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INTRODUCTION: Have you ever considered how your Bible is put together? Is it a topical index on life issues? That is – you have your book on parenting, you have your book on worship, you have your book on anger, you have your book on success. I think when we ask it that way, we realize our Bibles are…

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever…

Lesson #21. The Role of Baptism and Communion: The Sub-Doctrine of Salvation - Part 2 In this lesson, we answer four of the most asked questions about the role of baptism in the process of salvation. Introduction - Review - Major Doctrines 1. Inspiration of the Bible - II Timothy 3:16 2. Divinity of…

Congregational Involvment

Hope seems to be a tenuous feeling in our world. Our "hopes" are as often in vain as they are fulfilled. And yet, in the Bible, we find God's word offers a type of hope that is very different. Mary's reaction to God's promises demonstrates Biblical hope for us, and helps us understand how crucial it is to our spiritual journey.

Intro There is an Our Daily Bread devotion with a story about a professor of psychology who had no children of his own, Whenever the professor saw a neighbor scolding a child for something, he would say, "You should love the child, not punish him." One hot summer day the professor was repairing his concrete…

Surfside Condemned (enough blame to go around). He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Luke 6:39 (FSB): The reference to blindness likely refers…

We are continuing our series this morning in Trust and Obey. A study through the book of 1 Peter. So if you have your bible go head and turn to 1 Peter 1:13-21 . If you do not have your bible you can follow along on the screen in a few minutes. As we seek to trust and obey Christ, we will discover that…

Others Focused Technology 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ICC’s Sunday PM service (6/12/22) I. Introduction 1. Prayer i. Lord, allow us to understand the truth 2. Catch- Technology can be good i. On March 23, 2020, Tim Challies posted a blog entitled How the World Worshipped on One of the Most Unusual Sundays…

az- AB - ah to hef-zee-BAH PRAYER Text: Isaiah 62:1-5 Jerusalem has a long and checkered history. Our personal history may not be as long, but most of us can identify with the checkered part. Jerusalem was originally a pagan city. But David conquered it and it became his capital city over all Israel.…

Introduction Purity in things?? Acceptable limits of certain impurities?? When it comes to the Gospel, how important is purity? When people tell me they don’t believe in God, I like to ask them about God. Usually, there are several things that they’ve heard about God that aren’t biblical. Things which…

Today we will think about thanksgiving through a look at Psalm 107 . It is the first psalm of Book V in the five-fold structure of the Psalms. It is not attributed to a certain person, but it is a psalm for the community of faith. In this psalm we see God’s lovingkindness, or unfailing love, on display…

Titus 2:3–4 (NKJV) the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—that they admonish the young women to love their husbands ... Famous Hollywood actor, Andy Rooney, said, “It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life…

There is the story of a man who turned to God as his rock and fortress, echoing the prayer of David in Psalm 144 . His name was Richard Wurmbrand. Wurmbrand, a Romanian pastor of Jewish descent, lived in a time of turmoil and oppression in the mid-20th century. He was a man who knew the true meaning…

INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. (If anyone) it’s a broad invitation (would) based on your desirability not ability (come after) a definitive act (me)…

The Mission of God Fight the Good Fight Joshua 23 Introduction This is the penultimate chapter in the book. Joshua calls a national assembly to deliver his last will and testament. It’s a personal speec h after a long ministry, and it tells us about the things that are weighing most upon his mind and…

Can you save yourself? Have you ever been told “whatever you set your mind to, you can accomplish?” Do you think that holds true? You cannot save yourself, but God has given you what is needed to be saved What does mindset mean? (N) the established set of attitudes held by someone What types of things…

The Hardest thing: Love In his book, “Living with You; living with me” Aussie author Kel Willis relates the story of a friend of his who moved towns and went looking for a new church to join . To their delight, they found a church close by that had a good reputation for taking God’s word seriously, had…

When God acts, praise is multiplied and response is expected.

Introduction: The book of Ecclesiastes has long fascinated many people. Some feel it is the most puzzling book in the Old Testament. It has been called one of the most melancholy books of the Bible. It has been used by some to teach that man ceases to exist after death. It is not a book that Christians…

The Seventh Trumpet Good afternoon. So today we are going to be looking at the rest of chapter eleven and the seventh trumpet. Now if you remember between the sixth and seventh seals there was this brief interlude in which God reminded his children that he is the one who is in control of everything that…

The faith practice of wonder helps us glimpse with surprise just how creative, faithful, good, big, and present God is.

Introduction: What do you know? Most of us think that we know a lot more than we actually do. Let’s be honest, humility isn’t the default setting of the human condition. In fact, study after study shows that those with less understanding of a particular area seem to be more confident in their assertions…

VBS (we need volunteers every Wednesday) We also have an online sign up. If you have children or nieces or nephews or neighbor kids please get them signed up. We are hoping to have 25 children INTRODUCTION Chapter 13 is the chapter of Kingdom parables . It contains 7 of Jesus’ parables and all of them…

Intro, prayer, housekeeping Happy Father’s Day! I struggled, and struggled to write this sermon. While the topic may seem simple - fatherhood (as any of us fathers sitting here tonight can attest to) is anything but simple. Dads, future dads, granddads (and the same for the ladies here) my goal tonight…