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Morning 14 January 24

1 Timothy 6:12 Last week we pointed out a couple of things that we must keep in mind as we “fight the good fight of faith.” We mentioned the real enemy is Satan, the devil. He is our adversary - he is the one that is seeking to devour and destroy us. We mentioned that he has many tactics, but a couple…

Theme: The Conduct within Discipleship Word for the Week Kingdom of Heaven (God) : It refers to the reign of God in the lives of those who have been reconciled to Him through Christ. These individuals live according to the ordinances and statutes of the Kingdom which is under the God’s authority.. Memory…

Isaiah 28 Good evening church! I want to begin by thanking you for allowing Nicole and I some time away to celebrate our 30th Wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful time of exploring Tennessee. We saw 7 bears not including the ones in zoos and country stores, got to see and do a ton of things, we were…

This morning’s Scripture lessons are from the books of Genesis and Exodus. The first is... And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. The second is... Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field…

Intro Good morning, everyone! Sorry if you’re bummed that I’m by myself. If you were here last week, Dave Waller and I co-taught Matt 5:21-26 on anger and contempt, and we got really positive feedback from all of you. It was fun for us! And I found it very helpful, I hope you did, too. But I do want…

If I had written the Book of Ecclesiastes, I would have stopped at the end of chapter 2. It would have been a very, very short book. It would have been like 2 John, Jude, or Philemon. Solomon has written a wonderful conclusion—for any person to find ultimate meaning in life, he has to go outside of himself…

Morning 28 January 24

*** Image: White cloth The American Red Cross was gathering supplies, medicine, clothing, food, and the like, for the suffering people of Biafra. Inside one of the boxes that showed up at the collecting depot one day was a letter. It said, “we have recently been converted and because of our conversion…

"A prisoner about to be executed asked to be brought before the sultan. Granted, in pleading for his life, he said to the sultan, 'If you will spare me for a year, I will teach your favorite black horse to talk.' Intrigued by the idea, the sultan accepted this proposition, and the prisoner was returned…

Love God. Love people. Make disciples. Ever heard that? Bringing In the Sheaves? Remember that old song. None of us knew what it meant. As we saw on Wednesday, it is a reference to the Jewish Festival of Weeks (or Pentecost), which was a celebration of the harvest in Old Testament times. A sheaf of wheat…

Illustration of mistaking the light shafts in the sky for the Northern lights. Need: We often exchange the mirage of friendship for a real friendship “To bury a friendship is a keener (more intense)grief than to bury a friend. The latter softens the heart and sweetens life, while the former hardens and…

Habakkuk 1:2–3 As we continue our Series on our Mindset we come to a sermon that I do not want to preach. A topic that many in this room are experiencing right now, and it is still fresh even in my life. Today I want to talk about grief. As I said, I did not want to preach this sermon, but I have to…

Isaiah 11:1-11 We have been looking at a couple of the carols we sing as compared to scripture. Today we look at the Carol: O Come, O Come Emmanuel. This is a very beautiful carol with a haunting melody. It has many verses, but we are going to look at just three for times sake. Emmanuel is the name prophesied…

The Day Of The Lord What is the Day of the Lord? When does the day of the Lord take place? Who is in the day of the Lord? Read 1 thes 5 1-11 Pray Be Comforted (Chapter Two: Wanted: A Prophet (Isaiah 1–6)) The Day of the Lord (Isa. 2:6–3:26). This is that period of time when God will send judgment to…

Intro; [ Put up a picture of a diamond necklace { cross } on a black background. Then put up the same on a white background ]. When a jeweler displays diamonds, he places them against a black cloth because diamonds shine more brilliantly against a dark backdrop. In the same manner, before Paul reminds…

The goal of the sermon is that the hearers will take seriously God’s offer of grace. — The problem is that we sometimes make God's gracious offer an excuse for sinning. — The means to the goal is that God invites all sinners and provides them with the needed garment. There are invitations we might be…

A Season of Thanksgiving is the theme I am using for these next few weeks before our Thanksgiving celebration. The Bible knows nothing about a single day set aside as Thanksgiving day to begin an annual family four-day weekend which includes a rather typical kind of American style buying binge that we…

One of my favorite movies - Colombiana… Zoe Saldana… A story of grit… persistence… survival… tenacity… overcoming… Plot.. Cataleya - a daddy’s girl who witnessed her father’s assassination… actually her whole family was killed by the cartel and she vowed revenge on everyone who was involved… She was…

Peace is more than simply the absence of conflict; it is the active presence of God which results in the flourishing of his creation.

You will NEVER find yourself in a place or a predicament that is beyond the Lord's presence and purpose.

Morning 28 April 24

Samuel Goes To Bethlehem to Anoint David The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” And Samuel said,…

Scripture Reading Isaiah 53 Welcome Good Morning and thank you for being here this morning. If you are new with us today, I am glad you are here today. If you have any questions please find me after church or fill out a connection card with your contact information and I would love to get in contact…