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Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

Jehovah’s Witnesses and their message will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have deviated concerning the truth by saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some. Much can be said about the details of Jehovah’s Witness doctrines…

The significance of the word “Know” The word “know” can carry a wide range of meanings. a person can know of someone or even have interacted with that person, but this would not denote a relationship. Thus, you might know that a person exists and know the title of his position, and yet not know the person…

The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and his false claim to prophethood If Joseph Smith were really a prophet of God, his supposedly divinely inspired translations of ancient documents would be accurate. His "divinely inspired" translation of the Bible, however, is not accurate at all. His changes…

The Word Created Jesus we established Is God who has no beginning / or end Jesus came to teach us about God To open up the windows of love V 3 says he is the agent of creation God the Father created through the Son Although God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets,…

Many of our problems in life is about God more than about us God shows himself strong in our weaknesses NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO WALK THE ROAD OF FAITH BUT WE DO. 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which…

Who He is In the Bible, there are words that refer to God, words that we capitalize and call “names,” but the truth is, they are not really His name. Hebrew words like Elohim and El Shaddai are two such names. Yahweh, many consider this to be the proper name of God but, in fact, it is not. It is what…

• So it’s been 2 weeks since we’ve seen each other - and so I think it would be best to recap where we are... 3 weeks ago we started this Easter Mini Series... Where we started out by looking at - 1st century Jewish Expectations of the coming Messiah... We saw some interesting things... No Trinity No…

Praise God In The Dark 22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord , and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 1 Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.…

The lamb taking the book We see the lamb taking the book from the one on the throne in the Book of Revelation? 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who…

How many of you like movies? You all know I do. How do you go about deciding whether you will watch a movie or not? Back when they had physical video stores, you might go in and look at the cover, read the description on the back, see who the actors were, or ask around for recommendations. In the internet…

We have come to the climax of “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, the birth of Jesus! We have looked at most of the characters and places of the nativity, but today I want us to focus on Jesus and the reason for the season. The scriptures state in one verse the purpose of what we call Christmas. Text; Mt.…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time so that God will be glorified and our hearts be changed. Our goal each Sunday is to more conformed into the image of Jesus Christ and through the power of His Word, be transformed…

Call to worship Welcome everyone! What a unique day we get to be a part of today! The next Sunday Christ as will not be until 2033 That means these two days will not line up for another 11 years. That is pretty significant! I want to read from John 3:13 -17 for our call to worship LET US STAND AND WORSHIP!…

Hebrews 1:4-14 Good morning church! We are picking up where we left off a couple of weeks ago in Hebrews chapter 1. We only made it as far as the first three verses. 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us…

Intro: Last week we talked about the climatic point of intimacy with God was when Israel was saved from their enemy by a walk of faith through the Red Sea. Then they responded with an outburst of intimate praise to God their Savior. Tonight I want us to talk about continuing in that intimacy with God…

From Slavery to Nationhood The Cry of a People 6 And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. 7 But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did…

One God Throughout scripture, God at times shows himself superior than the gods of the pagans. He shows himself superior to powerful kings and Pharaohs. You are familiar with many of them. Certainly Exodus records how God showed himself powerful. In many of the battles of nations against Israel, God…

1. The Surprising Discovery (18) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. “birth” is the same word as genealogy in 1:1. 1:1 is His human legal genealogy and 1:18 is…

In that great and terrible day, there will be those white with shock when they find that they have depended upon a mental assent to Christianity instead of upon the miracle of the new birth! 7 A. W. Tozer The Purpose of God, from the beginning, has always been to perfect a group of people who will be…

What are you doing here? Repeated question Out of my comfort zone learning lots of things Information vs. Experience Getting to know people Passion, gentleness, determination, mana Experiences I’ve never had before Tangata whenua side of powhiri sharing in the kitchen, and in the laundry making friends…

Turn to and read 1 John 4:1-3 . Pray. The Apostle John, one of the original disciples of Jesus Christ, wrote 1 John “…that ye may know that ye have eternal life...” But a secondary reason for writing 1 John, which follows with the first, can be found in the last verse of the book... And we know that…

Advent as if a cheer Once finished, ask the question, “What’s that spell?” Then ask, “What’s that mean?” Odds are there will be a humorous silence. Say: “Advent comes from the Latin word adventus and means arrival or appearance. During these next four weeks of Advent, we are going to be celebrating and…

Jesus is the Creator, but is He a created being? How is Jesus the Light to mankind? Who was the witness to the Light?

American President Abraham Lincoln said, “I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” Psalm 19 is rich in theology. It eloquently illustrates the astounding truth that…