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This Sunday we started our new sermon series on Genesis 1-3! Here Pastor Brandon demonstrates how to internalize and summarize the story of Genesis 1-3 and highlights some of the many themes that begin in seed form and will eventually grow throughout the rest of Scripture. Sermon Title: "Introduction to Genesis 1-3" Text: Genesis 1-3 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 9/17/17

In Paul's last words to Timothy, he speaks of his pain, his priorities, and his perspective. Gospel work can be lonely. Paul experienced pains from his chains and from opposition and abandonment, even from other Christians. But although Christians may abandon other Christians, God will never abandon his children! Jesus was forsaken by the Father so that we would never be forsaken by the Father! And because of Christ's death on the cross to forgive us, we can forgive those who abandon us. Sermon Title: "God Will Guard His Gospel Workers to the End" Text: 2 Timothy 4:9-22 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 9/10/17

In this sermon Pastor Brandon peaches on the central message of the book of 2 Timothy, the essence of Paul's last words to his beloved spiritual son Timothy. All Christians are called to share the gospel according to their gifts and abilities. Christ is coming soon, so let's spread His name from shore to shore! Sermon Title: "Preach the Gospel in Light of the Coming of Christ" Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 9/3/17

God is at work drawing people to himself through Jesus Christ here in Pierz! Listen and be encouraged by the testimonies of five people who have found freedom from sin and Satan and shame through faith in Christ! Date: 8/20/17

In these difficult times God has not left us alone. He has given us both godly examples to follow and imitate and also his living Word to guide us on our pilgrim journey. Pastor Brandon brings a strong message this week on word-centered discipleship! Sermon Title: "Hold Fast to Scripture and Godly Examples in Difficult Times" Text: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 8/27/17

Paul warns Timothy that times of difficulty will come in the last days. Did you know we are in the last days? So what kind of difficulty will we face as Christians and what's the cause of it? Pastor Brandon preaches on both the warning of the kind of people the church should avoid and also the hope that we have that the Gospel brings to transform hearts to love God instead of self. Sermon Title: "Know That Difficult Times Will Come in Gospel Work" Text: 2 Timothy 3:1-9 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 8/20/17

What makes a Christian useful to God for His service? Is it how talented we are? Is it how gifted we are? Is it how smart and wise we are? No, talent, gifts, and intelligence by themselves are not useful for God's work. What makes us useful to God is our holiness. When we purify ourselves from sin by the power of the Holy Spirit within us, we become more and more useful to God for every good work He's prepared us for! Listen on how we can get both the power to cleanse ourselves and the promise of its effectiveness. Sermon Title: "Stay Pure to Stay Useful for Gospel Work" Text: 2 Timothy 2:20-26 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 8/13/17

How should we preach the Bible? What is expositional preaching and why is it a faithful way to preach and teach God's Word? Pastor Brandon Bellomo preaches, ironically, on preaching from 2 Timothy 4:1-8. Sermon from "Marks of a Healthy Church" sermon series. http://www.fbcpierz.org/marks-of-a-healthy-church Date: 9/8/13

The Lord's Prayer is a model prayer given to us from Christ that we never move on from and need to be reminded of regularly. Who is our Father in heaven? What are His priorities that we should pray about and what has he promised to provide for us? Pastor Brandon preaches this sermon fresh off teaching the Lord's Prayer to our VBS youth, so he preaches it from the perspective of how to teach it to children Sermon Title: "The Lord's Prayer - Revisited" Text: Matthew 6:8-13 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 7/30/17

It is vitally important for the church to get both the gospel right and discipleship right. In 2 Timothy, Paul wants to make crystal clear another thing that is vitally important for the church: enduring suffering to further the gospel. In this sermon we have two main points: The Command to Endure Suffering to Further Gospel and The Motivation to Endure Suffering to Further the Gospel. God commands us to endure suffering, and so we will look at the three steps to becoming ready to suffer. The first step is to be willing to suffer. The second step is to be expecting to suffer. And the third step is to be ready to suffer. After this we will look at our passage for all the different reasons Paul gives to motivate us and to boost our courage to endure suffering to advance the gospel. We will also tackle tough questions like: “If God has elected people for salvation and if God’s Word is not bound, then why should I suffer for people’s salvation if it’s already guaranteed?” “How does my suffering affect my salvation? If I suffer a lot for my faith, should that assure me of my salvation?” “How can I practically suffer to advance the gospel?” Sermon Title: "Endure Suffering to Further the Gospel" Text: 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Preacher: Steve Johnson Date: 7/23/17

