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Appreciate the time at the conference. Had sessions about culture change in a rural area, about pulpit ministry in the public square, brushed up on some preaching concepts, and got a whole bunch of encouragement from people that I only see once or twice a year. The Sunday after conference, I like to…

By rewinding all the way back to the beginning of John’s gospel, we discover that John himself rewinds us all the way back to the beginning of Genesis; what is it that John wants us to see by turning his gospel all the way back to the beginning?

Jericho Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city…

Numbers: The Wilderness Wanderings If I were to take a poll this evening among you faithful, those of the midweek gathering. I’m guessing that there is not a single one among you who would say that Numbers is your favorite book in the Bible. It is not mine either, but I do believe it is relevant and…

Numbers 1:1-4:20 REVIEW TORAH GPS We continue to use the Torah as our guide to do our portions So far we have come from Genesis to now Leviticus, and God has been at work We have talked about Vayikra in the last few weeks So far we can summarize what we have studied by Cumulative Summary and Overview…

God’s Unique or Unusual Characters So far, our band of unique characters has covered Noah, Abraham, Isaac’s wife Rebekah, our first lesson on Joseph, then Leah & Rachel. Today we’re back to Joseph, as he returns home to the promised lands of Canaan. He has been in the indentured service of his uncle…

Big Idea - Grumbling and complaining undermine the grace of God and poison the heart. Scripture - Exodus 16 , Numbers 11 , James 1 INTRO: Humans are interesting creatures, we tend to become focused on the negative more than the positive - just look at our newspapers, TV news, any information services…

Introduction New experiences: Children’s Camp. Falls Creek. This Fall, some will be in school for the first time, or some will be going to new schools. You never quite know what to expect! Moses was in a situation where he didn’t know what to expect. He had led Israel out of Egypt and to Mt. Sinai where…

Introduction We talked about BeMidbar chapter 3 already when we talked about he Levites. But I have skipped chapter 2 I want to go back today and look at that. Numbers 2:1-34 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “The Israelites will encamp each with his standard, with a banner according to their…

The Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah and camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah; then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines. The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the…

As we begin, I need to warn every one that I am going to place an image on the screens overhead that at least some of us in the room will not be prepared to see. Responses may include anger, maybe even tears, so parents, you may need to shield the vision of your children from the reaction that others…

AT this point in our narrative, Israel does know for sure what happens next. God had told them He would not go with them. This was for their safety because they had sinned a great sin and God was angry. Yes, they had repented of their sin. They had removed the ornaments from their bodies just as the…

God Did It! 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the…

As we make our way through the month of May, and with each week approach a topic of importance within Christianity... Today we come to the topic of - MISSIONS I’m quite confident that when we speak of MISSIONS - in Christian circles - our minds automatically think about... flying overseas trecking thru…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 10, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., July 2022. Summary and Goal In these passages, the prophesied punishment on Eli’s family become reality.…

Numbers 5:1-4 1 The Lord instructed Moses: 2 “Command the Israelites to send away anyone from the camp who is afflicted with a skin disease, anyone who has a discharge, or anyone who is defiled because of a corpse. 3 Send away both male or female; send them outside the camp, so that they will not defile…

Intro: We’ve examined the faith of Rahab and the two spies; now the focus moves to the faith of an entire nation. I want us to keep in mind that the Book of Joshua deals with much more than ancient history. What God did centuries ago for the nation of Israel, He can do for us, the church and America…

Introduction So far in the Leviticus Torah portions we have talked about what is clean and unclean in the eyes of the Lord. We have been given guidliness (Mishpatim) of what to eat, how to do motherhood, how to server in the Tent of meeting And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:…

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou…

Introduction: 23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall not do any ordinary work, and you…

This is the last year in 2023, another year will soon behind us. It’s hard to believe! This church will have been going for 168 years old this April. I am currently the 28th pastor, including one pastor returning I came in December of 2019, and have now been here for four years. We made it through a…

Obedience, Meekness Submission (according to google) 1. the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person Being submissive helps us to be less self-centered and allows us to consider the desires of others. BIBLICALLY, SUBMISSION IS OBEDIENCE!…

Perhaps the bravest step of faith we see in the Old Testament happened when the shepherd boy, David, faced the giant, Goliath, with nothing more than a sling and some stones; how does that story help us face giants in our world today?

Exodus 13:17-14:31 Introduction In our last Torah Portion we talked about the Plagues So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children…

Fear is often a liar whom God determines to silence