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The Sanctity Of Life Continuing our series You voted for And so as we do so often when looking at issues of life, and worth, and human dignity, and purpose, and sanctity we start at the beginning. What did the writers believe about our created worth and value? What were they inspired by the Spirit of…

Lent experiences? Lent is a period of 40 days, excluding Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter Represents Jesus’ time in the wilderness Supposed to be a fasting period Lexham Bible Dictionary defines fasting as A ritual of abstaining from food and/or drink for a predetermined period; Biblical basis…

Context I am going to read us something this morning that I found interesting and it gives us a bigger picture of what we are talking about today. “The Way” this is what early Christianity was called, this is from Chad Bird he is a pastor, professor, author, and speaker (1517.org). Why Was Christianity’s…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. Thanks for joining us for our first ever Good Friday Service. This service will be different then our normal service. We'll sing some songs, take communion and read some scriptures, but there will be no sermon. The focus of this service is on the death of our Lord…

Mission Statement Do your words, does your life demonstrate your mission statement? Do you have a mission statement? Today we are looking at the preaching of Paul. We are looking at the Christian message. Paul’s mission statement was very well known (1Cor2:2; Php3:10) 2 For I determined to know nothing…

What are "The Prayers of the Church?" How are they different from all the other prayers we offer, at home and in church? What difference do they make? Join us as we dig into the Biblical practice of "The Prayers!"

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is…

The first Christians assembled together on the first day of the week to commemorate Jesus Christ’s resurrection through the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Day quickly became the focal point of the Christian week, assuming the characteristics of the Jewish Sabbath, namely worship and rest.

A community on mission is devoted to a common life and has a public grace. There is an internal aspect along with an external aspect of their life together. The external aspect was an open door for others to enter into the common life. In what ways are we devoted to a common life? Where do we have a…

Introduction: Introduce self, pray 2 Tim 4.3-4 , Romans 16.17-18 For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.And they will turn away…

Introduction Summer series And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,…

Ordinances What is an ordinance? It is an authoritative order or decree. I think we have introduced ordinances before, like last week, baptism. Today we will look at the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. Last week we looked at Baptism, as commanded by Christ and his apostles as authorized by Christ; And…

Recap of defining Ekklesia and her purpose? Matthew 16:18 (NASB95) 18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Church = Ekklesia or Ecclesia 1 a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place,…

So, this sermon is the sermon that I was not going to preach on Mother’s Day. Beware any pastor who preaches this passage on Mother’s Day. Of all passages of Scripture, this is one that I might have recieved the most questions about. This is also one of a few passages which make liberal Christians squirm.…

The last and the first (Last Supper picture inserted here) (Illustration: Christ on the Cross, beaten, unrecognizable, stripped, crowned, spat on, cursed at, believed to be a curse) All that before He shed his blood, gave up His Spirit, died, was buried, rose again for our forgiveness of sins. All before…

Recap of defining Ekklesia and her purpose? Matthew 16:18 (NASB95) 18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Church = Ekklesia or Ecclesia 1 a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place,…

The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and his false claim to prophethood If Joseph Smith were really a prophet of God, his supposedly divinely inspired translations of ancient documents would be accurate. His "divinely inspired" translation of the Bible, however, is not accurate at all. His changes…

Today, Marks the Sunday before Thanksgiving. What do you think I am going to talk about today? Any guesses? >>>> Thankfulness. I realize that holidays can become a cliche. But at the same time - they don’t have to be. They also can be used as quick - Spiritual check ups. ILLUSTRATION: Many of us as we…

Proper perspectives on Spiritual Practices lead to the Father's glory and our reward.

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church’s online services. Please open your copy of God’s Word with me to Mark 6 , Mark 6 . As difficult as all of this has been it seems like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel - its dim and its small but it’s there. Please be patient…

Introduction Good Evening I pray that you all had a blessed Easter weekend and that each of you took time, not just while you were in church but on your own, to reflect on the power of the resurrection and what that actually means in your life. What does it mean to live in the power of the resurrection?…

Summary This meeting focuses on Jude 4-5 . In Jude 4 , the false teachers who are Jude’s opponents are said to have long ago “been designated for condemnation.” What does this phrase mean? In Jude 5 , the author shocks his readers by informing them that it was Jesus who saved the Israelites from Egypt.…