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Good morning! Thank Rayce…at the end? I can’t help but hear that passage and think of Finding Nemo. You guys seen Finding Nemo? It’s the movie where they try to find Nemo. They find him. At one point in the story, Nemo the fish ends up in a small fish tank at a dentist’s office. And in this fish tank…

Intro ; One of the greatest benefits of living in America is the freedom of religion we enjoy and the security of our nation by our armed forces. One of the downsides to living in America is becoming “complacent” in religion and dependent on our government to maintain that security we enjoy. [ Illus.…

Greediness: Having a keen appetite For.... 10 The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze…

What do you hate? What you hate says a lot about you. Do you hate being cut off on the freeway? Do you hate filling and paying taxes? Do you hate family gatherings? Do you hate election years? What is it that you hate? In Amos 6 we find out one thing that God hates. Amos 6:8 (ESV) The Lord God has sworn…

Isaiah 32 & 33 Good evening church! Turn with me in your Bibles to Isaiah chapter 32 and we will begin. Let’s pray... 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. I want to make three points before we get too far into this tonight so I’ll do that here. The first is…

Big Idea of the Week: Because trusting in God can be difficult, the psalmist needed to accept his deep need for God’s presence in all that he did. Desire (v. 1-4) Life is full of struggles, challenges, anxiety, stress, depression and the list could go on and on; 33 These things I have spoken to you,…

The Main Idea When we put material above God then it distorts our vision of God and thus creates harmful consequences in our lives. David E Garland said, “Pursuit of grater riches pose an even greater danger to life.” ZECNT Luke, 520. God told Moses what the desire for wealth and the attitude of greediness…

The Fool has said. The one who ignore God. Psalm 53:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good." The biblical meaning of the word “fool” is a person who ignores God ( Rom. 3:10-12 ). When a person considers…

State: We are looking at the attitude we need to have when facing difficulty, opposition and suffering in our faith We were told in the previous verses to take honest stock of our lives, what is hindering us that we need to separate ourselves from And…Confess and deal with any sin activity that is happening…

Psalm 123 Psalm 123 is one of the Song of Degrees, or Songs of Ascent. These psalms were sung while they travelled up to Jerusalem. This psalm was written by someone that dealt with being ridiculed, or with contempt …we assume for doing right. It is easy to understand the hurt and even sometimes embarrassment…

20 Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square; 21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings: 22 “How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate…

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A Desperate Need to Seek God Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr February 13, 2022 In this time in our lives we all need to be reminded of our utter dependence upon God for all things. At times, we suffer because we won’t admit our need of the Father, relying instead on our own strength. God is patient with us,…

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a…

November: A Month For Thanksgiving Beginning today and going through this whole month, I’d like us to focus on thanksgiving. As a nation, we set aside the 4th Thursday of the month for a day of Thanksgiving. Yet, thanksgiving has been around long before we were ever a nation. Biblically, the concept…

Scripture Intro: Series on the Psalms So far we’ve looked at: Psalm 133 , 1 , 2 , 139, 8 , 46 , 19 , 119 Oil running down Aaron’s beard (133) Blessed is the one who walks not in the counsel of the wicked (1) Kiss the Son (2) Where can I go from your presence? (139) Also, 139, “you knit me together in…

Hebrews 11:23-29 Hebrews 11:23–29 (HCSB) 23 By faith, after Moses was born, he was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter…

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Establishing Authority The lineage - Messiah The Temptation The Word The Power Before you get to the Parables in chapter 13, Matthew has made it abundantly clear who Jesus is Now we ask the question - “Is Jesus looking for a large crowd to follow Him, or for disciples to learn from Him and worship God?”…

37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake…

What is it? Is it a good thing, bad thing? 32 “For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them. 18 Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death. 12 “It will come about at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And I will…

Introduction: Message: Leviticus 27:30 30 ‘Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s ; it is holy to the Lord . Rebellion From God 3:6-7 6 “For I, the Lord , do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 “From the days of your…