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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…

Scripture Reading Genesis 13:5-13 I there is an example in the Old Testament of a wordly a Christian - it would be a Lot. When Lot chose the land to the East when Abraham went the opposite direction, no one could blame him. Genesis 13:10 says the land he chose looked like the Garden of Eden itself. The…

We Walk in the Light Last week I said that 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 could be remembered with the acronym - EGG. 1 Corinthians 15:1–2 (GNB) 1 And now I want to remind you, my brothers and sisters, of the Good News which I preached to you, which you received [EMBRACED], …and on which your faith stands firm…

Introduction I grew up in a home where I was lovingly chastened when I did something wrong. Sometimes my mom would address it, but sometimes when I made really bad choices, she would tell me to wait until dad got home. Now when my Dad’s car pulled in the driveway as he came home from work, a feeling…

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” The question was about fasting. In the law, the fast of the Day of Atonement was the only required fast. After the…

The Bible Exposition Commentary (Chapter Three: A Matter of Life and Death (John 3)) On January 6, 1850, a snowstorm almost crippled the city of Colchester, England; and a teenage boy was unable to get to the church he usually attended. So he made his way to a nearby Primitive Methodist chapel, where…

INTRO Laodicea was a prominent city. It was located between two cities: Heirapolis and Colossae, the city whose church was the recipient of the letter of Colossians, which Paul wrote. Laodicea was only about 10 miles from Colossae. Laodicea was to Colossae what Three Rivers is to George West. It is apparent…

Morning 30 April 2023

Good Fences Keep Good Neighbors When our relationships are out of balance, it’s often because someone expects you to be God. They expect you to take responsibility for some area in their life that they should be taking responsibility for. Be God in my money. I’ve got financial problems. You solve them.…

People become confused… excitement when first saved turns into confusion and frustration when things don’t go perfect. At first there is victory, joy &, peace, but then the struggles come back… old habits pop back up. question if you are saved... People want to do the right things, but they don’t. Two…

Last week we discussed the truth that we are all addicted to something. And we need to admit that we are powerless, that in our own power our lives are unmanageable. Until we admit this, we will keep living broken, miserable lives. As Paul wrote: For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that…

Introduction For the past few weeks we have been considering this section of Paul’s letter to the church. We have been reminded that there is war going on - our struggle is not against flesh and blood. The battle that we’re in is not one that we have the ability to win in and of ourselves, because our…

WHICH ARE YOU? Hot, Cold, or Lukewarm? Revelation 3:14-19 In Revelation chapters 2 and 3 we see the letters or messages to the angels of these churches. The angels are referring to pastors, Pastors of literal churches. God uses these churches to illustrate two things. I can God had some warnings and…

Introduction We are still working our way through the book of James. The overall theme of the series to to see how we are to live out the Christian life. James has covered topics like going through trials, showing favoritism, showing your faith by your works, and controlling your tongue. And last week,…

Reformation what was the reformation? reformation refers to the practice of changing, reforming an institution or practice during the dark ages there was basically only one type of recognized church, the Roman Catholic Church eventually even that splits into eastern orthodox most of the services or mass…

What is it? Christian fasting is a believer’s voluntary abstinence from food for spiritual purposes. - Donald Whitney when something is exerting so much influence over us that our view of spiritual realities is blurry, we need a fast to reorient and clear up our focus on God. we must maintain and regain…

For the past four weeks, we’ve been in this series I’m calling “Framing Your Worldview.” We’re learning to look at life from God’s viewpoint. We’re looking at the major questions of life. We started the first week with, “ Why does it matter what I believe?” Does it really matter what I believe? We’ve…

Welcome / Prayer Intro (Resurrecting the Resurrection - Only touching portions, but look at entirety of 1 Cor 15 ) Quote from KCCI article: Here’s the thing about Easter; No, its not Christmas. It may not even have the panache of Halloween. But Easter is a solid holiday, and, in our opinion, people just…

Introduction Philippians 2:1-4 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, complete my joy, so that you are in agreement, having the same love, united in spirit, having one purpose. Do nothing according…

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your…

This Week’s Theme: THE WAY OF THE WISE This Week’s Word is The Wisdom of God means that God always chooses the best goals and the best means to those goals Memory Verse: Proverbs 4:7 “7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” Essence of the Text…

I. Inspiration Inspiration recognizes the role of the Holy Spirit in producing the Scriptures. Paul uses the term theopneustos giving us the idea of God “breathing out” the Scriptures. Since “spirit” in the original language can also mean “breath” the process of “out-breathing” we attribute inspiration…

Perhaps the most well know phrase in American history comes from the Declaration of Independence. What is the most most well know phrase in our own Declaration? “Life, Liberty, and the ____?” Fill in the blank—pursuit of happiness. According to our declaration of our our unalienable rights is the pursuit…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Only by grace can we enter (785) Psalm Reading Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth…