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Every four years at noon on January 20th there is an inauguration of the President of the United States. It is always a day filled with big plans and great hopes. On that day we dream big (or wring our hands depending on who won) yet we have really no idea what we will be getting as a leader. Even if…

Intro – Read Luke 4:31-37. If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, (Prov 9:10), we live in a doomed generation. Mark Galli, editor at CT, documents representative comments from 21st century sermons: “Jesus is always patient." "Jesus’ mercy embraces even the demons." "Jesus is ever-welcoming,…

Matthew 5:48 How many of you have read that verse and thought, well, I’m toast. How could anyone be as perfect as God? If that is what Jesus really meant, then there is no hope. We are all toast. Perhaps there is another way to see Jesus’ words. And I am not talking about making them mean something other…

Walking in the Light— Turning Away From Sin SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study: John 3:19, John 8:12, Rom. 3:10-20, 1 Tim. 1:15, 1 John 1:5-2:2 Memory Text: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9,…

The Discounting of Jesus Christ (Whole Bible) As we look forward to Christmas this week, I would like to read for you a description of the baby who was born in Bethlehem and whose birth we celebrate. The description is found in Colossians 1:15-16: 15) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn…

The Coverings. Last time I brought some Lego along, I thought today I’d bring another of Hannah’s toys. You all know them: Russian dolls, one inside another. Think you’ve seen it and there is another, there is more – layer upon layer. It is like that with Jesus. The deeper you look the more there is.…