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Each night when Natalie and I put our boys to bed we typically will head downstairs. We can also, with almost 100% accuracy, guess which little one is leaving their room based solely upon how they open their door. We all have that kind of familiarity with at least one thing in our lives. Maybe it’s the…

Scripture Introduction In the 1929 Rose Bowl game, Georgia Tech and the University of California were locked in a defensive struggle. The score was zero-zero, when “Stumpy” Thomason, quarterback for Georgia Tech, fumbled the ball and University of California defensive center Roy Riegels got the chance…

Please turn in your Bibles to 1 John 4 . Put a finger there, and turn to the left to Ephesians 5 . This is Valentine’s Day, and since right after Christmas (or just before it for some stores) we have been inundated with the theme of love, hearts, flowers, and candy...er, chocolate. Perhaps, men , you…

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then…

The King is Among Us - And Feared! At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because…

This morning we are picking back up in our Study of the Gospel of Mark. If you are new to MCF, it would be good for you to know we practice a form of preaching called “Expository Preaching” . What that means is we believe the Bible is best taught by taking book of the Bible and then studying it from…

The Healing of a Lame Man (John 5:1–9a) Jesus was in Jerusalem attending “a feast of the Jews,” probably a Passover (John 5:1). In the city there was a pool called Bethesda, house of mercy. It was located near “the place of the sheep” or sheep gate. It had “five porches” or colonnaded areas (v. 2). Since…

Introduction to the Psalms Book 5 Every emotion of the heart is Reflected in the Psalms with words that express our deepest and strongest feelings. They provide comfort and joy, leading us to the place where worship flows. Psalms is divided into five books, mirroring the five books of Moses that form…

Revive! Are you ready to come back to life? Reflect! I will show you a couple of pictures and tell you one story. They all have something in common. Here’s picture #1. Please don’t feel bad if you don’t recognize what this is. I didn’t. Here is one of 18 cryogenic tanks used to store the oxygen and hydrogen…

“Pilate said to Jesus, ‘What is truth?’” [1] Cynicism best describes the governor’s demeanor when the True Light stood before him. Arraigned before Pilate’s judgement seat was Jesus of Nazareth who testified of Himself, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” [JOHN 14:6]. Someone has appropriately…

“What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?” [1] He who dies with the most toys wins. At least, that is the sentiment expressed in contemporary bumper sticker theology. It probably sums up the contemporary worldview that esteems winning at any cost. However,…

ELIJAH the Tishbite James 5:17-18 (NIV) 17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. James the brother of Jesus, said that Elijah…

2 Timothy 4:1-5 The Challenge of the twenty-first Century (Part I) /In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with…

Bullfinch’s Mythology Project Gutenberg Etext of Bulfinch's Mythology, The Age of Fable #1 in our series by Thomas Bulfinch Copyright laws are changing all over the world, be sure to check the laws for your country before redistributing these files!!! Please take a look at the important information in…

Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant (part 3) May 7, 2007 Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant (part 3) May 7, 2007 Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.29, 2007 Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3 You hurled me into the deep, into the very…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.22, 2007 What is the Book of Jonah about? Well, it’s not simply about a great fish (mentioned only four times), or a great city (named nine times), or even a disobedient prophet (mentioned eighteen times). It’s about God! God is mentioned thirty-eight times in these…

THE AGES DIGITAL LIBRARY SERMONS THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE PULPIT VOL. 1 (Sermons Nos. 1-53) Published in 1855 by Charles Spurgeon Books For The Ages AGES Software • Albany, OR USA Version 1.0 © 1997 PREFACE | The Preaching of the Word by the chosen servants of the living God, is the ordained means…

Full text of "Studies in Pharisaism and the Gospels : First series" STUDIES IN PHARISAISM AND THE GOSPELS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS C. F. CLAY, MANAGER Honfcon : FETTER LANE, E.G. <?Rrittiwrgt) : 100 PRINCES STREET #to gorfe: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bomfcag, Calcutta antj flSatorag: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.…

by Louis Cassels What’s the Difference was published in 1965 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. This book was prepared for Religion Online by Harry W. and Grace C. Adams. Forward During the years I have functioned as religion editor of United Press International, I’ve been asked a great many questions by newspaper…

Title Page ANTE-NICENE FATHERS Volume 1 The Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus Edited by Alexander Roberts, D.D. & James Donaldson, LL.D. revised and chronologically arranged, with brief prefaces and occasional notes by A. Cleveland Coxe, D.D. Preface v PREFACE. This volume, containing the equivalent…

Sermon: Moses the Faithful Servant Exodus 33:18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." (also see Philippians 3:10) I want to know God better: 1. Parents 2. Education 3. Failures 4. Starting over 5. New challenges 6. Exercising your faith (serving God) 7. Answered Prayers 8. Worship 9. Family members…

THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW INTRODUCTION BY THE REVEREND JOHN MONRO GIBSON, D.D. DOCTOR MONRO GIBSON was pastor of St. John's Wood Presbyterian Church, London. It was once described by Sir W. Robertson Nicoll as "a strong and generous church, perhaps the strongest and the most generous church in the English…