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Things that inspire awe The view of creation, our feelings on our wedding day, an expensive steak or meal, getting your dream job, riding a motorcycle for the first time, beautiful music Nothing is more crushing than if we have something that inspires awe in our lives taken away. People are in constant…

We discussed how God has given us all a capacity for awe, How that there is a war that is happening in this world around us. Between our need to find our awe and fulfillment in God alone and our desire to find awe in the things that are around us. This lesson is about what happens when we have a wrong…

Sin is Real, and Jesus is the Solution

God created us with a capacity for awe, the ability to stand in absolute wonder at the things that are around us. This awe was created in us to drive us to worship God. But because of sin, our awe get’s kidnapped by the things of this world. This makes the physical things of this world rule over our…

Shocking Mom came to visit on Halloween How do you respond? Today’s message is about how our God works in shocking ways and how our responses reveal our hearts true loyalty. Pray Read 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.…

Luke 2:4-7 4 So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, 5 to be registered together with Mary, who was legally promised in marriage to him and was pregnant. 6 And it happened…

Psalm 119 has been a wonderful study. Now in the 21st section, designated with the Hebrew Letter Schin. Each verse, in the Hebrew, begins with this letter. As we have gone through we have seen that the psalmist, even though we do not know his identity, he has been faithful to God’s Word even in the face…

INTRODUCTION: Are Miracles true? Do Miracles prove the existence of God? The Red Sea crossing is an amazing story of God keeping his promise and rescuing his people. It shows unprecedented display of power and strength, literally a miracle. So many people have doubted the Exodus, because there is nothing…

This Week’s Theme: Choose Fear This Week’s Word is Fear can have at least three meanings. It is an attitude of anxiety or distress, caused by concern over a threat to one’s future. It is also reverence or respect. Finally it is seen as standing in awe of God. Memory Verse: Psalm 111:10 “10 The fear of…

Saul is king. The Lord has chosen Him to fulfill this role. He was chosen by lot in front of the entire assembly of Israel. The people renewed his kingship after Saul rescued the city of Jabesh Gilead (though, really, it was the Lord who worked salvation for them that day and every day). The people decided…

Matthew 28:1-10 Greatest plot twist of all times! The resurrection is the greatest plot twist of all time... Plot twist is when you are thinking it’s going to go one way but then it goes another Michael Jr. says humor is just a plot twist....get you thinking one thing and then it goes another 2 guys…

The theme of our message this morning is on the idea of honor or reverence. This past week I was accosted with two ungodly examples of honor and reverence. 1). An add popped upon on my screen this week that told me it was pride month, and that I needed to “honor” pride month. What a contradiction of…

1 Chronicles 16:7-36 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. This was a day of celebration in Israel and specifically in Jerusalem - for the ark of God was finally brought back home, not in its real home, the tabernacle of God and later…

Several weeks ago it was Friday the 13th, and it was a full moon, and most of us were finding out that the schools were being shut down because of the virus so our kids were stuck at home, and we were being quarantined as well, and all sporting events and other extra-curricular activities were canceled,…

This week is Thanksgiving week, a holiday not shared in the rest of the world. Every year people seem to let Christmas jump ahead of Thanksgiving, but we are going to do our best to honor the spirit of the holiday. Thanksgiving is a time to pause and give thanks to God for his provision, his blessings,…

Revelation 15 (HCSB) 1 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed. 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, and the number…

Scripture Intro “How Then Shall We Live?” Topics in theology and how they change the way we live. Last two weeks (of the series AND before my sabbatical)... To Glorify God To Enjoy God 1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Sing to the Lord , bless his name; tell of his…

This morning we are are going to evaluate are worship in order to see if it is pleasing to God or not but before we can I need to set the scene for you As we all know Revelation was a vision that was given to the apostle John and In Revelation 1:19 John was given an outline of what he would see The things…

Upon this Rock The First Days of the Church Message 4 The Gospel Driven Church Acts 2:42-47 Me: That first church a. What was is like? i. I’m really curious about it. ii. My original plan was to be a house church b. Notice a couple of passages 46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in…

Ignited By the Spirit: A Call To Missional Living Today, we gather to reflect upon the powerful and inspiring message found in Acts 2:1-13 . It is a message that reminds us of the vital importance of awakening our affections to obey the Holy Spirit and to surrender to God's worldwide mission of reaching…

One could argue that there isn’t a church in history that is more “sent” than the first century church, which began immediately after Pentecost. In the book of Acts, Luke gives us a brief description of that church. By observing these important characteristics, we can get a better idea of the core beliefs…

New Year, Same Mission

What is the Church? — “a body of believers” “Christians” “Those who believe in God” “A group that worships together”.... What makes a successful church? — love, grace, mercy, people doing God’s work, serving, changed lives.... What causes those things to happen? That is the question we have to answer.…