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Introduction: How many of you have trophies from your accomplishments laying around your house? Some of you may have them in a box in the attic, but you probably don’t have a trophy cabinet in your house. Think back to when you got that trophy. How did it make you feel? You probably swelled with pride…

What does the Bible say about the Tree of Life and the Paradise of God? Revelation 2:7 . 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’ Genesis 2:8 . LXX 8 The Lord God planted…

Bearing a Name Revelation 13:11-18 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was…

WHAT is the church to do: The church of Jesus Christ exists in and for the world. The local church is a strategic base from which Christians move out to the structures of society, providing the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs. It is a community of true believers under the…

The Cosmos Is a Temple In some of the ancient Near Eastern texts, a temple is built as a conclusion to cosmic creation. But typically these are distinct, though related acts. The natural association between them is that the creative acts are expressions of authority, and the temple is the place where…

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…

Today we will continue to make our way through 1 Kings... And as we break into chapter 5 - we begin to hear about the Building of the Temple. But before we get there... Let’s look back - and THINK back…to how the idea of the Temple came to be... It actually started - back in the garden. How so? If you…

Announcements Shopping Cart Challenge Soul Winning Saturday this coming Saturday, November 4. This Saturday is also Time Change Weekend. We “fall back” an hour. Starting Point Connection Group will continue this Sunday, November 5 Thank you for your prayers while we were gone! Wedding (1) Wedding (2)…

Introduction We are coming to the last in the series of David’s Life. David will not die in this passage but this passage and the rest of Samuel is more like an appendix to the story of David. Today we are talking about David’s Last Words. 2 Samuel 23:1-7 1 These are the last words of David: “The inspired…

Through the years after becoming a christian and especially after following my call into ministry, I have been challenged with how to celebrate Christmas. Let me explain; I know the true meaning of why we celebrate christmas! 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you…

Good Morning, I am so glad that you are here with us today and we prepare for a week not only to remember and reflect on the Cross, but also to celebrate next weekend our risen Savior. Today we continue in our series of the Lord’s Parables. Would you turn with me to Matthew chapter 21. The title of our…

Good Morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to James Chapter 1. As you are heading that way we have been taking a look at the parables of Christ and what exactly do they mean? We have taken a look at parables that talk about the Kingdom of God, parables about judgment, parables about salvation…

Matthew 2:1-12 We have been looking at the Truth about Our Hope these last few weeks. The Ladies just sang of that hope that had lived among the people through the ages. We began by looking at the hope of Christ’s Second coming earlier this month. We learned that this hope motivates us to live a life…

Zechariah's Night Visions His 1st vision is God’s great love for Jerusalem and its people next vision is of the 4 horns/ world empires who are oppressing the People with the 4 Horns will be the 4 De-horners with the last craftsman who is the stone who crushes these world empires the 3rd vision was the…

Amen! All believers are sealed - owned by God. 2 Corinthians 1:20-22 . 20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. 21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who has also put…

Early on in this journey through 1 Samuel... I had mentioned that we would approach these books in a SURVEY fashion. That we wouldn’t walk verse by verse through the books - given their length. TODAY - we’re going to break into a section of 1 Samuel that some scholars believe is almost - Out of place...…

As we head into the holiday season, one of things that many people look forward to is the food, especially when shared around a table with friends or family. I think we’re losing some of that sense of togetherness these days. I’ve seen at restaurants families at a table where each person is on their…

Intro: C. S Lewis once said - " If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world ". For the past 3 years you all have been so gracious as to provide us with a nice place to live. We are fortunate to raise our…

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, Intertestamental Period of 400 years. Literature of Intertestamental period. Old Testament Apocrypha - Collection of books dating from about the third century before Christ until roughly a.d. 100. Written…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

Introduction Author: Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the sons of Iddo (1:7). He is referenced in Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 as the “son of Iddo.” This second description is most likely using “son of” to mean “descendant of” as is common in the OT. Zechariah was a very common Jewish name, but and Iddo is mentioned…

Before you can buy and move into a new house, all along the days of its construction there are times set apart for inspecting certain work that has been completed as well as a final inspection.The house can only be used when it passes the final inspection. In the end of chapter 39, we see Moses, as God’s…

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Temptation is a common human reality in this world. Everyone will partake…

THE END TIMES Sermon #14 Revelation 4:2-11 INSIDE THE THRONE ROOM OF GOD Intro : The last time we saw John, he had been air-lifted out of this world, through a door that had been opened in the heavens. He was told that he was about to receive a revelation of “ things which must be hereafter ”. As we…