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Introduction Good morning once again. Turn in your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 10. We will be zooming in on verses 1 through 18 today. When a person receives a presidential pardon, all of their crimes are forgiven... but it is insufficient for any crimes that they commit in the future. The History Channel’s…

Review When Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians, he challenged them to reject their old way of thinking. Their spirit had been regenerated at the moment of salvation. They still had the sin nature, but now they had a choice - would they obey the old sin nature - the flesh - or would they obey Christ,…

Introduction Two different choices are before us in everyday living. We can fall into the worldly method of dealing with things, or we can fall into the heavenly way of doing things. This does not mean we become so pious we avoid dealing with the world. It does not mean we remove ourselves from the world.…

Intro; Last week when we started this series on Drawing Close to God, we first talked about accepting God’s plan for our life. We focused on Moses and God’s plan for him to be the deliverer for the nation of Israel from bondage in Egypt. God’s plan for Moses was first revealed in the scriptures in God’s…

FREEDOM Today is Juneteenth, a date that commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Tex., to inform enslaved African Americans in the furthest reaches of the Union that the Civil War had ended and that they were free. ...Despite the surrender of the Confederacy…

Series for 2021 - Jesus is In! “He Is” goes through the books of the Bible highlighting things about Jesus, the Messiah “In Joshua, He is salvation's choice” Personified in: Joshua (our leader into the promised land) In the Promised Land In the Commander of the Army ( Josh 5:13-15 ) In Joshua He is the…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are in a spot in our Gospel story series where we aren’t necessarily moving the plot forward, we have some exposition that needs covered. Last week we saw how God wanted the Israelites to enter into the promised land, but because of the report of the people who…

O Give Thank Unto the Lord Turn to and read Psalm 136:1-3 . Pray. There are some things that I take for granted. One of those is the knowledge of the true history of the United States of America. Having grown up attending a Christian school, I very early learned that history is “the written record of…

What do you know about Thanksgiving? Take a few seconds or so to write down what you know about thanksgiving and how it began. 1621 for the Pilgrims and after the Civil Way when Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday a national holiday in 1863. Goal-To help us grow in thanksgiving year round. As we start…

INTRODUCTION . “What is Thanksgiving?” . 1863 - Civil War - President Abraham Lincoln Originally on the last Thursday of the month. A few times there was a 5th Thursday. 1941 - Business owners complained to Franklin D. Rosevelt. it would hurt retailers because less time for Christmas shopping. Congress…

Intro: On the morning of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln met with his cabinet at the White House in Washington, and the Civil War was raging toward an end. Abraham Lincoln said to his cabinet members, “I’ve been having a strange dream the last few nights.” He said, “In this dream, I picture…

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Introduction In 1858 the Illinois legislature—using an obscure statute—sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote. When…

Abraham Lincoln said, ""My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." It is admirable of him to have such love and vision for the United States. So many have fought to make that dream a reality. Thank you to all the Veterans of our armed services.…

Introduction Good Morning FCC and Happy Mothers Day! WE are so glad that each one of you you have joined us today to worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. But before we dive into our text today, I would like to take a moment to express our gratitude toward our mother’s and grandmothers…

This morning, I would like to take the time to, in a way, give you a history lesson; a history lesson to show that the foundation of our country rests solidly upon the Word of God. This will be a history lesson which you will not hear from our news media; This is a history lesson which you will not hear…

Please turn to 1 Chronicles 28 . Introduction "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.” These are the words of the oath of office…

A Day for Remembering A day for remembering and patriotism. A day for remembring loved ones, family and friends, who have died Decoration Day - I know of folks who spend this weekend placing flags and flowers in the cemeteries Our scripture this morning comes from a book of battles. After Moses it is…

What you believe matters, what do you believe about the Bible?

I Have the Right Rev Thomas (TA) West, Sr January 2, 2022 Introduction Over the last year or so, we have all hear these words .. --- I HAVE THE RIGHT --- Yes, under the US Constitution we do have certain rights or freedoms. --- FREEDOM --- Many take that to mean that I can do what I want when I want…

Epiphany: The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as seen in the coming of the Magi *** Image: Camels and Magi. “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn” ( Is 60.3 ). “They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord” ( Is 60.6 )…

Reading from Ronald Allen, Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel Last week - Started the story of Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well in Samaria. We pick up from last week when the Samaritan woman exclaims “give me this ‘living water’” Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s…

We’re into our New Testament flyover series called Casket Empty, the second part of our fly over of the entire Bible. Last week I gave you, what I hope was a bit of encouragement in reminding you of three things to keep in mind as we go through this series: Don’t get frustrated by the pace. Try and see…

What’s in a name? We seldom are concerned about the literal meaning of our name, for instance David—beloved one, Elizabeth—God swears/promises, Kelly—warrior, Gregory—watchful, etc. Some names, however, are worth millions of dollars: Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Brett Farve. Some names announce a person’s…

How to be an ambassador of the kingdom of God in the voting booth.

Bearing Witness in a World of Hurt This Has Always Been a World of Hurt Plague Histories We Still Believe by Kathryn Scott Lyrics Kathryn Scott: “It is at the end of the day we get to look God in the face and declare: We still Believe.” “We Still Believe” is one way of saying, “We live in trust of God’s…