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Growing up, Holy week was an interesting time for me. I always thought of it with very happy thoughts. It is almost as if I would skip from Palm Sunday straight through Easter without giving much thought to the other events of the week. As I have aged, my perspective has changed just a bit. Not to come…

We are continuing our series this morning in Trust and Obey. A study through the book of 1 Peter. So if you have your bible go head and turn to 1 Peter 1:13-21 . If you do not have your bible you can follow along on the screen in a few minutes. As we seek to trust and obey Christ, we will discover that…

Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began…

“So why did Jesus have to die ? Couldn’t God and Jesus just have a nice meal together and call it even? Dr Jessica Hendy, University of York. Over the last three weeks we’ve been exploring just who this Jesus guy is anyway. Last week we had fun with Richard exploring where we find Jesus. We’ve also explored…

The Chief End of God.... Let’s start off with the easy question… at least for Presbyterians… The chief end of man is … to glorify God and/by enjoying him forever. Now try something a little more controversial: The chief end of God is … what is it that motivates God to do the things he does? Love for…

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Introduction Summarize: There are two distinct peoples that are both in full error before God. Jews and Gentiles have been set against one another since the founding of Israel. A significant part of our repentance of sin is the joining of the church family. Exposition For he himself is our peace, who…

Do you have a strong Faith in God? “Do you have a Faith that carries you through every single situation you face, good or bad?” That is the question we face every single day… Amen? Jesus said: Mt 17:20-21 “20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the…

Welcome Prayer Introduction: Last week we looked at Acts 10:1-35 and saw how God opened Peter’s thinking to understand that the Gospel wasn’t just for the Jews, and, we applied it to ask ourselves who, in our lives, do we treat like Peter and the early Church treated the Gentiles. Additionally, we pondered…

Since the beginning of this year. We have looked at the book of Matthew. We began with the genealogy of Jesus and these next two weeks we are looking at the ending of the life that Jesus spent here on earth. Next Sunday is Easter and we will look at the Resurrection and what Jesus said to us as He was…

13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed…

Please turn in your bibles to Ephesians 2:11-22 . The Book of Ephesians is addressed to the church at Ephesus and likely some surrounding churches Big Picture: Know who you were. Know what is yours in Christ. Know what you are in Christ now. = So the apostle is laying the foundation in the early part…

(S1) — Some intersections are more difficult than others Crossroads—T—Roundabout—Fork—Merge Times in life and in the church, when we find ourselves at a difficult intersection—lack of peace (S2) Yet, when two roads converge into ONE—one direction and one destination, there is one peace. This same kind…

Remembrance As we gather this evening it is for the purpose to remember what Jesus Christ did… As we gather together we remember Him as we come to the Lord’s table, an sacrament instituted by the Lord Himself… The night that He would be betrayed… Jesus did something unique with His followers The Bread……

The Baptism Of Jesus Jesus came to John to be baptized Why? Why did John agree? As Jesus came out of the water He prayed V 21 Jesus was always in the habit of prayer to communicate with the Father here Jesus is at the beginning of His ministry As Jesus is praying we see, or Hear the trinity The Father…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer Our text is 2 Samuel 16:15-17:29 The title of our message is Holiness is greater than wisdom... Now of course, to be holy, in part is to be wise… yet there is a wisdom devoid of holiness… especially of which the world esteems to be wise yet goes against the will of God And…

Introduction I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. There is a great hymn by Thomas Shepherd, written in the late 1600s. 501 in the book,…

As we move through the Easter season, this Sunday is the first step into a different direction as we build up to the festival of Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit who would come to dwell in the disciples and all who believe. In our Gospel text today from John 16:5-15 , we see Jesus preparing…

Elections 10/10 Membership - come see me! Pray about small groups/discipleship Pray about where you would like to serve Recap from last couple of weeks: A. What does God see when He looks at us? When He looks at us, He sees the blood of His only son, poured out on the cross, and made whole again through…

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The glory of the transfiguration is a preface to the glory of the cross. Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today is a bridge between the Epiphany season, and the season of Lent. Epiphany began with our Lord’s Baptism and the voice of the…

Intro Prayer When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, who through…

Following Jesus Matthew 16:24–26 (NKJV) 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is…

Intro: We’ve examined the faith of Rahab and the two spies; now the focus moves to the faith of an entire nation. I want us to keep in mind that the Book of Joshua deals with much more than ancient history. What God did centuries ago for the nation of Israel, He can do for us, the church and America…

Aaron’s wardrobe made according to the divine design. Aaron’s wardrobe gives us a picture of both Christ and the church that is in Christ. 1. Clothing Fit For A High Priest, 39:1-31. A. Ephod, verses 1-7 First piece made was the ephod ( Exodus 39:2-5 ) Unusual, sleeveless garment attached by two shoulder…