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In chapter 9 of John's gospel, we find a vivid account of Jesus' healing of a man born blind. This is the sixth sign John records, and it completely upends the lives of his neighbours, parents, and the increasingly hostile Pharisees. But somehow the healed man comes through this turmoil in a very positive way. What did he have that these other people didn't? What did the man born blind discover that we, too, need?

Advent is about waiting. This is a reminder I know but it is an important one. Waiting puts us in the “Biblical” story alongside many others. Exodus 23:20 (NIV) “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Isaiah 40:3 (NIV) A voice…

Enjoy your portion as a gift from God today Hey Babe! Headed to my job to get fired! All right have fun! Hey Boss! Headed to my mom’s funeral! Sounds great! See you when you get back. Hey Mom! Jack hit me in school today, and my teacher made fun of my paper in front of the whole class. That is is such…

Notes In his book God Tells the Man Who Cares , A. W. Tozer observes a dangerous perspective among Christians. “Men think of the world, not as a battleground but as a playground. We are not here to fight, we are here to frolic. We are not in a foreign land, we are at home. We are not getting ready to…

Character Traits of the Believer # 4 1 John 2: 7-11 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good…

Good afternoon. I hope that everyone is having a fantastic weekend. We are going to continue in our series on 1 John and today we will be looking at 1 John chapter three verses eleven through twenty-four. Before we get started though I want us to picture this passage and what we are going to discover…

Hated without a Cause John 15:18–25 (ESV) 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. We are grateful that you would spend time this morning as we seek the Lord’s glory and His purpose for our lives through His inerrant Word. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians 2 , Ephesians 2 . Peace. Such a simple concept and yet…

Mark 13:9-13 Intro : Listen to a few facts that ought to cause us to stop and think. · A Chinese Pastor is arrested and thrown into prison. His sons are beaten by the police. Indian Christians were driven from their home and forced to march through a jungle to safety to avoid people intent on their murder.…

Endure In order to understand what we are going to talk about this morning, we have to really have an idea planted in our brains and in our hearts. Jesus is preparing his followers to be a new community. A community that is set apart. A community that looks different. A community that is teaching and…

Good afternoon. So good to see everyone this afternoon. This afternoon as we look at 1 John 2:3-11 , we are reminded of the importance of our call to obedience as Christians. Obedience is not a popular word in our culture today, and for some of us, it may even bring up feelings of resistance or rebellion.…

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…

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…

Message of HOPE ! Beginning today, and for the next few Sunday mornings, I want to preach a series which revolves around the real reason for the Christmas season . I would like to take the focus off fat guys in red suits; off pretty packages under decorated trees; off fictional characters like Rudolph…

Sermon Number 1 : The Lamb Promised Series Introduction : As we enter this Christmas season, it is a good time for us to reflect on the reason for this season. Our society has embraced this season as a time of merchandise, parties and foolish observances. People spend money they do not have to buy gifts…

Leader Guide CSB, Unit 4, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Redeems Betrayal Summary and Goal In this session, we will see that Jacob’s favoritism did not stop with…

Introduction : If you have your Bible, let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 9. If you do not have a copy of God’s word just slip up your hand and one of our church members will be glad to bring you one. We will begin reading in Mark 9:42-50 here in just a moment. Before we turn…

why preach on this topic? first, because it is in the bible 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. second, this is part of a wider passage…

3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever…

Greatest Commandment Rabbinical learning - asking eah other searching questions - motivated by the desire to draw closer to the Kingdom of God, together. But, with the wrong motivation, a wonderful thing can be distorted. We can easily see how this kind of rhetorical questioning could descend into a…

Our text this morning is from Luke 19:37-48 : As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the…

The Plot and the Party Mark 14:1–11 The pure devotion of the anonymous woman throws into bold relief the hostility and treachery of the priests and their accomplice . It is further suggested that, at the time men were concerned with securing Jesus’ death , Jesus’ body was prepared for burial through…

Comforted now what? Why did the disciples need to be comforted? Can you remember any of the reasons? Can you remember any of the comforts that Jesus promised to them (chapters 14-15)? Does the word of God, the word of Jesus bring you comfort, if so, why? Last week: started with some instructions for…

Psalm 11 For weeks and now months, missionaries have been told to leave Ukraine. Western nations have abandoned their embassies and the oligarchs, businessmen, and those who can afford to do so are leaving their country, protecting their families from war. But Vasyl Ostryi, his wife, and four girls decided…