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Introduction - building of a church in freshman year of high school Jesus visits the temple in Jerusalem - he doesn’t like what he finds. Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word: 12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a…

Introduction Imagine two neighboring houses. Pretty, tree-lined street. Similar architecture. One, yard manicured, bright and vibrant colors on the siding, windows glowing with light. The other has a yard overgrown, cracked brick and swaths of shingles missing, boards covering where windows once were.…

Big Idea of the Message: Jesus cuts through confusion and complexity to focus our lives on two all-encompassing truths that are meant to work together: love God and love others. Trap As we break into this narrative we find Jesus being confronted once again by the religious elite; While their question…

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he…

it's ABOUT YOU OR ITS ABOUT HIM It Can’t Be Both! Many of us believe that our salvation is a joint venture. We have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, make the arduous journey to God, delivering our now clean self to him so he can approve of our labors and say to us well done you faithful servant.…

Good morning Hope Hill! It is so wonderful being with you this morning. First things first I want to start with a bit of personal news that I promise relates to the subject we will be discussing today. Now, as much as I would love to be a full time Pastor, the Lord hasn’t willed it to be at this time…

Joshua 24:15 Good morning Hope Hill! I say this every Sunday but I mean it every time when I say I am truly excited to be with you this morning! Now, before we get to the subject of our preaching this morning I have to catch you up to where we are In the scripture. If you don't know who Joshua is, you…

What opens bad doors? 7 “If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities,…

We are continuing our series this morning Our House. When you ask someone what they think about the church, be prepared for any response. What they say may inspire feelings of anger, sadness, joy, or hope, depending on what they have experienced in their dealings with believers. This four-week series…

We are finishing our series this morning title Our house. When you ask someone what they think about the church, be prepared for any response. What they say may inspire feelings of anger, sadness, joy, or hope, depending on what they have experienced in their dealings with believers. This four-week series…

We are continuing our series this morning Our House. When you ask someone what they think about the church, be prepared for any response. What they say may inspire feelings of anger, sadness, joy, or hope, depending on what they have experienced in their dealings with believers. This four-week series…

We are starting a new series this week titled Our House. When you ask someone what they think about the church, be prepared for any response. What they say may inspire feelings of anger, sadness, joy, or hope, depending on what they have experienced in their dealings with believers. This four-week series…

Introduction Welcome back Ducks to duck church, thanks for waddling in here this morning or waddling to your computers to watch this morning. Last week we discussed the need for us to allow our past to launch us forward and not to allow it to keep us down We have the ability to fly yet many of us are…

Introduction As many know, we’ve been studying through the book of Judges and looking at the people that God used to deliver Israel. (Speak of the Judges Cycle: Sin, Judgment [chastening], Repentance, Deliverance) Othniel (National Revival) Lack of Separation leads to Assimilation BECAUSE: They Sorrowed,…

This morning we are continuing series titled Criticizing Jesus: The Words of Jesus. In this five-week series we will look at the criticisms Jesus faced during his ministry. What does each criticism reveal about Jesus’s character, priorities, authority, and mission? If you look at the Gospels you can…

Tug of war analogy. All pulling in the same direction. Different strengths, different places in life but we all come to the same task. By necessity we have to pall in the same direction. Church celebrity culture: celebrity pastors and watchdog critics celebrity worship leaders and deconstruction A House…

there was a statement that was said by a man named Calvin Wittman: Prayer is, for the most part, an untapped resource, an unexplored continent where untold treasure remains to be unearthed. F.B. Meyer, the author of the great little book, the secret of Guidance said; “The great tragedy of life is not…

Introduction: You can tell much about a person by how they furnish and decorate their home... 1. The interior furniture, 37:1-29 A. The Ark, 37:1-9. The most holy piece of furniture and the only piece in the Holy of Holies, that part inside the tabernacle tent that was set apart from rest by an inner…

Text: Isaiah 56:1-8 (Esp. 3-7a) Inclusivity for all who will respond God’s Salvation is About to Come READ TEXT Prayer Last week we read vs. 1 that declares that God’s salvation is about to come. As we live in a fallen world torn by strife, by war, by poverty, by disease — we long for the salvation of…

We are coming to the end of the season of Lent with two weeks until Easter. Two weeks until we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, and the promises that holds for us. My message this morning comes from that season of Jesus’s ministry, just days away from being crucified. Matthew 21:12–17 (CSB) 12 Jesus…

Today’s world is overrun with advertisements and sponsorship. I understand why they exist, but I can’t stand seeing them anymore. But this is the consequence for getting free or next to free stuff. We love free. We love free games on our devices. We love free streaming services. We love being able to…

Our text this morning is taken from Luke 2:41-52 : Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents…

We are reminded that God graciously forgives us even though we still suffer consequences. We are encouraged to think through the consequences of our actions.