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Purpose What was Jesus purpose ( Lk4:43 )? Was the preaching ministry of Jesus his purpose ( Lk4:18 )? Jesus later states it like this, regarding purpose ( Lk19:10 ) 10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” When you think about purpose today, what do you think of? (Transition)…

People come to church…people claim to have faith in God (in Jesus) for many different reasons. Some come because they just always have come. Some come simply because they have family that comes and they want to be with them. Some come because they like the activities: services, programs, music, teaching,…

Compound interest teaching: If you took a penny on day one and doubled the amount each day - how much in 30 days? $ 5,368,709.12 No bank offers that kind of doubling interest - but it does dramatically illustrate what compounding does. What if we did that with inviting people to church? 25 of us works…

Introduction: In March of 2020, something came to our shores and the shores of many countries that would wreak havoc for several years. We had begun to hear news of this horrible virus that was going to be one of the most deadly and infectious viruses that man has dealt with in a long time. There was…

Intro Prayer When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, who through…

And Many Believed 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Jesus just demonstrated that He has…

Intro: We are here to glorify God by following Jesus together and calling everyone to follow Him with us. The WIFE acronym helps us with the details. Glorify God- Everything is about God. Pointing out his greatness. We do that most especially with the idea of worship. More than singing. It’s a way of…

Mark 10:1-12 And standing up, He went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them. And some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man…

What Did It Feel Like? What did it feel like the first time you walked into a new church? Was there excitement, anxiety, a sense of peace or nervousness? Maybe doubts, fears, or comfort and homeliness. Regardless, when a new person enters a church for the first time, it can be an intimidating thing.…

Healthy Soil If I were a farmer, I would need to learn from another the proper way to plant my crops. Thankfully, my mom grew a garden each year and taught us how to look for good soil and to grow healthy crops. In the planting of these crops, we were fortunate to live right along the Ohio river. Each…

It is good to be back. The last several weeks have been difficult for many reasons. As many of you know I had my thyroid removed at the beginning of the month. Two weeks later we learned that their suspicions were correct and that I indeed do have thyroid cancer. Many of you have reached out to help…

We are all evidence gatherers. Even the things we create gather evidence for us. Google and all social media uses programs to listen and gather evidence on what you are interested in. The enemy takes what God is doing and twists it for evil. The enemy has used these social media inventions to steer our…

Working 9 to 5 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time…

We come back this morning to the longest chapter in Genesis— Genesis 24 . It’s an incredible account, marking the important shift in the story of God’s people. The focus is changing, as generations change, from Abraham to Isaac. We read not quite half of Genesis 24 last week. In Genesis 24 , the Hero…

1 After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! 2 For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has…

The New Testament book of Hebrews is unique. Instead of being a letter to a church, it is an hour-long sermon, encouraging the members of a church facing a new wave of persecution to strengthen their faith in Christ. Join us as we explore how relevant this extraordinary book is to us today. The Bible Project video on Hebrews which is played early in the sermon can be found here: https://youtu.be/1fNWTZZwgbs

Easter — He is risen! “Tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me” ( Matt 28.10 ) 40 days of coming and going from Easter to the Ascension Jesus meets the disciples in Galilee, on “the mountain to which [he] had directed them” ( Matt 28.16 ) 10 days from Easter to Pentecost When they saw…

Acts 4:1–13 (ESV) 1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until…

Recap of defining Ekklesia and her purpose? Matthew 16:18 (NASB95) 18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Church = Ekklesia or Ecclesia 1 a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place,…

Morning 10 March 24

When going to bible school, one of the first things you learn is when we interpret scripture we must remember not to come to scripture believing that we already know what the bible means, for then we are projecting our assumptions and interpretations onto the bible. We must come to scripture asking God…

All things happen in God’s time Jesus landing on the beach. This happened after Jesus and His disciples have been traveling all night. Remember it was the evening before when Jesus got into the boat and the storm came. This is the morning after Jesus has calmed the storm. The moment that Jesus stepped…

We probably aren’t too familiar with all that goes into being a shepherd, but to the people of Jesus’ day it was very well known. Anyone who has taken care of a pet, however, has some experience of the relationship that can develop between an animal and its owner. “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep…

What is the Ekklesia? We are going to explore where the term Ekklesia comes from. We are going to uncover the purpose of His Ekklesia. Matthew 16:18 (NASB95) 18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. First lets look…