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15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our…

Choose the correct building materials. The Church is like a building construction project. It is a metaphor of teachers and teachings... Teachers and Teachings Let’s trace the context here... Paul is rebuking the Corinthians for their divisiveness over their leaders (1:10-17). The reason the Corinthians…

One of the primary functions of the US Forrest Service is to conduct what are called Controlled Burns. The national geographic says - Controlled burning, also known as prescribed burning, involves setting planned fires to maintain the health of a forest. These burns are scheduled for a time when the…

Are we a family? What is the best thing about family? Why is it we want to be a part of something so badly? Funny even in the beginning God said in Genesis that it is not good for man to be alone. We are relational creatures, designed after our creator, that is the reason we desire family so much. And…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone and welcome. We are continuing in our “Gospel Story” sermon series. Last week we began the book of Exodus and how God’s people became enslaved and oppressed by Pharaoh. Pharoah gets so scared of how many Israelites there are that he orders the baby boys to be…

44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will…

Intro: The Holy Spirit (in the form of fire) is spreading the good news of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. I. A Burning Illustration (1-10) A. The Spirit’s Opportunity (1-3) 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise…

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the difficult labor ascended to God. God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. and God saw…

Now that Halloween is officially upon us, it’s an appropriate time to talk about a phrase that gets tossed around this time of year. That phrase is hocus pocus. So let’s take a fun quiz, ok? I’m going to give you five possibilities of what hocus pocus might mean. Raise your hand when you think I’m on…

We Think We Know All About Jesus Why would God let this happen? He could have fixed this before it broke. Sometimes God lets us talk until we realize only Jesus can fix our broke hope. Application: We need to Learn something new about Jesus We Don’t Believe the Witnesses about Jesus Sometimes we soak…

This Week’s Theme: Don’t Live Arrogantly before God Memory Verse: Proverbs 16:18 “18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.” This Week’s Word is Pride : It is viewed as a great evil because it involves pretending to a greatness and glory that belong rightly to God alone. Essence…

This Week’s Theme: Accept the Truth This Week’s Word is Rejection of God: It lies at the heart of human sin. It is seen in rebellion against God’s authority, purpose and instruction and results in the rejection of God’s servants and, ultimately, in the rejection of his Son. Memory Verse: Romans 1:25…

Some candles burn better than others. All else being equal, there are two primary factors that impact how a candle burns. The wax, and the wick. I learned this week the that best wax the world has to offer is poured beeswax. There are rolled beeswax candles, and they burn relatively quickly, but poured…

Why did Jesus come to this world? This is a question that theologians have wrestled with for centuries… (and we are ALL theologians) Why did Jesus step out of Heaven and onto this earth? What was the purpose of the Incarnation? (Go ahead, give me your answers) Jesus answers the question directly: 10…

1 Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, 3 So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had…

Intro Everybody close your eyes...real tight. Put your hand over your eyes....so no light can be seen. That’s not much fun...is it? What if it was that way for you 24 hours a day? Susan Lansing was a beautiful young girl. She had been blind since birth. She had never looked upon things we all take for…

In 2023 God is calling us to be “All In” for Him. Actually, He has been calling us to be “All In” from the moment we repented of our sins and called Him, Lord. But what does it mean to be “All in?” To be 100% sold out to Jesus? It will start, as I preached the first Sunday of this new year, with total…

God has called us to serve Him. Did you know that God has called us to be a kingdom of priests that represent Him in our generation? We are also called to stand before God on behalf of our generation. Find out what it means to be ordained by God as we continue to study through the Book of Leviticus.

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? God does not want His children to fear. God is our light, salvation, and strength; whom shall we fear or whom shall we be afraid. 11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid.…

I am going to spend a large portion of my message today laying down a foundation for the point of my sermon, I don’t want to bore you with too many details, but there are some things in Tabernacle worship of the Old Testament that must be clear for my message to have a benefit to you. First let’s pray…

Almost 43 years ago — just turning 20 years of age — I began my first career. It was a career selling life insurance, among other things. My Dad was not supportive AT ALL; in fact, he tried to talk me out of it. But, it was with a Christian organization — Lutheran — so I stuck with it. Through this company…

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Intelligence? Height? Better hair, more hair? We can be our worst critic when it comes to the weakness and flaws that we notice about our-self. Exodus 3–4 shows us, among other things, how God can use weak, imperfect vessels by His power,…

Revelation 8:1-13 As we continue our study of Revelation, we are committed to a literal, verse-by-verse interpretation. We must, however, remember that there is a mysterious nature to eschatology. NO ONE, except the Lord, knows completely the timing, nor the exact means of devastation to come upon the…

In my lifetime there has been an ever increasing emphasis on saving the earth. As a matter of fact, the secularist holiday called Earth Day was just celebrated this past week. This event began in 1970 led by mostly white young people college age and down kids. It has always had political overtones, as…