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19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace…

Humankind Is Proud 4 though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: In General, We Think We’re OK. 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to…

Jesus calls for a righteousness which surpasses that of the Pharisees and Scribes - how is that possible? Only through an inside-out righteousness coming from a transformed heart.

God is the Gauge of Grace God is the Gauge of Grace I chose this title partly because I wanted to be alliterative; and couldn’t quite find the word I wanted to fit into the title, in order to say, We Cannot Force the Hand of God for Our Justification and Salvation. Even when we do our very best to use…

If we approach EACH person we meet as an opportunity to demonstrate love, we'll make good progress at putting away partiality from out midst.

Today's message: I Will Not Boast (Romans 3:27-31)... "I’m saved by faith, not what I do - so I’ll boast in Jesus Christ!" // To find out more about Involve Church, head to involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com.

Introduction This message is serving as an introduction / overview of the series “Jesus in the Tabernacle” Today we’re going to examine a topic that is an amazing bridge to both the Old & New Testaments and as well as our understanding. The book of Hebrews is a unique book. When you look at the majority…

On Wednesday, my children received a book of riddles as a gift and have been asking us all riddles nearly non stop since then. The have been some good ones, some classic ones, some interesting ones, and all are fun ones. One of my favorites is the classic misdirection riddle. As I was going to St. Ives,…

God’s Law - God’s Council I’ll admit, it’s a little hard to get excited about the Law of God. How many of us would echo Paul’s sentiment, that he delighted in the Law of God in his heard? Or how many of us think of the law the way David did? The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony…

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, Intertestamental Period of 400 years. Literature of Intertestamental period. Old Testament Apocrypha - Collection of books dating from about the third century before Christ until roughly a.d. 100. Written…

1 Tim 2:8-14 No Girls Allowed! I’d like to answer the simple question, “What can women do in a worship service?” On one hand, this question sounds awkward or unusual because God created men and women as co-equal persons. Both genders equally express God’s image and both share equally important roles…

November is historically the month we emphasize our church giving plan for missions. We have called this program “Grace Giving.” I want to take a Sunday and teach on the important Scriptural concept of NT giving and how it relates to missions. Many of you are new and have never heard this before. For…

Here we are at the end of 2023. Congratulations. You have survived another trip around the sun. Almost. It is customary for many people to take advantage of the end of the year and plan for the new year, making goals, plans, and resolving to do better in one area or another. We all recognize that we…

History So Far Adam and Eve Noah Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Egypt Moses Joshua Name means Yahweh is salvation Septuagint (Greek OT) renders this as Iesous, The NT name for Jesus. Joshua and Caleb are the only ones from Egyptian captivity permitted to enter the promised land. After the death of Moses the servant…

“Confronting Benny” - Ben Patterson, He Has Made Me Glad, 2005; Larson & Ten Elshof, Editors, 1001 Illustrations that Connect fi-lee-mun (Google:British, Webster) fuh-lee-mun (Google:American, Webster,BibleSpeak.ord) fill-luh-mun (BibleSpeak.org) Learned from KJ - Fi-lee-mun He's our mediator and our…

Intro There are eight Biblical Distinctives of Baptists that we will cover in this series. You can use the acrostic B.A.P.T.I.S.T.S B - Biblical Authority A - Autonomy of the Church P - Priesthood of the Believer T - Two Offices (Pastor and Deacon) I - Individual Soul Liberty S - Saved and Baptized Church…

Prayer Introduction & Summary We spent our time together last week establishing that the Holy Spirit is a person. He’s not it or a what; he’s not an essence, a power, or a mystical force; he’s a person – the third person of the Trinity. Today it seems that there’s an erroneous belief that the Spirit’s…

Introduction Tonight we continue our exploration into the book of Colossians, and in doing so, will finish out the first chapter of this epistle to the church at Colosse. (Recap) (Previous Messages in the Colossians Series) ‘For the Faithfulness of Epaphras’ - Col. 1:1-8 In that message, we looked at…

Intro ; Last week we began an introduction into “The Second Coming of Christ” by looking at scripture that shows there is a difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ [ Review Scripture and Chart ]. In these scriptures we realized that there are signs that are given by the Lord to…

Many are familiar with a series of sci-fi movies called the Matrix, in which artificial intelligence machines covertly tap human energy in order to sustain their own existence, while at the same time connecting the humans’ consciousness to a artificial matrix, a virtual world, in order to keep their…

A fundamental misunderstanding Adelynn playing catch What is a church? A word study ekklesia- Direct translation - “A calling out” In use LXX - Used to translate Hebrew Qahal - “Congregation, Assembly” (Particularly of God’s people) ^^This usage is reflected in the NT Secular - “A group that meets together…

Last week in the gospel of John, in the first 18 verses of chapter 5, we read and shared about Jesus healing a lame man on the Sabbath. The man was in trouble with the Jewish leaders because he was carrying his mat, or “working”, on the Sabbath. Jesus was in even more trouble for healing, or “working,”…

This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

Title : Repent to be Ready Text : Luke 3:1-14 INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Luke’s gospel. Luke, chapter 3. & we’re gonna read verses 1-14 . Luke 3:1-14 . & when you find that in your Bible Pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is: Repent to be Ready.…