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As with the other disciplines that we have discussed, submission begins with and inward focus that results in an outward reality. The key of all submission begins with the difficult, but true words of Jesus that we read a minute ago and, likewise 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples…

This morning I said that the Church Covenant in your bulletin is an “oath” that is made between believers of Westview Baptist Church with God and one another to grow in our relationship with Him and one another through the various Christian practices mentioned in it. ‌That covenant is not worth the paper…

14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord . 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord , choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served…

Have you ever wondered what to give someone for Father’s Day? If you think about Mother’s Day, the classic gifts are: flowers, fancy tea, a card, or a framed piece of kid art. You know, Mother’s Day gifts make sense. Except when someone completely throws convention to the wind and gives a tent peg. What…

Before I had a child, I was always told that being a parent was the hardest job one could ever have, but worth every ounce of effort. I have found that to be true. Being a parent is a monumental task. Our responsibility to our children is to provide a home, food, clothing, a nurturing environment, protection…

Cultural Differences and God’s Righteousness India’s Dowry Deaths Protection of Marriage Protection for the bride. 13 “If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her 14 and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

Honoring Authority Getting into the 5th commandment 16 “ ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. A just society begins at home A just society honors God above…

Matthew 8:5-13 kl How many of you enjoy being a dad? Go ahead, raise your hands! Thank you for being honest! And, for those of you who raised your hands, we will have a time of confession after the message. Seriously though, isn’t it great to be a parent?!? There are so many great things about being…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Col 3:1-17 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction In the second half of the book of Ephesians Paul is teaching how important that it is that believers live out their lives filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Believers who walk in this will…

1. The conflict . (1)A. Scripture says everyone should be teachers. When we hear the words “teaching” or “instruction” in church we often think about the pastor. You aren’t wrong. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,…

Sacrificial Children #sermon #fathersday Some Back Story So Israel had some kings… Saul > David > Solomon [Solomon Turns from the Lord] ( 1 Kings 11:1-8 ) King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women 2 from the nations…

There is an epidemic of fatherlessness in our country. It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 children in America are growing up in fatherless homes. I want to share some staggering data with you. 85% of children with behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. 85% of all youths in prison come from…

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil…

Lesson 11. An Ordered Life Paul adds an ordered life as another response from those who receive God's blessings of salvation. ( Ephesians 5:22-6:9 ) Intro - Review Man’s obligations in response to God’s offer of spiritual blessings: Obligations of the church in response to God’s offer A. Unity B. Righteous…

Introduction The Parent Test “In the end on style will emerge victorious and win the honor of being deemed ‘the best’ way to raise a child. There’s no cash prize, but the feeling of smugness is priceless.” Paul gives direction here to guide how a Christian family looks when it comes to children and their…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Now our text in Ephesians 5 and 6 sums up what Scripture says about God’s plan for the family, God’s plan for the fulfilled family. We have already studied what God designed for the wife who is called to humbly subject herself in love to her own husband and make him and her children and her home the…

Children Obedience is the first duty of Children. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. It is a wonderful experience to know you are doing what is right, to have a God called, experienced individual at your side that can help guide…

As we turn our attention to God’s Word today, you need to know that this sermon is a bit out of ordinary for what we usually do here. 95% of the time we are walking through portions of Scripture chapter by chapter and verse by verse, mining the goodness of God’s Word. Right now we are in a sermon series…

The idea of service as a high calling is unique to Christianity. Jesus showed us by example how a leader must be servant of all. We have a choice: the way of the Dragon, which exploits strength and power to achieve control and dominance, or the way of the Lamb, which recognises that God's power is expressed through our weakness, and frees us to serve one another. How do these contrasting approaches work in the modern world? Join us for some ideas. The video from Mrs Maisel early in the sermon can be found here: https://youtu.be/pvKe0c007Cc

Ephesians 6 Good morning church! It is great to be back with our church family, we love you guys, and were gone lone enough to miss you. I want to say thank you to the ladies that have been participating in praying for your husbands, and for each others husbands. Prayer is a such critical tool, a weapon…

God’s Design For the Man From the Beginning The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the…

This afternoon’s study is an important one and it is a subject that we have mentioned several times and I think it is important that we spend service talking about it. It is Identifying the enemy. I. THE TRUE ENEMY IS SATAN Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.…