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“He must increase. I must decrease.” If we wanted to select a single simple mantra to take to heart, to meditate on in our prayer life, and to simply embrace in our faith journey, I’d argue that John the Baptist’s punch line from today’s Gospel is definitely one of the key Bible passages we should look…

SLIDE 1 Does God hear you when you pray? Are you certain that he hears you and answers you? F.B. Meyer, a popular preacher from England in the early 1900s, was crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner. During the trip was asked to address the first class passengers. At the captain’s request he spoke on…

Heading 1 Introduction: What a powerful story of serving in spite of things that would cause others to not step up. Transition to the Text: Turn with me in your Bibles 1 Timothy 4:6 . We’re continuing our study of 1st Timothy. This letter started out with Paul instructing Timothy on how he is to lead…

Love That Will Not Let Go This morning, we are in 2 Kings, chapter 11, on this fourth Sunday of Advent. So why don’t you turn there and use your finger to hold your place. But before we read anything in 2 Kings, let’s turn to the very beginning of the New Testament - to Matthew’s Gospel and the very…

“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.” (2 Thessalonians 3:16) The Psalmist in Psalm 31 says, “There is terror on every side!’” ( Psalm 31:13 ). During this current Coronavirus pandemic many can identify with the psalmist. In fearful…

INTRODUCTION says... One of my teachers would make us write each of our spelling words 25 times. At least one one occasion, I tried to shortcut the process by writing each letter, one at a time, down the page. Then I would come back with the next letter in the word and write it down the page. So if the…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the great paradoxes of life is the fact that the poor can be richer than the rich. Poverty is no necessary hindrance to being wealthy. Wealth, on the other hand, is no guarantee of being truly rich. Even rich Christians are often not rich just because they have wealth. Charles…

LESSON: KEEPING UNITY WITH JOY EVEN WITH PEOPLE INTRO: Evil People in World. They hurt us. Intentionally: Criminal Intent, Terrorism, Computer Viruses/Spyware, ID Theft. Unintentionally: our families, friends. In church- We steal one another’s joy on occasion Phil. is letter of joy to lovely people.…

In one of Charles Shultz’ Peanuts comic strips, Lucy and Linus are sitting in front of the television set when Lucy said to Linus, "Go get me a glass of water." Linus replies, "Why should I do anything for you? You never do anything for me." "On your 75th birthday," Lucy promises, "I'll bake you a cake."…

The Bible tells us in Proverbs 15:13 “A happy heart makes the face cheerful.” And a little later in verse 30 of that chapter that author writes, “A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.” God wants us to experience joy and to have a cheerful demeanor. He has even designed us in such a way do that it…

ATTN: VIDEO Stories like this can perplex you if you think about them deeply enough. Here is a missionary couple, devoted to Christ, who are captured while they are in the middle of serving the Lord. I am sure that they had prayed for God to protect them. I am sure that others, when they learned of their…

JESUS, OUR COMPASSIONATE FRIEND Luke 7:11-17 We live in a world of pain. · This past Thursday a husband and wife were driving home to Moorseville in separate cars. 46 year old Cynthia Riddle died when the vehicle she was driving was rear-ended and burst into flames. And, unbelievably, the man driving…

SERIES: ENJOYING THE JOY OF JESUS SERMON: KEEPING UNITY WITH JOY IN THE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE READING: PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11 *INTRO: People hurt us. It is sometimes intentional, often it is not. In some cases it is aimed at us and in other cases we just happened to be in the wrong place. “Criminal Intent”…

INTRODUCTION: 1. This morning I invite you to turn to our Scripture portion and follow along with me. John 5:1-18 (NLT) (page ) Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. 3 Crowds…

The Fellowship of Christ: Philippians 1:1-11 June 25th, 2006 I. Intro A. People are hungry for joy PAUSE 1. In 1957, Charles Shultz, creator of the famous Peanuts cartoons, unwittingly spawned an international cliché. a. Schultz drew a cartoon with a character hugging snoopy with the final panel saying:…

INTRODUCTION: 1. This morning I invite you to turn to our Scripture portion and follow along with me. John 5:1-18 (NLT) (page ) Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. 3 Crowds…