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Big Idea:God’s Faithful Promises Fuel Christian Courage Intro: Are you a courageous person? Do you consider yourself brave? Are you willing to stand when other people kneel to injustice and evil? Would you sign up to fight for freedom when others refuse out of fear? Problem: in our society that is composed…

Introduction *** TURN THE HOURGLASS OVER *** The week before last, I unveiled the theme for the year, and preached unto you a message titled ‘A Time for Consideration’. In that message I’d asked you just to begin the year in consideration of three things: Consider Time ( Itself ) I wanted us to ponder…

(S) — I don’t consider myself a very courageous person Rafting — Parasailing Easy way/Hard way/Middle Following Jesus was never meant to be easy — Jesus’ lived courageously Cruel world — Tempted — Rejected — Suffered — Tempted — Cross Jesus didn’t give his disciples some sales pitch, “hey come follow…

So far in these early weeks of summer - Rachel, I, and the kids have been to Cedar Point several times (passes)... And it’s been interesting this year - because this is the year that Tia (my middle child)... became TALL enough to ride - everything! NOW - who thinks she rides EVERYTHING? You’re right!…

Courage Under Fire As we start, I want you to imagine yourself in a room filled with powerful individuals — individuals who hold your future in their hands. They give you a choice: to stay quiet about your faith in Jesus Christ or face severe consequences. What would you do? Would you keep quiet for…

Introduction *** TURN THE HOURGLASS OVER *** At the beginning of the year, I unveiled the theme for the year, and preached unto you a message titled ‘A Time for Consideration’. In that message I’d asked you just to begin the year in consideration of three things: Consider Time ( Itself ) I wanted us…

Countdown Video: Our Greatest Hope Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set…

Do you know what happens when you give a kid some sugar? Some kids have a worse reaction than others. I know some kids that are related to Dean and Nancy who are very susceptible to sugar. In fact, after a period of the grandparents continually feeding them sugar, the parents were very tempted to feed…

1 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. Central Idea: We know that there are many…

The book of Esther reads like a good news/bad news story. Her story starts off like this... Bad News: She was born into slavery in a foreign land. Good News: Her family is together. Bad News: Both of her parents die, leaving her an orphan. Good News: She gets to have her kind cousin, Mordecai, raise…

No Other Name How significant is a name? Can the right name make a difference? A young man named James grew up in a small, remote town, but always dreamt of studying at a prestigious university in the city. Despite his excellent grades and numerous applications, he was continuously turned down due to…

SMYRNA The Church that would face Persecution. Revelation 2:8–11 (ESV) 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9 “ ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews…

Prayer: “Lord Jesus, as we enter Holy Week we give you praise. We praise you for who you are and how you courageously faced incredible opposition and hardships, but you always overcame with self-giving love. You are the Son of God, our Messiah, the savior of the world! Amen.” Good Morning Living Word,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 8, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. April, 2022. Summary and Goal Forty years earlier, the Israelites had failed to trust God and refused to…

Esther - part 3 - Today we are going to finish this brief study of the book of Esther. In this study we have been focusing on the characters of the story. We began by talking about King Xerxes as we explored what life in Esther’s time would have been like. Last week we took a look at the relationship…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians 5 , Ephesians 5 . If you don’t have a Bible and would like to follow along please raise your hand and someone will bring you a Bible. We have been progressing through this book studying what Paul…

Intro: One of the pitfalls for preachers is to pass over opportunities to preach sermons on the basics. The longer a man is in the pulpit, the less likely they are to cover the basics. The drive to give new and deeper truths is strong, and that can leave the basics beliefs with no preaching time. Today,…

1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still…

“Be Strong and Courageous” God Joshua 1:1–9 (ESV) 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the…

Acts29 Sunday Your Apple calendar may not have told you but today is Church Planting Sunday. Every year we take some time to celebrate what God is doing in planting churches worldwide, specifically through the network we’re a part of in Acts29. What is Acts29? Acts29 is a network of churches who link…

What does it mean to live worthy of the gospel? What does it mean to live as a colony of heaven? What does day-to-day life look like? I. A colony of heaven does not allow itself to be pulled away from the advancement of the gospel 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so…

We come now to the final statements, made by the apostle Paul, in regards to love. Verse seven of chapter 13 could be looked at as summary statements about love that encapsulate those things that we have previously stated. It is important to note that these statements are written in a Chaistic structure.…

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a Maryland plantation in 1822. As she grew up, she was made to work driving oxen, trapping muskrats in the woods, and as a nursemaid. Harriet's owners frequently whipped her. And she endured the pain of seeing three of her sisters sold, never to be seen again.…

As far as pandemics go, we have lived through a difficult one. But we’re not the first generation to deal with one. And we’re not the first to wonder if we are living in the last days. In the third century, the Roman Empire experienced an epidemic that killed up to 5,000 people a day and lasted twenty…