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33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. You hear the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven talked about. Do you know what it is? Can you define it? Do you know what the Bible says about it? It was is a popular topic in the New Testament.…

It’s Grace Not Race Today we will look at what our background means to God when it comes to His favor. We might frame the question this way: How does one come into a place of favor with God? It’s not by good looks. It’s not by the color of the skin we are in. It’s not by the culture which shapes us.…

Philippians 3:1 -4 :1 1) Demonstrate how Family Ministries is Really Church Ministry – Discipleship in the family of God 2) Soak in the text here from Paul a. Respond to His appeal – THIS ONE THING I DO b. Embrace the truth that God has Purpose in this ‘Process of Growth’ through our imperfect lives!…

Believing in the transformative power of the Gospel, we must NEVER hesitate to share it with others!

Yet Not I Intro When I was a teenager and even a young adult, I struggled with my identity. People would ask me what I wanted to be when I grow up and I would always struggle b/c I didn’t know. There were so many options and many of them were appealing, but on the other hand many of them were not. My…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Mark 13 , Mark 13 . Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a good new year’s celebration. We had a very nice breakfast on Friday morning during which we shared some of the blessings that God bestowed…

Robert Ripley was an unusual man who lived an unbelievable life of adventure. For thirty-five years he explored the uncanny and witnessed the amazing. He began as a cartoonist at a young age and became a world traveler who visited over 200 countries, seeing places few people had heard of and documented…

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1. _Draw near to Him_ 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from…

Intro In December 1914, 5 months into the First World War there was as one day truce along certain parts of the western front on Christmas Day. The reports state that from one trench on the British side they were singing Christmas carols, and on the German side they were also singing Christmas carols.…

Isaiah 53:10 (NASB 2020) But the Lord desired To crush Him, causing Him grief; If He renders Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. Isaiah 53:11 (NASB 2020) As a result of the anguish of His soul, He…

Happy Father’s Day! Good morning and Happy Father’s Day to all of you Grandpa’s, Dad’s, and future Dad’s out there. As a guy, it doesn’t really matter if you are a tender hearted person or the toughest guy on the block, there is nothing that can ground you in reality quicker than the realization that…

Introduction: They will never get it right. They are hopeless. It’s a lost cause. I am so done with them. We have all heard people say these statements and some of us may have even said them ourselves. It can be difficult to know someone who just seems to get in their own way or sabotage any good thing…

Life has purpose. You have meaning! As we discuss the spiritual battle we all face, the is part of being God’s people, we must be reminded of this truth. Life is valuable. Each person we will ever come into contact with has value and was created in the image of God. We need to have compassion. In a world…

Bishop Richard Miller 10/01/2023 11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took…

4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since…

We live in uncertain times. This is the overall sentiment today of many. To some extent I am in this category. We don’t know whether the economy will continue to rebound, what will happen politically, or how the pandemic will continue to play out. We can be unsure of many things. The unknown typically…

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke (in a letter addressed to Thomas Mercer). 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so , I would have told you. I go…

We have been discussing the reality of spiritual warfare and the tools God has given us to stand against the devil and the dark forces of this world. He is the enemy who seeks to establish a counterfeit kingdom. He opposes everything God loves. He targets you and I as Christ’s ambassadors so we might…

We who died to sin, are to consider that God has made us holy in our union with Christ Jesus. Through our union with Christ Jesus, God has given us the capability to not let sin reign in our mortal bodies for the first time in our existence!

In my preparation for this series on the Ten Commandments I have come to the sad realization that it is not sufficient for me to preach upon how we obey each of the Ten Commandments, but why we should obey them. Increasingly, people who claim fidelity to God and His Word derive their morality from society…

Following the example of Jesus, The Good Shepherd - what are we willing to lay down so that others might live?

Life is puzzling. We do not have answers for many things, or at least I do not. I still do not know exactly why there is a war going on in Ukraine, but I understand the devastation. I do not fully comprehend why abuse happens, though I know the results. Yes, I know the real answer is “sin” and I am not…

So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool…

How do I prevent spiritual heart failure? 5 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 14 Wait for the Lord ; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord . 23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the…

We’ve all heard that old saying, “Seeing is believing”. Most of us put that into practice daily in our lives. Though we have faith, in many circumstances we seem to need a picture painted or have sight of something for us to truly believe it. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen…