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The Bible speaks a lot about praise. We give praise ++To show gratitude ++To give thanks Praise declares the Goodness of God 1 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 And the…

Those who desire to influence others ma lose their way spiritually, and judgment is inevitable and imminent.

Amos 3:1-15 Romans 8:31 tells us 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? But the title of the sermon today reflects what happens if the opposite is true. Israel, at this point when Amos is speaking, has found herself in a very dangerous position because of…

Human Experience does NOT end up in earthly Utopia.

Introduction: I’m quite sure you’ve heard the saying, “When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade”. And if you’re familiar with that saying then you understand that it is a challenge to our Perspective on what life can sometimes bring. Life is not fair, and is often filled with the harsh reality of various…

Announcements Sunday, October 18, 11 AM - Friend Day on the back field Sunday, October 18, 6 PM - Prayer Service w/Evangelist Rich Tozour (No Connection Groups) Shop with a Cop Offering Christmas Joy in a Bag Colossians 3:1-17 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where…

Major Posts from the Minor Prophets: Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late. Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never not available…

The Inevitability of the Battle Israel fought physical enemies 1 “When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. 10 “When you approach a city to…

I’m not normally one to read poetry. But, I was flicking through a magazine the other day (not woman’s weekly - another illustrious magazine called ‘Journal for Preachers’, and the opening sentence of the first article declared that “Preachers should read more poems and fewer commentaries. A great poem…

Paul wanted his opponents in Rome to understand that it is impossible for those who are under grace to continue in habitual sin. Friend, if you are positionally under grace it will be impossible for you continue in habitual sin. You will still struggle with sin as long as your person is corrupted by…

I. FOLLOW PAUL’S EXAMPLE 10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued…

The word genesis means beginning, and the book of Genesis is all about beginnings, starting with the beginning of the universe itself. John Haldone, a scientist, once suggested to Monsignor Knox that in a universe containing millions of planets it was inevitable that life would appear by chance on one…

The Persistent Widow Last week Hope spoke to us about the need to pray always and not to lose heart. The parable that Jesus told - of the persistent widow. How she kept on bothering the unjust judge, knocking on his door - persistently pestering until eventually he relents... The New Revised Standard…

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Every generation of Christ followers has experienced trials…

Inevitable Resistance Matthew 10:16–18 ““Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake,…

In Greek Philosophy, there a man named Sisyphus, who angered the gods and was then punished, being forced to roll a rock up hill for all of eternity. . However, right before he reached the top, the bolder would roll back down to the bottom of the hill, thus forcing Sisyphus to begin his work all over…

Intro: Back in May of 2015, A Charlotte, North Carolina, pastor and his wife had been hit by an unthinkable tragedy, losing their 2-year-old son and newborn child in just matter of days. Gentry and Hadley Eddings were driving home to Charlotte as part of a caravan when a truck struck the vehicle transporting…

6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become…

--- Scripture Intro “How Then Shall We Live?” Creation, Scripture, Image of God, Providence, Redemption This Week, “End Times” Two more Sundays in the series, and two more Sundays before my sabbatical. “What is the chief end of man?” To glorify God, and enjoy him forever. Then, Todd will begin a series…

Wisdom and Unpredictability Intro Throughout our studies in Ecc. we have taken a look at God’s desire for his creation to live wisely. How God has created this world with certain rules and how it is better if we live within those rules. God is dedicated to helping his people. Those who are devoted to…

Easter Changes Us and Everything Else Life Marches Victorious Over Death The way we live in the present is shaped by what we understand about the future. The moment Adam and Eve sinned, nothing would ever be the same. Death was unleashed on humanity, and it reigned without mercy and without challenge…

A few years ago we ventured out on a float trip on the Yukon River from Eagle to Ft. Yukon. As I recall it was a mid-afternoon in the middle of the trip. Due dot his war canoe with the motor on the back, Dan and his family had gone ahead of us to secure and warm up a cabin along the river. He left navigating…

41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and…

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. John 9:4 “4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.” Central Idea: Seize every moment of your limited…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself…