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The broad message of Amos centers on the idea that God roars like a mighty lion in judgement because of sin. How do we take sin as seriously as God does? We must feel the powerful roaring of God’s voice because of sin! After a brief introduction to the prophet Amos in v. 1, right away in v. 2 God intends…

This morning I said that the Church Covenant in your bulletin is an “oath” that is made between believers of Westview Baptist Church with God and one another to grow in our relationship with Him and one another through the various Christian practices mentioned in it. ‌That covenant is not worth the paper…

"Anything God has ever done, he can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere, he can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, he can do for you." [A. W. Tozer on God’s Power, Citation: As seen in Leadership Weekly (10-09-02)] 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul: And all that is within me, bless his…

We are finishing our Back to School Series today as we discuss Team Spirit. I don’t know about you but our school had horrible team spirit even though we were awesome in football, so in our senior year, a group of us Seniors decided to take matters into our own hands. Each week we would introduce a new…

Blessings and Responsibilities Becoming a Christian is an easy thing. Jesus did all the work. It is a real blessing, but with it comes some responsibilities , as we discussed last week. Church assembly picture inserted here One of the blessings as well as the responsibilities is for us to assemble as…

We truly worship in a beautiful building. We are blessed. I appreciate all the work that Judy puts in to decorate for each of the seasons. I appreciate all the signs that she hangs to remind us of important spiritual truths. I appreciate all the things that have been donated to push our eyes up to the…

Last week we started a sub theme of our study of the church. There are certain things good churches do; just as there are certain things bad and dying churches do (think Revelation 2-3 ). Last week I took the whole sermon to preach about the most important activity of a healthy church - The preaching…

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that…

Text : 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto…

Introduction Introductory message - Driving home the point of synchronicity between the OT & NT. Brazen Altar - Represents the Cross of Christ A place of Substitutionary Atonement A place of bloody Sacrifice Brazen Laver - Represents the Sanctification of Christ The continual washing necessary to keep…

Introduction How does a sinful man approach a Holy God? The Perfect Sacrifice 1 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the reality itself of those things, it can never perfect the worshipers by the same sacrifices they continually offer year after year. The Law. Given by…

Intro I don’t know how many of you follow the news and what is happening nationally. This week was election week and while we did not have anything here locally, there were a number of things that happened across the country. For an off year election cycle, no Senate, House, or presidential candidates,…

We are living in un-precedented times right now. I believe that we are living in the last of the last days. The Last Days began when Israel became a nation. People can believe what they want to believe, but Israel is the key to every thing about the end times. Hamas, Hezbollah, and others all supported…

How many of you remember the children’s song “The Joy of the Lord”? The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength Joy - A quality or attitude of delight and happiness, which is ultimately grounded in the work…

Gospel Power Things we are sometimes ashamed of: Minor (towels in the guest bathroom) Major (A serial killer in the family, working for a company that is found out to be full of fraud) This morning we look to the gospel of Jesus Christ, the gospel Paul proclaimed, the same gospel I proclaim today, and…

The bible definitely makes a differentiation between the non-believer and the believer..between the non-believer and the unfaithful or faithless. 1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy…

Recap: The entire course of history for the Jewish nation was changed because a pagan king, hundreds of miles from the center of God’s activities in Jerusalem, could not sleep. 6 So Haman came in, and the king asked him, “What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?” Now Haman thought…

Pray Read 12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord , which I am commanding you today…

Subtitle: Fasting, mending, and filling Three things to avoid: Fasting for the wrong reasons Mending with the wrong material Filling the wrong vessel Last week we looked at the calling of Levi. Jesus loves saving sinners, and often the very worst sinners are the ones Jesus is delighted to save. We saw…

32 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the…

Intro Welcome to RC again. We are glad you are hear. If you are watching online, we appreciate you watching. We would love for you to be here in person. We are in the last week of the Book of James. We will do some more book studies in the future. James is the most practical book in the NT. What he writes…

Walking Through the second chapter of Matthew. We weren’t able to record the first chapter.

Today we find ourselves in the book of Hebrews. I did a message a while back that talked about why we were at church, the fact that we are not here to get but to give. Well today we are going to find out a little bit more about what should motivate us to be sitting here this morning. What is important…

Introduction: If I had to summarize where I see God taking our church in 2024, it is in the word simplify. Ask a question to ponder to get us started. Why are you here? · Relationships? Are you building good, solid, lasting, transformational relationships? · Service? Are you being used according to your…