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Every year, hundreds of thousands of people complete marathons. The official distance of the marathon is 26.2 miles. Some of the runners are elite competitors, but many are simply trying to run the distance no matter how long it takes. Here’s a picture of my friend Brent with his wife Karin after he…

31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though…

Morning 2nd April 2023

Today we are assembled to see a thing, a mighty act - whether it is the downfall of a prophet or the death of a King, we have come to see a spectacle. This is the world that Christ enters into and mercifully accomplishes His work. In Jeremiah 23 we hear this context to our Old Testament reading: “I did…

Many years ago I began a sales career. I needed few things: appropriate attire, a respectable looking automobile, and a good map. Thomas Brothers’ Maps, were in my opinion, the best. Nowadays many of use the GPS Maps App on our smartphones. The other day I had an occasion to use mine. I was meeting a…

Obedience in correction has brought us to being prepared, ready and matured for God's blessing to overtake us. Expect big things in 2022 - only stay humble; desiring the presence of God.

For all time and in all seasons 25 “Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 26 “Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed. 27 “But You are the same, And Your years…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Psalm 40:6–8 6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. 7 Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.” Commitment to…

Open to Hebrews 11.32-40 ... Today we finish out chapter 11... In this final section the author gives us a generic grouping of examples to wrap up the point he has been trying to make since v. 1-2... We’ll look at these examples, not in too much detail, at least not like we have with the previous examples...…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Sunday October 16, 2022 Last week, in the 2nd service when we ended, we were looking at the context of Hebrews 13:6 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear . What can man do to me?” You see, not fearing comes in a context of responding to the greater ministry that God has for…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Based on Hebrews 5:11-14 God calls us to graduate from milk to solid food which means we must learn and grow in our faith together. Marking the beginning of Confirmation which is a commitment to eat solid Spiritual food

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Verses 31-33 Sadly the reforms and lifestyle of Josiah did not have a long lasting effect upon his own son nor upon the nation he spent his life trying to turn back to God. We spoke about this last week. What looked like a revival and great awakening in Josiah’s day was just a fad for most. As soon as…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…