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How to Avoid Distractions to Service and Ministry 9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. 10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.…

I: Me, an individual, a committee of one. PLEDGE: Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self pity. ALLEGIANCE: My love and my devotion. TO THE FLAG: Our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. Wherever she waves, there’s respect because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts freedom…

Nearing Jerusalem Luke 19:11–26 “While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive…

I. Introduction A. Tomorrow is a day set aside for remembering those who have died defending freedom. The freedoms that so many people of the United States of America take for granted. Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, a free press, the freedom to bear arms — just to name a…

In spite of fatigue or distraction, Believers must stay the course and never surrender.

We have been diving in deep to the Sermon on the Mount over these last couple months. Last week we skipped over the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 . Over the next several weeks, we are going to dive in to the prayer of Jesus, or what could be called The Disciples’ Prayer, as it is Jesus’ instructions…

Memorial Day is not Veteran’s Day. On Veteran’s Day we recognize active duty, reserves and veterans who are alive. On Memorial Day we remember all those military members who have died protecting the freedoms of our nation — such as THIS freedom to assemble in worship of God. It is a day when we remember…

What does it mean to be a good soldier for Christ?

Hold Fast- Gettysburg hold the flank July 1-3, between 46,000-51,000 soldiers died in a three day battle, the most costly battle in US history. On the second day, July 2, Col. Strong Vincent's brigade from the Union V Corps is deployed to Little Round Top, and Vincent places the 20th Maine at the end…

Why is it that countless American school-children memorize the Gettysburg Address each year? Is it a simple civics lesson? An opportunity to learn about the Civil War, a turning point in American history? Yes, it is each of those things, but also much more. The memorization of that short (just two-minute)…

America is and can be great only through Jesus Christ!

America is and can be great only through Jesus Christ!

1 Peter is a letter of hope. Not hope such as we hope for; “hope against hope”, because we do not really expect what we hope for. Peter writes of a sure hope, a hope that holds the future in the present because it is anchored in the past. Peter hopes for God’s salvation from sin and death. His hope is…

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” This was Abraham Lincoln's opening line at the Gettysburg Address after the battle of Gettysburg. Even though the battle…

Understanding the Christian Role 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ The world we live in seems to be as divided as I have ever seen it. The political arena is a place of hatred and despair. I don’t know if…

Until All Believe!

NOTES FROM 11.12.18 MESSAGE The Call in The Midst of Disunity Our call as followers of Christ: Align with what God is doing. God is bringing reconciliation: us to him and us to one another. We are commissioned to be ambassadors of reconciliation (he has given us the ministry of reconciliation. Calling…

Have you ever had a deep personal honest conversation with a friend that changed your life? One of those moments when they had just the right words or asked just the right questions? Over the years I have had time at different points in my life to sit down and speak to mentors about my life, my ministry,…

This sermon will focus on why we worship God. Worship is the proper resposne to who God is, what God does, and what God says.

Introduction The Bible is simultaneously the most loved and most hated book of all time. I have been captivated by this book… What do you think the Bible is? A book of ancient history? A collection of the theological musings and philosophical speculations of ancient pre-scientific people? An anthology…

Today is the 4th of July. What is independence all about anyway?

Pray Pray In the fall of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued two landmark statements. The first was the famous Gettysburg Address in which Lincoln commemorated the battlefield of Gettysburg. The other statement, made just weeks before, may be a bit more surprising. On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln…

How to Avoid Distractions to Service and Ministry 9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. 10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.…

“Limiting God” This Psalm is a patriotic hymn which is appropriate for a patriotic holiday as we celebrate on the 4th of July. A nation shares a common vision expressed in its history. To reject or ignore the nation’s history is to overthrow the nation without war or physical violence. Every revolution…