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We are in a relationship series. God never designed us to go through life alone… with any relationship. We are talking about... From this Day Forward... Those are popular words that are used in many weddings. Let’s look at the theme verse for this series. 19 The thought of my suffering and homelessness…

This week we had a national holiday: Thanksgiving. I did not do a thanksgiving sermon last week. I’ve never done a thanksgiving sermon. But as I was reflecting on a few things this week I make an decision to preach a thanksgiving sermon after all. This is not a sermon rant in response to something I…

4th week of From this Day Forward… Are great relationships possible? They are if we live differently than the culture. They are not if you go along with our culture. God has given us an owners manuel to live by and I have discovered that God’s way works. We all have baggage that we bring into today,…

It’s Valentines Month o we want to talk about Relationships. Funny wedding pics… Craig Groschel wrote the book, from this day forward From this day forward… 19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. 21 Yet this…

Introduction Haggai 2:10-19 is where we will be this morning. Let’s Read and pray and we will dive into the text. 10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai: 11 “This is what the Lord of Armies says: Ask the priests for…

TEXT: LUKE 2:11 | BORN THIS DAY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : EXPLANATION : Last week we began to dive into the good news the angels had delivered to these lowly shepherds. We rejoice in the wonderful fact that this good news was for all the world… but on that incredible night they discovered it was good news…

The Authority 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Christ’s authority has been questioned most of His life. I hate it when people do that to me, and I imagine He did not enjoy that either. As a child who had been left in Jerusalem, Jesus had…

We’ve spent a few weeks in the psalms this summer already. The psalms are good for my soul. The book of Psalms gives language to my struggles. It helps me express my concerns and worries. The psalms warm my cold heart and help me worship. I’m thankful we get to spend time in Psalms together. We picked…

God Gives Himself as One of Us! Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It is my prayer that this Christmas is a blessing for everyone, because as we treasure and ponder all that God has done for us, we should walk away singing the song of the…

1 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor,…

Good morning and Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. A young boy once said that Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend as much on the gift. Most men… what gift? Mark Twain said, " When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.…

Reformation what was the reformation? reformation refers to the practice of changing, reforming an institution or practice during the dark ages there was basically only one type of recognized church, the Roman Catholic Church eventually even that splits into eastern orthodox most of the services or mass…

The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread. One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place. Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord , where…

Introduction: At the end of the 1983 college basketball season, Duke lost by 43 points in the ACC tournament. The program was in disarray and many thought that Coach K’s career was over. How could he keep his job after such a poor performance? At dinner, which was at Denny’s that night (notice it wasn’t…

Intro Happy Mother’s Day Ladies!! Whether you are a mom now or not yet, today is about you! We have a special service planned for each of you, with an extra something special planned at the end. We are also concluding our BE series as the Sermon on the Mount is coming to an end. I hope that everyone,…

When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

1 The earth is the Lord ’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord ? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted…

“Honor to Whom Honor Is Owed” Romans 13:1–7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. ( Rom 13:7 ESV) “At 5:00 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 1918, in a railway carriage in the Forest of…

In honor of those who have served or who are currently serving, I ask that our veterans or any active service members please stand. To be quiet honest, at times it is difficult to put into words how we, as citizens of the United States, should honor our service members, the words we should say, and how…

Faith Building Have there been times when your faith felt weak? What kind of circumstance? In your life have you found that faith building is normally easy? Does your faith grow more in difficult, trying, disheartening times? Why? You are not alone, the apostles often grew in faith in times they did…

The King’s Identity Welcome - Pastor Cal Prayer - Pastor Cal O Come All Ye Faithful - Dana and the band Video: Retooning the Nativity Scripture Reading ( Genesis 3:8-15 ) - Reader: AJ 8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid…

This morning we are celebrating the women in our life that help raise you, teach you, and care of you. Mother’s have played an important roll in all of our life. Some are still here and other have gone on. For some people it can be a difficult time. There women who have experienced infertility or miscarriages…

Let us pray…as we come before you in this time, o God, we want to hear something new, something fresh, something exciting. So, in this time of reflection this morning, help us to open our hearts, our minds, and our Spirits to your Son’s words so that we can be carried throughout our week, and maybe,…

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One of my professors when I was in school always encouraged us to put ourselves in the story. What do you see? hear? smell? taste? feel? And its worth doing. Imagining what it would have been like to physically be there focuses our mindset to take in more of the details. To take note if you will, to…