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I. RECALL YOUR PREVIOUS CONFIDENCE A. Hebrews 10:32–37 (ESV) — 32 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34 For you had…

Psalm 136 - the last psalm in the collection known as the Great Hallel (if not the Great Hallel psalm itself). Hallel (Praise) psalms were designated to be sung at the festivals of Israel, especially the Passover. Some scholars who identify many of the psalms with the fall festival, naturally think that…

Prince of Peace We are going to conclude the series on the Hope of Christmas today. We’ve looked at how Jesus was to be called a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, and Everlasting Father. Today we focus on the fourth title Isaiah uses - Prince of Peace. 6 For a child will be born for us, a son will be…

Prophetic fulfillment demands proclamation.

One God Throughout scripture, God at times shows himself superior than the gods of the pagans. He shows himself superior to powerful kings and Pharaohs. You are familiar with many of them. Certainly Exodus records how God showed himself powerful. In many of the battles of nations against Israel, God…

NAME - THAT - VOICE! Three voice slides (Bugs, Darth, WW of West) God’s Voice See Psalm 29:3-9 The Power of God’s Voice 1- Creates the universe and everything in it Genesis 1:3 (NASB95) Then God said , “Let there be light”; and there was light. God SPOKE everything into existence 2 - Rules over nature…

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…

Decisions today determine the legacy we leave.

This Sunday, we look at a few of the things we tend to forget when we are tired or stressed.

Reading of the Scriptures Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from…

SERIES ON FAITHFULNESS On my heart: faithfulness, connection There is NO connection without faithfulness It’s just pretend, superficial, social group This series is a challenge 75% of NT is corrective I’m OK with that, God inspired it Two choices: Either you’ll get over it or you won’t I pray this series…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSua9_WhQFE The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings. Perhaps the biggest distinction is that 1 & 2 Chronicles focus more on the priestly aspect of the time period. The Book of 1 Chronicles was written after the exile…

Our master determines our end, our master determines our benefit or fruit, our master determines our eternity.

1John 3:4-9 . I. Purity is Provided For the Child of God vs.4-5,8 a. The Standard Was Set v.4 “the law” This is the standard that was set in the garden. You say we are no longer under the law. You are correct we are not under the law but we are still judged by the law. 1. God still requires the law to…

The first attempt of David Livingstone to preach ended in failure: “Friends, I have forgotten all I had to say,” he gasped, and in shame stepped from the pulpit! At that moment, Robert Moffat who was visiting Edinburgh advised David not to give up. Perhaps he could be a doctor instead of a preacher,…

The mother of three notorious kids was asked, “If you had to do it all over again would you have children? Sure,” she said, “but not the same ones.” Mom’s, admit it: there are days when you feel this way. However, at the end of the day mom’s, if you had to do it all over again…you would – and you’d have…

Do we need revival? 1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of…

Trusting God Puts our Anxiety to Rest A Quick Recap: Habakkuk complains to God “How Long?” God’s Answer: I am going to punish the evil of my chosen people. I am sending the Chaldeans to wreak havoc in order to deal with Israel’s sin Habakkuk’s second complaint: The Chaldeans are so evil, how can they…

Many of us remember a rhyme from our grade school playground: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.” We all probably know that this rhyme is not entirely true. Robert Fulghum in his book, All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, turned that phrase a bit…

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 3 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you…

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 2 And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. ( Mark 8:11 LSB) And sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given…

INTRODUCTION (Smile): Welcome/Prayer (Review Chiastic structure of chapters 21-24) Our passage, 2 Samuel 22:1-30 … has us at the climax, the high point of this final section of 2 Samuel Today, by David’s very own words, not that of the author, but David himself, we read of his faith and his viewpoint…

Vision Sunday Good Morning New City Church. It’s Vision Sunday. What’s Vision Sunday? Its a day to look back. To look back at the faithfulness of God And to look forward to the fulfillment of God. 8 “Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors! 9 Remember what happened long ago, for…

The Saga of Sihon and Og Deuteronomy 2: 26-3:11 Background: Moses has been recalling to the people of Israel the time they have spent in the wilderness. He recalled how they had come right up to the promised land, and how the people had refused to go in because they had been afraid of the people there.…

8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, 9 but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the…