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Introduction The Last few weeks as we have prepared for Eucharist an act of communion with God and as an act of remembrance of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ As we have prepared For it We have been talking about relationships Relationships with God (up) Restoring first Love Relationship with Self…

Introduction Today we are looking at words of Jesus not words that he spoke during his 33 years but words that he said in a vision of John Words written to the Church of Laodicea As we are talking about Communion with God Revelation 3:14-22 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “This is…

Introduction Today we are starting we are continuing to look at the Eucharist. The Lords Supper. It is a time of Remembrance that we talked about last week. It is a time of worship. Often it becomes a time of apathy, of motions, of ease. So we must Guard ourselves. Thus we are looking at How We prepare…

Introduction Every month we practice the Lord super, communion or Eucharist. What ever you want to call it. It all comes down to the same thing. We remember Jesus last meal before he was Crucified. BUt how often do we really look at what this meal is. For the next three weeks we will be looking at the…

What do you know about Thanksgiving? Take a few seconds or so to write down what you know about thanksgiving and how it began. 1621 for the Pilgrims and after the Civil Way when Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday a national holiday in 1863. Goal-To help us grow in thanksgiving year round. As we start…

The Communion service is a symbolic union in the Salvation of Christ’s church through physical participation. There are 3 symbols that Jesus used to picture His saving work for the believer. They are: the Eucharist, the Washing of the Saints Feet, and the Love Feast. I. The Bread and the Cup (Eucharist)…

INTRODUCTION As we begin the month of October, we are going to look at the men and events that led to the Protestant Reformation on October 31, 1517. To do that we must understand what the pre-reformers and reformers were up against, manly the Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church controlled…

Last week: Moses’ last hurrah Barbara Sampson - Moses last speech Promises of God: Strength foryour days shelter and refuge (shadow of protection, not abandonment) Everlasting arms of God Jesus is the fulfilment of these promises The water - baptism The wine - Communion & the cross Right at the start…

Terms & Definition The Ordinance of Communion is known by a few names. Communion which is found in 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? And we will define this a little more later.…

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper,…

I. Comfort Food A. Pandemic shortage 1. Spring 2020 stay at home orders 2. things begin disappearing in stores a. disinfectant, wipes, toilet paper b. flour and yeast 3. people quarantined at home started making bread a. April 20, 2020 USA Today article b. 2 to 3 weeks buffer inventory disappeared as…

I’m going to start today with a question, not to answer out loud, but just to ponder internally: are you hungry? Not physically hungry I’m sure – you’re probably stuffed full of chocolate egg like me. But are you hungry for more of Jesus? On some level each of us are here, continue to be here in this…

Blessings and Responsibilities Becoming a Christian is an easy thing. Jesus did all the work. It is a real blessing, but with it comes some responsibilities , as we discussed last week. Church assembly picture inserted here One of the blessings as well as the responsibilities is for us to assemble as…

Good morning! If we haven’t met... Potluck after service - for those who haven’t brought anything... Scripture Intro - Joke about lamb at potluck. This worked out too well, I didn’t even plan that our potluck would fall on a sermon about a meal. God knew and I didn’t, as is usually the case. You could…

Today, Marks the Sunday before Thanksgiving. What do you think I am going to talk about today? Any guesses? >>>> Thankfulness. I realize that holidays can become a cliche. But at the same time - they don’t have to be. They also can be used as quick - Spiritual check ups. ILLUSTRATION: Many of us as we…

Sermon Outline I. Locusts A. Other Locust Stories B. Amos’s Locust Story II. Locust Attacks A. In Egypt against Israel B. In America against Us C. Satan’s Hordes Are Likened to Locusts ( Revelation 9 ) III. The Locusts Are Defeated A. Through Amos’s Intercession B. Through Christ’s Intercession, Death,…

Good morning, If you have your bibles with you let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 14. We will read verses 22-25 and then pray for understanding here in just a moment. If you have been around Christianity for very long, you will recognize this morning’s text as an important…

Evening 1 October 23

1 Corinthians 11:23-32 NOT FOR GRANTED Why the Lords Supper is so special and should not be taken for granted. We take many things for granted. We flip a switch, we take for granted that there should be light. We turn on a faucet, we take for granted that there will be water. We go to the grocery store…

What Is This Bread? What Is This Wine? For us who grew up in the Lutheran church, Martin Luther’s Small Catechism conjures up recollections of confirmation instruction. As though wearing a badge of honor, we probably recall the pastor who expected us to recite major parts of the catechism—and we did…

Ordinances What is an ordinance? It is an authoritative order or decree. I think we have introduced ordinances before, like last week, baptism. Today we will look at the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. Last week we looked at Baptism, as commanded by Christ and his apostles as authorized by Christ; And…

Evening 26 November 23

“His Food, Our Fill” What is the significance of Maundy Thursday? Simply put, it means this: “The old has passed away, the new has come!” The word Maundy is from a Latin word, which means “mandate” or “command.” On this night, Jesus gave a new mandate to love one another as he has loved us. He gave a…