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We’re beginning our series on the book of Esther. Esther is a book in the Old Testament that reads like a novel. You have a hero, an adviser, a nemesis, a devious plot and more. As a literary book it piques one’s interest as part of Scripture there have been its proponents and its detractors. I do want…

Intro: God uses unexpected people and unlikely circumstances to bring about his purposes in order to bring about his glory and not man’s glory. In the history of God’s work in this world, God has used the lowly and the meek of this world to bring about his glorious purposes. He uses shepherds and turns…

A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. There are…

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away…

Introduction to Luke I am excited to start this journey through the gospel of Luke with you. The year before last we went through the gospel of John and it was a blast. And now for the foreseeable future we are going to go through Luke. I have had a blast over the last several weeks reading and studying…

Theme: We are blessed when we see how God views things. Intro: To me, one of the striking things about reading the OT profits is that the people had no ability to see what God was doing and why he was doing it. We are about to embark on a study about what God said He would do, the options presented to…

Scripture Reference: 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Friends is one of those words that has lost much of its meaning. We have thousands of “friends” on social media, but many of them are people we hardly see and barely know. Even before Facebook, the term “friend”…

Scripture Reference: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find…

It has been said that the first obstacle to getting help in life is being willing to admit help is needed. Similarly a person will never want wisdom or an increase in wisdom until they realize that either they don’t have it or that they need more of it. In my previous Bible study of Proverbs chapter…

The book of Revelation is one of the most feared and even neglected books of the Bible. Yet this book is vital for God's people who truly desire to understand God's eternal purposes. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein:…

The 1st of the writing prophets. The first prophet to have his collection of prophecies written out on a book for the people of God to read throughout the centuries. For some context Amos prophesies less than 40 years after Elisha died. Amos would be on the scene during the time of 2 Kings 14-15 , as…

Isaiah = the salvation of Yahweh or Yahweh is salvation He is the son of Amoz not to be confused with Amos the prophet. The salvation of Yahweh is the theme of the book. the word salvation appears 26 times in the book of Isaiah while only appearing 7 times in all the other prophets combined. Chapters…

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried…

Where Mark’s (Matthew, Luke, John) gospel leaves off is where the book of Acts picks up. When we left Mark’s account we read... 14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed…

From newness of life Welcome to a new series for the disciples of Jesus Christ with an aim to look at, study, apply things that help us to grow in Christ. We are redeemed and renewed so to walk in the newness of life (Col1:13-14; Tit3:5-7; Rom6:4) Redeemed and transferred (conveyed-NKJV) 13 For He rescued…

OPENING PRAYER: Turning Point? We are living in what could very well be a great turning point in history. People of all faiths and no faith are reflecting on who they are, where they’ve been, what they’ve done, what they should’ve done, and how to move forward. People are genuinely looking for answers…

My ministry is determined by my shape . What God made you to be determines what he intends to do. You will understand the purpose you have been made for, you will understand the kind of person you are. This is the secret to knowing God’s will for your life. God would not give us inborn talents and temperaments,…

I’m coming your way! Paul had every intention of finally making it to Rome ( Rom15:22-33 ). This letter is a precursor to him going there. For us to get a good understanding of the letter we need to do some background work today. So, for the most part today, and hopefully just for today, sit back and…

Today we begin our journey of seeking out God’s redemptive story that unfolds throughout the Old Testament, and culminates in the New Testament with the Christ. I’ve already shared with you the acronyms that we will be applying during our journey of the Old Testament CASKET in CASKET EMPTY C - Creation…

Seven Churches Seven Churches Congregations to whom John is instructed to write in Revelation 2–3 ; located in seven cities of western Asia Minor: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Although these seven churches were actual, historical churches in Asia Minor, they…

Announce Business Meeting! March 17, 2024 after Sun PM service Hand out proposed bylaw updates Who Is Paul? As we get started studying 1 Corinthians, one of the most important things we can do is learn about who the author is. 1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our…

Seven Churches Seven Churches Congregations to whom John is instructed to write in Revelation 2–3 ; located in seven cities of western Asia Minor: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Although these seven churches were actual, historical churches in Asia Minor, they…

“Peter called his readers to fortify their testimonies with two crucial aspects of righteous living: a personal, godly, discipline that is inward and private, and a personal, godly deportment that is outward and public.” And that is in the arena of a: 1. Pilgram (11) 2. Citizen (13-17) 3. Servant/employee…

Seven Churches Seven Churches Congregations to whom John is instructed to write in Revelation 2–3 ; located in seven cities of western Asia Minor: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Although these seven churches were actual, historical churches in Asia Minor, they…

Seven Churches Seven Churches Congregations to whom John is instructed to write in Revelation 2–3 ; located in seven cities of western Asia Minor: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Although these seven churches were actual, historical churches in Asia Minor, they…