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Jesus offers mercy to the broadest scope of sinners.

9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute…

Introduction Have you ever had a family member embarrass you in front of your friends or people you really were trying to make an impression with? Dad’s are notorious for embarrassing their kids and being goofy. But how many of us act as if we are ashamed of Christ? The Roman historian Livy who lived…

Luke 1:35 (KJV 1900) 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost…

Calling Grandma! 3 women - hard to say No wine or water - no massive choices down the drinks aisle - no “Freestyle” drink machine Jesus found it hard to say no to his mother. We see limited choices of drink. Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word: 1 On the third day a wedding took place at…

I want to talk to you this morning about “A Fools Conscience”. To understand the message we must first give a good definition of its title. Conscience - A capacity or faculty of moral intuition or reflection. A person’s internal awareness or sense of abiding by or transgressing moral standards. The conscience…

“Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell.” Today our topic is the Good Friday topic, In Christian Dogmatics it is referred to as the Passion of the Christ - the Suffering - Pascho in greek - of Jesus. However, His suffering did not just begin with Pilate.…

Homework for next week: read Ephesians and circle or write down everything that God says about you! New series titled: This is Me? We will look at what God sees when He looks at us today, then who God says we are, what He has called us to do, how He has equipped us to do it, and if we are doing it! This…

Last week we began a series called The Path. All of us are headed on a path in life. The direction you are headed in always determines your destination. If you are headed north, eventually you will get to Canada. You may have all the intentions in the world to go to the Beach on the Pacific or the Atlantic…

INTRO Last week we saw the calling of Jesus’ first disciples. His first two were disciples of John the Baptist. They were Andrew and an unnamed disciple. Most commentators believe this unnamed disciple is John, the author of the book of John. Andrew goes and finds Simon, who Jesus calls Peter. Then Jesus…

Exegetical Point: John shows that Jesus is the Christ via his first Sign that draws together images of fullness, abundance, renewal and power. This revelation of Glory prompted the disciple’s faith. Homeletic Point: Jesus is the New Wine, fulfilling the Old lack. Intro Hey kids, have any of you been…

The Sanhedrin accused Stephen of disrespecting Abraham and the Temple. Stephen responded to the charge or blasphemy by bearing witness to God. God who intervened on behalf of his people, but, many remained stubborn in their disbelief. He spoke honorably of Abraham, the Prophets, and the Temple. Of Abraham…

Intro: Giving, yep I already hear the groans! Just kidding, and it may not be what you think. I want to show you all a few things. (Show Pictures) And it is because you guys have been being like the Church in Corinth, as it says in Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers Scripture memory 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Let’s open our bibles Catch- Why is it easier to ask for prayer for sickness more than other things? CS Lewis wrote…

Introduction Paul shares a profound truth that resonates through the ages, revealing how truth produces conviction and courage in those who believe it. Romans 1:16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also…

Intro Most of you know that I grew up in the Chicago area. You might be aware that Chicago has a nickname. It is often referred to as the Windy City. Some people assume that this is because Chicago is particularity windy. While there is certainly no shortage of wind, Chicago is far from the most blusterous…

Opening Illustration We have been walking through five emphatic truths since the beginning of the year. Our goal in this is to put truth in place that will help create a culture of Gospel-centered ministry. As Paul said in Colossians 1 , our goal is to present every person involved in our ministry as…

Romans 5:1-5 Suffering/Tribulation Pressures and difficulties of life Matt 13:20-22 Offences because of the word The cares of this world The deceitfulness of riches Endurance/Patience James 1:2-4 Longsuffering for self Patience with others The ability to let God Work Being instant in season and out of…

Introduction I have here two pieces of wood that I need to hold together. I also have some bolts. If I put this bolt through the wood, will it stay? For a little while. Right? It depends on how we apply pressure. What if we switched out the bolt? Would that make it hold? No. We would have the same problem.…

Well, as we saw last week, thanks to our mobile phone software we now have literally thousands of emojis to choose from to express our emotions. This week as we think about friendships, we have FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg to thank for resolving our friendship crisis! Now anyone in the world can join FB and…

This is now the twelfth sermon on Spiritual Gifts. Over the last seven sermons we have looked in detail at the seven motivational gifts found in Romans 12 . We learned that a person with the motivational gift of prophet is motivated by the Holy Spirit to Proclaim truth and expose sin. We learned that…

“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis: Thus says the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before…

Introduction The ability to choose is the mark of humanity. From the creation man has been given an element, a characteristic that makes them different from all of creation. 26 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…

This, the first of the signs John records in his gospel was a private one, known only to His disciples, some servants, and probably Jesus’ mother. Rather than call this a miracle (which it undoubtedly was), John called it a sign probably because in his purpose for writing the gospel, he was more concerned…

Sometimes, we are just not prepared to respond to an invitation. We often get invited to a party or even more special occasion, like a wedding or even a funeral and we might not know how to dress appropriately. Sometimes, we are given a range of formal or semi-formal attire, but unless someone demonstrates…