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The spiritual fruit of goodness is about more than being good (right behavior); it is about integrity of character.

1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2 For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most…

Palm Sunday - When Expectations Collide with Reality Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring…

…the Order of Melchizedek What does a priest do? Who the heck is Melchizedek? Why is Jesus in the “order of Melchizedek”? What does that mean for us? Jesus our great high priest drummed into me - don’t need a priest, because we have Jesus, we have direct access to God, don’t need a go-between. It’s true,…

The prophets speak of God’s peace NOT as rest which comes apart from our places of wilderness, BUT as rest that comes even within our places of wilderness.

Jesus demonstrates what it looks like to walk the road of faithfulness; our road of faithfulness follows Jesus.

In Psalm 82, God holds an assembly; proclaiming judgment on those present for their wicked ways and then reminds them of his expecations for how the weak should be treated. What the Lord communicates in this assembly is a reminder of his expecation for his covenant people.

Summary Revelation 21-22 is John’s climactic vision of the new Jerusalem and new earth. In Part 1 we looked at how Israelites thought about the concept of “temple” and how that concept led John to conflate the expectation of a new temple and see fulfillment of that expectation in a city (the new Jerusalem)…

A King is Coming

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 1: The Gift of Hope Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween, the Christmas songs stuck in your head, the lights and shopping and cookies and parties—do you ever want to just stand up and…

Today is Ascension Sunday. Some of you are wondering, what does that mean? It means that this is the day we remember Jesus ascension as he was taken up into heaven to sit at the right hand of God. As you listen to our Scriptures today, listen for the promise given to the disciples. Our first Scripture…

Who Is the Holy Spirit? 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Have you ever been expected to do something outside your ability? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________…

Raising Children is a challenge Raising good children is a big challenge I. Raising godly children is an incredible task Teaching children to obey Teaching children to show respect and honor Protecting them from evil – wrong philosophies Teaching them to keep their heart’s pure For your obedience is…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. Hope: Luke 1:26–38 (NASB95) 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel…

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people…

Never before have a preached a message for those who are not here. For those that are, this will be a message for you to keep in your back pocket, should your future context warrant a second look and listen. Instead, this is for those of you who have fallen, drifted, turned away, abandoned, questioned,…

Introduction Good morning and welcome again to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. It’s always such a joy to be here with you. I want to invite you to open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 2 where we will be today. Last week I started in talking about the Ministries of Jesus. I mentioned that I was…

We began last week a new series, taking us through the New Testament. This is a 40,000 foot overview of the New Testament, so it’s not going to get down and see a lot of details, and we’re going to go fast. This is going to be a more “academic” type of series, but I guarantee you, if you’re reading through…

I Am The Lord Your God Rev. Thomas A. West Sr. October 31, 2021 Exodus 20:2-3 Why Halloween Is Celebrated? Though the holiday began in Celtic regions of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France, it quickly spread to other parts of the world. The first American colonists in New England were forbidden to…

For we who live in a country who fought a war to free ourselves from a king, it might be hard to think about the Christian life as being fundamentally a citizenship in a monarchy, a kingdom. How are we to live and think in that context? What is our primary responsibility as citizens of the Kingdom of…

14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us…

Good News. Love Your Enemies. So many of us Christians love the salvation of Christ but not the teachings of Christ. Let’s be honest, his teachings are hard, challenging. We much prefer the idea of salvation from our sin than the command to obey his teachings. Salvation reminds us that Christ died for…

Volume Overview Who is the Holy Spirit? But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22–23 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit…

1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.…

Living in the Light of Christ’s Return Picture a relay race, where a team of runners works together, each carrying a baton for a portion of the race before passing it to the next runner. The team's success depends on the collaboration and dedication of each individual. As they run, they keep their eyes…