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The Prophecies Concerning Jesus Christ Part 2 | The Abrahamic Covenant

And He Settled Torah: Gen. 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2.6-3.8 Gospel: Matt 1.18-25 INTRODUCTION: After the promise of the seed of the woman The Book of Genesis is about the FIRSTBORN Is this the one who was promised? Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—he was indeed the firstborn, but because…

Introduction SHEMOT = These are the names Presentation Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. All those who were descendants of Jacob…

The Webster’s Dictionary says prayer is an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought. Have you ever listened to little kids pray? Here are a few examples of what they sound like. Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, age 7…

The Prayer 9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer Our text is 2 Samuel 16:15-17:29 The title of our message is Holiness is greater than wisdom... Now of course, to be holy, in part is to be wise… yet there is a wisdom devoid of holiness… especially of which the world esteems to be wise yet goes against the will of God And…

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it…

The Prayer of Jabez Eph 6:18 Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. 1. Pray for blessing . 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free…

9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from…

Controversy At Your Gate 8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose; 9…

I Promise You! God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. PROMISE . Declaration by one person to another that something will or will not be done, giving the person to whom it is made…

God is faithful to us…EVEN when we are not faithful to Him. One of the most frustrating aspects of the Christian life is our continual struggle with sin—especially our tendency to repeat sins for which we’ve already been forgiven. Even though we know the right thing to do, we often fall into old habits…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Scripture and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called…

God is the source of all blessing 11 Thine, O Lord , is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord , and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee,…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

The story of Jacob and Esau is one where the outcome might not be what we'd think is fair. Jacob is deceitful and yet is blessed by God in the end. This might be more about reminding us that God can work through our worst moments, and that God is ultimately focused on our right relationships with other -- not our wrongs.

Introduction We are continuing along our Journey in the Book of Joshua. As Joshua is giving out the alloted land. Which tells us about each tribe. It is a wonderful time to look at each tribe as a whole. This week we are looking at the tribe of Simeon Joshua 19:1-9 The second allotment fell for Simeon,…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

The devil need not be feared, but God’s children must remain alert and take measures against his deceptive devices.