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Before the invention of the microscope in the 1590’s, there was a ton of uncertainty about the human body. Without the microscope, it is impossible for us to see the human body on a cellular level. However, just because we are unable to see the cells that make up our body, doesn’t mean that cells do…

Does anyone know the scout motto? It doesn’t matter if you’re a girl scout or boy scout. The motto is “Be Prepared.” These are the two words that are embossed on the Eagle Scout Medal given to Boy scouts highest rank recipients. Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, was often asked, “Be prepared…for…

Today we all have gathered for worship and to mark an occasion in my ministry journey. This past Tuesday marked the 30 year anniversary of my ordination as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). So much has changed since I first answered those ordination questions all…

When Everything Changes I’m going to invite Drew to come read this morning’s Gospel reading for us: Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became…

Have You Prepared? Really? Does anyone here know the Boy Scout Motto? “Be Prepared.” That’s right. Growing up in my journey through the scouting ranks I had the opportunity to see some amazing preparedness. I still remember on one particular hike one of the scouts back packs losing a pin that held the…

When I was a kid - from age 8 to 17, I was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America. That is not an organization that I could currently endorse, but back in the day there were a lot of good things going on. The Motto of the Boy Scouts was “Be Prepared” On one hand, it was just something that you said…

This week I came across the Winchester Mystery House, have you heard of it? If not, it is known as: One of the strangest houses in America is located near San Jose, California. After nearly forty years of building, the house is still not completed, and material sufficient for another forty years construction…

Last week we are starting a new series this morning. Tilted Yes, You: Fulfilling God’s Purpose. This four-week series explores the lives of a few unlikely people whom God used to do amazing things. Through the stories of David, Rahab, John Mark, and Gideon, we will see that God uses the small, the outsider,…

The Scarlet Letter is classic tale in American literature that that many of you know of. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne back in 1850, And it’s a story about a mother, living in the heart of Puritan New England, who is punished by her neighbors because she had a child with a man who was not her…

We are living in un-precedented times right now. I believe that we are living in the last of the last days. The Last Days began when Israel became a nation. People can believe what they want to believe, but Israel is the key to every thing about the end times. Hamas, Hezbollah, and others all supported…

Introduction The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy's thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then, he had…

Samuel’s call from God came as an inconvenient disruption; how do we respond when inconvenient disruptions come our way?

We begin this morning with our Scripture readings: Our Old Testament reading is from Isaiah 61:1-4 : The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening…

(S1) Mary Magdalene the first to experience the resurrection—Outside the empty tomb the risen Christ stood before FULLY ALIVE! Were her tear-soaked eyes playing tricks on her? The first April fool’s? “Teacher,” she calls him, yet we know he was to her so much more; the one who saved her. Jesus the one…

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth…

(S1)— Rivers to wilderness—40 days—Barren land of desolation, and hardship—A journey Jesus willingly took LENT—A self-imposed wilderness...Like Jesus, a place we willingly enter. What we can learn from Jesus wilderness experience, about ourselves, our relationaship with God? (S2)— Trouble in River City…

Our reading this week comes from the book of James, that we’ve been reading for the past several weeks. Some have described the book of James as the Proverbs of the New Testament. There is a whole lot of wisdom packed into this little book of 5 chapters. Thus far we’ve learned about the fruit of the…

Intro We are in a time when many people, despite what the radical left would have you believe, are looking for spiritual answers. It’s a great time to lead people into faith in Jesus Christ. There are basically two ways to do this. One is the “ Come and see ” method where we invite people to church to…

Forgiveness 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” forgive-to stop blaming or taking an offense into account. It means, at its best and easiest a very simple concept: to let go. 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not…

Good morning and Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. A young boy once said that Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend as much on the gift. Most men… what gift? Mark Twain said, " When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.…

Lies lead to destruction, but Truth is to be believed, obeyed, known and wisely shared.

Criticism without self-critique leads to vicious disregard of God's Truth.

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church’s online services. Please open your copy of God’s Word with me to Mark 6 , Mark 6 . As difficult as all of this has been it seems like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel - its dim and its small but it’s there. Please be patient…