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On the Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13–27 (ESV) 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near…

Stay a Little Bit Longer Luke 24:28–35 Introduction This is Easter Eve This is Luke’s first account of Jesus's post-resurrection appearance. It is a day when Jesus confronts two of His followers: ignorant, in the darkness, filled with doubt, confused, and distressed. What a day it had already been for…

Hated without a Cause John 15:18–25 (ESV) 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the…

Be Careful How you Build 1 Corinthians 3:9–17 (ESV) 9 For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon…

Matthew 2:1-12 Tradition and Truth Who were the wisemen? Where did they come from? Magi- Persian king makers, possibly descended from Daniel’s leadership of Satraps ( Dan. 6 ) kept the memory of Daniel’s revelation of the presentation of Mashiach Nagid ( Dan. 9 ) possibly influenced by strong Jewish…

Encounters with Jesus What do you See? Mark 8:22–31 (ESV) 22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and l aid his hands on him, he asked…

Call His Name Jesus Matthew 1:18–25 (ESV) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to…

A Worldly Church Revelation 2:12–17 (ESV) 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 “ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful…

Encounters with Jesus Will You Leave Everything and Follow Jesus? Mark 10:17–27 (ESV) 17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good…

Intro: The past couple weeks with Taylor’s health. We're going to be in Philippians, chapter 2, verses 1-11. Paul writes to the Philippian church with the authority of Christ and by the Holy Spirit and says: Read: Philippians 2:1-11 1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love,…

Head's Up! He is coming ! How do we understand his message? Revelation 1:1-11 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the…

Submit to God James 4:6 (ESV) 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:7–10 (ESV) 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands,…

I. FOLLOW PAUL’S EXAMPLE 10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued…

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…

A Different Kind of King and because he is a different kind of king our lives are changed forever John 12:9–19 (ESV) 9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is Luke 1:5-25 : In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments…

The Churches of Revelation The Church That Compromised Revelation 2:18–29 (ESV) 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “ ‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and…

41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and…

David’s Time on the Run Part 3 Today we are going to finish this section, and we have to move through a couple of areas and disregard a few things for this study because we do not want to get bogged down in the life of David only and especially during his time on the run, but nonetheless, these things…

I. We all have priorities A. We all have those things that we think are more important than others 1. We have that one thing we invest more in than anything else 2. Tell me to what you pay attention, and I will tell you who you are. José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) 3. If we are known by what we do, and…

On June 6, 2001 our area witnessed a historic moment, the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. At the dedication, President Bush said in his speech: Our presence here, 57 years removed from that event, gives testimony to how much was gained and how much was lost. What was gained that…

The Mission of God Judgment and Grace Joshua 8:24–35 (ESV) 24 When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of…

Introduction Second of Four Advent weeks Last week we saw the prophecy, now we will examine the genealogy. 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,…

Creator God A. In the Beginning God created 1. A lot of debate over how the world was created 2. Debate among Christians about the creation a. 6 literal days b. others over a much longer period of time c. I don’t know, nor do I think it really matters d. there was no day and night as we know it until…

BEING EFFECTUAL IN PRAYER Look up two verses to start us out tonight: 1 Cor 16:9 ; James 5:16 Churches can run without prayer. Whole denominations can run without prayer. The question is: Is what they’re doing worth doing if they can do it without prayer? Ben Patterson Deepening Your Conversation with…