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Advent - Adventure The word Adventure comes from the word Advent - nothing to do with the Christmas Season - but the meaning is important. It has to do with new arrivals and new beginnings. I like the idea of a new adventure. Celebrating thins - ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’. Happened, Happening…

Romans 3:21–26 (ESV) — 21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of…

Number 8 in the order of the Minor Prophets. The oracle (see p. 19) was received ‘in a vision’ (NEB, JB) by Habakkuk, who is here called a prophet. This title is rare in book headings (see Hag. 1:1; Zech. 1:1), and is taken by some to indicate that Habakkuk was a professional prophet, one who earned…

We did not finish last week and I’m sure we will not finish this week, so this will be part I of what may be II or maybe III messages, we will see, so I need to go back to do a reminder of (vv.1-8) which is as far as we got last week. Jews had privilege without the right perception. We stopped along…

We are continuing to look at our identity, where do we value from. How should we see ourselves. We are sinners; at our core we are totally depraved. If all we ever speak of is how we are sinful, how is it that we obtain a positive view of ourselves. Some say it’s all depressing thinking of how we are…

All that was broken at Babel begins to find its restoration through the Holy Spirit.

1. _No one is good_ 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” 13 “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps…

Psalm 135:5-6 says this: For I know that the Lord is great And that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. The difficult thing is when you and I do not see what the Lord is doing… we know He is working… but is He??? Purim…

There is nothing more life changing than the Baptism of the Holy Spirit I was reading an article by John Davidson entitled Spirit filled and wrong. 10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.” The History of the Holy Spirit The…

22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Actually, that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? We’re all in the same boat. None of us is perfect, after all. Paul is right. We have fallen…

Intro; In 1996, an American comedy film written, starring and directed by Tom Hanks was released called “That Thing You Do” . Its a spin on a local Pennsylvania band that scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and achieve big time success when they release a Beatles-style pop song. They ride the glory until…

Promise of Freedom – God Always Had a Plan Jesus, a light to the Gentiles Isaiah 42:6 , 49:6 , Luke 2:25-32 , Acts 26:23 I was very amused the other day when a friend of mine put up a post Well there you go folks. The end is nigh.... and we missed it! Many people approach Scripture thinking that they…

Introduction Well it’s the new year for me in preaching, as I have been out of the pulpit for three weeks. It has been refreshing to listen to others speak God’s Word and for me to see both the written Word being spoken, shown and the people responding. Thank you for the folks who have been speaking…

Do we have any saints here this morning? Actually, according to the new testament, all Christians are saints. The word saint means one set apart, and Christians have been set apart by God’s grace to believe in Jesus Christ. A saint is not some super-Christian, but as believers we are called to live in…

Intro to series: What is Christmas all about? Why do even celebrate it? When it comes to season of Christmas many have different thoughts and ideas about it. Instead of focusing in on what others my believe it to be let me just ask you personally, what does Christmas mean to you? For this season of Christmas…

Introduction: It’s all about the Gospel | Romans 1:1-17 Doctrine of the Gospel | Romans 1:18-8:39 Divine Plan of the Gospel | Romans 9-11 Duty of the Gospel | Romans 12-14 Dedication of the Gospel | Romans 15-16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation…

21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome. Last week we were introduce to Saul, who became the first king of Israel. Our passage described Saul as the ideal looking king. Good looking, tall, strong, everything you would look for in a king. But we got some hints that things would not be great with Saul…

“We are told in the history of India, that Mahmoud — who conquered a great portion of India hundreds of years ago destroyed all the idols in every town to which he came. In time he laid siege to the great city of Guzurat. Forcing for himself an entrance into the costliest shrine of the Brahmins, there…

Big Idea: Elevating God as Holy and Worthy is an essential act of faith. God is Holy God is eternal God is creator God is worthy God will be eternally praised God is Holy throughout scripture: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Here God’s holiness is displayed in that He was the…

Intro; Last week as we begin to look at what is called “The Olivet Discourse” we heard two questions from Jesus’ disciples concerning His Second Coming. When will these things happen? What will be the sign of Your Coming? The discussion centered around Jesus saying the magnificent temple of God would…

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to ‘Honor thy father and thy mother,’ she asked, ‘Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?’ Without missing a beat, one little boy answered,…

Paul is going on in verse 9 to work out for us the implications and particulars of how the principles given in verse 7 and 8 work out for us, in a remarkably personal manner, his own personal testimony.

We are starting a new 4 week series this morning tilted Waiting on God- Patience while waiting for the promise. Waiting on God to act or trusting His promises can be challenging. Sometimes we feel the need to take matters into our own hands, but the Bible shows us this doesn’t work out well. During this…

Jesus asks his followers to make a costly chooice. Following him may require significant sacrifices for us, but they are nothing compared to what he has done for us.