do this in everyday practice.

Use this link to view their comments: tinyurl.com/BLCCShepherdOurChildren

By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

Notes:

1. Background: Israel's history in Egypt
A. Israel (aka Jacob) moves to Egypt with his family
B. The Hyksos take over Egypt and enslave the Israelites
C. The Egyptians regain control

2. The family of Moses
A. Parents, brother, and sister
B. "...they saw he was no ordinary child"
C. His parents' life-saving plan
D. This is what the readers of Hebrews needed to read

3. How God spared Moses

4. Lessons
A. It's absolutely necessary for believing parents to trust the Sovereignty of God
B. It's the absolute responsibility of parents to raise their children from their earliest days to know the one true God

#Hebrews #Moses

10/22/2023 Worship Service and Sermon: Does God Really Expect Me to Suffer? - various passages

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10/23/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

The audience mics are not working this week. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Scripture: Various passages
Title: Does God Really Expect Me to Suffer?
Worship Leader: Matt Carter
Speaker: Steve Estes

Notes:

1. Suffering was introduced to the world by the fall of man
A. There was no suffering before Adam and Eve sinned
B. After the fall, Earth became a hostile place
C. God promised the restoration of paradise

2. The present age and the age to come
A. How are they described?
B. When will the age to come occur?
i. already, but not yet

3. Why does God heal some, but not others?
A. The age to come has begun, but has not been consummated yet
B. Jesus healed to show what the Kingdom of God was like, but never intended to heal every disease of every believer

4. Conclusion
A. Did Jesus die so believers could live the good life on this earth?
B. Believers, past and present, have tasted the powers of the age to come

#suffering #agetocome

10/15/2023 Worship Service and Sermon: We Live by Surrendering - Romans 8:12-17

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10/15/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Tyler Estes
Speaker: Rev. Matt Carter
Scripture: Romans 8:12-17
Title: We Live by Surrendering

Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

1. Which is easier: fight or surrender?

2. The deceitfulness of our sinful nature
A. Promises fulfillment, but doesn't deliver
B. Surrender to our sinful nature produces death

3. The life-giving leadership of the Holy Spirit
A. Those led by the Holy Spirit are children of God

4. Application

#Romans #christianliving

10/8/23 Worship Service and Sermon: The Shape of Christ in the Quietly Faithful - Philippians 2:25-30

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10/8/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Scripture: Philippians 2:25-30
Title: The Shape of Christ in the Quietly Faithful
Worship Leader: Randy Hepler
Speaker: Dr. Mark Garcia

I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

Notes:

1. Paul's relationship to the church in Philippi
A. Converts at the river and at the jail
B. Philippians want to help Paul while he is in Jerusalem

2. Philippian church sent a letter to Paul in prison
A. They are poor and have problems with dissenting members
B. "Keep Epaphroditus and send Timothy"

3. Paul's letter to a church in turmoil
A. "Epaphroditus is the pastor you need"
B. A servant's heart without celebrity

4. What "Epaphrodituses" are in our midst?

10/1/2023 Worship Service and Sermon: Faith for the Generations to Follow - Hebrews 11:20-22

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NOTE: Congregation audio was lost during the worship service. We apologize and are working to fix it!

10/1/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Luke Stoltzfus
Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Hebrews 11:20-22
Title: Faith for the Generations to Follow

NIV: By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.

ESV: By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions concerning his bones.

Notes:

1. Isaac's faith on his deathbed
A. His wife and the birth of his twin sons
B. Jacob and Esau's early life
C. Esau exchanges his birthright for stew
D. Jacob steals the blessing of the firstborn
E. The blessing given to Jacob
F. The blessing given to Esau
G. How Isaac showed faith

2. Jacob's faith on his deathbed
A. Why Jacob fled
B. Jacob in Haran
C. Trials in Canaan
D. How did Jacob have faith?
E. What we learn

3. Joseph's faith on his deathbed
A. Joseph spoke about the exodus
B. Joseph gave instructions about his bones

9/24/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: Offering up Isaac - Hebrews 11:17-19

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9/24/2023 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Dawson Estes
Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-19
Title: Offering Up Isaac

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

Notes:

1. About human sacrifice
A. God hates human sacrifice
B. The near-sacrifice of Isaac pictures Jesus Christ being sacrificed on the cross

2. What made God's command hard? 3. Abraham thought it through
A. "Is God erratic or am I finite?"
B. Abraham's faith-based reasoning

4. Faith is what makes obedience possible
A. Prompt obedience
B. Sustained obedience
C. Willing obedience

5. God testing your faith always has something glorious in mind

6. Applications
A. What hard thing has God asked of you?
B. Jesus says, "Take up your cross and follow Me"
C. God will show you the glory behind what He called you to either in this life or in Heaven

#Hebrews #faith