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The latest at Friendship Baptist Church

Stay up to date with the happenings of Friendship Baptist Church by visiting Pastor Ted's Sermon Notes. You'll find notes and thoughts  with applications to encourage and challenge your walk with the Lord.

We Are the Living Picture of God

by: Ted Vinatieri

03/07/2026

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Ted's Notes (<- click here)  1 Timothy 1:1-2

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Tell Your Story In His Story

by: Ted Vinatieri

03/01/2026

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Ted's Notes (<- click here) 1 Timothy 1:12-17

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Be Prepared, Build Bridges to the Gospel

by: Ted Vinatieri

02/21/2026

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Ted's Notes (<- click here)   1 Peter 3:13-17

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Prince William County is Ripe for Jesus’ Harvest

by: Ted Vinatieri

02/14/2026

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Ted's Notes (<- click here)  John 4:31-38 

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Sanctity of Human Life: Seeing It God's Way

by: Ted Vinatieri

01/24/2026

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Ted's Notes (<- click here)  Genesis 1:27

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Jesus Welcomes Sinners - Let’s Do Likewise

by: Ted Vinatieri

01/17/2026

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Ted's Notes (<-click).  Luke 15:1-7

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Loving P.W.C. Through Christ

by: Ted Vinatieri

01/04/2026

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Ted's Notes (<-click). Mark 12:29-31 

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The New Year: Grow Through Praise

by: Ted Vinatieri

12/28/2025

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Ted's Notes (<-click).  Psalm  103:6-14   

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Love Unending! -- Christ is Born

by: Ted Vinatieri

12/21/2025

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Ted's Notes (<-click)    Philippians 1:6-11

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Joy in Jesus - Nothing Comes Close

by: Ted Vinatieri

12/14/2025

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Ted's Notes (<-click)  Luke 2:8-11.  

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God's Gift of Peace -- His Advent

by: Pastor Ted Vinatieri

12/07/2025

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Ted's Notes (<=click)  Isaiah 9:6-7.

God defines peace, His definition, is shalom. A soundness. And our greatest enemy to that peace is? (see the rest of Pastor Ted's notes)

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Hope for Us is in a Name

by: Pastor Ted Vinatieri

11/30/2025

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Ted's Notes (<-click).  Our American culture is one of prosperity, different from the climate for Jews in Jesus' era, with Roman occupation, hypocritical and hopeless with discontentment. Where does the name of Jesus come from?

Matthew 1:20-23 

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If it's out of duty, then is it really thanksgiving?

by: Pastor Ted Vinatieri

11/23/2025

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If It’s Out of Duty, Then is It Really Thanksgiving?

Colossians 3:15-17

Introduction:

 

I.     Why is thanksgiving commanded?

 

 II.    Sad but true, ingratitude is natural to us.    

see Jeremiah 5:21-24

 

III.  Developing thanksgiving that is not put-on, but genuine.

  

Application:  

1.  Places to turn to as I become articulate w/ thanks language:

 

2.  Retraining my heart at becoming more of a giver, less of a taker.

 

3.  What kind of time do I take for rehearsing the goodness of God

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Sermon: Are We A Christ-Centered Church?

by: Pastor Ted Vinatieri

11/16/2025

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Introduction:  Based on the Gentile Pentecost witnessed in Chapter. 10, Peter shows that God’s saving heart is toward all peoples, not exclusively to Jews. We see in today’s text, 5 powerful qualities that a Christ centered church takes on, in order to be a powerful mission tool in God’s hand.

I.          Christ centered churches evangelize rather than fossilize.    vss. 19-21

Believers are “telling the message” Jew & gentile diversity; unity in Christ

This is our litmus test

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