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So far in these early weeks of summer - Rachel, I, and the kids have been to Cedar Point several times (passes)... And it’s been interesting this year - because this is the year that Tia (my middle child)... became TALL enough to ride - everything! NOW - who thinks she rides EVERYTHING? You’re right!…

1 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. Central Idea: We know that there are many…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 8, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. April, 2022. Summary and Goal Forty years earlier, the Israelites had failed to trust God and refused to…

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 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…

Testimonies have power to change what exists and what does not exist yet. Can you remember a time you heard a testimony and it helped you believe? Can you remember a time where Jesus did something in your life? Have you shared that with anyone else yet? 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the…

Big Idea:God’s Faithful Promises Fuel Christian Courage Intro: Are you a courageous person? Do you consider yourself brave? Are you willing to stand when other people kneel to injustice and evil? Would you sign up to fight for freedom when others refuse out of fear? Problem: in our society that is composed…

We’ve talked a lot recently about faithfulness, passion, commitment, and sacrificially following the Lord. And there’s no question that this is exactly what God is asking and expecting of each and every one of us. If for no other reason than the God of the universe is asking this of us, we should respond…

(S) — I don’t consider myself a very courageous person Rafting — Parasailing Easy way/Hard way/Middle Following Jesus was never meant to be easy — Jesus’ lived courageously Cruel world — Tempted — Rejected — Suffered — Tempted — Cross Jesus didn’t give his disciples some sales pitch, “hey come follow…

Intro: Greg sharing at a city-wide lock in and not prepared. Me in public speaking class writing 30 minutes before class and sang the National Anthem. You might be wondering what in the world these stories have to do with anything. There is a need for us as believers to not just know the name of Jesus,…

Your Prayers make a difference. Last Week’s Challenge: Find three people this morning to speak what you hear God saying they are. Remind yourself every day this week to focus on what God said about those people. Look for other opportunities to share what you have faith about in others throughout the…

Testimonies have power to change what exists and what does not exist yet. Can you remember a time you heard a testimony and it helped you believe? Can you remember a time where Jesus did something in your life? Have you shared that with anyone else yet? 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the…

Protection v 1-2 Protection from a world aimed at the destruction of children she took the threat seriously she took action Prayer v 3 provision of an Ark of Safety intercessory prayer release of responsibility Providence v. 4-9 God sovreignly provides His plan will not fail He places Moses into the…

Introduction As we have mentioned and as we will continue to, the most important thing to notice know about this book is the cycle that is found throughout: Sin, Judgment (Chastening), Repentance & Deliverance. And then in order to deliver the COI, God would raise up a Judge - a leader of the people…

Courage Under Fire As we start, I want you to imagine yourself in a room filled with powerful individuals — individuals who hold your future in their hands. They give you a choice: to stay quiet about your faith in Jesus Christ or face severe consequences. What would you do? Would you keep quiet for…

Introduction *** TURN THE HOURGLASS OVER *** The week before last, I unveiled the theme for the year, and preached unto you a message titled ‘A Time for Consideration’. In that message I’d asked you just to begin the year in consideration of three things: Consider Time ( Itself ) I wanted us to ponder…

Do you know what happens when you give a kid some sugar? Some kids have a worse reaction than others. I know some kids that are related to Dean and Nancy who are very susceptible to sugar. In fact, after a period of the grandparents continually feeding them sugar, the parents were very tempted to feed…

Our God is a Promise-making, promise-keeping God. God has promised us peace in the Person of Messiah — in the Person of Jesus. As we face this world’s peace-stealing circumstances, we need to cling to that Peace. We need to cling to Jesus who came as not just the Babe in a manger 2000 years ago — but…

“Be Strong and Courageous” God Joshua 1:1–9 (ESV) 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the…

6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” 7 Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these…

God’s Unusual Characters Noah, the Ark Builder Abraham, the man who believed God Isaac & Rebekah, parents who had favorites Jacob, the deceiver that suffered deceit Leah and Rachel, the competing mothers of Israel Joseph, the favored son who became a slave and then a savior Moses, the murderer whom God…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

How well do you listen? I am not talking about hearing but listening. True listening is hard work! True listening is not for the faint of heart but only the courageous. Mark is trying to have us hear who Jesus is. He is wanting us to see who Jesus and be transformed. Jesus is doing something new. Teh…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal The era of the judges began with God providing Othniel to deliver Israel and…

Text: Hebrews 11:1-4 , 6 The Dead Still Speak Verse 1 defines faith: Hebrews 11:1 (ETRV) Faith is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we cannot see. The Complete Biblical Library says: Its best meaning seems to be that faith is that which underlies the inheritance which believers…