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Let this series of questions help you determine where you are storing up treasure as we examine Matthew 6:19-24.

While the death of Christ expiates and propitiates, the burial (as with the scapegoat) takes away shame.

Questions given to us by NT Wright: Where is Jesus asking us to travel, not yesterday but tomorrow? Are we ready to follow him wherever he goes? Wright, T. (2004). Luke for Everyone (p. 119). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. What role does sacrifice and cost play in your daily/weekly…

If I have been justified by faith in Jesus Christ, the me that was, the me that was in Adam, has been crucified and buried, I no longer am bound to living a life characterized by sin!

On July 4, 1776, a document was published which read: We hold these truths to be self - evident , that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, This document is know as the Declaration of Independence I want you to ponder with me the concept of…

Easter 2024 - A Borrowed Tomb. Jesus died the death of a slave, but was buried like a rich man. He borrowed a tomb that was meant for someone else, and conquered death, hell and the grave. Will you let Jesus borrow your tomb?

The Absolute Truth of Death The Negotiations of Faith Future Implications

Introduction Transition Illumination The Death of Jacob, 49:29-33 29 Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the…

Last week we continued through the final section in Genesis, focusing on the final days of Israel with his family. Joseph introduced his family to Pharaoh, who allowed them to live in Goshen. Israel blessed Pharaoh and lived there for 17 years, living to be 147 years old. Before he died, he blessed each…

We are back in Genesis, picking up where we left off. So far, we have observed in Genesis the creation of the heavens and the earth, and mankind on the earth. We watched man fall from grace through rebellious sin. We’ve seen God judge fallen man, flooding the earth and destroying all life except for…

Exegetical Point: Jesus was crucified, died and was buried in accordance with the scriptures. Intro Jesus didn’t come out of no-where! Fulfilled prophecy, fulfilled imagery, fulfilled typology, Been a long time getting here One of the nice summaries that we use to profess our faith is called the Apostles…

We need to be grounded. No I am not talking about having “time-out” though I could go for that sometimes. I am talking about the need to feel centered, present, and “in control”. Question: how can we be blessed? All religions talk about being a blessing and knowing you are blessed by God, or whatever…

(S1) — Two things church people don’t like to hear…Money/Sharing our faith ( Evangelism) I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT Landscaper/Evangelist Can we just not talk about it? Are we going to be the church of believers, as Jesus intend (Acts) “Evangelism, good or bad, is the reproductive system of Christianity.”…

As we have studied Genesis over the last year one thing can be seen as we traverse the pages of time… what one generation does will impact the next! Adam and Eve bring sin to all mankind Noah’s faithfulness brings life to his family Canaan’s sin against his father brings a curse upon his descendants…

It is important that we understand the cost to follow Christ. However Cost, is a tough concept sometimes A farmer was approached by a stranger one day and asked how much he thought his prize Jersey cow was worth. The farmer thought for a moment, looked the stranger over, then said: “Are you the tax assessor,…

1 Cor 15:3-8 / The Resurrection of Christ 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,…

What a great Sunday we had last week, celebrating the work of Jesus—His sacrificial death and victorious resurrection—while looking at Genesis 22 , Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son, his only son, and God’s providential prevention. All of this pointing to God’s giving His Son, His only Son,…

WORSHIP LIKE JACOB How We Worship WAYS OF WORSHIP Genesis 24:26 Then the man (Jacob) bowed down and worshiped the LORD Nehemiah 8:6 Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, "Amen! Amen!" Then they bowed down andworshiped the LORD with their faces to the…

What is Easter all about? The story of Saul who became Paul 1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to…

Today we answer the question, can I be cremated?

Are you trying to attain or keep something because of who you think you are? 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. 17 When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for…

1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit…

Are you guilty of abusing God’s grace, of using God’s abounding grace as an excuse to sin? This is what the Apostle Paul wants to get across to the Romans. Because we are united to Christ, this new position that we have enables God to cause his grace to abound to us! Now as Paul ends chapter 5 and begins…

Introduction But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see…