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One Great offer leads to a . . . God’s great offer should lead to our cheerful offering. God has always offered mercy and grace to people. First to Jews, to Israel then to all who would come to Him by faith through the blood of the Son. God’s great offering was costly (Jn3:16, 15:13) A high cost, price…

Liberality of giving Keeping things in context Paul had been addressing, encouraging, imploring the collection for the Judean saints. Still the overall principle of the liberality of given has been displayed (2Cor8) The scripture is has much to say regarding the liberality of giving in teaching from…

An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram, Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon,…

How many of you have Christmas traditions? watch certain movies bake cookies Christmas morning traditions Anyone have a tradition specifically to point their heart toward Christ? Anyone else get bothered by the commercialization of Christmas? It’s easy to look at the COMPANIES and criticize them for…

Joy To The World 1st Sunday of ADVENT It’s been a tough year... mandates isolation divisiveness Holidays will be another heavy time for us People mad because we DID have Thanksgiving & Christmas People mad because we DIDN’T have Thanksgiving & Christmas Here’s the first thing I want you to hear: IT’S…

Last week we focused on the reasons for why we should excel in the grace of giving. This week I want to lay out for you the principles that should teach you exactly how to be obedient to God’s desire for you to graciously give. I want us to grow in our understanding of the grace of giving! What are the…

Have you ever heard the song “Go Tell it on the Mountain?” some songs just make you HAPPY About the SHEPHERDS in the field: 8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Shepherds Not most respectable job Didn’t require advanced skills Job included: guarding…

Ever hear the song, “Mary, did you know?” Always liked it because I’m a story person Have you ever stopped to think about what Mary thought after the Angel visited her? 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary.…

How many of you had the page of MVP’s on the back pages of your high school yearbook? You know the one’s that said, “Most Likely to Succeed.” Or, “Most Athletic.” How about “Cutest Couple?” I never made any of those pages. I don’t even think I made the top 10. Here in a little bit we are going to name…

1 God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay; remember Christ, our Savior was born on Christmas Day to save us all from Satan's pow'r when we were gone astray. Refrain: O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. I. God Came to Deliver A. Deliver from Dismay…

You and I are INVITED … as we look at this divine invitation, we started by looking at THE TIME… realizing Christ came at the right time! A MERRY CHRISTMAS was defined: It is a pleasure to declare the Messiah has been sent! Which indicates the next part of the invitation to consider… THE PLACE… Among…

December 23rd, 2018 Merry Christmas, Christ is born!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! This is a phrase used greatly around this time of year. Being a geek about words and their meanings I was slightly surprised this week when I realized I had not taken time to look into the root meanings of this simple yet powerful phrase so many state. Christ - mas: CHRIST: comes from…

16 But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. 17 Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more…

Introduction Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me .’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted…

TEXT: JAMES 5:13 | PRAYER AND PRAISE INTRO EXPLANATION : James, the half brother of Jesus, has covered an array of topics in this his final chapter. He has dealt with the emptiness of living a life for things. One day the Rust of those things will testify against them He addressed the struggle that so…

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”-C.S. Lewis Live your life. Don’t let your life live you. —Archibald MacLeish Every person confronts three great questions: Where am I from? Whither am I going? And what must I do on the way?…

Announcements: General Election is next Tuesday, November 3. Card to SCBA families. Card to missionary family. I need some help - Putting banners back up Colossians 3:1-7 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection…

Message given Christmas Eve concerning God overcoming our inadequacy and not feeling as if we are good enough. Merry Christmas!

Salvation Never Runs Dry I remember being in a city where I noticed that the people resorted to a favorite well in one of the parks. I said to a man one day: “Does the well never run dry?” The man was drinking of the water out of the well; and as he stopped drinking, he smacked his lips, and said: “They…

The Main Idea When we put material above God then it distorts our vision of God and thus creates harmful consequences in our lives. David E Garland said, “Pursuit of grater riches pose an even greater danger to life.” ZECNT Luke, 520. God told Moses what the desire for wealth and the attitude of greediness…

John 7:19-31 "Identifying with Jesus"

The Fool has said. The one who ignore God. Psalm 53:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good." The biblical meaning of the word “fool” is a person who ignores God ( Rom. 3:10-12 ). When a person considers…

1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying: Lost Sheep Lost Coin Lost Son Luke 15:12 (NKJV) 12 And the younger of them said to…

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas and good evening! Welcome to Old Town Christian Fellowship and to our Christmas service. Just a reminder that we won’t be having services tomorrow, but do encourage you to do so with your families. I want to start this evening at the very beginning. The first book of…