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Big Idea of the Message: Jesus cuts through confusion and complexity to focus our lives on two all-encompassing truths that are meant to work together: love God and love others. Trap As we break into this narrative we find Jesus being confronted once again by the religious elite; While their question…

Commander’s Intent INTRODUCTION: SET TIMER, INTRODUCE. I’m excited to be back. This month has been extremely hectic for me . -Fort Carson, Truck breaking down, 9 days at fort Carson. -God works good into it, Lindsay and the kids ended up getting a surprise trip to colorado springs. It ended up being…

Great Commandments In the next several weeks, you will find the parts of Deuteronomy we have already looked at and those to come interweaving with each other, with a continuous theme throughout. The theme is that through Moses, God is reminding the Israelites that He is their God, and has already shown…

The First Fruit Galatians 5:22–23 (ESV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love , joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes…

INTRODUCTION We have the wonderful privilege of looking at the Word of God this morning Let me invite you to take your Bible and turn to Mark chapter 1 We have already looked at the title of the book, the ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, the temptation of Jesus, and the gospel of God…

When someone says, “At the core,” what do you think of? Perhaps an apple, or the center of the earth. When you talk about it in terms of an idea, “at the core” are those principles that form the foundation for the rest of the philosophy or argument, perhaps boiled down to their simplest forms. So, then,…

The Ten Commandments When we look at the Ten Commandments many people think they are out of date and do not apply to them because they are under the New Covenant, they are under grace. But these commandments are the general foundation for the more specific laws. There are 613 laws that stem from these…

Genesis 21:22-34 Now it happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do; so now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the lovingkindness…

What comes first? The thing that comes first is often the most important. In a graduation ceremony, the first person to walk is often the one(s) with the highest GPA. The first rule is the most important one. I can still hear a motherly voice saying, “Now, what is the number one rule?” in a forceful…

Earlier in this service we were reminded of our brothers and sisters who are persecuted around the world. When we hear of their persecution, it becomes easier to see events in our lives and begin to think that we may be headed in the same direction. How do we live when others do not respect us? About…

Intro: As we continue to study through the Ten Commandments, I want to remind you that this begin with a series called “Intimacy With God” by Pastor Tommy Higle from FBC Marietta, Oklahoma. We have seen how God has used different circumstances in the life of Moses to draw him into intimacy with Him so…

Intro: Last week we talked about the climatic point of intimacy with God was when Israel was saved from their enemy by a walk of faith through the Red Sea. Then they responded with an outburst of intimate praise to God their Savior. Tonight I want us to talk about continuing in that intimacy with God…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to the gospel of Matthew. Matthew chapter 6. & we’re gonna read verses 25-34. Matthew 6:25-34 . & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is: The King’s Cure for Worry In Matthew 6:25 , Jesus…

We have four weeks left to wrap up our series on Matthew. This is week 11. I know I am skipping quite a bit but I want to finish this series up on Easter. Today, I’m going to look at the great commandment. Next week we will look at the Lord’s Supper. We will also partake in communion next week. Then…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... What is the law? There are 613 commands given in the first 5 books of the Bible (Torah) I mistakenly often though of the list of commands as being “The Law” The Torah is often translated “the law” But it’s not just a code or list of rules It’s primarily a story. A…

How long can you balance on one foot. Some of you will do better than others. But even the best of us will only survive several minutes at the most. Well, did you know that the world record for standing on one foot is 76 hours and 40 minutes! That’s over three days! It’s hard enough to stay awake that…

God is All About Relationships Abraham Lived Out Faith in Relationship Abraham believed God, and it was considered righteousness. Faith in God led to a real relationship with the God of the universe. For him, it was as natural as sleep to understand God’ messages to him, even as others though he was…

What to do about the Sabbath As promised last week, this week we will be looking at the fourth commandment, and this one, perhaps more than any of the others, is a source of misunderstanding or contention, because the Church generally does not practice the keeping of the commandment the same way a Jew…

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man…

The message this morning has been on my heart for quite sometime. So, I have prayed a lot over it and put a lot of thought into it. Money often times seems to be an issue in the church. But, I am not sure that it should be. There are many unhealthy perspectives on giving. Those of us who have been in…

First things First Here is the History of Israel · Adam and Eve · Noah · Babel · Abraham – Issaac – Jacob – Joseph · Egypt · Moses · Joshua · Promised Land · Judges · Samuel · Saul · David · Solomon · Divided o Jeroboam – 10 northern tribes o Rehoboam – Judah and Benjamin · Exiled – Babylon defeated…

Luke reveals Jesus’ desire that we enter His Kingdom! A Brief Overview Luke’s Highlight of the Kingdom of God: It is ruled by Jesus Christ and it is eternal ( Luke 1:32-33 ) It is Good News ( Luke 4:43 ) It is for the Poor ( Luke 6:20 ) It demands faithfulness ( Luke 9:62 ) It is growing before our eyes…

What to do about the Sabbath As promised last week, this week we will be looking at the fourth commandment, and this one, perhaps more than any of the others, is a source of misunderstanding or contention, because the Church generally does not practice the keeping of the commandment the same way a Jew…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…