Community Bible Church of Sweet Valley, PA

Community Bible Church of Sweet Valley, PA Located in the Back Mountain of Northeast PA, we are a small church seeking to minister the Gospel to those gathered for worship. Morning Worship: 9:30am

Thank you for visiting our page! You will find our church to be an ordinary church with ordinary people, but with a message of God's saving grace that has made us His children. Our source of joy is not that we offer something that other churches don't. We seek to minister the Gospel through the means ordained in the Scriptures - and we believe this is the way it's supposed to be. We hope you join

us soon - regardless of your background or upbringing. Whether you are already a Christian or still unsure of religion or the Gospel of Christ, we will be glad to have you! Service Times:

Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Please feel free to use the contact information from this page to ask any questions you may have.

04/10/2026

From the Pastor:

In Romans 14:1-15:13 the Apostle Paul is not arguing for the thoughtless adopting of the standards of others on matters of indifference. Nor is he seeking to eliminate differing opinions on matters of indifference between church members. His chief purpose is that church members glorify God by promoting a spirit of unity in the exercise of Christian liberty by loving others who differ.
Today, as in first-century Rome, Christians must learn how to handle conscientious differences in matters of indifference in such a way as to prevent them from disrupting Christian fellowship.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider the warning not to be destructive in the exercise of our Christian liberty from Romans 14:13-18.

04/04/2026

From the Pastor:

Heidelberg Catechism 45 summarizes the benefits of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead for those who believe in him.
Q: 45. What benefit do we receive from the resurrection of Christ?
A: First, by His resurrection He has overcome death, that He might make us partakers of the righteousness which He has obtained for us by His death. Second, we also are now by His power raised up to a new life. Third, the resurrection of Christ is to us a sure pledge of our blessed resurrection.
Justification, liberation, and glorification are the guaranteed benefits for those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
All of us have a variety of problems that we deal with, but the ones that are common to us all are these three: our past sin, our present enslavement to sin, and our inevitable death because of sin. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is God’s solution to all three. If we believe in Jesus, we are not only forgiven our trespasses, but given God’s righteousness. We are liberated from sin as a power which had been enslaving us. Additionally, we have the assurance that though our physical bodies may die, we shall be raised up again on the day of judgment.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will, through the due use of the ordinary means of grace, proclaim the extraordinary benefits of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead for those who believe in him.

03/28/2026

From the Pastor:

Christian liberty and liberty of conscience are the results of the cross work of Jesus Christ. The Second London Baptist Confession (1689) states: “The liberty Christ has purchased for believers under the gospel is found in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, and the severity and curse of the law. It also includes their deliverance from this present evil age, bo***ge to Satan, the dominion of sin, the suffering of afflictions, the fear and sting of death, the victory of the grave, and everlasting damnation. In addition, it includes their free access to God and their obedience to him, not from slavish fear but from a childlike love and willing mind” (21.1).
This freedom is only gradually understood. In Romans 14:12-13 the Apostle Paul wants those “strong” in faith to recognize that Christians do not always “existentially” grasp their liberty—particularly when it runs so counter to long and strongly held traditions. So, how should strong Christians behave when their conscience collides with the conscience of a weaker brother or sister in Christ? The second half of Romans 14 provides the solution (verses 13-23). These verses place the bulk of responsibility on Christians with a strong conscience.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider the proper course of action when a strong Christian’s conscience collides with the conscience of a weaker brother or sister in Christ.

03/14/2026

From the Pastor:

In this long section of Paul’s letter to the church in Rome (14:1-15:13) the Apostle Paul is continuing his discussion on the transforming power of the gospel in the ethics of the everyday life of the Christian (12:1-15:13). In this section Paul demonstrates how the gospel transforms the believer’s exercise of Christian liberty.
In this section the Apostle is not addressing doctrinal heresy or moral laxity, but Christian liberty in matters of indifference. Disputable matters or matters of indifference are actions not explicitly forbidden or commanded in the Scripture.
Christian Liberty affirms that believers are set free by Jesus Christ from the curse of the law, the dominion of sin, and the bo***ge of human traditions. This liberty is only gradually understood by many Christians. Christian Liberty maintains that only the doctrines of Scripture are morally binding, whereas the opinions of men are not, no matter how well intended or seemingly pious they might be.
The first part of Paul’s argument (14::1-12), contains a primary exhortation (vs. 1), and then principle reasons for the primary exhortation (vs. 2-12). The primary exhortation which undergirds this entire section is that Christians are to welcome one another (especially those weak in faith), with the qualification “but not to quarrel over opinions” (14:1, 15:7). That is, Christians are not merely to put up with one another, but must extend a warm and genuine welcome, without passing judgment on matters of indifference.
Today, as in first-century Rome, we must learn how to handle conscientious differences in matters of indifference in such a way as to prevent them from disrupting Christian fellowship. In this section Paul combines theology and ethics to help ease the tension and preserve unity.
We welcome you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider the theological reasons why Christians should welcome one another.

