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We are continuing our series this morning Summer Stories. This four-week series will explores the lives of four people who had profound, life-changing encounters with Jesus. We will connect their stories to other modern-day individuals who have had similar experiences. We can all have life changing event…

Is it true? Just because someone says something, does it make it true? Jesus makes bold claims regarding his deity. Today we will look at the collaborating witnesses. Recent claims ( Jn4:26 , 5:8 , 17-18 , 24 , 26-27 ) He is the Messiah ( Jn4:26 ) He calls for faith in the word ( Jn5:8 ) He claims to…

6 Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. 7 We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort…

Leper Cleansed 1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was…

Following Jesus Just to catch us up to speed, this is what we’ve looked at the last few weeks through our study of Luke. First, we read about Jesus’ baptism. There he was declared the Son of God. Then, that title was challenged by the Devil in the Temptation of Jesus. After the Temptation Jesus went…

Jesus the Compassionate Healer Intro 43 After two days he left there for Galilee. 44 (Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45 When they entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen everything he did in Jerusalem during the festival. For they…

Jesus Preaches the Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 4:3–11 Last week, we looked at Jesus’ birth and ended with His Baptism, the starting point for His public ministry. This week we will look at Jesus’ teaching ministry. But first, we begin with an important test. Jesus’ Temptation in the Wilderness After Jesus…

Our title for today is "Being A Servant of Christ" Our Scripture is taken from the Book of John 2:1-11 Here is a miracle filled with Insight Into Christian Service. 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Insights Into Christian Service 1 On the third…

What are the side Effects of Obedience? Tale of two disobediences: Saul Disobey’s God towards Amalekites. The Healed one leper of ten. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord . 2 “Thus says the Lord…

Believe only in what you can see or will you believe on the Word of God? Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego - Refused to bow down to other God’s. This is why Israel was in captivity, because they had stooped to worshiping false gods. But these three men, they refused all the advances and temptations to worship.…

Luke 7:11–23 ICC Wednesday in the Word, 5/31/22 I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2. Scripture memory For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 3. Catch- Why should we not believe all we hear and only 1/2 of what we see? "Tricks work only because magicians…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

Authority of Jesus One of the things that Luke has been conveying since the birth narratives in chapters 1 and 2 is the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. We witness this Jesus’ baptism, genealogy, and his overcoming of the Devil’s temptation in the desert. But what does it mean to be the Son of God.…

TEXT: GALATIANS 3:5-14 | THE MIRACLE OF SALVATION INTRO EXPLANATION : Last week, we saw as Paul finished v.5 by asking a question to these Galatian believers He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?…

The Power of a Spirit-Filled Church Have you ever been in the middle of a difficult situation and wondered how you could possibly make it through? When we surrender and yield to the Holy Spirit, we see the incredible power God’s makes available. We rise, we persevere, we triumph. Today, we're going to…

Jesus provides healing for a man in need, and also demonstrates a new pattern of living as the people of God.

Who here remembers Punch and Judy, I sure there are many who can remember back to childhood, where trips to the seaside would of inevitably contained a visit with Punch and Judy. Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England on 9 May 1662, which is traditionally reckoned as Punch's UK birthday.…

Have you ever been desperate? Desperate for anything? Occasionally when I get hungry, I experience what I describe as a sugar crash. It’s what the snicker commercials call Hangry. When I start to feel it coming on, it’s not that I get angry, just I get really focused on food. NOW I’ve found that in that…

Intro CHANGE INTRO:: In the song “Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel, we are presented with two opposing concepts painted on various canvas’. Sleep and waking. Aware and unaware. Quiet understanding and boisterous ignorance. Light and dark. Connected and disconnected. Hearing and silence. I don’t…

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The Gospel of Jesus When I was thinking about switching gears for Easter and doing a short sermon series, I immediately had an idea to do a Birth Story, a story that highlighted Jesus’ life, and then obviously the resurrection story. But I didn’t know which stories I wanted to cover. Like if you were…

If you knew someone’s life was at stake, what lengths would you go to save it? In 2002 a movie starring Denzel Washington came out called John Q. It is about a father who discovered his son’s heart was too large and needed a heart transplant if he was going to live. Insurance would not pay for it and…

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 3 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you…

A pause from the story of Saul Saul preached the gospel after he was radically transformed following his conversion to Christianity— from being a persecutor to preacher— from killing Christians to saving the lost! The persecutor became the persecuted— while in Damascus, there was a conspiracy to kill…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…