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We all long for new beginnings. Most people love things “new” and then when something becomes “normal” or “used” we quickly go to something else. Mark is writing a “biography” of Jesus. Now this is not the same as our biographies today nor is it as simple as this. Yet, if we understand and use this framework…

Here’s a few book titles with the that contains the phrase “Changed the world “in their title. a) Gunpowder: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World. b) Cod: The Biography of the fish that changed the World. c) The Model T: The car that changed the world d) The Pill: The Biography of the…

Not a biography The gospels cannot be looked at as a biography, there is too much to record everything ( Jn21:25 ) 25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. The…

God graciously bestows blessing that He may rescind for rebellion.

Why Jesus? Intro If you know me, You know that I love to read books. One of my favorite genre of books is Biographies. I love to hear about people’s life. I enjoy reading about the struggles and victories of people. But what if I read a biography of someone and then I met them in person. But what I read…

“Vanity, vanity, all is vanity.” This phrase is one of our cultural colloquialisms, that you might hear, but often is not correctly attributed. Much like you might hear the phrase, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The latter is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln totally missing the fact…

In Philippians 3, Paul is giving us his spiritual biography, his past (3:1-11), his present (3:12-16), and his future (3:17-21). Pastor Leger talks today about Paul's present and his determination to not stop growing and working. He is choosing not to rest on yesterday's accomplishments and devotion. Something we need to keep in ming.

The recipients of God's salvation are those hwo come to Him humbly, recognizing their unworthiness and need of Him.

Introduction Today we begin an epic journey together through the vision of Isaiah Isaiah (& prophets generally) often seem intimidating to us Isaiah is both familiar and mysterious - we know many of the passages yet so much of it seems difficult Isaiah is daunting - from very beginning we are overwhelmed…

Intro Last week we began looking at Romans chapter 12. I spoke from this chapter at high school camp earlier this year where our theme for the week was why not now. The idea was, as high school students. Why not live your life of Christ now. This idea continues to apply to each of us, no matter our age.…

He is Risen! He is risen, indeed! It is exciting to be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus together! The resurrection is what makes our faith unique in all of the world! There is no other faith or religion that has the resurrected Savior, the great I AM, as the core of their faith. When you read the…

There was a misunderstanding of the kingdom, and what it was. The pharisees were looking for a time when God would rule on earth, setting up his kingdom. Because that is what we see in the Old Testament. Have you ever seen mountains, how they all look like they are right in front of you, but as you get…

Poor Thomas gets a bad rap for his doubts. But I think that is a bit unfair. after all for many of us we often hear things and don’t believe them until we see it for ourselves. Mark 16:11 tells us that none of the men really believed the women when they told them that they had seen the risen Lord. John…

Where are we heading? Today we will just give a lay of the land and plan for the study. Who is Ezekiel? What is the book about, and that sort of thing. How does it flow? Some of the major things we will run into in it. Some of the topics that scholars zero in on with respect to Ezekiel. So we will introduce…

I believe the most important question anyone can ask has a great deal to do with Christmas. The most important question anyone can ask has much do to with really every corner of life, but this question—the most important question anyone can ask—is certainly something we must deal with at this time of…

We are a couple of weeks in our new series, the Bible. This week we're going to look at the different literary styles in the Bible. I'm pulling most of this information from The Bible Project's How to Study the Bible series, episode 3. If you're like me and didn't pay much attention in school, this information…

Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath

Last week in the gospel of John, in the first 18 verses of chapter 5, we read and shared about Jesus healing a lame man on the Sabbath. The man was in trouble with the Jewish leaders because he was carrying his mat, or “working”, on the Sabbath. Jesus was in even more trouble for healing, or “working,”…

Introduction: Do you remember having a really important decision to make? Maybe it was a big move. Maybe it was an important job change. Maybe it was an important health decision. Whatever the decision was, it was overwhelming. Making the wrong decision would likely result in a bad outcome. And you felt…

Briefly recap where we’ve come: · 4 weeks in January working through ekklesia and koinonia · The last 7 weeks has been on Ephesians 6:10-20 , Take Your Stand. Identifying and using the armor of God and the importance in relation ekklesia and koinonia. · Today we’re looking at the thing that holds it…

A family member was at a family reunion and took a lot of pictures . When she took them to the photo place to get them developed , she asked if the pictures could be touched up . The photo tech asked : “You mean wrinkles and such?” She said “Yes” and the tech said, “Well of course.” Well she said: “Could…

Review We have finished studying Paul’s appeal to Philemon. In verses 13-25, Paul does several things: He makes… An appeal in Philemon’s best interest An appeal for eternal perspective An appeal for a new relationship An appeal despite the cost An appeal that was hopeful Message We’ve finished our series…