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I know of a young man who grew up in church. Every Sunday he was in the pews and every Wednesday was at youth group. He said that he loved God, but spending time in prayer and reading the bible, spending time with God was something that didn’t suit him. When he got into high school he started running…

Big Idea of the Message: No matter where you are in life, you are not forgotten by God. “This story takes place in Babylon, where the Jews are living as exiles. In Daniel 1 , the king requests some of the youth of the nobility to be sent to live in the palace. The characters of this story are all part…

After School Satan Club After School Satan clubs, over the past couple of years, have sprung up in public schools around the United States. On their website: EDUCATIN’ WITH SATAN The After School Satan Club does not believe in introducing religion into public schools and will only open a club if other…

2 Corinthians 9:15 ; Romans 1:8–11 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Introduction A. We have much for which to Thank God B. Thanksgiving with Paul. Imagine he came to your house for the Thanksgiving meal. {describe setting, table, food, etc.} What the conversation at the table be? Body A. Paul Thankful for Christ…

Announcements Please take the time to look over the online bulletin and the online events calendar that you can find at southcharlottebaptist.org/hub. Those ladies planning to attend the Mountain Retreat in November will have a meeting this coming Sunday morning right after the service. All Staff Meeting…

In elementary school a tornado warning was issued, and I remember getting really scared. Our teacher had taken the whole class outside so that we could either get on the bus to go home or be picked up by our parents. There wasn’t a bus that went by my house so my mom would pick me up and drop me off…

We are reminded that God graciously promises He will return. We are encouraged to look around us and be a witness.

Introduction A flurry of tassels will be hung from rear-view mirrors over the upcoming weeks. The dynamic that you hang there whatever represents your biggest achievement. College tassel (red for theology, but bleached it out to where people would assume that my degree was in public health). Before that…

The message this morning is aimed at the graduates, but really it can be applicable for all of us! When I was in high school, there were group of athletes in the class ahead of me that were really good In fact, I thought that they were amazing! My 7th grade year, the 8th graders went undefeated in all…

Graduation from High School is a very exciting time. However, the excitement also comes with a ton of stress. While graduation, whether it’s from college, high school, middle school or even Kindergarten can bring excitement, relief and the start of big new plans, for many graduates it also can bring…

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…

Today we all have gathered for worship and to mark an occasion in my ministry journey. This past Tuesday marked the 30 year anniversary of my ordination as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). So much has changed since I first answered those ordination questions all…

We have just finished studying in the Gospel according to Mark where Jesus warned about the torments of Hell to those who would lead “little ones” to stumble, and then He taught the Pharisees about the sanctity of marriage and the importance of the family, now by divine appointment on the road to Jerusalem,…

Intro: talk about school ending, tests, and my success in high school vs college and how God tests us the same way This morning we’re going to be looking at verses 2-8. These verses are the first part of James’ introduction which runs all the way through verse 18. In his introduction, James tells us…

God is the Gauge of Grace God is the Gauge of Grace I chose this title partly because I wanted to be alliterative; and couldn’t quite find the word I wanted to fit into the title, in order to say, We Cannot Force the Hand of God for Our Justification and Salvation. Even when we do our very best to use…

Gen 49:5-7; Exo 2:1-10; 6:20; Acts 7:20-22; Heb 11:23-26 In an ideal world filled with sunshine and buttercups, rainbows and butterflies, lemonade and candy, one nice, happy, cookie-cutter family raises children who go on to marry people from other nice, happy, cookie-cutter families, and this story…

Introduction: It takes a village to raise a child…or does it? This is an oftentimes cited statement (thought to be an old African proverb) by our culture that seeks to try to force its own ideas into the minds of our children. Who has the responsibility for raising children? The government? The public…

TURN To Luke chapter 19 What Brings Us here What Brings ME HERE to Luke 19 – ‘Well Done!! Good and Faithful Servant”!! The Master – Well Done! Graduate Recognition – Well Done!! Alyssa Stucky: Graduating From Vestal High School Looking Ahead to Studying Early Chidlhood Education at Clarks Summit University…

Your image in the world In the modern age of 2020 one of the most important things that a person holds on to is their image. It is one of the most important thing to the average Young Adult. Just look at the Average time it takes for us to get ready for the day. YouGov did a survey to show the average…

We are reminded that God graciously works through people for His people. We are encouraged to look for "times such as this."

Introduction Have you ever tried very had to please someone, but ended up missing the mark. Maybe it was a boss, you know the kind, driven, high expectations, yet seemingly unaware of your efforts to please. Maybe it was a parent that you so desperately wanted to please and everything you did seemed…

Introduction Today’s talk is about a king and idolatry. This seems totally removed from our modern Australian life where if you talk about idolatry, people would look at you as if you came from Mars. We are secular, we are not religious as the ABC reminded us this week from the census. Now that Labour…

Have you spoked to the person who peaked in high school? Somebody say, “ouch.” You know what I’m talking about? And you could be that person, but I hope not. You know, they were the quarterback of the football team and now they’re 45 and work a job they hate, so they focus on the past and let it define…

Psalm 119:113-120 There are people all over this world that profess to be Christians but do not live like it. They have one foot in the church and one foot in the world. We have lost many young people because of this divided loyalty. Young people do not tolerate fakes, they can spot them a mile away!…