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Has anything exciting ever happened in your town? (Allow response.) Maybe a circus or a fair or even the President came to your town! What do people usually do when something exciting is going to happen? (Allow response.) They might put posters up or show what is happening on TV. They could even post…

Good Question As we begin this year a good question to ask of the LORD is what must I do to live out the Kingdom. As we begin our 21 Days of prayer and fasting, I would encourage you to make part of your prayers this question, this seeking of God, “what must I do?” What are you asking of me God? What…

Introduction: Many of us in here this morning made at least one New Years' resolution. We want to be fitter. We want to travel more. We want to read through the whole Bible. We want to deepen relationships. Resolutions are made because we want something different in our lives. We want to make a change…

We are continuing our series this morning Summer Stories. We have reach the end of this series this morning. The past Three weeks we have explores the lives of three people who had profound, life-changing encounters with Jesus. We will connect their stories to other modern-day individuals who have had…

In the 1980s this man build a massive empire! He owned major resorts, art collections and lots of real estate. International guests could arrive at Brisbane or Cairns airports and be transferred to either the Gold Coast or Port Douglas resorts by Hovercraft. I visited one of his two major resorts. Unfortunately…

Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus Last Sunday we were in Luke 18 - The story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. The Pharisee stood up proudly saying - I thank you that I am not like those others. The tax collector beat his breast. Turning to God and asking for mercy and help. We read the words of Jesus: The…

Good afternoon, I hope that everyone is having a great weekend so far. It's a privilege to gather once more as we continue our sermon series, "The Path of Healing: Exploring the Beatitudes." In this series, we've been looking at the timeless teachings of Jesus as encapsulated in the Beatitudes—a collection…

Last week: Seek Jesus said: 7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. I like the metaphor of a door. Doors remind us that we have some independence, some security, some safety. We have a choice. Open them - or close them? If we want to be…

I. Introduction 1 We then, as workers together with him , beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) A.…

Luke 19 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; 10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” 28 When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of…

WHAT KING IS THIS? on his final journey into Jerusalem The long uphill climb from Jerusalem. SHOW PICs Pilgrim route. “Up” to Jerusalem Bartimaeus is Encountered. Bar = son Timaues, or Timao = honor Names the Nameless Luke 18 -35-43 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside…

Introduction Tonight we’re going to examine a man that lived in Jericho by the name of Zacchaeus. If you’ve gone to Sunday School as a child, you probably remember a song about him. We’re going to look and examine a very special day. The message is simply titled ‘One day in Jericho’. I. The Reality of…

Riding shotgun Stagecoach There was a driver and a guy with a shotgun to ward bandits and Indians Today the expression means to be the rider in the passenger seat If you are going on a trip you don’t really want to sit in the back set If you are the guy in charge you want to drive. If Tina and I go on…

Have you ever noticed how distance changes our perspective of something? Think about it. You see someone waving in the distance and they seem to be waving right at you. But when you begin to look around you realize they are waving at the person behind you. And many times, as they are moving closer to…

1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, 3 but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He…

I knew the day was coming, when our youngest grandson, Carter, was going to finally use the one word everyone hoped he would never use. Can you guess the word? Not “no”, MINE. It happened early this week, when we were sitting at the table. He was eating his dessert, an Oreo cookie, which he has discovered…

He was a man who had sold out his nation. Not only did he use his position of power to support the party that was tearing his nation apart, he used his position of power to rob his countrymen, building a comfortable life on the skeletons of his family and his friends. He loved money more than his country.…

Jesus offers mercy to the broadest scope of sinners.

Boomerang Meme OK Boomer Chloe Swarbrick My kids The “N” word of ageism Only appropriate response? OK Boomer. Avocado on toast Lines that divide. Walls in between us Not just generational Political Geographical Sporting Familial All of these divisions build walls in between us, and separate us from the…

FULLY PRESENT I hope everyone took the time to walk a little slower last week. We are in the middle of a series where we are looking at our lives and the way we do things and comparing it to the way Jesus lived. So far we have been primarily focused on how busy our lives are. Those moments where we are…

What Happens When Jesus is Intentional About Outreach? Are You as His Follower also Intentional?

Reformation Sunday Today churches are celebrating reformation in the church that happened in the 1500s. Martin Luther saw the church and Rome still in deception together and it was oppressing people. They took advantage of people by preaching hell and fire and if they paid the right price to the church…

Intro: I won’t be giving any statistics today, but I will make an educated guess this morning. My guess is we have all encountered them - the grumpy, the cantankerous, the complaining/grumbling, the glass is half empty people, they are always right people, the straight up mean people, the hurt people,…

Lies we believe about Jesus next few weeks. We have a messed up image of who God is thought reality was a comic book and God was just reading our story. God was just like the air, you couldn’t talk to him, but he was around. (the force, basically). My dad had a picture of Jesus on the cross in his office…