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Prayer is coming into communication with the living and active God... Prayers moves us from the: Physical to the Spiritual Temporal to the Eternal From self-focus to God-focus This week we are going to look at the NT How Not to Pray 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to…

Carrying on the Kingdom Pre-Introduction: Set timer, introduce, Introduction: I want to talk about turning points. Every good story has a turning point. Good literature always has a point in the story where the main character has something that happens, or some fact is revealed that makes for the turning…

Jesus Prays for the Children Mt 19:13 “Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.” παιδίον - young child Lk 18:15 “Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.”…

Children 13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, 14 but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And he laid his hands on them and went away. Parents…

Let the Little Children Come to Me INTRODUCTION Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to divorce…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Influencing Change. Called to Lead: The Grounded Leader. Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Opening passage: Matthew 4:18–20 (NKJV) · At the age of 6 when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I knew my life was changed but I didn't know the full extent of that change. · I knew I was saved…

Ver.13-15 Jesus Blesses Little Children Mark 10:16 “16 And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.” Ver.16-22 Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler Mark 10:17 “17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall…

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” And he laid his hands on them and went away. Who are the individuals…

Lectionary Readings Job 23:2 (NIV) “Even today my complaint is bitter” Psalm 22:1 (NIV) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil. Jesus looked at him and loved him.…

What Do Babbling Babies Have to Do with Strongholds? Why would the creator of the universe choose to rule the world through the babbling cries of needy humans? Psalm 8 describes Yahweh as the King of creation who made dependent humans his royal partners. This is unexpected and wonderful news to those…

Jesus uses the 10 commandments to relate a rich young man's need for God's grace.

Join us as we look at Jesus' teaching regarding marriage, adultery, and divorce.

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…

I. The Pain II. The Cause of III. Allowing Healing to Begin

Introduction: Imagine with you are doing your quiet time And you Read this verse 13 Some people brought children to Jesus so that he would place his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded them. 14 “Allow the children to come to me,” Jesus said. “Don’t forbid them, because the kingdom of heaven…

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, “Then” Children and Rabbis Disciples reaction seems somewhat strange Speculation on motives but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs…

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…

The other night, the kids went to bed early, and Vanessa was resting as she was sick and so I turned on ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary on the 1998 Home Run Record Chase called “Long Gone Summer.” As a kid growing up in a suburb of Chicago - I remember this season pretty well. It was the season that I became…

Remember, we are studying about the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ. The Hebrew christians were not maturing to where they needed to be. The main reason for this is because they simply were lazy when it comes to the scriptures. The author mention a progression of principles that we must accept as…

Ball one: Stephen’s defense, defending himself against the accusation of denying their history - telling the history - from a Jewish Christian POV Ball two: That’s ball two - sharing the gospel - he is evangelizing the Sanhedrin Ball three: For us to apply the Gospel Lessons from Stephen’s teaching that…

If we approach EACH person we meet as an opportunity to demonstrate love, we'll make good progress at putting away partiality from out midst.

INTRODUCTION EXPLANATION WE NEED TO (1) BE CHILDREN Before we can talk about the rest of what Jesus teaches about children, we need to start with this ultimate foundational truth about what it means to be God’s child. Spiritually speaking, there are only kinds of children: children of God and children…

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…