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1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by…

When you have been married a long time you have freedom to say anything you want to them. A man named Danny was looking in the mirror the other day as his wife, Jenny, passed by. “Honey, all I see when I look in the mirror is a fat, ugly, old man. I could really use a compliment.” Jenny replied, “Right,…

How do you view suffering? How does God view our suffering? A means to show his glory. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with…

2 Corinthians 2:12-3:18 12 Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me, 13 I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and set out for Macedonia. 14 But thanks be…

2 Corinthians 3:1-18 Romans 12:1-2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you…

2 Corinthians 3 Good morning church! Let me ask you. Have you ever had a day all planned out perfectly, and it didn’t exactly go as you hoped it would go? Well that’s how this past week went, up to and including yesterday. I had a great plan for yesterday, and among other things our church website went…

Introduction: The cold winds of winter are blowing. The wind chill is minus 30 degrees, the air minus 4 degrees, as I drive to “a mountain to pray.” Just minutes before, I left Jim’s bedside. The next 24 hours will tell the tale. Either the doctors and nurses were in time with medicine or they were too…

Play Kids Video Peter healed beggar Peter was a different man at this point in his journey. The beggar wanted money but Peter gave him what he really wanted. What I here today for us is that we want many things from a place of not being able to see or know. The questions we ask reveal what we know and…

Gospel of legalism vs. Gospel of Grace Legalism a system of laws, works vs. the gospel of grace through faith. We started to compare the two recently and this morning we will review and press on. In matter of review of what we have seen, covered before I need to go back in case anyone missed anything…

Fake, false, forgery What is the best way to tell is something is fake, false or a forgery? Yep you got it, you need to know the real thing, study the real thing so that if anyone presents anything else you would know it. Our passage Paul overcomes the peddlers of fake, false gospel (2Cor2:17) in a beautiful…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Eye Conditions MYOPIA (Nearsighted) Myopia is the inability of the eye to focus on distant objects. Only objects that are near can be clearly distinguished. So myopia is called nearsightedness. The spiritual side of myopia is to have me vision. A nearsighted view of life focuses only on what affects…

Intro: Prayer: 14 When the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 Then he said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 Then he took a cup,…

4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13 my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.…

Acts 1:3-14 WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Intro : The past month and a half had been a whirlwind for the Lord’s disciples. Just forty days earlier they had seen Him die on a cross. On that day all their dreams and hopes came crashing to the ground. They hid themselves away in fear of suffering the same fate…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

It is the two contrasts Paul writes of in Romans 7:6 – old as opposed to new, Spirit as opposed to letter, that help us understand that Paul is talking in terms of the new covenant, and the implications are astounding!

Intro Last week we began looking at Romans chapter 12. I spoke from this chapter at high school camp earlier this year where our theme for the week was why not now. The idea was, as high school students. Why not live your life of Christ now. This idea continues to apply to each of us, no matter our age.…

Titus 1-2 Good morning church! We are starting a short little letter this morning by the name of Titus. Just so you are aware, we will move through this book quickly as much of the material is similar to what we saw in 1 and 2 Timothy. Titus 1:1–4 (NKJV) 1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of…

From the moment we are born, actually, at the moment we begin our existence, we are in constant need of many things, especially food and water. It is part of our nature as human beings to be needy and dependent on other things for our existence. We don’t need to tell others that we need food and water,…

In 2005 Christian Smith’s book “Soul Searching” introduced the term Moralistic Therapeutic Deisim. Research done by National Study of Youth&Religion to identify the insight of American youth into religion (including christianity) Core tenet of MTD 1. "A god exists who created and ordered the world and…

As we have gone through the book of Romans verse by verse, Paul has taken on this great journey focusing mostly on the Righteousness of God, and our relationship to that righteousness. After a brief introduction in chapter one, He began to expound on the Sin problem that all of humanity has. But not…

Review of YHWH Covenant and the direction for the building of the furniture. Continued study of the Bronze Altar, and then the Bronze Lavar. Special Name is Hiding Place -- Seter סֵחֶר

Last week we saw how we were created in the image of God. This being the rational faculty of the human soul: How we think, how we reason. How God has given us attributes similar to His so we can better understand and comprehend Him. We also looked at the multiple ways in which the culture gives no thought…