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It means something to be chosen by God Most people don’t realize the significance of this choice. 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have…

The Pool time of the feast, many more people in town many more people at the pool the placebo effect water disturbed by an underground spring people gather and be the first to enter thinking only of themselves V 4 not in some manuscripts, telling what the people thought about the angel? V 5 the sick…

One chose to walk by faith; the other chose to walk by sight. Which will you be?

Do you believe yourself to be wise? And if so, where does your wisdom come from? 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called . 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has…

When Jesus chose to ride the colt of a donkey into Jerusalem at the end of a long, dusty climb from Jericho, he was making a momentous choice. Why a donkey? Why a colt? Why did the crowd shout hosannas? Is this relevant to us? Listen and find out.

1. Jesus came into this world through a mess. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the…

33 The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. God loves humanity so much that He gave us the ability to chose We all have to make the choice to follow and obey God, God does not make that choice for us. 15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death…

Reading: Jn 18.36-40 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say…

I. GOD MAKES FOOLISH. 1 Corinthians 1:18–20 (ESV) — 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20 Where is the…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Introduction One of my ancestors, Galba Fuqua, died at the age of 16, fighting in the Alamo. We all love a good underdog story… The Christian story is an underdog story. Series Subject: How do we live as Christians in a non-Christian society? How do we follow Jesus in a culture that rejects the way of…

As we begin our study of 1 Peter, we find Peter giving a powerful portrait of what it means to be an exile.

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now…

We will have scripture, but we are doing it a little differently, so I will pray for us and you can sit. Elections 10/10 - list next week of places that you can serve. My goal for everyone in the church is to be involved in a small group for discipleship and serving in some capacity. Be praying about…

God predetined those He forenew.

Luke 1:26-38 We have spent the previous two weeks emphasizing our hope based upon the second coming of Christ. As we come closer to Christmas Day, I want to shift gears and see how the hope of those before Christ’s first coming applies to our hope today. The first arrival of Jesus was the ultimate fulfillment…

Consider Your Calling God delights to use unlikely instruments for almighty ends. 1 Corinthians 1:26–2:5 (ESV) 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the…

Stay connected! I’m leaving, but stay connected ( Jn12:31-36 ) Jesus did not want them to be caught off guard that he was leaving. Turn with me to John 12:31–36 “31 “Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all…

INTRODUCTION: What comes to mind when you hear the word Christian? Odds are you associate that word with certain characteristics as well. The broader culture also forms impressions of what a Christian is and whether or not they are one. The first followers of Jesus didn’t call themselves Christians.…

SRB 1 How to live as people worthy of our calling; understand our glorious inheritance - Ephesians 1 Scene 1: Spiritually destitute people have failed to grasp the richness of their inheritance . She had gone down in history as “America’s Greatest Miser,” yet when she died in 1916, “Hetty” Green left…

How many of you had the page of MVP’s on the back pages of your high school yearbook? You know the one’s that said, “Most Likely to Succeed.” Or, “Most Athletic.” How about “Cutest Couple?” I never made any of those pages. I don’t even think I made the top 10. Here in a little bit we are going to name…

How does God see me? 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Once we believe in Him, repent…

Intro: Life is tough, and even Christians get tired and discouraged at times. Have you ever heard the expression, “It’s enough to make a preacher cuss?” A pastor stopped at a yard sale to buy a used lawnmower. There was kid who was doing his best to make the sale. The preacher pulled the rope several…

Intro Robert Frost wrote a poem called The Road Not Taken. He muses about a choice - metaphorically described - as a fork in a road. He must make a choice of which he will follow. And but for possibly slightly less wear on one, they seem equal to him. We often have a choice in life. To do this, or that.…