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One of the primary functions of the US Forrest Service is to conduct what are called Controlled Burns. The national geographic says - Controlled burning, also known as prescribed burning, involves setting planned fires to maintain the health of a forest. These burns are scheduled for a time when the…

The mission of the church is centered in God’s love for the world; our connection to the love of God frames our actions as followers of Jesus.

As Thanksgiving Day is upon us, a little portion control is helpful to keep from stuffing ourselves on too much dinner; portion control is also helpful for embracing gratitude.

Self Control 28 Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit. 11 A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control;…

Unruly James begins here by sharing that even wild animals can be tamed; Yet there is something in our bodies that is extremely hard to control much less tame - our tongue; While our tongue can bring us enjoyment through taste it can also bring sadness and pain to others; How hard is it to control our…

The mission of the church sends us out to serve others; the way in which we serve our local community frames our actions as followers of Jesus.

The mission of the church is to reach into the lives of people; our commitment to growing meaningful relationships frames our actions as followers of Jesus.

Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve others. Our mission to serve others follows the example of Jesus.

28 A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls. Anything that’s uncontrolled eventually will destroy you. It can be eating, drinking, sex, television, chocolate, spending, pecan pie… anything that’s not controlled will eventually destroy you. So we have been looking…

Sometimes we describe love as a feeling.  Sometimes we describe love as an action.  The Bible describes love as a part of God’s character.

God created life so that it could grow. The Bible tells us about the responsibility we all share together for the growth of our faith.

Adultery the dangers of the adulteress (vv. 1–6), the final price of infidelity (vv. 7–14), and the delights of married love (vv. 15–20). Then a reminder is given that sin is ultimately an issue with the Lord (vv. 21–23) A. The Dangers of an adulterer (1-6) 1 My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline…

The Temptations Jesus was led by the Spirit in the wilderness to be tempted by Satan the temptations are not the subject of this morning but the being full and leading of the Holy Spirit we have looked in the past of being filled with the Spirit how the Spirit takes up residence in us the Spirit of truth,…

25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed…

The Tongue: A universal concern The Tongue: The best and worst of things The Tongue: A controllable critter

Structure of Ezekiel 38 - 39 1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him 5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah…

HO Hum What is the purpose of leaven? Agent used in breads to fluff it up and lighten it Bread, air pocket when you slice it Jews were commanded to use unleavened bread - Ex 12:18 in order to be ready to flee Egypt, passover there wasn’t enough time to wait for the bread to rise Leaven “is any one of…

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Verse 15 says, “Don’t be a fool, be wise”, Ephesians 5:15 (KJV 1900) 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise , verse 17 says, “Don’t be stupid, but do God’s will”, Ephesians 5:17 (KJV 1900) 17 Wherefore…

Ongoing theme: God is perfectly in control of all man’s scheming. Pr 21:1 “ The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will .” 1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he…

As a believer in Jesus Christ are there things or circumstances that come up in your life that ever catch you off guard? Of course there is. Life and pain can so often catch us off guard. When we are left to our own thinking doubts and questions can often come up when life gets crazy and out of control.…

Good morning! We are going to be concluding this series we started at the beginning of the Summer entitled 9 Flavors 1 Fruit … We have been talking about the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23 - The fruit of the Spirit is really this mosaic of the life Jesus... .... We can see how the fruit of…

We have been examining how God is in control over all. That God is still on the throne. He is the one who allowed Judah to be defeated by Babylon. How while in exile we are to behave as those who follow after God. Today we will be examining how God is the one who is in control of the future. Our God…

Spiritual Walk Ephesians 5:18 (KJV 1900) 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit ; Control - The only way to commune with God is not by the control of the world or worldly things, but by being controlled with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 3:19 (KJV 1900) 19 And to…

Today is a special Sunday, because it is Easter. Why do we celebrate Easter? Because we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. If you look all throughout Paul’s teachings, he is always quick to point out the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That is why we celebrate Easter. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus…