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Looking Fabulous Who noticed my nails? I hope they haven’t been distracting to your worship. You knew there had to be a story. I kind of forget about them, but I have had video conferences all week. And every now and then I see a funny look come across someone’s face, or they carefully ask… or they blurt…

What are different sounds that might be heard in worship that are "strange" or unauthorized? Who is the audience of our worship? What is the purpose of singing in worship?

What did John see, hear, and touch, that he is so passionate about proclaiming to his audience? That’s what we examine in this study.

Author: John This is the author of all three books. We will look at each book separately but there will be some overlap. The text does not specifically name the author. There is a claim of an eyewitness relationship. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our…

The Great Commission tells us to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded. Because this command is true for all believers, it follows that the words of 1 Peter 3:15 are true for all of us…

10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord , and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Interesting Facts: It contains 28 chapters. It contains 20 parables. It contains 21 miracles. It is an ecclesiastical gospel. Meaning it is the only gospel to use the word church (16:18)…

Churches, and their people, are not perfect. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying. I have now had 37 years of pulpit ministry as the pastor of local churches. I’ve loved it. I’ve seen a lot. I’ve preached a lot of sermons, and one thing I’ve learned is that you are either holding your listener’s…

Author: Jude The brother of James. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Half brother of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon…

Introduction to Luke I am excited to start this journey through the gospel of Luke with you. The year before last we went through the gospel of John and it was a blast. And now for the foreseeable future we are going to go through Luke. I have had a blast over the last several weeks reading and studying…

Author: Luke Scholars agree. Writing style Attentiveness to early church history. I have dealt with all Jesus began to do and teach. One of the gospels. Luke was written to Theophilus. What do we know about Luke? Gentile Doctor Close companion and fellow missionary of Paul. Luke was responsible for most…

How many of you like movies? You all know I do. How do you go about deciding whether you will watch a movie or not? Back when they had physical video stores, you might go in and look at the cover, read the description on the back, see who the actors were, or ask around for recommendations. In the internet…

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut…

Jesus teaches us to pray for the eyes of our Father in heaving, knowing we have his ear and his heart.

Ruth 3 : Unexpected Hope Ruth 3 “At that time, Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure. Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor. So bathe yourself,…

Introduction We took a pause on this series for the month of December so we could focus on Jesus coming in the flesh as a little baby. Interesting, because that is where we left off in the book of Hebrews. I know it has been a few weeks, so I want to give a breakdown of the book of Hebrews to this point.…

Upside down. That was my position in high school gym class, as I hung from a thick rope attached to the rafters at least thirty-feet high on one end, while my foot was attached to rope several feet below. I had to, somehow, get myself right-side up and climb the rope to the top. Once at the top, the…

Testimonies: Uriah? Continuing our Sermon Series on Go Into... We have discovered we all are Missionaries. We have to Identify our Mission Field, Pray for our Mission Field, and Go to our Mission Field! We have also discussed our role as the Salt of the Earth. This week if you are taking notes: Our Sermon…

Intro Key Observations about the text Before we get into the specifics of the text this morning, I want to show you some significant words that show up in these 4 little verses. From these observations, we can draw some preliminary conclusions about Peter and what he is doing with his writing. Personal…

Hebrews 2:1-3 Hebrews 6:4-6 Hebrews 10:26-31 Five times in the book of Hebrews, the writer warns his readers about the dangers of abandoning the Christian faith. Three of these passages are often used by those who want to prove that you can lose your salvation. We can’t possibly study in depth the book…

Reflections Study group Joy & Helen attended Rev. Geoff New’s seminar on preaching the parables Geoff has developed, based on the work of Warren Wierbse, and with its roots in Ignatian spiritual disciplines, a way of reading the parables that immerses us deeply in the Living word of God. We’ve had two…

3 John is the shortest book in the entire Bible, consisting of 15 verses. The overall theme of the book is John commending those who walk in the truth and condemning the wicked within the Church. John identifies himself as “the elder,” and though there is some debate on the identity of the person, he…

This lesson examines the Creation-Sabbath Rest, the Historical Rest, the Soteriological Rest, and the Eschatological Rest of God.

This is week three of our Ugly Christmas Sweater series. We will end this series next Sunday, Christmas Sunday and then on New Years Day we will have a Candle light and Communion Service. We have looked at Ugly Thoughts and Ugly Words. Today we want to look at Ugly Motives. I remember several years ago,…

What a year it has been. Today is a special day. It is New Year’s Day, and the fact that it falls on a Sunday this year makes it even more special. When Christmas comes, we celebrate the birth of Christ, but then there is a week of anticipation as the end of one year brings the beginning of the next.…