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Summary Ezekiel 8 and 9 falls in the section of Ezekiel that concerns two themes: the punishment of Jerusalem and the departure of the glory of God. In Chapter 8 we’re introduced to some specific points of Israelite idolatry – worship of Asherah and worshipping the creator as though he were part of creation.…

In November 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote French scientist Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, concerned that he hadn’t heard from Le Roy since the start of the French Revolution. After asking about Le Roy’s health and events in Paris for the past year, Franklin gives a quick update about the major event in the United…

Faith and endurance are practiced by having the right perspective, not just in the big things, but in the mundane. We must see Jesus’ victory in the minutia. It is then that we have the proper perspective on the whole of life’s valleys and mountain tops. The valleys are the hardest to keep proper perspective…

Introduction Welcome God and Money Week 3 Once again I am indebted to Capitol Hill Baptist Church for their wonderful material on this subject that has been so helpful to me. Summarize the last two weeks. - You don’t own what you own. - We are stewards to use what we have been given for the purposes…

Who Are You Made to Be? 27 So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female. God’s Image is Spoiled By the Selfishness of Sin The Image of God in which we were created has become spoiled by the selfishness of sinfulness What Do You Become When You…

Yesterday was the Daffodil parade in Puyallup, and the weather was unpredictable to say the least. Sun, rain, wind, hail, snow(?), sleet made for an interesting afternoon. If you missed it, it doesn’t take much to imagine it given the unstable weather that moved through our region yesterday. Think of…

Children’s Sermon Hold up a bag of seeds How many of you know what these are? Seeds What do seeds do? They grow stuff Why did God create plants in a way that they could grow more? So we don’t run out Did you know that God created people the same way? He created us to make more people. God has given you…

Intro In 2012, Cecilia Giménez , an 82-year-old widow and amateur painter, attempted to restore Ecce Homo , this is a hundred year old painting of Jesus crowned with thorns in her local church in Borja, Spain. Here is what the painting looked like originally: SHOW PAINTING 1 Moisture on the walls of…

1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of…

How should Christians think about these things. Introduction If you had told me thirty years ago that the issue of my day as a 45 year old man would be that we as a collective culture can't define what a man or a woman is, I would not have believed you. If you had told me that we would have major medical…

Woman have always had a vital role in the church. Galatians 3:28 (KJV 1900) 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female : for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. In Christ, there is neither male nor female. There is that equality there. And yet even…

Image of God I don’t know how many of you have met or seen my dad, but I look a lot like him. So much so that the other day Corrie was looking at some pictures with the kids on the TV at home. I was sitting in my chair and I just happened to glance up and I could have sworn I saw my dad. But it wasn’t…

Intro: Many people have hated me for my stance on Scripture. I am just hard headed enough not to bend or budge on what the Word plainly says. I do not waiver because of the changing of times, perhaps this is a gift and a curse, being this stubborn. However, when it comes to the Word of God it is definitely…

Last week we saw how we were created in the image of God. This being the rational faculty of the human soul: How we think, how we reason. How God has given us attributes similar to His so we can better understand and comprehend Him. We also looked at the multiple ways in which the culture gives no thought…

What Is The Image of God? When we speak of the image of God…what is it? God is a spirit, He isn’t physical like us. When we speak of the image of God, it isn’t a physical likeness. He uses terms such as arm, eyes, & hands; but these are anthropomorphisms or terms human traits to describe heavenly truths.…

Announcements If you are attending the His Design Connection Group activity this weekend, the Beatty’s have requested that you bring a chair to sit on. What we believe about “MAN.” We believe that man was created by a direct act of God and not by any evolutionary process; And God said, Let us make man…

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Which God? The Triune God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. There is only one God. Deuteronomy 6:4 states, “Hear, O Israel. The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” There is no oneness like the oneness of God. He is perfect in his unity. And…

INTRODUCTION . Murder: Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. Description. 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the…

In our introduction to the series of worship you will see: Worship is a part of your make-up as a person ( Genesis 1:26-27 ) How the God of the Bible views worship as a priority ( Exodus 20:3-6 , Isaiah 42:8 ) How your view of God affects your worship ( Isaiah 6:1-5 ) How the previous 3 considerations…

Announcements Please take the time to look over the online bulletin and the online events calendar that you can find at southcharlottebaptist.org/hub. Those ladies planning to attend the Mountain Retreat in November will have a meeting this coming Sunday morning right after the service. All Staff Meeting…

Why would a God who loves us allow disasters to happen? (i.e. human trafficking, sexual abuse, war, etc.)? One of the primary issues that have caused people to leave the faith or simply not come to faith. Natural Evil Things happen to us against our will and well-being. Fires, accidents, disease, earthquakes,…

When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

As in Heaven, So on Earth this is familiar for Christians, it’s part of the Lord’s Prayer Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. the kingdom of God is the rule of God. God desires to rule over ALL he has created: the invisible spiritual realm and the visible earthly realm.…

What it says: Matthew 10:24–25 ““A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.” What…

Jigsaw puzzles - tactics? Edges first, having box helps to guide and clarify... Genesis helps us to make sense of the whole. Some would say that everything in the bible grows out of and in connection to the fact that: 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Whilst some would have us…