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What do you think of when you hear the word testament? You are in church, so you are undoubtedly thinking about the Old and New Testaments. The word testament refers to covenant. Everything in the Old Testament refers to an old covenant between God and Israel, while everything in the New Testament refers…

Feasting V 29-30 at the house of Levi after Levi became a disciple of Jesus Having a great party with tax collectors and sinners the scribes and Pharisees started to grumble Jesus was associating with the dregs of society not following the rules of a good Jew not following the rules set down by the Pharisees…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Where do you turn in times of trouble? Your first port of call is probably your highest allegiance. Do you turn to yourself? “I can only trust myself, I have to knuckle down and fix this” Do you turn to another human, like your spouse or friend, or even an adult…

The Pilgrims set foot on American soil 400 years ago. December of 1620. Do you consider that a long time ago. As Moses prepares Israel to enter the Promised Land, it will have been over 400 years since they were their own people in their own land. God wanted Moses to tell them what to expect, and what…

I. Israel is rife with conspiracies, 7:1-7. Every time the LORD longed to heal Israel, new evidences of her sins come to light. The warnings He sent through His prophets have not stemmed the tide of rebellion. The people have reacted to the prophets with rejection which led to further hardening of their…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

One body, many parts Many parts are needed for the church to function as God intended. Tonight we will look at areas of service that the parts can do collectively for the whole. First, a few reminders in case you missed a part of this series of things we covered. Body of Christ, has many members to make…

Revelation 15 (HCSB) 1 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed. 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, and the number…

We often speak of preachers bringing “messages.” What a thought… that a preacher is bringing a message. A message is a communication containing information. When a preacher preaches whose message is he bringing? It better not simply be his thoughts, or some things he gathered from the various sources.…

After the Jerusalem council, Paul returns to Antioch and begins another journey out west. He begins by returning to the places he visited the first time, and that is where he meets Timothy, the one he calls his son in the faith. They build an intensely close relationship. Timothy joins him on his journey…

All that was broken at Babel begins to find its restoration through the Holy Spirit.

If this is your first or second time with us. Welcome to Branches Church! I am glad you are here. Branches is a Spirit filled, Spirit led church. What does that mean? As you have witnessed it means we are passionate in our praise and worship. It also means every service can turn out different. You never…

1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. 2 And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every…

Amos 7:9-17 Preachers are often not the most popular people in the world around them. They often have to preach to encourage people to practice holiness that doesn’t set well with the world around us. But there was probably not a preacher who was more unpopular than Amos. Amos a sheepherder from Tekoa…

16 The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted. 18 Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…

Once again today we have the wonderful honor to turn to God’s Word to see what it has to tell us about this life. Psalm 19 tells us this. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the…

God’s in the business of transforming lives, and Kingdom transformation is contagious. Intro me Ephesus = Ephesians = no! f-esus. so whenever I say e-fesus, you say “no, f-esus” Peter painted a great picture of Ephesus for us last week: one of the great cities of the Roman empire, perhaps as many as…

In our text this morning we are continuing to look at the Woe oracles of the prophet Amos. Amos’ uses of the word “Woe” is very significant and it has set the tone for this series of messages. “Woe”- a grievous an threatening cry by the prophets. A warning of danger and death. This is what Amos is doing…

v.12 Pergamum 60 miles north of Smyrna. Was the first city of Asia to support openly the imperial cult. Observance of this worship became a test of loyalty to Rome. To support this they had a temple to the divine Augustus and the goddess Roma. Pergamum was also the center of worship for Asclepius, the…

I hope you have been enjoying this series on the seven churches. We are moving right along. Today we are on church number 3 mentioned in chapter 2 beginning at verse 12. If you have your Bible go with me to Revelation chapter 2. Let’s see what Jesus wrote to the church at Pergamum. 12 “To the angel of…

Nitzavim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked…

Hope in the Darkness Ruth 1:1–10 “During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.(Now the man’s name was Elimelech, his wife was Naomi, and his two sons…

The Church Has Left the Building Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples…