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The calling continues Calling, pointing to the One who would come after, to identifying Him, to the calling of the disciples, the early disciples who would become Apostles. Some quick reminders: John Baptist called as forerunner ( Jn1:6-8 ) John Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God ( Jn1:29 ) John Baptist…

John 1:43-51 Beginning this week we are going to look at 8 statements of Jesus where he says, “Verily, Verily.” The Greek word that is translated Verily, is the Greek word that has been brought over from the Hebrew as Amen. This is, of course, where we get our word Amen. The Word means - Amen, to be…

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him,…

We try to hide our faults and failures from others. We want people to see us at our best. Perhaps we assume that if people knew what we were really like, they would want nothing to do with us. There’s no hiding from God; He is all-seeing and all-knowing. Christ Jesus has witnessed our very worst, even…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Only by grace can we enter (785) Psalm Reading All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her. With joy and gladness they are led along as they…

Two country guys meet at the Cracker Barrel, and they get to talking. The First man says "I failed my driving test last week". The second man asks "What did you fail on"? "Road signs" replies the first man. The examiner asked me "What sign do you expect to see when driving down a country lane?". I replied…

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ I didn’t know him, but I came baptizing with water so that he might be revealed…

Jesus’ First Disciples 1. Andrew, the Anonymous Disciple, and Simon Peter (1:35-42) From the perspective of John writing this gospel this is the third day of Jesus ministry. The first day is John’s testimony to the group who came seeking who he was, what he said about himself, and why he was baptizing.…

39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”…

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son…

Seeing is believing. Or at least that is what we like to say. Or another phrase, “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Is this really true? Reality is that if we think we already have things figured out, or unwilling to actually “see” things differently, what happens doesn’t matter. This evening I submit…

Rise UP! Question. When was the last time you remember allowing yourself to be challenged? Perhaps you were challenged to: Try something new Conquer a fear Push past embarrassment Whatever it was, when we are challenged we are being asked to do several things: Be open to new ideas Desire and be willing…

My favorite music group - Shane & Shane - wrote a song several years ago called - “Over the Sun” Here are some of the lyrics... Sitting around the fireplace With a friend who's been through it all Solomon, wisest one, tell me what you have found Under the sun, under the sun He answered, "Get over Get…

The world seems to have forgotten all about the Pandemic that has plagued it and killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and is now focused on Prejudice… more specifically Police Prejudice. Let me make this clear. God hates prejudice and I hate prejudice… all prejudice. I stated a week ago that…

INTRODUCTION Big Bang Theory — Sheldon is tricked by a trick Don’t Judge me but one of my favorite sitcoms Hilarious because of Sheldon’s quest to figure out the secret to the trick! Funny because they know Sheldon will not sleep till he figures it out You don’t really know till the end when Raj does…

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness,…

State: Jesus’ final conversation with his disciples before his death Jesus had just told his disciples that they were all going to desert him 32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is…

Intro: In Genesis, chapter 3, we see what the church and what theologians have called for a long time now the fall. The fall is when humankind decided to rebel against their Creator and in so doing fracture the universe as God had designed it to operate and be. If you've read through the first chapter…

God gives, and his people receive. This is the most basic relation between God and his people. From the beginning of time until today, God gives many gifts along with his greatest gift. More often than not, however, the people of God act like spoiled children. They complain about God’s gifts at best…

John 12:12–19 (ESV) — 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found…

TITT: The words of God are not received or understood. Eli, the appointed priest, was getting older and losing his eyesight. Maybe his hearing? Eli’s sons had wrongly taken the choice meats of the sacrifice offerings, and abuse women who worked at the Tabernacle entrance. Eli had rebuked his sons, but…

The ministry of Jesus began at his baptism, where the Holy Spirit descended on him like a dove and God the Father said, “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” This was followed by forty days in the wilderness where he fasted and was tempted by the devil. From here, Jesus began calling his…

Life is filled with the unexpected. Romans 8:24–30 (KJV 1900) 24 For we are saved by hope : but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it . 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities:…

Funny Duck Try to fix him Couldn’t Funny Duck wasn’t the last time I tried to change someone or something that needed changing Our attempts to changing people.... We can’t What can? Better question is WHO can? Answer: God. More accurately, God’s love. Everything God does is out of love because that’s…