Preparing for Christ's Return

by Associate Pastor Haus Piasecki

Iron Faith Fellowship
Wilmington, Delaware

May 7, 2017

Matthew 24English Standard Version (ESV)

24 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Hopeless, helpless, and anxious this may help?

We worry about the Government, we worry about Healthcare, we worry about Jobs, we worry about war, we worry, worry, worry! Worry does not help us, does not feed us, does not cloth us, does not shelter us! What worry does is distract us, makes us stressed, makes us sick, keeps us down! Makes us hopeless, helpless, and anxious! 

Now why in the world do we turn to it since it helps nothing all? And people laugh at me when I talk about faith, and hope! Well I would rather put my energies into something that keeps me moving forward than backward! I would rather deal with the things I know for sure, than the things I don't! I would rather deal with that facts and not the feelings!

 I have done the worry thing, now I want to do the healthy thing! That is why I always share what has worked for me, my faith in Jesus and His word! It tells me not to worry, not to be anxious, and not to fret! It tells me about a throne we can approach in our time of need and talk to Him and He hears us and gives us the grace and mercy we need to sustain us! 

It builds our faith and confidence to face a world of distractions that will only bring us down! And gives us hope that all this is temporary! If you don't know Jesus as Lord of your life, if you are tired of the worry and the stress you cannot find the escape from. Come to Jesus all you who labor and are heavy laden and He will give you rest! 

If you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved, you have to believe deep in your heart, giving it all to him by faith! That is the only thing you can do! If you are honest and surrendered, Jesus will transform your life, old things will pass away and all things will become new! Give Him your worry, your doubt, and watch the distractions of life start to disappear! 

Romans 10:9-13, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

From Whence Cometh?

by Pastor Randy Scott

Iron Faith Fellowship
Wilmington, Delaware

April 30, 2017

Psalm 121English Standard Version (ESV)

A Song of Ascents.

121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
    From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot be moved;
    he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is your keeper;
    the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
    nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
    he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
    your going out and your coming in
    from this time forth and forevermore.

There is No Place Like Home!

by Pastor Randy Scott

Iron Faith Fellowship
Wilmington, Delaware

April 23, 2017

Music by Ray Seemans
Troubadour Ministry

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2 Corinthians 5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on[a] we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

Easter Services at Iron Faith

Sunrise Service

Pastor Randy Scott
Music by Ray Seemans, Troubadour Ministry

Witnesses to the Defense!

by Pastor Randy Scott

Iron Faith Fellowship
Wilmington, Delaware

April 16, 2017

1 Corinthians 15English Standard Version (ESV)

The Resurrection of Christ

15 Now I would remind you, brothers,[a] of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

How Do We End Our Days?

by Pastor Randy Scott

Iron Faith Fellowship
Wilmington, Delaware

April 9, 2017

Psalm 63English Standard Version (ESV)

63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
    my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
    in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
    and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
    your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life
    shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who swear by him shall exult,
    for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Blessing in the Storm

by Associate Pastor Haus Piasecki

Iron Faith Fellowship
Wilmington, Delaware

March 26, 2017

Acts 27English Standard Version (ESV)

21 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. 22 Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26 But we must run aground on some island.”