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Paul’s strategy Continues From speaking with the commander, to speaking to the angry mob, now to speak to the Sanhedrin council. Paul uses words to make a point and a difference. Along the way will give us somethings to consider this evening. When it comes to Paul and his confidence there is almost an…

Paul’s intention and knowledge Paul had been heading to Jerusalem for Pentecost and with purpose too. Here is what we know. Paul’s intentions , be in Jerusalem by Pentecost (Act20:16) 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to…

Introduction: Happy Palm Sunday everyone! As the video just showed - the people rejoiced at Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem. They had in mind a different kind of leader than the servant leader He came to be. They wanted Him to dominate and conquer. Although His second coming will be just that, His first…

First stop Caesarea Paul is in the early stages of an all expenses paid trip to Rome. A place he wanted to go, that was prophesied that he would go and preach the gospel to kings. From speaking before angry mob and Ananias the High priest, and the Sanhedrin Now goes to Caesarea to speak before the Roman…

Sincerity over Speculation Sincerity over Speculation We all long for sincerity but even sincerity can be sincerely wrong. The basis of our sincerity is what matters. Are my convictions built on truth or a lie. I can sincerely believe that I can fly and go outside jump into the air and find that one…

When life gets chaotic and uncertain, it is important to stop and remember who is actually in charge.

The challenge of being in but not of the world. We are called to be different than the world but if we are not careful we become like the world. Yet, we cannot just escape and isolate—the call of God demands something different. Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is…

The Witnesses of the Charge 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you - Paul’s “I charge you” in v. 13 is the rhetorical equivalent of grabbing Timothy by the shoulders and giving him…

I was in the gas station… rude to customer I was in grocery store… rude to cashier I was in hardware store… didn’t seem to care At traffic light… guy drove right through Waiting to park… pulled in and took two spaces Politicians… want power… everyone else is the problem Pastors… frustrated b/c they don’tt…

Too good to be true Today is the first Sunday of Advent. You may know already that Advent, the 4 Sundays before Christmas are a time of preparation. We know this because we are getting our houses ready … decorating and all Spiritually we look back to how God was preparing his people for the arrival of…

So, yesterday our churches had a very important vote. We voted to .... SO what does that mean? I can’t tell you completely. What I can tell you is exactly what I’ve been talking about the last few weeks. The Bible is reliable and authoritative. God our Creator, our heavenly father, and he acts out of…

There’s so much craziness in the world today that it makes one wonder if everything is going out of control. It would be easy to simply give up trying to make sense out of it. This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death…

Powerful things happen b/c of prayer. Jesus Ask and Receive. James, Have not - ask not. Prayer is powerful b/c it is prophetic. It determines your course. Power, miracles, hand of God, favor of god, transformation, overcome of sin, Luke 11:1-13 What is Prayer? 1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain…

Tension in movies… scary scenes… Leave to get ice cream, hide your face, Today's text - tension is starting to rise… anxiety is starting to build as Jesus begins the journey to Jerusalem Never planned to be like Dad… because I often saw what he lacked… but as I got up and prepared to come to church today…

Irritate by interruptions… only to realize that my offense was the same as their impulse to interrupt… I’m more important… I want to be heard… When I realized that, I took it to the Lord and you know what… I still get irritated when people interrupt or talk over others… but what I have found is that…

This morning we are going to find ourselves in 1 Kings 2:1-4 . This passage records for us the last charge King David the father of Solomon gives to his son Solomon future king of Israel. Many can view this last charge recorded here as a king giving the next king a word of advise as he passes the torch…

Paul’s Plea Paul writing to Philemon about his runaway slave Onesimus who is returning V 8 - 16 read V 17-21 Pray Partnership V 17 If you Regard me as partner, comrade, brother in arms, brother in Christ Paul is assuming Paul is putting the responsibility on Philemon to regard Paul the same then accept…

Why do we do things that we know aren’t good for us? I eat too much bread. I put too much sugar in my coffee. I don’t eat fruits and vegetables like I should. Those things I do but rarely feel conviction about them. But over the last few weeks I’ve noticed that I watch and read too much news. It’s not…

Thanksgiving … for being here Next Sunday Christ the King… celebration of our being a part of the GMC Thanks to Clyde and Pastor Phyllis Today as you could tell by our scripture reading, we are getting back into our study of the book of Acts. Went home… mom not well… visited her in the hospital… met…

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? What happened? When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest…

While y'all gathered at RHUMC… I went home this past weekend Remember all the things that used to direct my life For many years… I was running from my past… driven by my past Many live for the past… dragging it around. Others live for the present… getting everything they can. Still others have goals…

Happy Mother’s day. Mom, the rest of the family it seems doesn’t appreciate all you do, but let me assure you… we know our very existence got started with you and seems to depend on you daily. If it weren’t for you… we wouldn’t exist… and we would have buried ourselves in dirty clothes and dishes way…

Marshmallow Experiment video The Long Game We’ve been in a series of messages based on the book The Circle Maker. We've been learning to pray bold prayers because bold prayers honor God… my hope is that we would become a people desperate for God to move through our prayers. Desperate for our most important…

There’s power in prayer WE as a church community have some big things going on… as a denomination we are being asked to make some pretty big decisions… locally, as a community we are beginning to ask again if we might be better together as one church on one mission in one community… or is it better to…

Have you ever been desperate? Desperate for anything? Occasionally when I get hungry, I experience what I describe as a sugar crash. It’s what the snicker commercials call Hangry. When I start to feel it coming on, it’s not that I get angry, just I get really focused on food. NOW I’ve found that in that…