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Intro: Camaraderie is a word that has been coming to me a lot lately. When you ask almost any Veteran what they miss most about the service, camaraderie is the number 1 answer, it is pretty much the only answer. But why? Well we certainly don’t miss the wars and we don’t miss the long exhausting hours…

Introduction Kingdom collapse. Recap The events of Daniel take place between 605-530ish BC God had sent Israel into exile because of their failure to remain faithful to God. Yet the book of Daniel shows us that God remains faithful to his own, even when they are in “enemy territory” Daniel was intricately…

This Week’s Theme: The Call to Discipleship Word for the Week : Disciple is a learner who knows Christ, a student who is being changed by Christ, and a pupil who has surrendered to the mission of Christ. Memory verse: Matthew 4:19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”…

2 Samuel 7:1–16 (ESV) — 1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2.Memory verse For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Title What are some valuable ministry tasks people do? Chris Mueller writes "Women thought being a godly woman meant they must be a ministry speaker, write books…

Make an impact slide here Illustration: There was an article with pictures showing a tragic story. A woman in Western Kansas was hanging clothes on clothes line and her 4-year old son wandered off it would seem somewhere in the adjoining wheatfield. The parents looked all day for the child, but to no…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Agape Feast December 18- this includes communion, potluck, and a sweet time of fellowship in the Lord. So please, bring your favorite dish. Angel Tree Kids- please see Kathy if you are interested in buying gifts for children whom have incarcerated parents. Baptism-…

When we are Thankful We are more satisfied 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. When we take all the praise. We turn into People we don’t want to be. 24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most…

Matthew 10:1-20 God’s first words to human beings, recorded in Genesis 1:28 read like this: “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” ” ( Genesis 1:28 , HCSB) God has always intended His reign and…

Who’s Authority Are You Trusting In?

This evening we will discuss the behavior amongst humans. Many of us think we have arrived. Others that they will never arrive. But there are some who are just happy in the moment and go with the flow. In my opinion, we are seeing a glimpse into the personality of the disciples. They were more concerned…

26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe,…

Today we are starting in Matthew chapter 13. We will work our way through the entire chapter over the next several Sundays, seeing what Jesus is teaching us about God’s kingdom. We will be looking at what it means to be Kingdom Focused. The last few message from myself and Bro. Bobby will also help us…

A couple of weeks ago, we started a new series of messages entitled “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at Hand”. The kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, can sometimes in the New Testament refer to all of God’s sovereignty. It refers sometimes to the way he reigns over all. He never relinquishes his…

Intro Nehemiah 3 is one of those hard to read chapters in the the Bible. Whenever we see lists of names, like genealogies, or procedures, think the book of Leviticus. These are difficult portions to read. But God has included them for a purpose. What is that purpose we might ask? Is it to bore us to…

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek:…

Balancing Ambition and Humility John was ambitious, especially early in his life. But it is wrong to have selfish motives, and it’s especially wrong to be ambitious without also being humble. Another important balance must be struck, or else a virtue turns into a vice. Ambition without humility becomes…

12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 15 “ The land of Zebulun…

Ezra 9:8–9 “And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God , to leave us a remnant to escape , and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage. For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our…

25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: “I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” 26 The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen…

In the 2012 movie, The Avengers, the Asgardian villan Loki addresses a crowd of people in a German setting as he forces them to kneel before him. Loki has come to rule this earth and his statement to these people was “humanity was made to be ruled. You crave subjugation.” While the writers of this movie…

The truly free life of the acquitted (justified/righteous) is all Christ-earned and Christ-empowerd.

We come today - to the last Sunday in April - and BECAUSE that’s the case, if you’ve been around long enough, you know that during the month of MAY - every year, I preach on various topics - that I feel are important enough to REVISIT - year after year. With that said - starting next Sunday - we’ll -…

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” The most notorious and universally scorned of all the disciples is Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. His name appears last in every biblical list of apostles, except for the list in Acts 1 , where it doesn’t appear…

1 Kings 12:1-24 Both kingdoms began in 931 B.C. The Northern nation of Israel, which consisted of 10 tribes, lasted 210 years and the Southern kingdom, Judah, made up of two tribes – Judah, Benjamin and remnants of the Levites, it lasted 326 years. There were 19 kings in northern kingdom and 20 in the…