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Having established that God works all things together according to His will & Purpose And Foreknows & predestines those who receive His mercy & justice according to His will & purpose Because of the total depravity of the will power of humanity to choose to be saved We will see how God saves according…

Having established that God works all things together according to His will & Purpose And Foreknows & predestines those who receive His mercy & justice according to His will & purpose Because of the total depravity of the will power of humanity to choose to be saved We will see how God saves according…

Having established that God works all things together according to His will & Purpose And Foreknows & predestines those who receive His mercy & justice according to His will & purpose Because of the total depravity of the will power of humanity to choose to be saved We will see how God saves according…

Introduction When I was probably 8 or 9 years old we decided to see what would happen if we tied a rock to a young tree. The tree ended up growing at a slant until it reached the point where the rock was tied. After that it grew straight up again. As we grow in our walk with Christ, things are going…

He Who Has Ears Jesus here is speaking to His Apostles and others V 8 The Word of God is the seed that is scattered about So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. there are 4 different types of listeners V 12-15 V 16-18 we have another parable given but this time it is given to…

HUMANITY’S TRAGIC SIN AND FALL A. The temptation that led to the FALL 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You…

I Can Do It I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Have you quoted that verse before? Chances are you’ve experienced things in this life that were difficult and discouraging. We’re often tempted to play the victim and say, “Oh, woe is me. I can’t do this anymore. I might as well give…

In elementary school a tornado warning was issued, and I remember getting really scared. Our teacher had taken the whole class outside so that we could either get on the bus to go home or be picked up by our parents. There wasn’t a bus that went by my house so my mom would pick me up and drop me off…

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I wonder if you were to look back on times past, as I do from time to time, whether you can identify certain words or concepts that have changed over time? ‘When I were a lad’…there was no such thing as mobile phones. What my children experience in a school day seems far removed from teh educations system…

The story of Hashim Garrett is told in the series Jesus the Game Changer by Olive Tree Media . Hashim was 15 and a member of one of the gangs of Brooklyn. He was shot in the back with a machine gun by another gang member and left a paraplegic. Recovering in hospital after the shooting, he was depressed…

This, the first of the signs John records in his gospel was a private one, known only to His disciples, some servants, and probably Jesus’ mother. Rather than call this a miracle (which it undoubtedly was), John called it a sign probably because in his purpose for writing the gospel, he was more concerned…

The Christian Finds Rest in Jesus Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Last week we began a new series to help us define what it means to be a Christian, and rather than listening to all the ideas out there in the world we're listening to Jesus…

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the…

Amos 5 is the Lord’s attempt to cause a stiff necked and hard hearted people to turn from their sin and seek Him. How do you get a hard hearted person to seek the Lord How does the Lord motivate hard hearted people to seek Him? All of us need to seek the Lord more than we currently are seeking. All of…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he…

Blessings of the Incarnation There is a story of a man who struggled to save enough money to take a ship from Europe to America. As he boarded, he met a fellow traveler in line. After a friendly conversation, they both went to their designated rooms. At the end of the multiple-day journey, they saw each…

Have you ever joined a sports team, or musical group? I want you to imagine signing up for football or choir. The group put on a wonderful mixer where you interacted with people new to the group, as well as experienced old timers. After that mixer you thought, I belong here, and you began immediately…

The Effects of the Fall HUMANITY IS CURSED 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity Between you…

Victory series Everyone loves a good victory story. Especially of the underdog, right. What happens if we are the underdog and we need victory even as a Christian? Previously we have looked at Victory in overcoming sin Oftentimes the consequences of sin or sinful thinking Remember our series text ( 1Jn5:4-5…

Introduce self... Pray... Introduce series: For advent this year, I am going to preach through 4 simple truths... On the surface, these truth’s seem to be little more than platitudes, but through careful examination I hope to scratch the surface and demonstrate their rich depth. 1 Timothy 6:12 (ESV)…

1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we…

Two dangerous paths that God wants believers to avoid. Paul helps us carefully steer a safe course between the errors of legalism on the one side and licentiousness on the other. Legalism - earn or maintain God’s favor by means of my ability to keep his law (vv. 14-15). These kinds of people like to…

Illustration of mistaking the light shafts in the sky for the Northern lights. Need: We often exchange the mirage of friendship for a real friendship “To bury a friendship is a keener (more intense)grief than to bury a friend. The latter softens the heart and sweetens life, while the former hardens and…