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1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name; 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty…

Why Don’t they Believe? John 12 37 John 60 years after the fact looking back asking the Holy Spirit, why? they knew the prophecies the time of it to happen the signs pointed to the Messiah They knew, but chose not to believe Rom 10 John and Paul come to the same conclusion The Depravity Of The Heart…

Who can you trust? Our world has trust issues. We have had them since the beginning of time but it is truly evident, at least to me, in these past few years. Top 5 trusted professions: nurses, medical doctors, pharmacists, elementary teachers, military & police officers. Lowest trusted: lobbyists, car…

Intro: I remember many of the lessons my father taught me, but the most memorable was when he busted a wooden paddle across my back side. I had been fighting with my sister about the radio. Two important lessons I learned that day, one don’t fight with my sister, two don’t interrupt Dad when he was busy…

Reading Mal 1.6-11 Overview Malachi - Author and Messenger He was the author Name means My Messenger Key terms: Lord of hosts 24x “I will...” 12x My Name 8x “In what way” or “How” 7x Key beliefs: God as Father 1.6; 2.10 God is Master 1.6 God as Creator 2.10 Yet the people believed God had lost interest…

Hard To Believe Finding the Empty Tomb: Perplexed & Amazed & Doubtful The Gospel is simple, but it’s not easy to believe How can a man defeat death? How can one man redeem another? Why must the savior die & be raised again? Why should we believe any of this? **They did not have the necessary categories…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

“Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem” ( Luke 13:22 ). Jesus knows that when he gets to Jerusalem, he is going to die. So, if you expect Jesus to use His final teaching opportunities to share happy thoughts, you don’t know him very well. With a sense of…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

So far, we have talked about “drawing a circle around ourselves”… We’ve talked about the need to “Dream Big”, so that we will “Pray Big”… All in an effort to develop a “prayer-filled lifestyle”… A “Prayer-filled” lifestyle is one that always circles back to prayer! But… (let me tell you) A prayerful…

1 “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord , “who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin; 2 who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the…

Collective Bargaining Follow the Science Eugenics-Frances Galton-1883 Hard-work

The Humble Will Be Exalted—The Exalted Will Be Humbled “In Us and Through Us” What we do or don’t do does matters, because our actions are connected to faith. “Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem” ( Luke 13:22 ). Jesus knows that when he gets to Jerusalem,…

LOVE: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL Those things we think will help us in life will ultimately fail us in death. In contrast, that which seems to offer us little help in this life will never fail us in death. Today’s gospel reading provides a vivid illustration of these realities, while giving…

In the Large Catechism, Martin Luther asks and answers this question, in his comments on the First Commandment: What does it mean to have a god? or, what is God? Answer: A god means that from which we are to expect all good and to which we are to take refuge in all distress, so that to have a God is…

Quote from the bulletin: The Hebrews who converted to Christianity face great opposition. They were often divided from their friends, separated from their livelihood. How would they persevere ? By fixing their eyes on Jesus! Jesus makes this journey to cross and resurrection. We notice how He does not…

Those things we think will help us in life will ultimately fail us in death. In contrast, that which seems to offer us little help in this life will never fail us in death. Today’s gospel reading provides a vivid illustration of these realities, while giving us a glimpse into heaven and hell, two very…

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Jesus was good at getting to the point. He often summarized a principle of the kingdom of God with a very straightforward, black and white manner. Even when He used parables…

COUNT THE COST OF CHRISTIANITY I went in the Navy SEALS website and it says right in the beginning of their website: this is how you can assess and ponder whether you want to be a Navy SEAL. Then they lay out exactly what it's going cost you, and what they describe is intense. In the first phase of training,…

For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. Who is Jesus ? The world will answer this question first by not what Scripture says but how you and I live each day. Books like You Lost Me , UnChristian, Why Nobody Wants to Go…

Describe Jesus This may be one of the hardest tasks we have a Christ followers, but it is an extremely important one. Whether or not we like it the truth is, Our view of Jesus determines our actions. What we believe Jesus said, who he is, and what he asks will determine what we do or do not do. This…

Questions given to us by NT Wright: Where is Jesus asking us to travel, not yesterday but tomorrow? Are we ready to follow him wherever he goes? Wright, T. (2004). Luke for Everyone (p. 119). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. What role does sacrifice and cost play in your daily/weekly…

Jesus refuses to play the games of the religious leaders. This can serve as a warning for us. Jesus legitimizes the state/government. (Paul would later expound on this subject). Yet, Jesus does not give a “blank check” to government. Jesus’ approach is interesting. He does not promote violence but also…

We are in this story! This is Good News! Sometimes we can read the Bible and not know whether it will really make a difference or apply to our life. But, this is one where we can put ourselves in. The Disciples have just experienced the death and resurrection of Jesus. They could not imagine what was…