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Introduction: December, 2009 I held a newborn baby…14 years ago I cradled a tiny infant in my arms; ney! I barely needed my arms, almost just my hands. Talk about stopping to consider and having a little perspective. Many of you have held an infant, perhaps not in December, but that barely matters; tiny…

Title: Spirit of Regeneration: How Are We Born Again? Text: John 3:1-8 One of the greatest and most beautiful truths of the work of God is the often the most misunderstood. Specifically, what does it mean—and how does it happen—that we are born again? We usually look at the question from the human perspective.…

Review John prophesied that Christ would baptize with the Spirit - Matthew 3:11 , etc. Jesus promised that He would baptize with the Spirit - John 7:39 ; Acts 1:4-5 , etc. Christ kept His promise - Acts 2 After Pentecost, only an apostle of Jesus Christ could pray for someone to be baptized with the…

Intro: My experience going to the hospital I can assure you that was one of the messiest, middle of the night, situations that I have ever been in. It was painful at its best and beyond uncomfortable. I could not escape it. Have you ever had that happen before? You know, just a messy or uncomfortable…

My God, My God, Why? There was an emergency room doctor in Kentucky that told this true story... A guy came into the ER after being in a car accident and the guy had burns all the way around his neck. The doctor looked and said, “ How in the world did you get burns around your neck after a car accident?…

LESSON 7 THE PRESENCE OF EVIL Text Habakkuk 1:1–4 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence…

Getting Attention Question: What are examples of a mindset? (positive, pessimistic, etc.) How would you complete this sentence: An anxious mindset describes someone who __________. Thriving Light Principle: Thriving in stressful times requires the knowledge , application , and practice of God’s Word.…

Jude part 5 Summary One of the oddest verses in the short epistle of Jude is Jude 9 , which describes some sort of struggle between Michael the archangel and the Devil (Satan). Many commentators see an allusion to Zechariah 3 , but in this episode we take a different perspective about the meaning of…

Getting Attention Question: What are examples of a mindset? (positive, pessimistic, etc.) How would you complete this sentence: An anxious mindset describes someone who __________. Thriving Light Principle: Thriving in stressful times requires the knowledge , application , and practice of God’s Word.…

Practice makes perfect? Do you think there is such a thing as a perfect prayer? Last week we looked some characteristics of acceptable prayer, obstacles to prayer and answers to prayer Today we will look at some suggestions on the practices of prayer ( Ps55:17 ) - Says David was a man after God’s own…

Good afternoon. It is a blessing to gather once again on this journey along "The Path of Healing: Exploring the Beatitudes." As we explore the teachings of Jesus, we uncover pearls of wisdom that guide us toward emotional and spiritual restoration. Today, our focus turns to the Beatitude that invites…

Good morning! My name is John and I serve Mission Church as one of the pastors. I'm thankful to be with you this morning and I'm honored to continue our sermon series through the book of Psalms.... a series that we have entitled, “An Exile’s Prayer Book.” If you would...please grab your copy of God’s…

Peter writes to Christians who are suffering. They’re scattered all over Asia Minor. They’re a small minority living in a hostile and pagan world. They’re living among a people who accuse them of wrongdoing and who hold vastly different beliefs. Peter’s writing to encourage them, even as they suffer.…

The Sinner vs. Eternal Life Do you believe God? 1 JOHN 5:6–12 Main Idea: Christians can be certain that God has given us eternal life through His Son. Bertrand Russell lived from 1872–1970. He was a well-known atheistic philosopher who authored more than 100 books, wrote a three-volume autobiography,…

Introduction This morning begins a new series in our church. Over the next three months we are going to spend some time working through to some degree the whole book of Psalms. To be honest, like all other series that we have done lately, three months is really not enough time to properly cover the many…

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you could tell this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. King David was granted great wealth and ability, which enabled him to set things up for his Solomon,…

Today's sermon encourages us to be a people of prayer and a people of follow through.

Review When I began this series last week, my first objective was to ensure that we have a biblical worldview concerning the nature of man. Man has a sin nature. This reality is what makes government necessary today. Briefly, we considered what the world was like before human government. We saw that…

The Long Way Home In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called…

Intro — Kids and Questions Parent peppered with questions... “Kids ask an average of 40,000 questions between the ages of 2 and 5. 2-300 per day — Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question Where does poo come from?...“And Tigger, too?” “One child wanted to know if his mom had to stay indoors…

Context: The unusual events of this evening - Jesus washing His disciples’ feet, the revelation of a betrayer (known only to John) and the rebuke of Peter. The disciples were very unsettled. 1. Personal faith in a personal God bring personal relief, 14:1. 14:1 — Jesus commands them: ‘Be in control of…

9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what…

Gospel Accounts See chart here: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Comparing-the-Gospel-Accounts-of-the-Resurrection-of-Jesus-Christ Synoptic Gospels vs Gospel of John -> https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Synoptic-Gospels-Matthew-Mark-and-Luke Today we are going to talk about a different subject since…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Jan. 2023. Summary and Goal In the previous unit, we explored why God would judge the sins of His people.…