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35 On that day, when evening had come, he told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36 So they left the crowd and took him along since he was in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already…

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Title : Help My Unbelief And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone…

Hard To Believe Finding the Empty Tomb: Perplexed & Amazed & Doubtful The Gospel is simple, but it’s not easy to believe How can a man defeat death? How can one man redeem another? Why must the savior die & be raised again? Why should we believe any of this? **They did not have the necessary categories…

…the Order of Melchizedek What does a priest do? Who the heck is Melchizedek? Why is Jesus in the “order of Melchizedek”? What does that mean for us? Jesus our great high priest drummed into me - don’t need a priest, because we have Jesus, we have direct access to God, don’t need a go-between. It’s true,…

Church growth problems There is much we can learn from the early church, what they went through, what they did, in other words how they handled things. The thing being handled here is church growth. Church growth did not then, nor does it today come without some potential problems. So may we look, glean,…

Introduction: This morning our passage comes from Galatians 6 . In the Book of Galatians, Paul writes to the churches of the region of Galatia that are being plagued by false teachers trying to get them to add works of the flesh to the gospel message of salvation by faith alone. Galatians is very much…

A man falling off a cliff one day grabbed a branch and was hanging on for dear life 200 feet above the ground! Frantic and filled with fear, the branch starts coming loose. Looking up to Heaven, he begs, "Is there anyone up there who can help me?" Suddenly, a deep booming voice answers, "Yes, just let…

If you have your Bibles grab them and turn with me to 1 Peter 3 . 15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, Though we would like to always be positive…

Romans 15:1-13 We have been looking at the Christian’s relationships as we have studied the last few chapters. We talked about the Believers relationship to God in 12.1-2 Believers Relationship with Himself 12:3-8 Believers Relationship with Other Believers 12:9-13 Believers Relationship with Unbelievers…

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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…

Intro; We all have burdens that are sometimes very heavy to bear. Some burdens are emotional, some physical, some relational, and some financial. And those burdens can overcome us sometimes. We all know what the scriptures say about burdens. 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. That…

Evening 25 June 2023

Today we are continuing our study in Romans, picking up in Romans 7 . As we get into this chapter we need to keep in mind the context of what the Holy Spirit has been communicating through Paul. After showing that all mankind is condemned before God by sin, and that God in his grace has freely offered…

Introduction: One of the major reasons that a lot of people don’t go to church and the gym is one and the same reason. They don’t want to be judged! I would argue that one of the most well known Bible verses today is no longer just John 3:16 (if that one is even remembered by people anymore) but also…

The Path Alone As I’ve been studying up to teach our Sunday School world religions class, I’ve been reminded once again of the importance of our own Christian history and heritage. There’s a very famous book written by a Christian by the name of John Buyan, titled “Pilgrim’s Progress” which I have a…

We are reminded that God graciously gives us faith. We are encouraged to pray for faith and be useful tools of the Spirit.

Our Statement on the Holy Spirit The Spirit We believe the Spirit is the third person of the Triune God who is sent by the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin and to turn hearts toward God. He gives new life to all who believe, adopting them as children of God, sealing them for eternity, and…

(Story of my dad sitting me down when I was in jr. high and telling me it was time to get a job and helping me to begin to grow from a child into an adult, into a man. I was no longer going to sit around and sleep in. As a young man I had a paper route and by the time i was in High School I was working…

Discernment - how do you make your choices? Do you look for certain principles and choose by those every time? Do you use the wisdom of others and do what your counselors tell you? Do you get paralyzed by indecision and miss opportunities? How can we become the kind of people who continue to move forward…

When I did youth ministry, we would take kids to Chuck E Cheese. They had a game called Whack-a-mole. In WAM, moles pop up out of holes and you have to hammer them back down. But as soon as you slam one, another pops up. And on and on it goes. The thing about this game and the reason it’s just evil,…

John 4:43-54

Intro Today is the first Sunday after Easter, has your life changed any because of the reality of the resurrection? Often, sin in our lives involves pleasure. One of the ways God has made is is to seek good, pleasurable things. The best and most pleasurable thing we are supposed to seek is God. Often…