Results

Planting Seeds Introduction Chapter 13 is the third of the three major speeches in the book of Matthew The first major speech is the sermon on the mount, the second was in Matthew 10 , the fouth one is Matthew 18 , and the last one takes up chapters 23, 24, and 25 You’ve heard me talk about those five…

34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” Jesus continued to speak to the…

Last week we studied the parable of the sower, and Jesus gave reasons for using parables. A parable is a short moral story that was often expressed with imagery and metaphor. It illustrates a truth using examples from life and can show similarity of things we are familiar with. But even when things may…

- Supporting Idea: Many people will reject the truth because of Satanic opposition, their own hard hearts, and because God will blind them further. But some will receive the truth and bear spiritual fruit. Jesus’ first parable might be thought of as a parable about parables. It explained the need for…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

2 Thessalonians 3 https://storage.sermon.net/adb837d8ec6776c8a4fde701fc35cca8/63e6cdcc-150f919-1/content/media/113683/JesusRevolution-OfficialTrailer.mp4/vb4000_ab192_fps1920x1080.mp4 Do we have any fans of Boston Sports? Red Sox, Boston Bruins, the New England Patriots, I think they might have a basketball…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

Have you prayed for healing and it hasn't happened yet? Are you waiting for God or is he waiting for you? Is there something hindering your healing, preventing God from doing what He wants to do for you? Today we explore possible ways the enemy keeps his sickness going.

Jesus Teaching in Parables Until now, as we have been looking at several passages, we learned that Jesus was teaching in synagogues, and to His disciples. At times, He was teaching people outside of the synagogues. If we read the Gospel of Matthew until chapter 12, we will notice that there was a great…

Intro: What is 5 + 2? See we are operating on God’s math here! God takes what we willingly give and multiples it out more than we can possibly imagine. It’s no miracle, its the Church’s standard operating procedures and the basis for this comes from Scripture in 2 Cor 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows…

The thief of Disbelief Current price inflation. Meat is going higher. Cost of goods is rising. Gasoline is at a seven year high. California leads the nation with gas nearing $5.00 a gallon. In one small town they hit a record $7.59 for regular unleaded. Any one else feeling a little pinch? It could be…

Parables Describing the Ways of God’s Kingdom Matthew 13 includes a number of parables Jesus used to illustrate how God’s Kingdom is being unveiled in the world in which we live. The parables we will briefly examine today illustrate three ways in which God’s kingdom is being revealed. The Final Outcome…

How does it work? Invite women early for a surprise! Object lesson with chocolate! (while we are passing out something) What is my goal as a pastor? equip the body to do the work of the ministry! Not reliant on me or anyone else to walk in the promises of God. when I see certain things that people need…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Parable of the Wheat and Weeds Explained 36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.” 37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed…

Strengthen yourself in the Lord: Be honest with what you are feeling and seeing. Give thanks to God. Move to what your Spirit knows to be true. Declare with boldness and confidence of Him with you. Show Pictures of Kayne West preforming at a Texas Prison. Show video: Kayne West Reinforcing your Identity…

Small town hometown hero Matthew Finished discourse fo parables Today’s passage is short and fairly strait forward. Will work through text, then apply it. And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, This “formula” appears at the end of the discourses in Matthew Structure of Matthew…

People are asking. .”Where are the miracles” “Where is the power of God” There are MANY possible reasons for this: God’s will God’s timing Disobedience But scripture gives us an example that I want to explore: He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was…

Introduction: Fasting for a blood test Intermittent fasting Fasting for prayer Donald Whitney wrote this in his book Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life : Quick. What do people who fast look like? What kinds of people come to your mind? Do they appear a bit strange? Are they John the Baptist types?…

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth…

TEXT: LUKE 2:11 | BORN THIS DAY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : EXPLANATION : Last week we began to dive into the good news the angels had delivered to these lowly shepherds. We rejoice in the wonderful fact that this good news was for all the world… but on that incredible night they discovered it was good news…

It has been said that the first obstacle to getting help in life is being willing to admit help is needed. Similarly a person will never want wisdom or an increase in wisdom until they realize that either they don’t have it or that they need more of it. In my previous Bible study of Proverbs chapter…

Scene 1. John had some questions about the nature of Jesus’ ministry and Messiahship. Understandable really, he was in jail. Death was a very likely outcome. And the reports about Jesus that he was hearing didn’t add up with his expectations. Jesus wasn’t taking over Jerusalem. He was out with the common…

I. Pray then like this... has shown us what not to do and who not to imitate Therefore, there is a right way to pray What if I am just praying from the heart, is that wrong? No, but get a Bible and connect the heart and the head follow the Lords model directly from the only begotten, God in flesh not…