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The Story Continues A quick review (Pool of Siloam picture inserted here) Disciples question, Jesus answers (9:1-5) Jesus works and results (9:6-12) Controversy begins (9:13-16) Tonight we will see how far we get it is a long passage and have lots of great stuff to cover. Religious leaders question (9:17-18)…

Jesus calls Sinners The call of God is for every sinner. As we discussed last week, a sinner is one who has fallen from the original righteousness given when God created man. Because man choose to listen to the voice of one other than God Almighty, he became a transgressor and pulled all of humanity…

A continued teaching Previously: Man born blind (9:10-12) Whose sin? None, the works of God may seen in him. Questioned and excommunicated (9:13-34) Questioned by leadership, both he and parents Man thrown out, excommunicated because of his belief True blindness (9:35-41) Jesus teaches about true blindness…

Numbers 9:1-14 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying, 2 “Let the Israelites observe the Passover at its appointed time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month at twilight you will perform it at its appointed…

Intro: Where we have been: 1 Corinthians chapter 1-4 dealing with division in church due to arrogance and pride over man’s wisdom and knowledge Last two weeks: Paul defines gospel ministry for himself and all believers in the church Paul demonstrates the example of gospel ministry in admonishing the…

Enduring Persecution Results in Salvation Grace, mercy, and peace to you; from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this Reformation is from our gospel reading, verse 22: And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will…

Your mission… should you choose to accept it.... 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. That’s our mission, Amen? That is the mission of each and every Christian, in this world,… Would you agree? If that is the mission… and at least 50% of the…

Introduction: We live in the information age. There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us in the 21st Century. Obviously much of this information available is tainted by humanism and sin, but there is also some great information out there for us to discover. There have never been such…

Behold, as Jesus punches more holes in the darkness!

Introduction: 6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were…

Introduction We ended last week talking about the concept of Jesus’ lordship. We don’t make Jesus Lord. He is Lord. He is the holy, sovereign God and creator of all. Trust me when I say, He is Lord, regardless of our opinion of things. We recognize and submit to His Lordship. As we talk through the stories…

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 / Warning Against Idleness 6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us,…

Illustration of monkey trap Measurement of giving and receiving is often done in terms of amount. Things are often weighed in quantities Material things are entrances to participate in resources beyond us and a cause greater than us. V. 10 Focus on the tough subject of dealing with need and supply- how…

I think it’s important to preach expositionally because: We don’t skip over issues We learn scripture, not personal interpretation We see God’s proactive plan at work, not my reactive opinion 10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning…

This morning’s Scripture lesson comes from 1 Cor 5:1-13 : It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed…

They Will Hate You Jesus told the disciples that the world would hate them I am going away and the world will hate you If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you…

The Word of God The Bible is the Word of God. Every word of the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic were inspired by the Holy Spirit as he carried along the men who wrote recorded the words. I believe in the Word of God! 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New, spread through 1189 chapters…

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.…

Greatness in Christ’s kingdom community is built upon humility, love and forgiveness

There is a story I once heard of two men who’s job was to chop wood. Every day they arrived at the same time, had the same quota for wood, and worked hard until noon. At noon one lumberjack left for two hours, while the other decided to keep on working. But every day, the man who took the break finished…

What do you think about when you think about your life? How has it turned out? What would you like it to be remembered for? What would you like to accomplish in the next few years? When I talk to people about their lives, more often than not I hear from the younger people about what they wish they could…

This shows us that following Jesus is a black and white matter. Not something that we can be wishy washy about. Following Jesus is an action that takes the heart. The outward appearance of religion isn’t enough. Warning Against Hypocrisy Hypocrite is borrowed from an ancient term taken from the theatre.…

Scripture Reading: Acts 11:19-30 . Title: Contention or Declaration Review: Stephen, one of the first deacons, is martyred for his faith in Christ. ( Acts 7 ) Saul - who will become the Apostle Paul - is saved. ( Acts 9 ) The Gentiles - through the Apostle Peter - are “officially” welcomed into the body…