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(What do our sins bring to mind or bring forward?) Good Morning, for those of you today who are believers, than there has come a time at some point in your life were you were taught about sin and what it is and means. Maybe it was early on in your life or for some later on. The point is, that you were…

Introduction: Welcome (mention title change)/Prayer Our text is 2 Samuel 18:1-19:8 We’re going to see two sides of David this morning... We’re first look at a positive aspect of David, which is in keeping with him being a type of Christ, a foreshadow of the Christ to come... Then in chapter 19 we’ll…

Good Morning, if you have your Bibles turn with me to Isaiah Chapter 55. The title of our message today is, “God’s Ways are not our Ways.” Has there ever come a time where you have said these words. God’s Ways are not my ways. His thoughts are not my thoughts? In other words, we are acknowledging that…

Has someone ever dealt harshly with you? Has there ever come a time where you dealt harshly with others or in an angry manner? Maybe you were treated unfairly by a parent, coach, teacher, or boss. Maybe you have been hurt not only verbally but also physically. We live in a day an age where people are…

Last week we took time to remember all the things that God is to us. -He is a Sovereign God. -He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -He is the Father of Mercies. -He is a God of Comfort. Today I want us to stop and take a look at how exactly God is working. 1. God allows trials to come our way!…

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul dealt with much discouragement throughout his…

For many believers we are well aware that Christ has risen and is seated with God the Father in Heaven. We know this to be true and yet forget that the Lord is less approachable and less compassionate than when he was here on earth. We forget that Christ is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. In…

Every 4 years in our great country we as citizens of the United States of America get to take part in a thing called an election. We vote for the best person we think can lead and guide our country in that of a President. We also have many state and local elections every year in which we also vote for…

This year one of the things that I am most excited about is to help our church grow in our love for God. I want to help men and women and our students and children know what deep discipleship is all about. We want to have a passion for God and His Word because without it we won’t know how to function…

Gentleness is a model of walking in the Spirit, a walk worth of our calling. Because of God’s grace, we show grace to others…we think before we speak; we consider others before we lash out; We follow Paul’s directive: When we are angry, do not sin! How does that play out in practical terms? Here are…

Manipulating the Master When I was in high school, I had a maths teacher, who, despite the story I’m about to tell, was actually a really good teacher who helped me excel at the subject. Well, many of us in the class figured out something about this teacher. We learnt that there were about 3 or 4 topics…

Bolognese How do you make bolognaise sauce for your spaghetti bolognaise? I suspect that for each of you here that actually do the cooking at home, you would all make it slightly different. Some would be creamy. Some would have some special secret herbs that give it that special flavour. A bet many would…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. This is Thanksgiving Week…families will be gathering together and well sometimes that can be a bit of a challenge. Families can either bring…

Shopping Lists I’ve often found it strange that when I walk around a supermarket holding a shopping list, I have on occasion had people remark - oh, a shopping list, now that’s a good idea. I’m usually thinking the comments are said a bit tongue-in-cheek, probably because they keep forgetting to write…

Where is the hope It would seem to me that very few people have hope these days. For instance if I were to mention politics, I generally get a big groan, and regardless of whether you are on the more progressive side of politics, or the more conservative side, the thing that seems to unite everyone is…

IRL Who here that is over 50 know what the three letters IRL stands for? In Real Life Now, I should perhaps mention I’m the type of person that writes all my words out in full, even in text messages, but my understanding is that when young people use IRL, it’s essentially an admission that the online…

Relationship with AI In recent times, there has been some big improvements in what we refer to as artificial intelligence (AI). You might question whether it should really be called intelligence, because in reality, it’s just a really really sophisticated algorithm, but one that has the ability to add…

Blowing your money This time next week, the NRL season will be about to begin, with two games coming from Las Vegas. It’s the same city in which countless people from around the world tuned in to watch the Superbowl. It’s also the city which has a reputation for the big casinos. The place where the rich,…

The Bible tells us that the gentle actions of those who follow Jesus shine like stars in a dark world.

Ideal Church What does the ideal church look like? Now, you might stop me there and remind me that actually, the ideal church doesn’t exist. (I don’t know if you’ve heard the old adage - if you find the perfect church, leave, because it’ll cease being perfect). But let’s just leave that aside and try…

28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” I. AN INVITATION AND DECLARATION A. Our text presents us…

In Hosea chapter one, we saw the indictment God brought against Israel. Remember that the nation had split in two and the prophecies of this book focus on the northern kingdom. God took the marriage between Hosea and Gomer to illustrate the crimes Israel was committing against Him. The imagery of the…

Introduction This week we are looking at the first fruit found not in 5:22 but in 5:23 Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Talking about Gentleness today. I believe a misunderstood topic, Because in some twisted way we have let ourselves believe the Lie that…

AFter Going Higher, Looking within, and Accepting Responsibility, the next stop on the pathway to REAL peace is to Gently Engage the other person(s) in the conflict so they, too, can bring glory to God.

Fruit of The Spirit