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Introduction: weather patterns and unpredictable forecasts 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been…

Will You “B” What You Should? In these 5 Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, which is the Season of Lent on the church calendar, I am going to continue to teach about some of the ways we can honor the Lord Jesus with our connection and commitment to him. Last week, I talked about the “N Word”—…

Freedom! Jesus is offering true freedom but they are not accepting what He is offering at the high price (lol, tongue/cheek humor) of belief. What do you think the cost of freedom is? Toby Castleberry once said: “There is nothing like the freedom we can have in Jesus. No money can buy it, no status can…

What You Believe Governs Your Actions 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou…

Character Traits of the Believer # 4 1 John 2: 7-11 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good…

Intimate ( insert intimate picture here) Intimate, intimacy, when you think of that what comes to mind? In our “Living together” series as well as coupling with our “Let your light shine series” we are living together as a church family so that we may be a shining light in the midst of a dark world.…

At the moment I have my study in my house. My office is in the basement of the parsonage. My children are most of the time at home and they know that daddy needs his time alone to get his work done. In order to keep out the noise of a house full of six boys I usually study with my door closed. Every…

Peace, fear, comfort, multiplication How does peace, fear, comfort and multiplication work together? Look and remember how they work together (Act9:31) 31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort…

1. Your relationship _with God_ For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. For our appeal…

Believe In what does the word believe actually mean does it actually just mean the belief in the existence of something or someone?? or does it mean more? 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. God wants us to understand his word…its…

Last week we discussed the truth that we are all addicted to something. And we need to admit that we are powerless, that in our own power our lives are unmanageable. Until we admit this, we will keep living broken, miserable lives. As Paul wrote: For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that…

Satellite View vs. Street View The Worldview of a Believer vs. The Worldview of an Unbeliever. In everything - money, material possessions, relationships - important/not important, valuable/not valuable - goals, dreams, ambitions, etc. The Gospel is radical, the Gospel brings radical change, the Gospel…

God is the SOURCE of Love. God SHOWS us what love is. Our love for others bears WITNESS.

It’s a matter of the heart. A good heart is a result of abiding. Act on what you know. (Obey)

The Tongue: A universal concern The Tongue: The best and worst of things The Tongue: A controllable critter

See how much God loves us! This presents a problem. We are His children (now!), but the best is yet to come.

Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way. It’s hard to be kind, and gentle, and good, and all of the other virtues we have been exploring. So why are the Scriptures so clear and demanding? It seems that God is asking the impossible. Be perfect? It’s depressing to try…and fail.…

He emptied Himself He became a servant He died a cruel death

Gentleness is a model of walking in the Spirit, a walk worth of our calling. Because of God’s grace, we show grace to others…we think before we speak; we consider others before we lash out; We follow Paul’s directive: When we are angry, do not sin! How does that play out in practical terms? Here are…

Moving forward in our exploration of becoming more Christ-like by growing in the Fruit of the Spirit, we come to the virtue of faithfulness. Our first thought about faithfulness is usually related to our faithfulness to God, and that is good. But God also calls us to faithfully carry out our relationships…

Our faith is a miracle faith. virgin birth resurrection defeat of Satan Miracles produce boldness. This is no mere religion Born miraculously, died mercifully, raised again supernaturally (what other “god” claims that?) There is nothing to fear. The Light (as opposed to the darkness of v. 12) The One…

Why trouble keeps coming. How should I respond to trouble? It all works out! Really?

The first Sunday of Advent is a celebration of HOPE! No matter how hard things are in the world, there is Jesus! No matter how hard things are in the world, we have been blessed to be part of a wonderful community of HOPE, the church. In the study Believe: Living the Story of the Bible to Be Like Jesus,…

Mark 9:28–29 (ESV) — 28 And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29 And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” 28 And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast…