12/17/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: Faith Rewarded Tomorrow - Hebrews 11:35-40

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12/17/2023 Worship Service & Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: Matt Lambert
Speaker: Steve Estes, Senior Pastor
Scripture: Hebrews 11:35-40
Title: Faith Rewarded Tomorrow

NIV: Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated--the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

ESV: Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated--of whom the world was not worthy--wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Notes:

1. True faith may seem unrewarded in this life
A. Being confined
B. Loss of home or comfort
C. Physical pain
D. A painful death
E. Emotional pain

2. God commends His faithful by contrasting them with the world
A. What God condemns
B. What God loves

3. God's great plan for those with faith
A. Verse 40 is speaking of Old Testament believers after death
B. Verse 40 is also speaking of all believers on the world's final day

Benediction: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (Romans 15:13)

#Hebrews #faith

12/10/2023 Celebration Sunday Sermon: The Full Extent of His Love - John 13:1-2

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12/10/2023 Worship Service & Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA.

Worship Leader: John Sletta
Speaker: Steve Estes, Senior Pastor
Scripture: John 13:1-2 (NIV 1984)
Title: Celebration Sunday Sermon: The Full Extent of His Love

It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. The evening meal was being served , and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.

Notes:

1. Jesus washes His disciples' feet
A. Jesus had already loved them 1,000 ways
B. Now He shows them the full extent of His love

2. Jesus enables us to love Him and other people without exhaustion

3. Brick Lane goals for 2024
A. Ministries
i. Public worship
ii. Internal ministries
iii. Expand local outreach
iv. International outreach

B. What these ministries need
i. A building
ii. Staff
iii. Finances
iv. Prayer

12/3/2023 Worship Service & Sermon: Faith Rewarded in This Life - Hebrews 11:32-35

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12/3/23 Worship Service & Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA

Worship Leader: Steve Boyer
Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-35a
Title: Faith Rewarded in This Life

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again.

Notes:

1. Our author's approach in chapter 11

2. A general and a judge
A. Barak
B. Samson

3. Four famous faithful foreigners
A. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
B. Daniel

4. Two anonymous women
A. The Zarephath widow
B. The Shunammite woman
C. Summary

5. Some principles
A. Many times, God rewards our faith in this life
B. God rewards our faith even in times of national decline
C. God rewards the faith of people whose faith has faltered

Benediction: May God give you grace to persevere in faith, so when you've done the will of God you'll receive what He has promised.

#Hebrews #faith

11/26/23 Worship Service and Sermon: Thanksgiving and (Not) Understanding - Various Scripture

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11/26/23 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA

Worship Leader: Dave Daily
Speaker: Steve Boyer
Scripture: Various
Title: Thanksgiving and (Not) Understanding

Notes:

1. Thanksgiving as Memory (Psalm 136)
A. Giving thanks for all the good things
B. Giving thanks must become a habit

2. Thanksgiving as Anticipation (Luke 22:14-20)
A. Trusting God to keep His promises

3. Thanksgiving as Faith (Ephesians 5)
A. Giving thanks in these evil day
B. Giving thanks in the Name of Jesus
C. Giving thanks even when we don't understand

Nicene Creed

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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