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How were we supposed to prepare for THIS? 2 weeks, has turned into 6 weeks, and now looks like it will turn into 3 to 4 months or more. Is there an end in site? How are we supposed to prepare for this? How were we supposed to know what to do, what to buy, what to prepare, when we only had 24 hours before…

Welcome/Opening Prayer We are gathered here today on this seventh Sunday after Easter A day we celebrate as Pentecost This is the day that the Holy Spirit came into the church This is the actual beginning of the church as we know it The whole story is in Acts 2:2-4 2 And suddenly there came from heaven…

The Red Barn Put on hold 12 years permanence, completion absolute suffering The loss of all hope Real people Jairus The suffering woman Jesus Disciples - hurrying Messenger from the house - disappointment Jesus to Jairus Peter, James & John The rgieving family The girl two lenses of equal importance

Scripture Intro: Series on the Psalms So far we’ve looked at: Psalm 133 , 1 , 2 , 139, 8 , 46 , 19 , 119 Oil running down Aaron’s beard (133) Blessed is the one who walks not in the counsel of the wicked (1) Kiss the Son (2) Where can I go from your presence? (139) Also, 139, “you knit me together in…

2 Samuel 7:1–16 (ESV) — 1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your…

I have a question for you this morning. Why do you come to church? There are many ways we can phrase this question. Why do we gather? What is the purpose? Who are we as believers in Christ? What is the point? Three years ago, two things happened that brought this church into a position to begin asking…

26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once…

Today we turn our attention back to the gospels and the story of Jesus. However, we are still focusing on unpacking what it means to be a forever family of God. Over the next three weeks we will be looking at what it means to be a loving, generous, and hospitable people. So while we are going to the…

Introduction - [ 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ] The story is told of when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a young man. He lived at home with his father, Leopold (himself a fine musician) in Vienna. And every once in a while, it is said that he liked to play a little trick on on his father! The young Wolfgang Mozart…

I have walked on many streets and knocked on many doors as I have canvassed neighborhoods to pass out flyers, to evangelize, or simply to meet my neighbors. Do you know what many of those houses have in common? Most of them have some variation of a welcome mat. The welcome mat has been a staple of home…

Today we continue to explore what it means to be forever family. We are looking at our values as a church. We have said that the family of God is loving, generous, and hospitable. Last week we talked about loving one another, and by it everyone else will know we are disciples of Jesus. Today, we will…

God does not Change! This weeks sermon is the other side of the coin from last weeks sermon. Both sermons begin with the idea expressed in verse 1. 1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to…

Community Thanksgiving Service 2021

This evening we are going to do something a little different. It was not uncommon in Israelite worship to have the congregation respond to the truth of God’s Word in song. We just experienced that in Psalm 136 . Originally, this psalm was sung, not read in worship. Psalm 136 is deceptively simple, but…

A Zealots life change From the masses (5000, and continued to multiply) to the despised (the Samaritans) to the curious one (Ethiopian Eunuch) to now a Zealot for God comes out of ignorance and into the light of Christ. A zealot, chief persecutor of the church (Act8:1-3, 9:1-2) To keep things in context…

This Week’s Theme: Forever With the LORD This Week’s Word is Heaven: God’s habitation where he is worshipped and served by angels. Solely on account of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, believers will inherit a place in heaven and there forever enjoy perfect fellowship with God in his worship…

Sadly people miss the intendewd blessing of the abundant life because they fail to recognize Jesus

Forever is a long time.  Sometimes we might have a hard time imagining what eternity will be like.  But what if the eternity of God is not meant to focus our attention on the future? What if the eternity of God has more to do with how we live right now?

Corona Virus we are living in uncertain times Deaths are going up we are ordered to stay at home the economy is tanking 1 month ago we would not have dreamed... this world is changing fast earthquakes and volcanoes ate multiplying, and the big one is overdue locust swarms in Africa, India, Pakistan,…

Intro Your ministry should flow from your personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Who you are is more important than what you do. The demands of life and ministry can distract us from our most important relationship with Jesus Christ. Abiding in Christ is being connected to Jesus in a vital, living…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this the birthday of the church, we come to you open for the movement of the Spirit in our lives. Grant that we might open our hearts, minds, and our own spirits to the tongues of flames and the wind that announced your Spirit’s coming to the world, Amen. Occasionally,…

Where did you live between the ages of 7 - 12? How many brothers and sisters did you have? What form of transportation did your family use? Whom did you feel closes to during that time? Get people to share why they are passionate or excited about their relationship with Jesus. Why are you excited about…

We find ourselves condemned forever. We try and try…to no avail. In Jesus, there is NO condemnation.

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord , The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. 13 The Lord…