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In the light of Lazarus’ resurrection John 11:47-57 The miraculous work of Jesus is now getting very real There is no denying what He has done, and the influence He is having on people How far did His power extend? Lazarus, dead four days, would have been in the spirit world Body would have begun to…

Introduction What I am going to give to you today is not a message for the faint of heart. And by the time it’s all said & done, you will either thank the preacher for preaching the truth, or you might kick the preacher out. And as I prayed to God asking Him to help me preach the truth in love, I was…

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not…

And Many Believed 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Jesus just demonstrated that He has…

Jesus knows our greatest problem is our sin which will kill us forever. He has the authority and the heart to forgive us.

We’re moving through our biblical narrative, and we’re in the Sinai portion of our journey, and this morning we actually get to Mount Sinai for which this section is named. We’re following God’s plan for redemption through the Old Testament. This is a pivotal time for Israel for it defines their relationship…

Suffering Unjustly 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. Christianity did not preach against slavery in Rome, but it overturned slavery in Rome. This truth would take years to do, and in the meanwhile, Christian slaves proved…

Reasons why people murder and don't believe the Gospel.

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. In Biblical understanding, Temptation is a testing of a person’s will.…

Who was John Huss and what got him killed by the Roman Catholic Church? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at the man and his ministry that led to the Protestant Reformation 100 years later.

He Sent His Son and We Killed Him Rev. Thomas (TA) West, Sr February 7, 2021 Mark 12:1–12 Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now…

Paul has two major goals in his letter to the Colossians. Number one, Paul wants to encourage these believers that they might grow in their relationship with God IN CHRIST. Number two, Paul does not want these believers to be deluded by a man made system of artificial spiritual growth. And so with these…

What can kill a church? NOTE: different that What can kill THE Church Sardis was described as Dead [[ Re 3:1 ]] Churches can die - we’ve all see it. Die: no longer exist no longer alive Persecution Used from the beginning eg. against Smyrna [[ Rev 2:9-10 ]] 9 ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty…

And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.…

Some of the Pharisees warned Jesus about Herod. Many of the Pharisees had continuously questioned Jesus’ motives. Those in power felt threatened by Jesus’ popularity. Many other Pharisees were drawn to Jesus. Herod the Great Son of Herod the Great, the man who tried to kill Jesus by killing many newborn…

Introduction 1 Samuel 24:1-22 1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.” 2 So Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats. 3 He came to the sheep pens along…

How Precious is Life Rev. Thomas A West, Sr October 3, 2021 Exodus 20:13 Introduction September 27, 2021 Headlines 1. Eight year old killed, shot while playing on his front porch 2. Sixty-two year old grandmother killed by jealous boyfriend 3. 16 year old hits 6 cyclist while trying to make them eat…

Today we break into the book of 2 Samuel - after last week where we played a game of... SLIDE: “Where’s Jesus”.... in the book of 1 Samuel. And what we realized is that - all throughout the OT - there are Anti-Types of Christs....and Types of Christ! It’s amazing how God - in His divine sovereignty -…

Samson seems like a super-hero. With his super-strength he is almost invulnerable, and single-handedly kills thousands. And yet his story is one of constant frustration and failure. Samson's strength is not his own, for he was called to a purpose: ridding Israel of the Philistines. So even when he ignores this purpose, God works through him to achieve this end. How can we avoid being like Samson--striving for (and failing at) our own purposes serving greater ends despite ourselves? Are we, too, doomed to Samson's restless misery, or is there a better way?

Intro; Last week we looked at the first three of the “Six Critical Signs” that are mentioned in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse concerning His Second Coming. Deception of false Christs [ v. 4-5 ] Wars and rumors of war among the nations [ v.6-7a ] ‌Famines, pestilences and earthquakes worldwide [ v. 7b-8 ] Tonight…

The Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah and camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah; then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines. The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone! It is so good to be gathered together today to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. As we are in our Gospel Story sermon series, you might have been able to guess that we aren’t quite to the Easter story yet. But, we are conveniently at the first Passover that occurs…