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We all have a room or a closet where we put stuff… Garage. Some are born packrats. Marsha - neat & orderly. I saved everything and am extremely sentimental… from hair to chewing gum. When mother was in the hospital, Sister Trahan came to clean our house and was shocked when she looked under my bed. Clutter…

Rosh Hashanah The head of the year become more in tune with your reality Investigate your life a wake up call Declaration of your year Yom kippur Day of atonement The return The repentance Acknowledgment Forgiveness Judgement of the heart Turn Receiving your purpose Walking in it The blessings that “come…

(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…

23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water , and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and…

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? And when she hath found it , she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had…

19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Thesis/Central Idea: The cares of this world are the pursuit of possessions and wealth, and a preoccupation with material things is futile and dissatisfying.…

And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road. And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment…

Morning 17 September 2023

A lady who helped her husband by working while he went to college , worked the midnight shift as an emergency-room clerk in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She shares how one night around 3 a.m., several students who obviously had been partying walked in to watch the harried doctors…

Introduction Road Trip—Doing LIFE with God (Real Life). The life lived is to be centered on relationship with God. Illustration: I Love Lucy (Trip to California) Too much stuff. Wrong stuff. Unable to enjoy the journey. Many believers are too busy and too distracted to allow the work of the Holy Spirit…

Romans 12.1-5 Last week we began a short four week series entitled the Truth about Change. We saw last week that Change is inevitable. For everything there is a season, the Bible tells us, and change must happen in order for those seasons to come. Many are resistant to change, but we just need to accept…

We live in the most amazing times. When I was a kid, if someone had a phone in his car, it meant that he was very rich. Now I bet most of you have a phone in your pocket or purse. When I was a kid, computers took up whole buildings. Now we can carry them in our briefcases. When I was young, we all watched…

Do you ever find it difficult to pray? Don’t you wish that coming to faith in Christ would come with an automatic download of how to pray effectively? Have you ever felt like praying was a waste of time? Have you ever been asked to pray and didn’t know what to say? Have you ever looked at someone else’s…

This morning we are starting a Sermon series entitled - “Simplify - living the Uncluttered Life” — Detox for the Soul. Have you noticed that we are constantly fighting the law of entropy where things move from order to Chaos? On of the battles is has to do with all the Clutter ! If your house is anything…

More than a SURVIVOR, Part I Rev. Thomas A West, Sr February 4, 2024 Romans 8:35-39 God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! Since May 31, 2000, Americans have been watching a television series called SURVIVOR. Twenty-three years and forty-three full seasons, It is the longest running reality…

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his…

How many of you have ever heard the phrase “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” It is a saying that has been attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux (1091—1153), but that cannot be verified. When we say, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” we may mean that someone meant well, but…

Service in Christ's Kingdom demands all that we are/have.

Good afternoon. I want to invite you to journey with me into a moment of reflection, a moment that draws us into the heart of transformation. Picture, if you will, a small workshop aglow with the gleam of gold, the sparkle of diamonds, and the hum of creativity. Consider a piece of gold, marred by impurities…

Play video… Well some smart kids! Good Morning, We are in a sermon Series entitled 9 Flavors 1 Fruit.. We are looking at the Fruit of Spirit listed in Galatians 5:23-24 We are going to be focusing Fruit of of Love … Love is just one of 9 qualitie s… that makes up the Fruit of the Spirit… You cannot separate…

Have you ever stopped and thought about all the businesses that you grew up with that have closed? Blockbuster Video… 10,000 closed in 2013 Walden Books (a.k.a. Borders)… 2011 Toys-R-Us… 2018, and KB Toys not long after… Oldsmobile… 2004, Pontiac… 2009, and Saturn… did they even make it that long?! The…

Our brokenness is our blessing in this sense – we don’t have to work to become “poor in spirit.” We already are “poor in spirit.” This beatitude is not about our performance. We do not have to become poor in spirit to be blessed. Rather, this beatitude is about our condition we are blessed to be in a condition where we can receive God’s grace. · If we will not deny our brokenness · If we will not project our brokenness on to others · If we will not self-manage our brokenness · If we will not surrender to our brokenness If we will acknowledge our brokenness and bring our poor spirit to Jesus, then we are blessed because . . .the kingdom of heaven is ours!

Let’s pray: Lord, as we gather today, we ask that you would open our hearts and minds to your word. Speak to us as individuals, as families, and as a church that we might be the people you have called us to be. We ask now that you would speak, and as you speak give us ears to listen. Speak Lord, your…

Morning 3 Sept 2023

Introduction Hezekiah is one of the kings that Isaiah spoke to during his ministry in Judah. Before we meet King Hezekiah in Isaiah 36 , we will take a small detour to look at his back story. His name means "The Lord Strengthens." In the next sermons, we will examine how God not only strengthens Hezekiah…