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MLK Video That speech was given on Easter in 1963 and today, 59 years later, our society is still fighting racism. But it’s more that just black and white. It’s ethnicity of every kind It’s culture versus culture. It’s rich versus poor, the haves and have nots. It’s conservative versus progressive. And…

We all like to comfortable. To some extent we try our best to seek comfort, sometimes at all cost. Yet, comfort and the expressions thereof is fairly recent. Historically the only ones which would afforded “comfort” were of a certain social status. The concept of pews and the “wooden boxes”. Church and…

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. How many of you have heard someone say? “You can’t judge me” “The Bible says not to judge” “Who are you to judge” Now, remember, Jesus was giving this sermon in contrast to the religious establishment of His day. The Scribes and Pharisees were proud, a part of a system,…

Introduction: Everyone follows someone or something. We are made to follow. We can see this from the beginning of time. Leaders have risen to power through gaining followers. Kings lead because they have subjects that follow them. Even in modern times we see people have followers on social media. People…

Welcome Good morning everyone, we are continuing in our study of the book of James today. Last week we finished chapter one and how we are called to be doers of the word, not just hearers. To go along with that topic, James begins to tell us what we should be doing (or not doing) as a result of being…

Secular - A Sunday School Teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "Honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, one little boy…

1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching…

1 Timothy 6:12 Last week we pointed out a couple of things that we must keep in mind as we “fight the good fight of faith.” We mentioned the real enemy is Satan, the devil. He is our adversary - he is the one that is seeking to devour and destroy us. We mentioned that he has many tactics, but a couple…

Evening 18 June 2023

There was a bank in Chicago that was considering hiring a Young man from Boston… they requested a letter of recommendation from his previous employer - The Boston Investment House. They received the letter and quickly found that they couldn’t say enough about the young man… In the letter, they wrote:…

Faith Loves True Religion Requires True Obedience If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep…

18 And the Lord God said, “ It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 1. We are called to be a part of Community. 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the…

Intro : Have you ever gotten in trouble before and then your troubles and discipline become public? That’s not an enjoyable time in your life. You are humiliated and embarrassed. That’s what we’re going to look at tonight as God publicly disciplines Israel for their public sin. In this section of the…

Yahweh's Covenant with Abraham

In today’s text we find Jesus once again in conversation. In the preceding chapter Jesus was engaged in a midnight conversation with a devoutly religious Jew and a learned theologian named Nicodemus. Today’s text, , is a conversation with an uneducated and immoral Samaritan woman. The contrast between…

The Need for Redemption (1:8–22) A. Political slavery (1:8–10) B. Economic slavery (1:11–14) C. Social slavery (1:15–22) D. Spiritual slavery (1:8–2:25; 9:1) Introduction: The first half of the book focuses on Israel’s departure from Egypt: the historical setting (1:1–2:25); In Genesis 12:2–3 God made…

God Has Led Us This Far and He Will Never Leave Us 19 The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho. 20 It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River. 21 Then Joshua said to the Israelites,…

TT: Judean Christians criticized Peter for joining with Gentiles. When Peter returned to Jerusalem from Caesarea, he was criticized for eating with uncircumcised people. Eating with uncircumcised people was forbidden for strictly observant Jews. Eating with them could have sent a public message of their…

The tradition of Mother’s Day began with Ann Jarvis wanting to honor her mother’s desire to have a day set aside in recognition of mothers. In 1908, Ann’s hometown of Grafton WV, hosted the first Mother’s day celebration. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother’s Day as a national…

Proverbs 5 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen closely to my understanding 2 so that you may maintain discretion and your lips safeguard knowledge. 3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil, 4 in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as…

1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4 For whatever…

4 I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable. 5 For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ. 6 So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue…

Hate to Hope Text: Matthew 4:17-19 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he…

Introduction Last Lesson of this monthly series of Seek Righteousness Thank Carry Choosing Righteousness: Making the Right Decisions in Life Making “right” decisions automatically denotes making wrong ones can’t go back in time Objectives Know the Bible This World is Not Your Home God Defines Who You…

WHO REALLY RULES THE WORLD! General Observations God doesn’t provide Daniel or Nebuchadnezzar with a designated time frame for when the events in the dream will take place Omniscience of God - Meaning that God knows all past present & future events equally without discrimination The Sovereignty of God…