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In October 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure became a household name when she stepped into an abandoned water well at her aunt’s house in Midland, Texas. Stuck 22 feet beneath the surface in a slender well shaft, she was trapped in the well for two and a half days as rescue workers struggled to determine…

Intro; Last week we looked at the family tree of Jesus and saw a lot of shady characters in it. We also talked about our on family trees, our DNA and are we in the Jesus’ family tree ‘The Lambs Book of Life.” So when we come to Christmas we realize its a lot more than just presents, its about family.…

The Psalmist demonstates circumstances where we can choose to praise.

One of the Characteristics of God is that He ALWAYS acts in Mercy Every good thing you have in life is because of God’s Mercy. You would not even be alive if it weren’t for God’s Mercy. talents / gifts / jobs / relationships / going to heave - all gifts of Mercy from God he saved us because of his mercy.…

Our hearts can be touched by the hopeless. Dog rescue from the church last week. Hearts touched for a dog without hope. Kathy called out to someone who could help – they did. Peoples hearts can be touched for people as well. Remember Jessica McClure from October 14, 1987. Jessica McClure Morales (born…

2 Cor. 5:17-21 “A Fresh Word” Intro: I woke up Wednesday morning in a great funk. The pressures and stresses of life engulfed me. The long hours of burning my candle both ends and the middle had caught up with me. I found m yself in need of a great word and prayed for a fresh word from God to renew me…

Verse 17 Therefore ( hōsper ) (17) = So then. Takes us back to vs. 16 We no longer know Jesus according to the flesh now we know him personally (intimately) according to faith. In Christ (17 ,19 ) Christ ( Christos 4x ) In Him (21) New Creature ( kainos ktisis ) (17) – New, w hat has been created ( Creation…

Historias antiguas que responderán preguntas de cómo tener relaciones saludables en nuestros días.

Psalms 121:1-8 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The…

Really should show “God’s Chisel” before this lesson. OK: Just finished our Spiritual Inventories where you took account of how you may have mistreated your mind, body, family, church, etc. The POINT of the Spiritual Inventory is to once & for all time - take account of the things that are wrong in you…

What does it mean to say that God is Good? 1. Christ Died at the Right Time (v.6) The saints used to say, and it is also in song, “he may not come when you want him but he’s always right time”. Jesus came at the right time. All of the societal conditions where just right, the political conditions where…

God As Rescuer Or I Bring You Good News CONNECTION My Christmas Story It was 1980 I didn’t get any Christmas gifts that year. My mother a waitress didn’t make enough tips to buy me and my brothers any gifts and it was the best Christmas I ever had. It is my most memorable Christmas because my mother…

Psalm 40 : Waiting Introduction to Advent: “Waiting” Waiting for what? Get the presents out of the way so that we can just focus on the true meaning of Christmas! Waiting was over once we hit December 5th. That was a cool tradition because we got to open presents before my friends. But the kind of waiting…

2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord , call on his name; make known his deeds among…

Back from the Dead - My Perspective! At first glance, Rolf Klasson, a gray-haired Swede who hobbles around on his walker, looked like an easy target. At least that's what two would-be robbers thought as they accosted him at a cash machine. One of the thugs waved a knife while the other thug told Klasson…

We are coming to the close of this summer's look at James. Next week I'll wrap up this series and hopefully we will all take away from this some practical steps we can take to be "doer's of the Word and not hearers only". "Don't grumble against each other," is one of two commands we read in these verses.…

Pentecost 7, Romans 7: 15-25 July 3, 2005 St. Paul’s Riddle After Henry Britton Introduction: In the trivia magazine, Mental_floss, they recently catalogued the “25 most important questions in the history of the universe.” Here are some questions for you. Not important questions, but questions nonetheless:…

1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ. [2] I fed you milk, not solid food, because you were not yet able to receive it. In fact, you are still not able, [3] because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy…

| The timer for 10 minutes, a trick to remind her to check the children. When the timer sounded 10 minutes later, she went to check where the children were playing. Jay was gone. The two older children hadn’t noticed that he had somehow disappeared. Six and ½ acres of lawn and woods surrounded their…

God Looks for Those Who Leave Luke 15:3-10 Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders…

Lesson 2: The Worship of Two Women (Luke 1:39-56) When one thinks of the women of the ancient world, our first emotional response is usually pity. This would even be true in the Jewish world of those days when our Lord added humanity to His deity and manifested Himself to men. There was so much that…