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Bravery and loyalty in the life of Jonathan and his armor bearer. Self-sacrificial love in the life of Jesus. Faithfulness in the martyrdom of the saints.

Me Paper - Film and Faith Talking to Naomi about the movie that affected me. Harry Potter “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies. But a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” Need of correction Dr. Taylor Kyle We We all may see this, but it can be difficult We see this in…

B.R. Romans 5:7-10 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from…

The book of Esther reads like a good news/bad news story. Her story starts off like this... Bad News: She was born into slavery in a foreign land. Good News: Her family is together. Bad News: Both of her parents die, leaving her an orphan. Good News: She gets to have her kind cousin, Mordecai, raise…

Following the example of Jesus, The Good Shepherd - what are we willing to lay down so that others might live?

Are You Willing? At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ In any case,…

In this world there is nothing certain except death and taxes. So said Benjamin Franklin and it has been repeated ever since. I think that we can add another certainty to his list. That is the certainty of judgment. Last week’s message showed us that a righteous ruler can delay judgment. This week we…

p / Vasily Arkhipov / I doubt you recognize the man in the photograph, and I wonder how many of us even know his name. This man is Vasily Arkhipov (Vah-SEE-lee Ar-KEY-pov), and on October 27, 1962 he may have saved the world as we know it. / He was the second in command of the Soviet submarine B-59 during…

The Challenge of the Church Acts 14: 1-28 As we continue our study this morning, I want to remind us again of our text verse: Acts 17:6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither…

We will never forget! 9/11 Was nearly 22 years ago. Have we forgotten? What happens when we forget? We lose the value of the past. Why is it so easy to forget from generation to generation? Our culture has taught us to think that we are the center of our own universe. Your struggles, your desires, your…

Missed opportunities Isreal and the failure to enter the promised land. (Bravery and Faith) The Pharisees (Humility) Peter denying Jesus (Faith) Ananias and Sapphira (Honesty) The World (Love) How do we avoid missing our opportunities? Read Deuteronomy 11:8-32 8 “You shall therefore keep the whole commandment…

God purposefully picked Gideon to fight this war because he wanted to prove something to Israel then and us now God chooses to work with some of the most unqualified people to achieve miraculous outcomes Gideon is an exceptional case of this - tremendous level of fear Remember Gideon's complaint to God…

"1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949. Set in a totalitarian society, the story follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in the nation of Oceania. The Party is led by Big Brother, a figurehead who is worshiped and omnipresent through posters…

In the book of Acts, Paul follows up his account of Jesus' ministry with an account of how the Holy Spirit empowered Jesus' disciples to change the world. But what exactly was the power the Spirit granted, how was it used to such dramatic effect, and is this still something available to us today? Join us to dig into these questions.

Shocking Mom came to visit on Halloween How do you respond? Today’s message is about how our God works in shocking ways and how our responses reveal our hearts true loyalty. Pray Read 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.…

1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have,…

This morning I wanted to preach a sermon which does justice to both Father’s Day and the Second Commandment. The heart of the Second Commandment is found not simply avoiding the use of graven images in our worship, but worshipping God only in the way He has ordained in His Word. One of the ways that…

Cast your net again ‘With A Twist’. We just may need a slight twist in how and where we cast. Show video of Peter catching fish. 4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand…

We’re beginning our series on the book of Esther. Esther is a book in the Old Testament that reads like a novel. You have a hero, an adviser, a nemesis, a devious plot and more. As a literary book it piques one’s interest as part of Scripture there have been its proponents and its detractors. I do want…

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then…

Introduction As we have just launched our new Trail Life USA Troop – the Trail Life motto got me thinking of our ‘walk’ as Christians. Ya see, we are to be a walking, talking, living testimony of God’s goodness and love for the world to see. In fact, we’re to be a living example of what a Believer looks…