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Does the way that you live give thanks to the Lord for His presence and at the same time, proclaim His greatness to to all people? As God’s people, we are called to live in such a way. Your trust in God dictates your manner of living and your manner of living proclaims in who or what you trust. The way…

Evening 29 October 23

One Woman’s Crusade Was the first Thanksgiving really held by the pilgrims shortly after the Mayflower anchored at Plymouth? Texans claim the first Thanksgiving in America was proclaimed in Palo Duro Canyon by Padre Juan De Cadilla for Coronado’s troops in 1541, 79 years before the Pilgrims. At any rate,…

This week we had a national holiday: Thanksgiving. I did not do a thanksgiving sermon last week. I’ve never done a thanksgiving sermon. But as I was reflecting on a few things this week I make an decision to preach a thanksgiving sermon after all. This is not a sermon rant in response to something I…

1 You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord , for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. Recognition of mercy and grace. 2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and…

O Give Thank Unto the Lord Turn to and read Psalm 136:1-3 . Pray. There are some things that I take for granted. One of those is the knowledge of the true history of the United States of America. Having grown up attending a Christian school, I very early learned that history is “the written record of…

I. BE INTENTIONAL IN OUR DEVOTION TO PRAYER. (v. 2-4) Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear,…

Thanksgiving Have you ever looked to see what the definition of Thanksgiving is? It is really interesting because I am going to tell you that probably 80% of Americans do not know the dictionary definition of Thanksgiving. Listen to this: the act of giving thanks and grateful acknowledgment of benefits…

Psalm 103:1–5 (KJV 1900) 1. Intro The following proclamation was made by Governor Bradford in 1623, 3 years after the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth. To all ye Pilgrims, Inasmuch as the great father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, squashes and garden vegetables,…

One of the greatest threats to a regular prayer life is anger. We are living in angry times. We must careful that our anger not ruin our prayer lives. It is a great challenge for us as Christians to remember the importance of prayer when a partisan world. Now I don’t presume to know what is going to…

With Thanksgiving coming up this week, and with the changes of life and growing older, I guess I have gone a little nostalgic. I can remember the younger days of what Thanksgiving meant. Putting on warm clothes, getting a fire started to warm water, and turning the hogs into sausage, ham, pork chops…you…

Introduction Well it is thanksgiving and like most pastors around the world, we struggle with the concept of diverting from your sermon plan to deliver a sermon that is date specific or seasonal. I hope this weekend you have or will be taking time to celebrate the many things you are thankful for. For…

Introduction: Can you feel it? Christmas is upon us. What was the longest you’ve ever had to wait for a present? Paintball Gun - Waited what seemed like forever only to be told they were sold out and my parents couldn’t get it for me for Christmas. Transition: Today we are going to look at the first…

The holiday season can be a wonderful time for friends and family. Thanksgiving which we celebrate this Thursday has a long history in our country. In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of…

Thankful for Gods Love 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so…

Thankful for Gods Love 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so…

We are continuing our series this morning Thanks and Giving We will addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence of God,…

President Donald Trump declared that today, Sunday, March 15, should be a national day of prayer. He stated: “We are a Country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these.” However, we should not need a presidential proclamation to get us to pray. We…

ROOT OF PRAYER God’s sovereignty is his right and power to do all that he decides to do. “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. God’s providence is his seeing to everything that needs to be done to bring about his purposes happens. declaring the end from the…

Valuable Lessons In our series we are looking at overviews of the minor prophets. Today we get to probably the best known of the prophets. There are valuable lessons to learn from the book. And out of the ordinary I want to address the value of the book to start. It’s a value to preachers - don’t run…

I want to ask you a question for you to answer in your own heart. Why is God worthy of worship? Why do you worship Him? The reason I ask that question is because as I have dug into the Revelation, I have constantly been reminded of the back and forth between John’s vision of the future judgments on earth…

The Need for Prayer: As we come to these verses today, our theme will be on prayer. Prayer is defined in the Scriptures as a myriad of actions towards God. There is requesting, pleading, vowing, confessing, praising. Because we cannot see God, although He is with his people always, then we communicate…

Let the people say “AMEN” What a fun series this is, today we continue with a look at getting more out of the assembly through our prayers. Can I get a hearty amen? (Ps100:1-5) 1 Shout joyfully to the Lord , all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. 3 Know that…

Introduction: Good morning once again. I am overjoyed to be entrusted with the proclamation of God’s Word today. Let me quickly take care of a bit of housekeeping. Today we are in I Timothy 2:1-7 . Next week I will be out of the pulpit and we have Ron West from down the street at Bethel EC church who…

Today,we’re continuing our look at the Gospel of Luke with a sermon i’m calling “Gracious Fulfillment” Having successfully resisted the temptations of Satan in the wilderness, Jesus gets down to business doing what He came to do. Let’s follow His example and do the same Turn in your bibles to Luke 4:14…