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For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— Who hasn’t put a puzzle together at one time or another? Either you’re an avid puzzle enthusiast or you’ve at least tried to put one together at your grandma’s…

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? • The fall of the northern kingdom (1:6-7) • The invasion of Judah by Sennacherib in 701 B.C. (1:9, 12) • The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple…

After a 6-week break from 1 Peter for our Christmas series, we probably need to get our bearings all over again. 1 Peter is a masterful letter, written by the apostle Peter to the scattered Christians living throughout Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Peter writes about salvation and assurance and hope,…

Scientific Explanations of Origins Can Be Viewed in Light of Purpose, and If So, Are Unobjectionable The view offered of Genesis 1 recognizes that it was never intended to be an account of material origins. Rather it was intended as an account of functional origins in relation to people in the image…

Unity in Diversity 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given…

The idea of service as a high calling is unique to Christianity. Jesus showed us by example how a leader must be servant of all. We have a choice: the way of the Dragon, which exploits strength and power to achieve control and dominance, or the way of the Lamb, which recognises that God's power is expressed through our weakness, and frees us to serve one another. How do these contrasting approaches work in the modern world? Join us for some ideas. The video from Mrs Maisel early in the sermon can be found here: https://youtu.be/pvKe0c007Cc

“This is it guys!” “This is it guys!” Nate shouted excitedly as the Piper bounced on the beach. “They’re on their way.” With Lunch over, the men busied themselves with building a miniature “jungle” and model house in the sand. their intention was to demonstrate to the “savages” how to build an airstrip,…

4H Clubs make 4 pledges, but Christ-followers focus on 4 priorities

What is a woman? This is a question our society is confused on today. With the issues surrounding transgenderism and blurring the lines of gender roles, we have politicians, professors, and everyday people who cannot define what a woman is. Just like being a man is more than biology, being a woman is…

Paul’s Journey Begins The Church’s Fiercest Persecutor Became Its Leading Messenger Most of us are familiar with Paul primarily because we’ve read and studied his letters . He is the most prominent writer in the New Testament, arguing forcefully for the gospel in Romans, instructing the church in Corinthians,…

As I begin this morning, I want to start with prayer, please join me. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy…

What is in the heart is reflected in the home. Today’s passages are in a section of Moses sermon that covers a lot of ground. They consist of situations that may arise in the Israelite culture and what God has to say about them. We are going to take another bite out of this section today. Last weeks…

Ephesians 5:21 For the past few weeks, we’ve been learning how to worship God together as a church. When we gather together for worship, we should submit ourselves to the Holy Spirit – who is God and who is not only among us but within us. In this way, the Holy Spirit “fills” us when we gather together,…

The Great Prayer Part 2: Unified for the sake of the gospel Cities: We’ve all seen a play or movie, or read a book, about the small town kid who dreams of going to the big city. One of the reasons that someone desires the city so much is certainly that there is diversity there, and for a young person…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Whether you are joining us online or if you are here with us we appreciate you and are thankful that you have chosen to join us as we seek to glorify and worship our sovereign God together. If you have your Bibles please turn in them with me to Deuteronomy…

There are few things that are both more foundational to our experience as Christians and more difficult to maintain than the act of meeting together with other Christians. Even in a society where Christianity is not met with active persecution, meeting together requires substantial effort. Is it worth it? Why do we bother? What is the purpose of meeting together and why should we prioritise it? Join us as we explore the first of our Church Practices.

As we transition from I Thessalonians 1:1-5 , where I think we begin to see the reasons why this particular local church was such a spiritually healthy local church, as we move on to the next paragraph we begin to see exactly what that particular local church was doing in practical ministry that enabled…

Why talk about parenting? Recent events: School shootings Church shooting Suicide here at home. Parents, it is important that we are teaching our kids about God. Instructing them about Christ. Encouraging them to live lives that please and honor God. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart…

The Purpose of Life Mark 10:35–45 (ESV) 35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Christianity has often gotten been characterized by the misconceived notion that our faith is more about what we are to avoid, what we are not to be rather than what we are. We are the killjoy religion. The don’t swear, don’t chew and don’t…

Introduction: https://youtu.be/PAmh3yvmzXs Thy will be done Hillary Scott This song was written by Hillary Scott who had a miscarriage. Here and her husband prayed to have another child they felt like the lord said they should have a child and it ended in a miscarriage and the only four words kept coming…

Sermon Title: Joyfully Thankful Philippians 1:3-8 Big thought: The Christian's source of joy is Jesus and expressed in thankfulness and service. Introduction Good morning Hope Church! I’m absolutely amazed and joyful to be with you today. If you have your Bible go ahead and open it to Philippians chapter…

Prayer can be intimidating. Grow more comfortable with prayer as we see Jesus clear up two misconceptions about what God-honoring prayers look like in this message from Matthew 6:5-8.