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Text : 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto…

This Week’s Theme: Choose Life This Week’s Word is Eternal Life: It is the state of being in a permanent living relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, begun in this life and consummated at the resurrection of believers. Memory Verse: Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer…

We are on the home stretch of the sermon on the mount. What Jesus did in one shot, we are doing in…a lot more! But in Matthew 7:13 Jesus begins to draw things to a conclusion. He had been sharing who people in the kingdom of God are supposed to be, and that determines how the people in his kingdom are…

Intro; Jesus has been giving God’s standards throughout the sermon, standards that are holy and perfect and that are opposed to the self-righteous, self-sufficient, and hypocritical standards of man—typified the scribes and Pharisees. He has shown what His kingdom is like and what its people are like—and…

Biblical theme - Grasping hold of the inheritance Cain & Abel Jacob & Esau Joseph & his brothers Saul & David David & Absalom Disciples “who will be greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Luke 9:46-48 Literal & Spiritual seem to be treated the same Grasping after what is given freely that’s the tragedy…

Recognizing Mom’s birthday On this 2023 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, let us remember that Jesus is CREATOR, GIVER and SUSTAINER of Life. True Life. Eternal Life. Resurrection Life. But also, this life we live in the natural world. We are here according to His purpose and plan. I know that Roe v. Wade…

(S1) Which is better: a day at the beach or a day in the mountains? Bringing back bell bottoms/big hair? Walks in the park/ride on the subway? A mile run/jog to the mailbox? Fords/Chevy’s? McDonalds/Burger King? Cookies/cupcakes (or both)? We may not all agree on which is better, but can agree that there…

How people respond to JEsus and his message determines their spirtual joy and destiny.

Dr. Harold Pease, a Constitutional expert who taught at Taft University, wrote an article titled “The Price Declaration of Independence Signers Paid for Your Liberty”. His articles reads as such: The Declaration of Independence ends with one of the most passionate appeals ever put to words and memorized…

Romans 8.18-29 Introduction: We spend a lot of time on the “backward” thinking rather than the “forward” thinking: it is as though we’re looking for a cause rather than what our response should be to the bad experience that we are going through. Backward- why me?, why is it so unfair? Forward- How can…

(S1) Who doesn’t desire a BETTER life? While there are some things we can’t control in life, BETTER living largely depends on us—In the choices we make. Choosing BETTER is... Letting of the GOOD (temporal), to grab hold of the BETTER (eternal) (S2) Last week — BETTER is…a day with God Psalm 84:10 “Better…

We are in the final week of Life’s Healing choices. So far we have looked at 5 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…

We are continuing to look at God’s will expressed through his choice. Deuteronomy 12:1-7 is the first place that we have “bahar” in the context of Yahweh choosing a place. However, I could not help but ask this question: Where is the first place God chose to dwell with his creation? He chose to dwell…

Intro ; Let me refresh your memory of what we have studied so far in this series “My Life in the Church” ; Connected in Christ - Salvation in Him Connected By God’s Grace - His diamond of favor on the backdrop of our dark sin Connected For Good Works - Chosen for a purpose in Christ Connected Through…

Tomorrow we will mark the 246th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America. It all began when a document was read and signed. A document which said: In Congress, July 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes…

Choosing the Path of Life Free to choose the path… not free to choose the consequences! The God we worship is the sovereign Lord of the universe. And in his sovereignty he gives human beings the dignity of making moral choices. Even though God is totally sovereign over everything, including our choices,…

Introduction Good Fight, Right Race, Steadfast Faith Ultimate goal is heaven - Sojourner here for a little while (This World is Not My Home” We are on a journey of faith, persistence and joy Today we are going to talk about the Importance of our faith journey and growing our relationship with God 1.…

Life is about choices Life is about choices and you must choose, for not choosing is a choice and you live with that choice. Paul addresses, challenges the people to choose. (Insert Price is Right PowerPoint Here) Price is right, you get as close to the price as you can and you win something. Let’s make…

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at God’s promises… We looked at his promises about giving. Then we looked at God's promises of heaven, and then we looked at God's promises of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit last week. Today, I want us to look at God's promises about your future. Now, you ought to…

(S1) 61 yrs old — I have all the symptoms of aging. I require more hours of sleep to function well, my body aches more... Proverbs 16:31 “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.” Revelation — Lived more years, than I have left to live — Whats important — How I expend my energy…

Habakkuk 1:2–3 As we continue our Series on our Mindset we come to a sermon that I do not want to preach. A topic that many in this room are experiencing right now, and it is still fresh even in my life. Today I want to talk about grief. As I said, I did not want to preach this sermon, but I have to…

Philippians 4:4-13 Today we start a new series, entitled The Truth about our Mindset. Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow: 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. But that isn’t always…

Scene 1: Light or Darkness is a choice we must make each day V 1-4 Someone once said that, “Some people change their ways when they see the light, others only when they feel the heat.” That is a choice, which we are faced with. Will we choose light or darkness? Purity or sin. I once heard a comment,…

The Gift of Joy Joy to the world, the Lord is come! As we approach Christmas, we often hear about joy and what a joyful season it is, so we try to cram all the other feelings of life down inside. If we don’t feel joyful, we try hard to create joy by tossing our troubles aside, ignoring our deepest struggles,…

The Mission of God CHOOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE ! Introduction Joshua 24 is all about commitment: commitment to one’s family, commitment to truth and to moral virtue, and above all else, commitment to God. Life today is not about commitment instead it is all about choices and the opportunity to…