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Crowds gathering Rumor has it and it is getting around about Jesus the Nazarene healing people, so crowds are gathering and following. Jesus had just been in Jerusalem and healed man at pool of Bethesda (5:1-9) Was confronted about breaking the Sabbath (5:16-18) Jesus claims equality with God (5:19-30)…

When God acts, praise is multiplied and response is expected.

Lord Teach Us To Pray 22 distinct times recorded that Jesus prayed this may take several weeks Philippians 4:9 “The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” Learn by example. Show, explain, do with instruction, do on own. Learn to…

Teams … win/lose... 1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to…

Individual Value So, what was the most notable aspect of Andrew? He respected and valued each and every person. If we look at Andrew, he brought individual people to Jesus - not groups or crowds. Interestingly, also, almost every time we hear Andrew mentioned in the gospels he is bringing someone to…

We are continuing our series this morning Summer Stories. This four-week series will explores the lives of four people who had profound, life-changing encounters with Jesus. We will connect their stories to other modern-day individuals who have had similar experiences. We can all have life changing event…

This Week’s Theme: “Following God’s Leaders” Memory Verse: Hebrews 13:7 “Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.” Word of the Week: Shepherd - A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep in a pasture.…

Jesus uses a lunch break for a hungry crowd to make a connection back to ancient Jewish history and point forward to a new covenant promise.

Exegetical Point: Jesus is the new Moses who feeds with miraculous bread, but he is not slave to the people. Homiletic Point: Jesus, the New Prophet, provides all our greatest needs Intro Christmas day. It’s one of my favorite days of the year! Unfortunately it’s not for very spiritual reasons... You…

Secular - Today we are talking about How Jesus solves problems and meets our needs. Here is a story about an innovative problem solver. According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick…

Phylacteries - Where is yours? Mt23:5 “But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.” God’s purpose for us in prayer is not for us to show some level of competence or self righteousness, but an intimate communion with the…

God Gives - We Receive On A Night Like No Other You have heard over and over again how this goes. It’s part of our faith in God working miracles for mankind that we know the story so well. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called…

Introduction 26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he…

T- Two Offices Pastor and Deacon I have comprised a job description for pastors based on perceived and real expectations from some conversations that I have had with pastors and laypeople: He must be well-educated, but not too intellectual.  He must be younger than 35. He must have twenty years pastoral…

Text : In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold,…

Intro: This morning we looked at going Back to Bethel to refresh our hearts and minds of who we are in Christ and hopefully fan the flames of service to the Lord. I wanted to remind you of how you felt when you were first saved and nothing would get in the way of you walking with Jesus. And if you’ve…

30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. Seven ‘I Am’ Statements I Am the Bread of Life ( Jn.…

Title: The Power of Christmas part 3 in our Christmas series “The Promise, Purpose, Power and Peace of Christmas” Part 1 - The Promise of Christmas Part 2 - The Purpose of Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 ; Romans 8:31-39 God’s power is displayed in his sovereignty over history and his ability to work…

Introduction: It’s been a busy, busy week with preparing for this service and with work and while trying to get everything ready for college. I kept going back and forth on where I wanted to go. Last year I took a day off from school and went to visit TBI’s campus. I just wasn’t for sure if that was…

Jesus gives a reminder for his disciples that the creator of heaven and earth is fully capable of bringing his people where he wants them to go.

God Gives Heaven’s Best Gift Fairy tales begin with the words “Once upon a time.” But the Christmas Gospel begins with the words “And it came to pass in those days.” Fairy tales occur in mythical lands. But today’s Gospel occurs in the real town of Bethlehem, during the actual reign of Caesar Augustus…

Intro “Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself.” - C.S. Lewis The problem with suffering is that it hurts and we think it a bad thing. However, the most extraordinary event happened…

Death of John the Baptist 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison…

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Jesus... He wasn’t born in a palace, he was born in poverty. He wasn’t placed in a royal bed, he was placed in a feeding trough. He wasn’t heralded, he was hunted. Yet, despite the fact that this middle Eastern child was born on the other side of the planet, two thousand years ago, we lay down our lives…