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Matthew 9:1-17 Dallas Willard of a pilot practicing high speed maneuvers. “she turned the controls for what she though was a steep ascent – and flew straight into the ground. She was unaware that she had been flying upside down.[1] [1] Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life…

Intro When I was in sales at ROOT SPORTS, I had a coworker named Jon. That’s his real name I’m not hiding his identity. Multiple times a week I’d see Jon because back in the day you went to work and saw people it was crazy... And I’d say, “How’s it going, Jon?” And he’d say, “Living the dream.” His words…

Have you seen your heart lately? Of course, I am not talking about your physical heart. Unless you are looking at a picture of your heart from a medical examination, seeing your physical heart would not be a good thing. However, from a biblical perspective, we can and should see our heart. This morning…

Vignette Week Two A Christian’s character (5:3–12) Matthew 5:3-6 Christian’s relationship to God Character: Bob & Hank Narrator : Over the next couple of weeks, we are going to be introduced to a few fictional characters as we study through Matthew Chapter 5-7 Better known as, the sermon on the mount.…

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!

Deuteronomy 6:4–9 (ESV) — 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lordour God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children,…

Seeing Truth as truth A lot of people have a pragmatic view of truth As Christians we rely on Scripture Today, we will assume that the Bible is true. 38 Pilate asked, “What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, “I find no basis for an accusation against…

Have you ever heard people grumbling in the church? What are some of the things that upset people? 1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight…

Grace is More “God loves me as I am” - God ‘s love wont leave me here For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, Paralyzed by Grace for every day living…

Has Christ changed you? Introduction: One way missionary (A.W. Mill) profane, angry, irate man. God got a hold of him and changed him and he became a one way missionary (expand) Burn the plow picture inserted here Bible illustration Elijah after God impacted him and found him pouting led him to Elisha…

Are You Living a Life of Hurry? Introduction: Dallas Willard, “Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day! You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” Corrie ten Boom, “If the Devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” This series has the potential to do more for your spiritual…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Vignette Narrator: Today in the Coffee shop, Celestial Bean, Hank has returned. He came today expecting to be interrupted, but there was no one today, the shop seemed to be empty. Hank: (Looking around the shop) Finally, I picked a day that it isn’t busy. [sound relieved] Now I will be able to listen…

Intro 21 Days if Prayer begins Sunday… Aug 22 - Bring a Friend Sunday - Theme verse 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow…

Focusing on our Failures In my life enemies often point out our faults and our proclivities for going against the truth of who Jesus Christ is. I know that because of who I proclaim that I am, a follower of Jesus Christ who attempts my best to listen and obey His word others look more intently upon my…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Peter 5 . If you are able and willing, please stand with me for the reading of God’s Holy Word: 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another,…

Shocking Statistics All disciples are believers, but not all believers are disciples. Let’s look at a few things as we get ready to start this series. Discipleship Jesus commands (Mt28:19-20) 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son…

Introduction: Good morning and welcome to Hope Bible Fellowship and welcome to those of you just now joining us online. We are so glad you made the decision to join us today. I want to invite all of you to come back next Sunday as we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.…

Vignette Fred: (enters the stage and sits on the bench(chair) Narrator: This morning we find Hank changing up his routine. He had grabbed his coffee and now moves to the local park to enjoy the outdoors. He figured he wouldn't be interrupted if he was alone in the park. He is in for a surprise as he…

How important is it to read your Bible? Where does Scripture memory and meditation come in? In this message, Pastor Steve will continue the 5 ways to read the Bible and also talk about the importance of Scripture memory and meditation.

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. Spring is upon us and it is just a good reminder that the season s are changing church, just like the seasons change with the weather, so do the seasons of life change for us. It is a good reminder…

Intro: Welcome and talk about picnic Many of the messages Jesus gave i the Bible were in response to questions people posed to him. One of the Questions that you asked was How do I hear God’s voice? It assumes God is speaking. Some today don’t believe that… some believe God stopped speaking with the…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before... Something about Psalm 100 ? When I say the word, “Test” what feelings do you have? Good ones? Bad ones? How many of you have a recurring nightmare of forgetting to study for a test when in fact you haven’t been in school in a decade? Test anxiety…

Intro This week Ben Lechnir and I went to a prayer and fasting retreat put on by Acts29 - the church network we’re a part of down at Summitview Church in Vancouver, Washington - or the Couv or Vantucky - however you prefer it. It was a great time spent fasting, praying, seeking God on your behalf and…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before... We are a church on mission... Why sing “It is Finished” when the service has barely started? On Sundays we celebrate that God has done all the work. Our job, is to sing Amen! Our weary hearts rejoice that there was no failure this week that could…