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"Thoughts and Prayers” is a common and kind comment, perhaps on a social media post or as a reply in a text message. In our post-evangelical world of the 2020s, “in God we trust” is accurately a fill-in-the-blank as practice for our culture. “In no God do I trust” is the refrain of many. Perhaps fairly…

Philippians 2:8–11 (ESV) — 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven…

Intro My son Emery was saved and started following Jesus in January of this year. It has been such a blessing to have conversation with him about his faith. One morning, a few weeks after his salvation, he was eating breakfast before going to school. He said, “Dad, there are just two things I still don’t…

Psalm 148 If we could just grasp the greatness and glory of God…our hearts would overflow with praise to Him! No matter what is going on in the world today, and much sure is happening, no struggle, no trial, no tragedy would ever be able to put out this fire inside of us if we truly see God for who He…

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. He is called: He is Adam, Anointed, Apostle, Author, Amen, Alpha and Ancient of Days.…

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. κύριος- Lord, master,…

Introduction When a child is born into this world, most times there are few people who can describe that new babe better than the mother that birthed him. As the mother nurtures her baby, she soon memorizes every feature of that little face. She might notice how the baby favors the father or mother or…

Today we come to Yahweh’s closing argument in a case He brought on His own behalf. He has summoned the nations to come before Him, and so that His people would know they are His, He is making His case that the idols of the nations are nothing, He is everything, and He will redeem His people for His own…

The Stages of Christ’s Work The Humiliation Incarnation 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under…

Introduction Philippians 2:5-11 Think this in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking the form of a slave, by becoming in the likeness of people. And being found in appearance…

7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Introduction Review 1st - Worshiping the wrong God and 2nd - Worshiping God in the wrong way The 3rd Commandment addresses - Speaking wrongly about God It addresses our words…

The Wisemen could be viewed as an anomaly in the overall Christmas story. To many people, the Wisemen stand out because they don’t want them at the manger sene. Some people see them as the sophisticated ones present and wish they were like the Wisemen more than they desire to be like Christ - almost…

Rev Ch 5

Isaiah 11:1-11 We have been looking at a couple of the carols we sing as compared to scripture. Today we look at the Carol: O Come, O Come Emmanuel. This is a very beautiful carol with a haunting melody. It has many verses, but we are going to look at just three for times sake. Emmanuel is the name prophesied…

When We Honor God’s Name, We Honor God Himself, Who Died to Save Us from Our Sin. Luther’s explanation to the Second Commandment states: “We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give…

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Tony Padgett

Intro: Last week we looked at “Connected Through Fellowship”. Paul encouraged the church at Ephesus to seek fellowship with the Lord so they could have harmony with one another in the body of Christ. Paul was grateful that Jews and Gentiles were becoming a healthy body of believers, growing and being…

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts…

Introduction: Everyone loves a good hero story, right? What makes them a true hero? I think most of us would agree that it is their selflessness and service to others. No one thinks of a taker as a hero. If Superman came in and used his power to dominate everyone and make much of himself, he wouldn’t…

Introduction 28 Who says of Cyrus, ‘ He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’ 1 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And…

Turn to and read Psalm 8:1 , 9 O Lord our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Now as a reminder from last week... a name in Bible times was more than an identification; it was descriptive…

Isaiah 46-48 Good evening church! Thank you all for coming to our midweek service. We are picking up our study in the Book of Isaiah. We completed chapter 45 at our last midweek gathering…and I’m not going to recap other than to read just a couple verses from the end of that section. Isaiah 45:21-23…

By Faith Abraham Followed God into the Unknown Abraham’s faith led him to respond to God in obedience. In this section of Hebrews 11 , the examples of faith move to a section of impossible reactions to God’s calling or at least unique reactions. The stories are designed to help give witness to faith…

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God…