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God, the Creator God’s power is revealed in the initial creation and the continuing sustenance of the universe. Humanity represents the climax of the Creator’s purposes. Ne 9:6 See also Ge 1:1 ; Isa 45:7 ; 66:2 ; Eph 3:9 ; Rev 4:11 6 You alone are the Lord ; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens,…

I would like to thank everyone for being here this Sunday. You had many choices in front of you for the day but you choose to worship with us at Concord UMC. I am honored and grateful for you making that decision. I cannot believe that we are moving into our second part of our Bedrock Series as we begin…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

INTRO Growing up as a Pastor’s kid, before there was Chat GPT, there was my dad. I could pretty much go to him and ask him anything about the Bible and get an answer. And I guess I grew up assuming God was real and didn’t really question anything about Him, until I got into my high school years. Until…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord ’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in…

We continue our series this morning Convictions: What We Believe Do Christians have nonnegotiable beliefs, and if so, what are they? This eight-week series looks at eight key topics in evangelical theology that all Christians agree about. Our faith will be challenged as we ask ourselves, “When it comes…

As we embark on this study of THE CHURCH: Who & What Is It… we need to take a look at the God we serve. When it comes to approaching God we need to come with a humility. In our western thinking and mindset we often approach with an arrogance in this area of God Almighty... ar•ro•gance \ˈer-ə-gən(t)s,…

Seeing God at Work Among Us “I like work. I really do. I can sit and watch it for hours!” My practice of social interaction, certainly with people I don’t yet know, involves way more listening than talking. Sometimes I overhear people’s conversations or notice what they say in passing. I’m not trying…

Genesis 1:1 “Call me Ishmael.” This well-known opening line to the classic novel, Moby Dick , captures our imagination, builds our anticipation for the rest of the story, and say a lot of things by itself. Other well-known opening lines do the same thing: “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”…

Is God Real to me? Genesis 1.1 June 6, 2010 Introduction: · Every day we are faced with decisions great and small. The pressures of the moment often determine how we will decide. · We need to get to the place that we have a firm foundation for our decision making process. The crisis-driven mentality…

1 “But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen! 2 Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit…

As we get ready for the celebration of Jesus’ birth we’ve been looking at what John’s gospel says about who Jesus is. He starts by calling Jesus the Word who was with God, and in fact is God. This shows us that in Jesus we see both what God is like and what God wants of us. Because He is God, He shares…

Last week Simon introduced our new sermon series with question 1 of what will be, over time, a Catechism of 52 questions and answers. Why? Because we believe understanding what the bible says about God and God’s plans and purposes for His people, for His world, lies at the heart of what it means to be…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

John 1:3 . 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. Jesus is the Creator , as the Incarnate Word John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The…

Seeking Truth in a World of Counterfeits Two weeks ago now, during the fourth of July weekend we began a sermon series I’m calling: Seeking Truth in a World of Counterfeits. We remembered Jesus saying, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” and that started us on this journey. What…

God Is ___ This morning we are starting a sermon series on the attributes of God. We are going to be here for several weeks. When I was planning out this years sermons, I knew we were going to go through Ecc. And that I wanted to do a short Easter Sermon Series, but I didn’t know where to go from there.…

Introduction If someone where to come up to you and ask: What is God? How would you answer that question? We live in a world that defines God in whatever way they want, but as we saw last week, the Bible describes itself as the very Word of God which means that we don’t have to guess about who God is…

This Week’s Theme: Serve the Creator! This Week’s Word is God: The Creator and Redeemer of the world, who reveals himself in Scripture and in Jesus Christ, and who is loved, worshipped and adored by believers. Scripture stresses the personal nature of God, and also his total reliability and trustworthiness.…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

At the risk of starting this with a whinge, today I feel like I’ve drawn the short straw. I quite like most of Jesus’ parables but this is not a favourite. I don’t find it easy to understand and I don’t love thinking about Jesus as judge. I thought long and hard about finding another reading for this…