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Last week we began a series called Prayer that Works. We looked Elijah’s prayer and how we can pray like a righteous man. Today we are going to look at the prayer of Daniel. How many of you pray a prayer and then you feel like giving up? Supposedly this is a true story. There was a Welsh Woman who lived…

There are many important components that go into building a house. The floor plan, the materials used, plumbing, electrical, and so many other decisions are made before construction begins. There is perhaps no greater decision to be made than that of the foundation of the house. The foundation of the…

The Passover Exodus 11:1-13:16 Scene 1/ The ultimate game of bluff. We see it a lot in movies. Will the other side hold their nerve? Will they pull the trigger first, or will they back down? The ongoing crisis in Europe started with a game of bluff. The Russian president Putin wanted to make a point.…

Intro Once apron a time there was a brilliant electrical engineer - when that was a brand new field. Maybe you are familiar with his name - Charles Steinmetz? No? Albert Einstein was. So was Nicola Tesla, and Thomas Edison. And so was Henry Ford. Henry Ford was innovative and used electrical equipment…

Because I Say So By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. Words are things, and magnificent things at that. More than mere sounds, and they are more than mere meanings. Words are ideas made physical. They are thoughts in the flesh. Words are a bridge,…

In elementary school a tornado warning was issued, and I remember getting really scared. Our teacher had taken the whole class outside so that we could either get on the bus to go home or be picked up by our parents. There wasn’t a bus that went by my house so my mom would pick me up and drop me off…

Static Electricity/ Potential Energy We cannot see electrons. We cannot see the potential energy that is stored up in an object like a sheet of paper, a balloon or an electric wire. We cannot see the potential energy stored in a storm cloud. Wires are small and flexible yet hold a strong enough current…

Vehicles always need refueling (or recharging) in order to keep going; stopping at the gas station or plugging into the charger is a regular necessity. What does it look like for you to regularly refuel your faith?

As you know, I completed my requirements for my doctor of ministry degree this week. I’m feeling pretty good. The last thing I had to do was an exit interview with my primary reader and the head of the doctoral department of Dallas Theological Seminary. This exit interview was conducted over Zoom. Now,…

Big Idea: Love is not a black hole. Love gives even when it has nothing. A heart that has been transformed by the gospel is followed by a life that gives itself away to the everyone around it. This type of love truly has no limits to what it will do in giving itself away. It is unconditional and without…

Exegetical Point: Jesus is the light of the world, he is from the Father and speaks on his authority. Homiletic Point: Jesus the light of the world. Whoever follows him will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Intro Kids - Can you see in the dark? How can you get around at night?…

The Symbol of the Cross Long before the cross was a symbol of Christianity it was a symbol for another group: the almighty power of Rome! Rome was the superpower of the day in the time of Jesus . And the cross was their favourite form of law enforcement for foreigners. It said to all who would challenge…

The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones…

Can you believe that Easter is less than two months away? It will be here before you know it. When I was a kid I loved Easter Egg Hunts. We would go over to my grandparents house and my cousins and myself and my sister would hunt eggs all afternoon. It would start out with the parents hiding eggs and…

Can you imagine someone wearing a necklace with an electric chair on it? Have you ever seen a bumper sticker with a guillotine? And yet, as the thought for today said, we see crosses everywhere. We forget that in Jesus’ day, a cross was not a fashion statement. Our reading for today reminds us that following…

Open you Bibles if you would to Mark chapter 8. We’ve been walking through this book chapter by chapter and verse by verse, seeking to grasp Mark’s intended meaning to his audience. We are at the mid-way point of the book, and here we find a significant shift in Jesus’ approach to ministry. Up until…

Introduction Financial Peace University, Dave Ramsey, people want to be generous… I know your heart is to serve… What makes serving “Christian?” How does the Bible teach us to serve? Where can we start? Read 1 Peter 4:10-11 (ESV). Body What makes serving “Christian?” How is Christian service different…

Announcements 2024 Give & Go Faith Promise Missions Teen Activity Kindergarten & High School Graduations Concert in the Park, Saturday, June 1, 5 PM 2024 Neighborhood Bible Time Experience Israel Scripture Memorization Message: Exposing the Dangers of Media (Part 2) Why Kids Need Boredom Boredom is the…

The first attempt of David Livingstone to preach ended in failure: “Friends, I have forgotten all I had to say,” he gasped, and in shame stepped from the pulpit! At that moment, Robert Moffat who was visiting Edinburgh advised David not to give up. Perhaps he could be a doctor instead of a preacher,…

Colossians 1:15-2:8 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.…

--- Title Slide Scripture Intro: “Gospel Reset” What is the Gospel? The Good News? What happens when we forget the Gospel? We begin to live like certain characters. Today, the Gospel for the Pharisee The Gospel for... Jan 8 - The Pharisee Jan 15 – The Orphan Jan 22 – The Slave Jan 29 – The P.O.W. Feb…

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Today we are going to talk creation. Specifically…

The larger catechism of the Lutheran church exposits the first article of the creed as such: If you were to ask a young child, “My dear, what kind of God do you have? What do you know about him?” he or she could say: “First, my God is the Father, who made heaven and earth. Aside from this one alone I…

Is there something to look forward to after death? when is our resurrection? What kind of a body will we have upon resurrections? These are your genuine questions and much more.

Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began…