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Today we embark on a journey through scripture. Over the next fifteen weeks we will fly over the pages of scripture examining important moments in history and how God revealed himself and related to his people. The journey began this morning in our Sunday school hour where Kathryn taught on creation,…

Missions Ready-Part 2: Faith Promise Missions “Every saved person here today is the result of foreign missions. We are the product of someone who was the product of someone in times past that was a missionary.” It was a Jew who brought the Gospel to Rome; a Roman who took it to France; a Frenchman who…

Sixth Commandment Honor Marriage Exodus 20:14 Like observing the Sabbath rest and honoring parents, this commandment originally was social legislation intended to protect those vulnerable in the society—in this case, women. In other societies at the time, men could grab any woman they wanted and treat…

Again and again we Christians have been reminded of the importance of HEARING God’s Word. But unless we understand why this activity is important, the reminder runs the risk of boring us or annoying us. Our Epistle reading this evening provides the understanding we need. HEARING GOD’S WORD: THE CHANNEL…

1. The Promise of the Holy Spirit, 16:5-7. 2. The Holy Spirit’s Ministry to the World, 16:8-12. Concerning sin Concerning righteousness Concerning judgment How will He do this? 3. The Holy Spirit’s Ministry to the Believer, 16:13-15. Two principles that help clarify our calling . . . 1) In convicting…

15 This is what the Sovereign Lord , the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. State: Judah heard about an impending invasion by Assyria They head to Egypt to form an alliance 16 You said, ‘No, we will…

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters I hope you are enjoying and benefiting from these stories from Genesis that we are looking at so we can see God at work in the lives of people that are not just like everyone else around them, these unusual characters that God is forming into the founders…

Introduction Labor Omnia Vincit The work ethic that is a guiding principle for the state of Oklahoma. Farming…a job where you control very little, so there is the constant attempt to overcome by work. Or, for some that I’ve seen, you just give up. You think you can’t win so why try at all? These two…

Overcoming Apathy Last week we started a new series called “Overcomer.” This isn’t a series that taps into something new and exciting that you have never heard before. It isn’t going to change the way you look at your relationship with God for the rest of your life, but the reason I love this series…

When God’s word is proclaimed, there are different levels of response, ranging from those who take no notice to those whose lives are transformed

We are in week 5 of Life’s Healing choices. So far we have looked at 4 choices we can make with God’s help to move towards victory in our lives. 1st choice: Reality Choice where we realize that we are not God and admit that we are powerless to control our tendency to to the wrong thing and my life is…

What is the biggest issue that has plagued the Church since its beginning? — — Disagreement — — In Acts 15:36-41 — Paul disagreed with Barnabas … In Gal 2:11-13 — Paul talks about his disagreement with Peter… In Luke 22:24-30 — the disciples argued … In Mark 10:35-41 — the disciples were mad at John…

Introduction March Theme - “Growing in Grace” Need to first Understand God’s Grace Thesis: Understanding God’s grace and how it relates to man” Objective Grace Defined What Grace is Not Our Response to Grace 1. Grace Defined Grace - “Chara” Beautiful, Lovely, Delightful NT - Joy/Rejoicing, Gratitude…

Torah: Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isa 27:6-28:13 , 29: 22-23 Road Map Review Dividing Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two kingdoms Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks 1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 “I go the…

INTRODUCTION When Edmund Gravely died at the controls of his small plane while on the way to Statesboro, Georgia, from the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport in North Carolina, his wife, Janice, kept the plane aloft for two hours. As the plane crossed the South Carolina/North Carolina border, she radioed for…

I don’t know if you will take this as good news or bad news, but Christmas is only ten weeks away. That may come as a bit of a shock since we haven’t even gotten through Halloween yet, but it is reality. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Not only is it usually a bit cooler outside, but Christmas…

I’m at Kid’s Kamp which I have done for maybe 20 years here in Southern California. Each year we have a weekend camp that is kind of an introduction to youth camp, but mostly stands by itself to help 7 to 11 year old campers experience some time with God, learning more about what salvation means, and…

Philippians 1:27-2:1 I. Behave Appropriately v. 27 Webster’s – Fit; suitable; congruous; proper; graceful; belonging to the character, or adapted to circumstances; Appropriately – To set apart for, or assign to a particular use, in exclusion of all other uses; A. Behave Christ-like 21 For even hereunto…

The Hour has come The information given ( Jn13:1-38 ) The instructions given ( Jn14:1-16:33 ) The intercession made ( Jn17:1-26 ) Think about what you remember in these chapters, make yourself some notes, I will bet you remember more than you think. Note: I need to stand corrected. I did not effectively…

Intro: We have been making our way through Daniel 7 and looking at the details of Daniel’s night visions… We talked about the description of the four beasts that Daniel saw coming out of the great sea and we also talked about how Daniel saw The Ancient of Days give the final, everlasting Kingdom, to…

It's A Mystery! The Parables of Jesus Concerning the Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven What is a mystery? In verse 11, Jesus tells his disciples, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you." The word translated "secrets" is the Greek world "mysterion" from which we get…

Daily Discipleship Guide ESV, Unit 11, Session 3 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Aug. 2022. There are six main covenants in the Bible: ++Noahic ++Abrahamic ++Mosaic ++Palestinian…

Shortly after WWII, in November of 1947, Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones preached a message from the book of Philippians. And in his introduction he said this, If ever the world needed the witness and testimony of Christian people it is at this present time. The world is unhappy, it is distracted and frightened,…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone. Today we are finishing John 17 , which is made up entirely of a prayer from Jesus, the longest prayer of Jesus recorded in the Bible. In the first section of this chapter we read how Jesus prayed for himself and for God the Father. That they would glorify one…

We cannot all be: Pastors, Evangelists, Missionaries etc. But we can all be Soul Winners. If we win this generation to Christ it will not be by mass evangelism, it will be by face to face, person to person contact.