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Intro This morning we continue in the book of Romans. We have been looking over the last few weeks of this 12th chapter of the book of Romans with the theme - why not now. Why not now, live your life for Christ? We make a choice every day, and in reality, multiple choices throughout the day in regards…

A couple days ago our nation, with several other nations around the world, celebrated St Patrick’s Day today it gets a little harder to decipher what we are celebrating since as the Babylonian bee comically pointed out, our nation celebrates by getting totally inebriated. Regardless, we here celebrate…

Questions Romans 8:1 (ESV) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Let these be the first words we hear as we wrestle with questions. I imagine we all have questions, and I imagine this week we have more questions than usual or new questions we’ve never asked before.…

Theme: God provides through acts of Sacrificial Love. Purpose: To commit to sacrificially love someone. Mission: Our mission - love in, and Love out. Gospel: Ruth Loyal Love is like Jesus' Loyal Love.

Introduction The word Christmas in English is a evolved word from Christ’s Mass because in past times and in older traditions a special mass worship service was conducted on Dec 25. In France its know as Noel ; in Spain its Navidid , and in Italy is Natale . All these words simply mean birthday. That’s…

Introduction The topic suggested for me to speak on today is grief and loss. I was going to begin by stating that I feel ill-equipped to speak about grief. While my wife and I have experienced the pain of four miscarriages, and I have felt the sting of losing my mother suddenly, I believe the Lord has…

Introduction We are fully devoted to Christ, our neighbors, and the nations. We are fully devoted to Christ. . . We are fully devoted to our neighbors. . . A priest, minister and rabbi were playing their usual Wednesday round of golf, and started discussing their weekly collections. Specifically, they…

The Italians have a legend about a woman named Befana who lived along the dusty road that led to Bethlehem. She was her village’s best housekeeper. Meticulous. Which was no small task with all that dust. Late one night there was a knock at the door and she opened it to find three kings in search of the…

Notes Spurgeon’s outline Mary’s memory remember the Lord Jesus Mary’s affections love the Lord Jesus Mary’s intellect (understanding) Meditate upon what you read Abide with the Lord “…if your understanding cannot comprehend, let your affections apprehend; and if your spirit cannot compass the Lord Jesus…

The lost are waiting for seekers to be sent - Pray.

A proper view of God enables us to worship even through weeping.

Around the world today sanctuaries are packed with people celebrating Easter. Unfortunately, many of those worshipers will not return next Sunday. Why? A recent study gave these reasons: 74% - There is no value in attending 81% - Churches have too many problems 48% - I don't have the time 42% - I'm simply…

At one time or another you have probably known what it was like to feel alone. Maybe it was a time: you moved to a new community or job while in a hospital waiting room (or emergency room) you were excluded from something your friends were doing after a death or broken relationship you were in a big…

A number of years ago, shortly after cable television came to our community, our church put our Sunday worship on the public access channel. We were the only program on the channel but we felt it was a way to expand our ministry. It was quite an adventure. Every Wednesday afternoon I would head out to…

At one time or another, every one of us will have the terrible experience of losing someone we love. We will stand at a cemetery, hear encouraging words if we are able to pay attention, and then have to walk away . . . leaving the earthly shell of our friend or family member behind. In Genesis 23 we…

This story was reported some time ago, A woman entered an ice-cream store on the Kansas City Plaza, and after choosing which flavor cone she wanted, she looked up and found herself face to face with Paul Newman, who was doing some filming in town. He smiled and said hello, but her heart was pounding…

This story was reported some time ago, A woman entered an ice-cream store on the Kansas City Plaza, and after choosing which flavor cone she wanted, she looked up and found herself face to face with Paul Newman, who was doing some filming in town. He smiled and said hello, but her heart was pounding…

Sermon by Pr. Paddick Van Zyl 3 Oct 2014 !Title: Disappointments !Intro: Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that a person feeling regret focuses primarily on the personal choices that contributed…

How Christians Can Help Our Families Psalm 25:1-21 (Initial reading vs. 1-7) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - June 1, 2014 *All families have problems. Many ungodly families bounce non-stop from trouble to trouble, and many godly families mostly live in triumph. But all families have…

Intro – As a young pastor in CA I lived close to Forest Lawn which would occasionally call me to do a funeral for someone who did not have a pastor. One involved the death of a middle-aged wife. A meeting with the family confirmed that none knew Christ. So, I did what I normally did on those occasions…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Shakespeare said, "Against self-slaughter there is a prohibition so divine that cravens my weak hand." He was expressing the attitude of the vast majority towards suicide. We did not find that prohibition in either the Old Testament or the New Testament. The whole Bible does oppose…

Luke 1:26-38 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Grace Of God, Better Than Instructions Pastor Clifford S. Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky, sent his parents a microwave oven one Christmas. Here's how he recalls the experience: " They were excited that now they, too, could be a part of the instant generation. When…

Job 42:1-6 Intro: There was a thin line in my family between religion and fly-fishing. This is the opening line from the book A river runs Through it, the story of the Mclean Family. Through all of the trouble that they had, a river ran through it. There is a river that runs through our lives as well,…

Good News of Great Joy Luke 2:10-12 | Shaun LePage | December 24, 2006—Candlelight Service I. Introduction A. The first Christmas was crawling with angels. Mt & Lk combined report four appearances from angels before or during that first Christmas (Joseph, Zacharias, Mary and shepherds). B. Angels have…

Text: Matt 28:1-10 Problem: what a hollow religion that does not ring with the triumph of Easter. In the midst of a storm, a little bird was clinging to the limb of a tree, seemingly calm and unafraid. As the wind tore at the limbs of the tree, the bird continued to look the storm in the face, as if…