Where is Christ in the Psalms? Tom Kelby joins us for our final sermon in our mini series on Christ in the Old Testament. He looks at the Old Testament writings to help us see Jesus in them. Then he focuses us on Psalms 1 and 2, and shows us how they sing, not first about us, but about the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Blessed Man! Sermon Title: "Songs of the Christ" Text: Psalm 1 Preacher: Tom Kelby Date: 7/16/17

The book of Jonah prophesies about Christ’s death, resurrection, and gospel mission and calls us to be like God and have mercy on even the wickedest of people. How can we see Christ in the Old Testament? What tools can we use to help discover him? And how can we see Christ in the book of Jonah? This sermon on Jonah is the third sermon in this mini series on Christ in the Old Testament. Steve Johnson preaches on a framework for seeing and hearing Christ in the old testament and gives 7 aspects of Christ we can discover along with the tools to help us study. Sermon Title: "The Death, Resurrection, and Mission of Jesus in Jonah" Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10 Preacher: Steve Johnson Date: 7/9/2017 Visit us online at www.fbcpierz.org

Where do we see the Christ in the first five books of the Bible, the Law? Moses writes in Genesis 49:8-12 about Jacob's blessing to the tribe of Judah, from whom will come Jesus! Tom Kelby joins us again to show us Christ in the Old Testament and to teach us how we can see Christ too as we read God's Word. Sermon Title: "Moses Calls Israel to Faith in the Christ" Text: Genesis 49:8-12 Preacher: Tom Kelby Date: 7/2/2017 Visit us online at www.fbcpierz.org

What is the Old Testament about? Stories, laws, genealogies, poetry, prophecies, wise sayings… is there anything that unites such a large body of literature? Jesus and the apostles clearly taught that the Old Testament was all about the Christ, his suffering, his death, his resurrection, his kingdom, his glory, and the grace we receive through faith in him. Today we start a mini series on Christ in the Old Testament and a guest preacher, Tom Kelby, helps set the stage with this introductory sermon, focusing on what the New Testament says the Old Testament is all about. May God open our minds to understand and may our hearts burn within us in hope of our Christ. Sermon Title: "Christ: The Grand Subject of Both Testaments" Text: 1 Peter 1:10-12 Preacher: Tom Kelby Date: 6/25/2017 Visit us online at www.fbcpierz.org

We must work hard to pass on the gospel to those who will pass on the gospel. We've learned that God has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit (1:1-7) in order to help us guard the gospel (1:8-18). Now we are told that the gospel is to not only be guarded but also to be passed on to others (2:1-7). And this work of multiplying the gospel calls for fresh supplies of gospel grace, a grace that not only saves us but sustains us in the work of passing on the gospel to others. Three analogies (the solder, the athlete, and the farmer) help us to grasp the loyalty, self-discipline, and work ethic that is to mark the character of the Lord's people. We must think often and clearly about gospel grace and the character it creates if we are going to effectively pass on the gospel. Sermon Title: "Make Sure You Pass on the Gospel" Text: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 6/18/2017 Visit us online at www.fbcpierz.org

We must rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to share in suffering in order to spread of the gospel. In 1:6-7 we were reminded that God gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit and has called us to treat the Spirit like a sacred flame that must be kindled by courage not quenched by fear. So we have Holy Spirit, the very power of God inside of us. But what is this power to be used for? The next passage (1:8-18) answers this question: The Holy Spirit, the power of God, is to be used to protect the gospel that has been entrusted to us (v.14). As we depend on the Holy Spirit, we recognize the worth of the gospel and are motivated to follow the example of faithful brothers and sisters who have suffered to advance the gospel. Sermon Title: "Don't be Ashamed of the Gospel" Text: 2 Timothy 1:8-18 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 6/11/2017 Visit us online at www.fbcpierz.org

We are to treat the gift of the Holy Spirit like a Sacred Flame that must be kindled by courage not quenched by fear. 2 Timothy is the last New Testament letter Paul wrote and is unique in light of the timing and context in which he wrote it. Paul, a faithful and fearless gospel preacher, wrote from prison as he awaited his execution. Paul had fought the good fight and had finished his race well (4:6-8). 2 Timothy was written to help Timothy (and every follower of Jesus) do as Paul did: run well and finish well. 2 Timothy is a call to faithful endurance in the face of the suffering and opposition that inevitably come to those who love Jesus and love lost sinners enough to go on boldly living and speaking the gospel. In many ways 2 Tim. 1-7 is meant to provide a strong dose of personal encouragement that will motivate Timothy to live out everything Paul will say in the rest of the letter. And with this personal encouragement also came the challenging reminder that we have received a gift and that we have a responsibility to make full use of that gift. God gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit and has called us to treat the Spirit like a sacred flame that must be kindled by courage not quenched by fear. Sermon Title: "The Believer’s Power for Gospel Work" Text: 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Preacher: Pastor Brandon Bellomo Date: 6/4/2017