02/20/2026

From the Pastor:

Romans 14:1 says, “As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.”
These opinions or disputable matters are referred to as “adiaphora,” meaning indifferent things, matters not essential to the Christian faith. The issue in Romans 14:1-15:13 is not doctrinal heresy, but Christian liberty and church unity. As one writer noted, “Paul’s burden in this section is not to eliminate such differences between church members but to glorify God by loving others who differ.”
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider the primary exhortation in this section (welcome one another), and the necessary qualification (but not to quarrel over opinions).

02/13/2026

From the Pastor:

In Romans 14:1-15:13 the Apostle Paul deals with the subject of disputable matters. As one writer observed: “One of the ways to ‘walk properly as in the daytime’ is by acting ‘not in quarreling and jealously’ (Rom. 13:13). In this section (Rom. 14:1-15:13), Paul addresses a particular area in which the Jewish and Gentile Christians were sinfully quarreling. He admonishes them ‘not to quarrel over opinions’ (14:1) or ‘disputable matters’ (NIV).”
The disputable matters that concern Christians today almost never exactly parallel what Paul addresses in this passage, but the principles in this passage directly apply to our various cultures today.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider disputable matters in a charitable way.

02/06/2026

From the Pastor:

In Romans 13:11-14 the Apostle Paul employs the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ as a motivation to live a life transformed by the power of the gospel. Some writers think that these verses are to be limited strictly to the preceding section dealing with our duties to our fellowman. But they actually sum up the whole of the duties dealt with in chapters 12 and 13, applying them in the light of the second coming. The one thought is that everything is to be done in the light of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
As one writer observed, many people talk about the second coming of Jesus as a “train schedule” of end-time events. They speculate from current events the time when Jesus will return. But the Bible talks about the end times primarily to exhort Christians to live in the present in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ. The knowledge of the impending return of Jesus Christ should motivate believers to live according to the good and acceptable and perfect will of God which Paul has outlined in Romans 12-13.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will follow the Apostle’s argument in Romans 13:11-14 regarding the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ as a motivation for godly living.

01/30/2026

From the Pastor:

In Romans 13:8-10 the Apostle Paul stresses that gospel transforms the ethics of the Christian not only toward civil servants (13:1-7) but also toward our neighbor (13:8-10). The obligation to “love” sets the Christian’s duty to civil authorities within the larger duty to all people. Abstinence from wrong doing is only part of the Christian attitude. Our life is to be rooted positively in love. Three times in these three verses the apostle writes of the need to love our neighbor, and so alludes to Leviticus 19:18, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
We invite you to join us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider three principles regarding the Christian’s duty in social life to love their neighbor.

01/24/2026

From the Pastor:

We will not be having church tomorrow, but Lord willing we will gather next Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider loving our neighbor from Romans 13:8-10.

01/10/2026

From the Pastor:

In Romans 13:1-7 the Apostle Paul asserts that civil government is the God-appointed authority for the exercise of justice. The vengeance forbidden the Christian in Romans 12:17-21 is attributed to God ultimately (12:19), and to civil authorities immediately, who are God’s appointed servants that carry out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer (13:4).
The point that Paul is making in 13:1-7 is that Christians should not avenge themselves, but leave it to God’s wrath (12:19), and instead, submit to governing authorities because government is a God-appointed authority, and God will judge the wrong-doer through civil authorities (13:4).
Romans 13:1-7 informs us how Christians should regard the state and its authority. In these verses Paul asserts the origin of civil authority, the purpose for which it is given, the means by which it should be exercised, and the recognition it should be accorded.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider the “the sword” as the means by which civil authority is enforced.

12/26/2025

From the Pastor:

In Isaiah 50:4-9 we learn that the Lord’s ideal Servant is the one whom the Lord will use to rescue his people from their foreign oppressors. As the storyline of the Bible unfolds, we discover that this ideal Servant is God’s only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. And that he would deliver his people from the oppression of sin, death, and the devil.
These verses in Isaiah 50 highlight the commitment of the ideal servant to his divine calling and commissioning despite the opposition and rejection he would face.
We invite you to gather with us this Sunday morning at 9:30 when we will consider four areas where God’s ideal servant, Jesus Christ, demonstrated his commitment to his divine calling and commissioning despite the opposition and rejection he would face.

12/20/2025

From the Pastor:

We invite you to worship with us this Lord’s Day morning at 9:30 as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ from Isaiah 49:1-6.
The prophecies in the book of Isaiah take place some seven hundred years prior to the birth of Christ. Chapters 1-39 foretell the downfall of Judah as the outworking of God’s righteous judgment some one hundred years before the actual event. And chapters 40-66 foretell the riches of God’s steadfast love through his ideal servant.
The original audience envisioned in this prophecy would have been the exiled Israelites who would be captives in Babylon while Jerusalem is a heap of ruins. They would have wondered what would become of God’s ancient promises? Is the gracious purpose of God defeated by their sin? Isaiah answers that question.
In the book of Isaiah the mission of God’s ideal servant is paramount in the fulfillment of God’s plan. As one commentator observed: “the Servant passages are found to be the clue to the work of Jesus…In them our Saviour found the blueprint of his mission…How unspeakably moving it is to imagine Jesus mediating upon those passages, and knowing that this was the Father’s will and way for him; that this Servant was none other than himself.”
This Lord’s Day morning we will consider the commissioning of the ideal servant in Isaiah 49:1-6.

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