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Last week we began a new series called Created for Significance. I want to begin this week by telling you once again that you are significant in God’s Kingdom. You have a place in His kingdom. You have an important role to play. Today, I want to ask each of you a question. What’s really important to…

Jehovah’s Witnesses and their message will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have deviated concerning the truth by saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some. Much can be said about the details of Jehovah’s Witness doctrines…

Paul’s Journey Begins The Church’s Fiercest Persecutor Became Its Leading Messenger Most of us are familiar with Paul primarily because we’ve read and studied his letters . He is the most prominent writer in the New Testament, arguing forcefully for the gospel in Romans, instructing the church in Corinthians,…

This is a time to see clearly Are you seeing from God’s prospective? How and what do you choose to believe? Your information source will determine what you believe What is the Word saying? What are the prophets saying? (Eyes and Ears of the body) What is MSM saying? What is social media saying? What…

Colossians 1:18 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed. I also saw the Holy…

I. The Worth of an Excellent Wife 10 An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain. 12 She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. good not evil in the temporal sense and the ultimate spiritual…

I’m not normally one to read poetry. But, I was flicking through a magazine the other day (not woman’s weekly - another illustrious magazine called ‘Journal for Preachers’, and the opening sentence of the first article declared that “Preachers should read more poems and fewer commentaries. A great poem…

One Woman’s Crusade Was the first Thanksgiving really held by the pilgrims shortly after the Mayflower anchored at Plymouth? Texans claim the first Thanksgiving in America was proclaimed in Palo Duro Canyon by Padre Juan De Cadilla for Coronado’s troops in 1541, 79 years before the Pilgrims. At any rate,…

Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

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Before we get to this morning’s message, I want to encourage you to please read the Worldview Magazine about the challenges of taking the Gospel to the Asia Pacific region: How great is the need? On Page 14 we see it: 40 countries with close to a Billion people — 20 of which have no AG missionaries (maybe…

Women of the Bible Let’s read our text: Romans 16:1-2 As I announced last week, I am preaching a series of sermons on Women in the Bible: Both real women, like today’s woman, Phoebe And figurative women, like last week’s women: The great harlot The Bride of Christ This week we are looking at a woman…

Announcements Praise - Scott Peterson Praise - Pastor Scott Yes and "All the time God is good!" Earlier I requested that you not share details of my diagnosis but now that we have answers, please let the church family know that we very much appreciate their prayers on my behalf. We believe the PET Scan…

Convictions (Everybody should have some) Ken Walker writes in Christian Reader that in the 1995 college football season 6 foot 2 inch, 280-pound Clay Shiver, who played center for the Florida State Seminoles, was regarded as one of the best in the nation. In fact, one magazine wanted to name him to their…

Major Sites in Israel for Biblical Archaeology By David B. Schreiner Israel is bursting with archaeological sites, and flocks of graduate students, professional researchers, and laypeople visit the country every summer to join the demanding but rewarding work of excavation. Some sites, like Tel Shimron,…

The grace of God was the cornerstone of the ministry of the Apostle Paul. I. Be Thankful for God’s Mercy 1 Timothy 1:12 (NASB95) 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, After Paul believed in his Jesus, the early saints were…

Who Were the Pharisees? By Caryn A. Reeder Paul’s autobiography in gives us a rare firsthand perspective on the Pharisees in the first century. We otherwise hear about the Pharisees from outsiders (the Gospels, or the revisionist history written by Josephus in the late first century). Paul highlights…

If a visitor were to come to our church and attended a worship service and later was asked what they thought of us, what would their answer be? Would they say that only one or two people spoke with them or would they comment on how friendly everyone was? Would they tell of being invited to stay for fellowship…

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask…

John’s Gospel is different than the other 3 gospels... He was interested in theological presentation - not a historical timeline. Chapter 1 - Beginning / Prologue / Introduction Chapters 2-5 - shares the beginnings of Jesus ministry Chapters 6-10 - re-shares Jesus ministry but with deeper themes of Jesus’…

What opens bad doors? 7 “If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities,…

Who was John Huss and what got him killed by the Roman Catholic Church? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at the man and his ministry that led to the Protestant Reformation 100 years later.

Introduction God moves in a mysterious way Who would you expect God to use to write a great hymn? William Cowper (1731-1800) Christian History Magazine Issue 31: The Golden Age of Hymns The son of the chaplain to King George II, William worked as a lawyer for several years. At age 32, he was nominated…

Do you remember being tested in school? Why did the teachers make us take those tests? Was it because they didn’t know the answers and wanted to learn from us? I don’t think so. It was to help us see what we knew and what we still needed to learn. Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”…