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Intro: Expectations can make like hard or they can make life peaceful! When expectations are unrealistic it can make life seem impossible. 1. Jesus said He would build His Church 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail…

[Example of underwhelming solution to an overwhelming problem] Maybe we feel like that. The problems, troubles, difficulties in our lives are overwhelming. And we don’t have the resources to deal with it. Maybe that’s not how you feel. But you SHOULD! Things in your life might be fine, but there is an…

Where is God when life falls apart? That is a question we all wrestle with… amen? Where is God when everything seems to be going wrong? Where is He when we cannot seem to “hear” Him? How many times have we heard someone say: “How can a ‘loving god’ allow innocent people to get hurt? A god who allows…

Are you trying to attain or keep something because of who you think you are? 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. 17 When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for…

Are you trying to attain or keep something because of who you think you are? 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. 17 When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for…

49 “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” 11 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and…

Exodus 17:8-16 “8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses,…

Matthew 16:18 (ESV) — 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I. A REVELATION Matthew 16:13–18…

This Week’s Theme: Growing in Praise Memory Verse: Psalm 95:1 “1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.” This Week’s Word is Praise : The celebration, honoring and adoration of God, in the power of the Holy Spirit, whether by individual believers or communities…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha , and Evangeline . He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy . Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, . He was a man who felt and loved deeply. And…

Philippians 4:6-9 · Decision making is a process that includes making a choice or judgment about an attitude or action. · Decisions are an act of the will, and they are always influenced by either the mind or the emotions. · Ultimately every decision we make ought to be based upon this question: What…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer How we come to understand the text of the Old Testament is important... It is easy to look at chapter written about David, Saul, Jonathan and others and think how we might be like them and how we shouldn’t be like them... And of course it is wise to do character studies on…

Summary: Response Required Think of how often you are expected to respond to people. You cannot relate to people without responding to them. And responding correctly is an important consideration for Christians. How should Christians live? We must always keep the WHY in mind (12:1-2). But we must also…

Last week we saw Jacob leave Laban’s household with his wives and children and all of his possessions. They snuck away, and Laban gave chase. Rachel had stolen Laban’s idols and he accused Jacob of the theft. After all was resolved, they made a covenant and Laban went back home. 1 Now as Jacob went on…

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…

What does it mean to be a teacher? What does it mean to be a student?

Story of the SWAN. Isn’t it awesome to think that God has our sixes, and there is nothing that can get past God to cause us harm? We have arrived at the 1/2 point of the Tribulation. We have seen the seven seals of judgment, and the 7 Trumpets of judgment. For a few chapters, we will see several characters…

Our Isolation Often when we are alone, we are finally left with the chance to know God. We make ourselves so busy trying to achieve the things that we believe are necessary for being successful in the world that we don’t take the time to stop and just exist with God. In my life, it is easy to recognize…

For several weeks, we have been singing that great song from Andrew Peterson and Ben Shive, Is He Worthy? We have explored each of the three verses through the lens of a series of messages “Out of the Darkness...” The 1st verse : Do you feel the world is broken? Do you feel the shadows deepen? But do…

Matthew 28:20 (ESV) — 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” I. TO DO WHAT HE PROMISES Genesis 28:15 (ESV)…

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: I. Peter stands and preaches to the crowd! A. To understand why Peter takes the forefront we must examine the scriptures.…

5 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord , “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called:…

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 22 And they came to Bethsaida.…

Psalm 129 is the next of the songs of degrees, or songs of ascent. These songs would be sung as they travelled to Jerusalem. There is a lot of agricultural imagery which suggests that it was used at one of the pilgrim feasts, which would not only celebrate God’s historical deliverance of the nation,…