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“The Salvation Song” Good morning. Would you turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 1. Let us begin this morning by starting in verse 77. Luke chapter 1 and verse 77. 77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby…

The unique death of Jesus accomplished something that is often misunderstood. The triumphant resurrection demands an appropriate response.

Theme : God Adds to His Church Word for the Week is Doctrine: It is the body of teachings of the Christian faith concerning its central beliefs. Doctrine is grounded in Scripture and aims to maintain the integrity of Christianity by distinguishing it from non-Christian beliefs. Doctrine is of central…

God intends that we see the commandments as a blueprint for shalom. God shows us in the commandments a way to live that thrives and flourishes in his creation.

Appropriate Speech Appropriate Time 23 A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word! 11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances. Inappropriate Time 14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned…

The Meaning of the Eternal Generation of the Son 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Who is the Word? What does it mean to become flesh? 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that…

God has revealed His righteous because God has revealed His wrath against mankind's rejection of the truth of God revealed in creation and mankind's subsequent sin. Let’s not forget about God’s wrath. With all the emphasis on God’s love. God’s wrath is just as real and just as important - without wrath,…

Good morning, Today we are on part 2 of the series we started last week called LIFE IS A JOURNEY As followers of Christ we are on that journey together…called to walk in the spirit and not to walk in the flesh. The truth of the matter is the christian road we walk is a difficult one. However, walking…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . I’m going to quit making promises about where sermon series are going because every time I do that God changes the plan for me. It is well written, as our church’s Faithlife…

In Romans 8:31-34 Paul encourages believers that they really cannot be affected by any condemnation levelled against them by anyone because of the justification of God and the intercession of Christ.

When our values are despised (v.6) we can ask our good God to give us the ability (vv 7-11) to respond appropriates (v.12).

This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

Reward throughout the OT is primarily understood as a payment, wage, restitution, or recompense. Typically, the rewards given (נתן, natân) are appropriate responses to certain actions or attitudes. At times, these rewards can be seen as swift, appropriate judgment for corrupt dealings or idolatry (e.g.,…

As Thanksgiving Day is upon us, a little portion control is helpful to keep from stuffing ourselves on too much dinner; portion control is also helpful for embracing gratitude.

We are reminded that God graciously brings us into participation in Christ. We are encouraged to better understand why we practice close communion.

I would like to thank the church for allowing me to preach this evening. I really appreciate all the support that the church has shown my family as we peruse where God wants us to minister. Tonight especially has personal meaning for me and it is exciting to have the opportunity to preach tonight. You…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Today is one of those days when a Holy Day, what I sometimes call a Red Letter day, falls on a Sunday. When that happens, typically speaking the rector is free to move the celebration of the Holy Day to the following day, which is what we are doing. So, January 1st is traditionally a celebration of the…

In 2018, CNN ran a headline, “How 'thoughts and prayers' went from common condolence to cynical meme” We live in a cynical age. No one trusts anyone else. We are all skeptical of anything we see or hear, unless it’s on our favorite news channel, then we turn off our brains and eat it up. People have…

Struggles How many of us have struggles in our lives; How do you handle your struggles - try to hide them, allow they to over take you, try to push through them under you abilities - how do you handle them; In this Psalm we are going on a journey with David during a time of struggle Saul; Remember this…

Introduction Let me begin with a question: did you seek the will of God as you decided what to wear this morning? Ladies, did you seek the will of God as you did your makeup and picked out your jewelry? Turn to 1 Tim 2 We’re only going to cover 2 verses this morning, 9 & 10, so let me just read them…

After offering himself to the disciples in the previous pericope, in the second of these six statements Jesus offers the Holy Spirit. Jesus begins to articulate the Christian life after his departure and speaks about living in obedience to the commandments of God in a fallen world that opposes God and…

p / Vasily Arkhipov / I doubt you recognize the man in the photograph, and I wonder how many of us even know his name. This man is Vasily Arkhipov (Vah-SEE-lee Ar-KEY-pov), and on October 27, 1962 he may have saved the world as we know it. / He was the second in command of the Soviet submarine B-59 during…

This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

Intro Nature and effect. Two ways to perceive a thing. The nature of a thing can be described in terms that are appropriate to it. The effect is, by necessity, only partially about the thing we describe. If we described the nature of a pillow, we could use words like down, fluffy, hard, flat, smelly,…