Sermons on Alliances:

Serve The Lord With All Your Heart Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 16, 2018

Message 35 in our exposition of Romans. This message continues consideration of the characteristics of unhypocritical love from Romans 12 , specifically serving the Lord with gladness.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Gladly Serve the Lord with all Your Heart” Romans 12:11 Review As a response to God’s mercies through Christ detailed in the first eleven chapters of Paul’s letter to the Romans, Paul calls for all believers to present their bodies to God’s service as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-6

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Serving The Saints Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 16, 2018

Message 39 in our exposition of Romans. This message considers the instruction to serve one another.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Serving Saints in Need” Romans 12:13 Previously in Romans 12 A. Think and live wisely through dedication to God 12:1-2 B. Think and live wisely concerning the body of Christ 12:3-8 C. Think and live persistently and passionately for God’s purpose ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Acts 4:32-35, 2 Corinthians 8:14-15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Bible Civics 101 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 17, 2018

Message 41 in our exposition of Romans. This message explores what the Bible has to say about Christians and government.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Biblical Civics 101” Romans 13:1-7 Review Last week we explored ten heart and hand checks when responding to difficult people. There are always balancing truths presented in Scripture. There may be times when telling the truth about someone becomes ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7, Daniel 4:24-25, 1 Peter 2:13-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Vital Signs Of A Healthy Ministry Pt 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 17, 2018

Message 47 in our exposition of Romans. This message explores Romans 15 for clues concerning what really counts in ministry.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Vital Signs of a Healthy Ministry” Romans 15:13-33 We can approach this passage in any number of ways. A straight logical outline of the passage may reveal its flow. This morning however I would like to glean some insight from the passage related to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13-33

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

God Rebuked Jonah Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 21, 2018

Message 7 in our journey through Jonah. This message explores Jonah's stinking attitude and God's rebuke for his lack of mercy.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Jonah Series #7 “God Rebuked Jonah” “Running Against God” Review Jonah teaches us both about God and ourselves. We learn about the love of God, the sovereignty of God, the forgiveness of God, the persistence of God. We learn about people; their ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:18-23, James 3:14-16

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Lessons From A Restored Ministry Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 21, 2018

Last message (9) in our study of the life and ministry of Elijah. This message explores the results of Elijah's restoration to a divine perspective and continued fruitful ministry.

Chico Alliance Church Elijah Series #9 “Lessons from Restored Ministry” Introduction So far we have extracted numerous timeless lessons or principles in our examination of Elijah’s journey of faith. I. Lessons from the Palace where Elijah boldly announced God’s judgment for sin. 17:1 II. Lessons ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 21:10-15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Power And Wisdom Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 22, 2018

Message 4 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians discussing the enlightening ministry of the Holy Spirit.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Power and Wisdom of the Spirit” Address and Introduction (Greeting and Thanksgiving) 1:1-9 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 II. Response to questions and issues 7-16 Conclusion 16:5-24 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 A. Reproof concerning ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Enlightening Ministry Of The Holy Spirit Pt 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 22, 2018

Message 5 in our exposition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians continuing our exploration of the Holy Spirit's ministry of enlightening believers.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Power and Wisdom of the Spirit” Address and Introduction (Greeting and Thanksgiving) 1:1-9 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 II. Response to questions and issues 7-16 Conclusion 16:5-24 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 A. Reproof concerning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Partnering In The Growth Of The Kingdom Part 4 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 22, 2018

Message 10 in our exposition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians continuing the discussion of building the kingdom.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Serve as Partners for the Kingdom of God” I Corinthians 3:10-4:5 NOTE: Since we failed to complete the material from last week’s message I will not reproduce it all here but only include some new thoughts not in last week’s notes. If you want the whole ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Holy God Healthy Church Pt 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 23, 2018

Message 15 in our exposition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. This is the second of three messages dealing with perversion in the church

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Holy God Healthy Church” 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Part Two Review Opening Address and Introduction 1:1-9 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 A. Reproof for a divided church 1-4 B. Reproof for a defiled church 5 Review In this chapter Paul tackles the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:10-15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Copy Cats Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 24, 2018

Message 29 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. Here we discuss what it means to imitate Jesus.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Copy Cats” I Corinthians 11:1 Introduction All of the principles discussed in Paul’s letter to the believers at Corinth could be summarized really in one pointed admonition. Following this one admonition would have solved every problem raised so far. It ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:20-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Impossible Love Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 34 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the first of 6 messages exploring the meaning and practice of love.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Impossible Love” Introduction Love makes the world go around. What is this powerful driving force that motivates people to do some pretty weird things? We hear the word “love” tossed around indiscriminately in our culture. A cursory browsing ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Impossible Love Part 5 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 38 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the fifth of seven messages exploring the nature and practice of genuine love supplementing the understanding of love from 1 Cor 13 with the description of unhypocritical love found in Rom 12.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Impossible Love Part 5 or “Unhypocritical Love” Romans 12 Just in case you thought you slid by the impossible list of love’s characteristics in 1 Corinthians 13, Paul provides some further characteristics of genuine love in his letter to the ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Cpr For A Healthy Heart Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 30, 2018

Message one in a series exploring the Biblical directives for a healthy walk. This message explores the first element: Continually Cultivate a dynamic relationship with God.

Chico Alliance Church “CPR for a Healthy Walk" Part 1 INTRODUCTION The sins of the churches in Revelation so severely condemned by Jesus have become common place in the church today. Ephesus in spite of doctrinal purity, lost their devotional passion. They lost the passion of their first love ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8, James 4:4-7, John 15:1-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Cpr For A Healthy Walk Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 30, 2018

Message 2 in our exploration of the the foundation directives for a healthy walk. This message continues exploration of the elements involved in continually cultivating a dynamic relationship with God.

Chico Alliance Church “CPR for a Healthy Walk" Part 2 INTRODUCTION Paul identifies an internal war between the flesh and the spirit for control of the soul. Are we living on a spiritual plane or a fleshly plane? Is God our primary focus or our fleshly appetites? Is our mind set on the things ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8, 1 Peter 5:6-7, Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance