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Introduction Today in recognition of Independence Day, we’re going to preach this message ‘Free Indeed’. As you are aware, the holiday that we are celebrating this weekend is not technically ‘July 4th’. Cookouts & long weekends are great, but they are not the reason for the holiday. We celebrate Independence…

There are many things we remember from the past. Today's message calls us to remember what has been accomplished for us. We remember those who have served our country as well as what Jesus has done for us on the cross.

2017 Father’s Day Message

Luke 24:1-12 v.5 Why do you seek the living among the dead? An interesting question. Why would you go to an area of death, and expect to find the living? You wouldn’t! Clearly, they didn’t believe that he would be living. They approached the area, expecting to find someone dead. After all the time they…

1. The manger was his bed . And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (1) A. The manger is a picture of Christ’s rejection . There…

Introduction Tomorrow is officially Memorial Day. Memorial (def) That which preserves the memory of something’. It’s a day that we as a country set aside to remember those who fought and died to deliver and protect the freedoms that we enjoy in this land. (Ill.) Just yesterday as we were traveling toward…

Easter is not a difficult Sunday to prepare for. The Bible speaks directly of Resurrection Sunday. There were people in Corinth teaching that there was no resurrection of the dead. Paul uses all of chapter 15 to refute that teaching. We will pick it up in verse 12. 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised…

Grace 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. Grace God allowed Isaiah the prophet…

Welcome / Prayer Intro (Resurrecting the Resurrection - Only touching portions, but look at entirety of 1 Cor 15 ) Quote from KCCI article: Here’s the thing about Easter; No, its not Christmas. It may not even have the panache of Halloween. But Easter is a solid holiday, and, in our opinion, people just…

Introduction Many (if not all) of us will enjoy what we call a ‘Thanksgiving Meal’ this Thursday. Today I want to examine the Biblical meal of Thanksgiving It’s my desire that as we look in this book today that we see two things: I pray that we see Jesus. What you must understand is that the OT wasn’t…

Main Idea The purpose of the manger was the cross. Merry Christmas! Today, we get to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Unfortunately, we were unable to meet last night. My goal was to briefly show how the Jewish people had been waiting for this day for hundreds of years, surveying a few key prophecies in…

Introduction Christmas is the time where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. This should be a time of great joy. It should be a time to remember the blessings we have in this life. This often though is a time when people find themselves lonely. The Birth of Jesus God Spoke Through the Prophets There are…

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” This is often called Holy Week. Not my favorite term. During this time many of you have spent time considering what happened in Christ’s life during each of the days leading up to His crucifixion and resurrection. How much time is spent thinking…

A Problem with Our Plans We place our plans above the will of God. 21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. We boast about our success and fail to give God credit for all that He has enabled us to do. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills,…

Introduction Today we celebrate Father’s day. I want to make an observation that I believe to be true. I believe that there’s a reason that our God is likened unto ‘Our Father’ throughout Scripture. This I believe is because that for a male, the Father is the most important role found in our society.…

Announcements Our door to door evangelism this past Sunday and yesterday Tyler Brandon Samuel Kathy Halie Scripture Reading: Pastoral Prayer Pray for the lost Pray for transformation of our hearts Pray for God presence in this place Pray for God’s will to be revealed to us in relocating INTRODUCTION…

What a great day to be here with you today! This is the day we celebrate the day Jesus made all things new. Today we celebrate not a dead Savior, but a Risen, Reigning, King who has given us life. We celebrate His victory over death and because of that, our victory too. Jesus made many claims during…

Luke 24:1-12 The resurrection, something to fantastic, to amazing for even the apostles to believe at first. If it wasn’t true, why would those other apostles later give their lives. Why would they live a life being banished, beaten, and killed. Why would they endure that if it wasn’t true? The Crucifixion…

Taking a break from the gospel of Luke, this week we will be looking at the triumphant entry and next week the resurrection of Jesus. There are so many things that we can miss when we don’t understand the culture of the time. Cultural This was the passover, the passover is when they would celebrate their…

Together, We Say “Come” I. The Problem of Surprise A. No Room in the Inn B. C. II. The Cause of Confusion A. Could not See His Strength in Meekness and Humility B. Could Not Wait Out His Patient Strategy C. D. How We Are in Danger of Repeating Their Mistakes (at 2nd Advent) Too Focused on Our Own Image…

Intro: When I was younger, I often found myself in trouble when I would press on or provoke people just to see if I could get a reaction from them. Reactions tell you a lot about where a persons mind is, what they are willing to do, and how far things go before falling apart. I acknowledge that being…

He is risen! He is risen indeed! I love that greeting that has been passed down through the centuries. It shows the longevity of our faith. We are not just following a belief system that was invented a few years ago by religious quack. No, we have a faith that has stayed the same for two thousand years.…

Introduction Review last week - We spoke of ‘A Time to be Crucified’ We’d preached on in essence of the first five words of Gal. 2:20 - ‘I am Crucified with Christ…’ and what this meant: A Time to be Crucified - He spoke of: A Person (‘I’) The Present (‘am’) A Position (‘Crucified’ [fixed]) The Testimony…

Putting God In How my dad shared his life. 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently…