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The Dead Sea Scrolls V 80 Lived in the wilderness Elizabeth and zechariah elderly Elizabeth and Zechariah of Aaron V 5 Pharisees, Sadducee, and scribes, were the prominent ones in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus These groups were apostate — turn away from the faith They went so far as to Kill Jesus Their…

Announcements Are there any announcements? The baptism and potluck will be rescheduled for June because of the Memorial Day weekend holiday. Friday May 20 at 7pm we will be having an evening of worship with Juan and Emily. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship God in Spirit and…

We began last week a new series, taking us through the New Testament. This is a 40,000 foot overview of the New Testament, so it’s not going to get down and see a lot of details, and we’re going to go fast. This is going to be a more “academic” type of series, but I guarantee you, if you’re reading through…

Reflections Study group Joy & Helen attended Rev. Geoff New’s seminar on preaching the parables Geoff has developed, based on the work of Warren Wierbse, and with its roots in Ignatian spiritual disciplines, a way of reading the parables that immerses us deeply in the Living word of God. We’ve had two…

Luke 2:1-20 Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus for a census to be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was going to be registered for the census, each to his own city. And Joseph also…

Our world is full of conflict. We see this in almost every area of life: relational, political, geographical, and even spiritual. Our world is more polarized. Here is what I mean: there is very little room for middle ground. We have become an either/or society. We have a choice! We are never powerless.…

Expectations That Can Cause Us to Stumble Expectations — we all have them. Christmas Day and receiving certain gifts. Year-end bonus All family members coming together for Christmas. We all have expectations that things will happen in a certain manor, or that life will go a certain way. The people of…

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable…

John The Baptist John is now 30, and called by God to prepare the way for the Messiah V 1 sets the political scene V 2 the High Priests that condemn Jesus the call from God that John was expecting came He came from the wilderness. the region of the Essene town of Qumran We are going to concentrate on…

The Sabbath the Pharisees have made rules concerning the Sabbath in the Talmud there are 24 chapters on the sabbath they are the things you have to do to be saved you cant take a bath on the Sabbath because you might spill a drop of water on the floor and clean that spot 3000 feet from your home God…

Intro “Can I have some money?” That question depends as much on who is asking as it does the question itself. “Can I have some money… for the carnival games?” Child to parent. “Can I have some money… to food?” Same child, at college. “Can I have some money… that I loaned you?” The lender to the borrower.…

God Has Spoken Whatever Works We live in a time in which people are pulled and tugged in every conceivable direction. We are constantly faced with questions about what to think, how to live, and what works and what doesn’t work - science - statistics - government officials? Whatever works (Pragmatism)…

John’s Fiery Sermon John called the religious leaders and the people snakes satanists, off spring of satan warned them of the wrath of God that is coming they are storing up wrath for themselves they cant say that because they are the of spring of Abraham that they are ok and if you say that they are…

God Has Spoken... In the first four verses – one long sentence – divinely inspired words of God, the writer of Hebrews gives us pearls of truth knotted on one crimson strand - the theme of Hebrews perseverance by keeping our eyes upon Jesus... “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith,…

Continuing the Prophecy The prophecy starting in chapter 9 of Alexander the Great and the protection of God for Israel continuing with Jesus contrasted with Antiocus Eppipenes how God used Israel as His war machines against the Greeks Again this prophecy will be at the end of the tribulation beginning…

I Believe... Christian faith isn't just a set of beliefs and traditions, but should inform the very foundation of all we say and do. Pastor John Gray, who recently came under scrutiny for buying his wife a $200K Lamborghini, And it was handled by John Crist, popular Christian humorist, pronounced that…

Morning 2nd April 2023

Wedding Clothes Now when the Pharisees 38 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, 39 they assembled together. 40 And one of them, an expert in religious law, 41 asked him a question to test 42 him: “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 43 Jesus 44 said to him, “ ‘ Love 45 the Lord…

A. The Spirits of Deception 1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 1. Deception is Certain The Spirit explicitly says - this is stated clearly without any room for doubt. 2. Deception is Happening…

Undiscriminatin Love by a True Disciple. Becoming a true Deciple by showing Gods love. The Parable of the Good Samaritan and the love he shows.

Simon the Zealot The next name given in Luke 6:15 is “Simon called the Zealot.” 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and…

Following his ascension, on the day of Pentecost, the Jewish festival of First Fruits, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in his disciples, permanently. The indwelling of the Spirit profounding transformed the disciples, ushering them out of the room they had gathered in, onto the streets, where Peter's powerful first sermon was the catalyst for the Spirit transforming 3000 new hearts that day. And so the church was born! Let's relive that event together, and explore how it transforms our lives 2000 years later.