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Evening 14th Aug 2022

There is a children’s song that talks about a little red waggon. I don’t know if you’ve heard it. “You can’t ride my little red wagon The seat is broke and the axle’s draggin” These lyrics are usually followed by some chanting of some kind, and then this line: “Second verse, same as the first, a little…

Guest Preacher: Chris Stukenberg Reputation: Honoring Behavior – 10/29/23 Title Slide The church has a bad wrap Problem: Our reputation is self-inflicted and in many ways deserved – why? Pray 14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how…

Introduction: 1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3 Let…

The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. Social Pressures Tempt us to Compromise The Gospel The scene changes from Jerusalem to Antioch. Last week we saw in Galatians 2:4 , 5 that there were certain professing Jewish Christians in Jerusalem who tried to compel Titus,…

Introduction An apostate is one who has abandoned the faith that they once professed. We live in a world of many apostates. We see countless examples of those who seemed like legitimate believers but turned out to be fakes. Joshua Harris is one such man who is a glaring example of this. He wrote the…

Intro; Give me your definition of “flattery”. Flattery - Insincere and undeserved praise or words of encouragement, used with the intention of gaining favour with others. Flattery in the scriptures is always associated with deception. 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own…

Introduction Chapter divisions Last week talked about hypocrisy careful to tithe garden herbs, but neglected justice and love of God. Spiritual disciplines are great! Just don’t replace the biggest things with smaller things. == Jesus is still talking about hypocrisy Gives us some ways to avoid hypocrisy…

Introduction Some use this as an excuse Convictions are based on hearsay, slogans, propaganda If some one is open What do you mean by that? How did you come to that conclusion? Have you ever considered…? How To Guard Yourself Against Corruption and Be a Light to Others Do not Idolize Man Sometimes this…

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail…

Intro Are we asking the right question? Are our questions of eternal importance or trivial in the moment? Do our questions seek to give or receive understanding or to cause division? Is our aim our kingdom or God’s Kingdom? I’m sure we’ve all hear “There is no dumb question.” On some level, that might…

Matthew 16:1-20 Words are more powerful than we ever give them credit. Who ever said “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” must have been living in a fantasy world. Words have power and have the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to…

Last week we began a two-part study of Mark 4:26-29 , laying a foundation for evangelism. Mark 4:26–29 (NASB95): 26 And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does…

Introduction New theme for May is “How to Study the Bible” - which is essential for our 2024 theme of “Spiritually Mature in Truth” Today we’re studying how to be a doer and not just a hearer of the word To do that we will look to James who provides an comparison of reading the Bible and looking into…

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely…

As we continue on in with Chapter 30, keep in mind the sinfulness of the nation of Israel as a whole they had fallen into grievous sin, and turned their backs on God. Child sacrifices, religious insincerity, dishonesty, adultery, injustice, tyranny against the helpless, and slander. These were not the…

From Grace to Grace

As we continue to look at those God has called to help lead the church in the fight, we find God giving us the character traits that describe a unique group of servants in the church: deacons. See who these men need to be in this message from 1 Timothy 3:8-13.

Then Shall Thy Light Rise 1 Cry aloud, spare not, Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, And shew my people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily, And delight to know my ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And forsook not the ordinance of their God: They ask…

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Why Work? 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created…

8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. 11 Their wives…

The Greek word that is used in Romans 12:8 to designate the seventh Motivational Gift is “eleeo.” The King James Version translated, “to show mercy.” It is defined by Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, as, “to have compassion – by word or deed – specifically, obtain, receive, or show, by Divine grace.”…

Introduction: Introduction here. 1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold,…

Good morning church. I’m excited for our passage this morning because it’s a fun one. For those of you who are just joining us, we are in our 1 Timothy series titled The Church: Standards and Leadership. We have covered some principles for how to order ourselves as the church of God, and now, reaching…