4K
Downloads
36
Episodes
Exposing false teachings and movements; posting sermons from Evangelical Christian Fellowship in Fall River, MA
Episodes
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Here is my article on my blog discussing this chapel message and how it is harmful for the body of Christ to preach this kind of compromising message.
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
In this lesson series, Pastor Tony Costa addresses the issue of forgiveness, and how the lack of forgiveness can cause damage to the Christian and to the church, but through Christ he/she is able to forgive and heal.
Part 3 – Confession & Reconciliation (17 min)
James 5:6; 2 Cor. 18-19
“Wounds are healed via confession”
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
In this lesson series, Pastor Tony Costa addresses the issue of forgiveness, and how the lack of forgiveness can cause damage to the Christian and to the church, but through Christ he/she is able to forgive and heal.
Part 2 - Revenge (16 min)
Genesis. 4:4-8
“Wounds are healed via confession”
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
In this lesson series, Pastor Tony Costa addresses the issue of forgiveness, and how the lack of forgiveness can cause damage to the Christian and to the church, but through Christ he/she is able to forgive and heal.
Part 1 - Bitterness (22 min)
Deuteronomy 29:18 Hebrews 12:15
“Wounds are healed via confession”
Sunday Jun 05, 2016
Sunday Jun 05, 2016
Truth Matters- Pt. 1 (1 Tim. 1:1-11)
A. Greetings - vs 1, 2
The apostles were God's specifically chosen vessels (Acts 9)
B. Timothy's Commission
a) The threat (Acts. 20_29-31)
b) The Command (v. 5)
Sunday Aug 16, 2015
Sunday Aug 16, 2015
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3
Pastor Tony addresses the second topic of a two part series on the most critical cultural issues of our day: homosexuality.
Our mandate
We are the salt of the earth. And we are to expose the unfruitful deeds of darkness.
Matthew 5:13, 14; Eph. 5:11
Our worldview
1. Birth- “the wrong orientation?” Psalm 51:5
2. Significance-
The good deeds of a person do not legitimize his/her immoral behavior
1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Cor. 5:11
Sexual sin is not a private matter; in the church we are to correct it.
All sexual sin carries unique consequences.
3. Tolerance-
Convictions are NOT prejudices or phobia.
1 Thess. 4:3-5; 1 Cor. 6:10,11; John 1:14; Titus 2:11,12
Homosexuality is not the unpardonable sin. You can be forgiven.
Friday Aug 14, 2015
Friday Aug 14, 2015
In part 1 of a two part series, Pastor Tony addresses what he believes is one of the two true terrorist attacks on our culture today
Addressing abortion as the "modern day holocaust", Pastor Tony asks the question: "how then are we to live in light of this as Christians?" What is our responsibility, and where does our (local) church stand on this issue?
"If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Psalm 11:3
Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:11-18
Sunday Jan 05, 2014
Sunday Jan 05, 2014
Preaching: Pastor Tony Costa of Evangelical Christian Church, Fall River, MA
Sermon text: Rev. 2:1-7
Outline:Three Problems
1. Falling in step with / imitating the culture
Titus 2:11-15; John 1:14,18
"Erosion is silent, slow, but sure"
2. Losing the focus of what is the mission of the church.
1 Tim. 3:15,16
3. Ignoring the Great Commission
Matt. 28:18-20; Titus 2:3-5; 1 Tim. 5:12-16
Quote Steve Lawson:
“For
a lot of them [churches] bigger is perceived as better. Exposition of the word of God has been
replaced with entertainment. Doctrine
has been replaced with drama; theology with theatrics. And Jesus has been turned into a brand. The Gospel has been turned into a product,
and people into consumers. That’s what
you get when you read books about church growth. And here, the flesh provides the energy, and
man receives the glory… not God”
Sunday Apr 10, 2011
Sunday Apr 10, 2011
Pastor Tony Costa preaches on the passages of scripture related to Simon of Cyrene who carried the cross for Jesus. Matt. 27:32; Mark 15:21: Luke 23:26 1. The Cross and the lost - scandal (1 Cor. 1:18) 2. The Cross and the Savior - sovereign grace (Gal. 1:15,16; Eph. 1:3-11; John 15:16; Isa. 65:1 3. The Cross and the saved - submission a. submissive, instead of a rebel (Matt. 16:24) b. useful, instead of useless (Acts 11:20; 13:1 c. a blessing, instead of a stumbling block (Rom. 16:13)
Saturday Mar 19, 2011
Saturday Mar 19, 2011
Pastor Tony Costa continues his series on Elijah in 1 Kings 19:15-21 1. The Restoration of Elijah a. God works even through human failure b. God still writes history (Gal. 6:9; 1 Cor. 15:58) 2. The Call of Elisha a. God's call is for those who are busy serving b. God's call is for those who are under authority c. God's call is personal d. God's call is effective (Rom. 11:5; John 15:16; 1 Jn. 4:19; Mark 3:13; Gal. 3:15,16 e. God's call is followed by a crisis (Luke 14:25-35) f. God's call is a call to service, not to be served