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Look up to Heaven The James Webb Space Telescope was recently launched to look up to the heavens and investigate the origins of the universe. A recent discovery indicates galaxies at the beginning of the edge of the universe are larger than previously expected by theoretical physicists. What does this…

Join us today as we address the question, why does God allow pain?

Introduction Good morning to you and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. We are just thrilled to have you with us. (Faithlife Rollout Video) This morning we are continuing in the book of Micah, one of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. I just want to remind you that Micah was a…

Hebrew Terms Terms Describing the Nature of Evil spirits Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight; The Dead and the Realm of the Dead and Its Inhabitants But if the Lord creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that…

Intro: When I was leading worship and trying to impress the new music teacher so she would join the church. (Forgot to take the Capo off). Last week we began this look into worship through singing. Last week we saw that there are 50 explicit commands around singing. Kind of strange, right? Don't murder.…

How often have we started a project with good intentions - painting, woodworking, puzzles, etc and find ourselves becoming frustrated or bored within a short period of time? I remember as a young child I decided I wanted a small pottery wheel so I could try my hand at pottery. Every time I watched the…

We are now seeing the conclusion of Tuesday of the Holy Week for Jesus and His disciples. If we go back into Chapter 21, as they are on the road headed to Jerusalem the disciples see the withered fig tree that Jesus had cursed, and the next two chapters deal with the controversies in Jerusalem at the…

Join us today as we discuss findings that point to a worldwide flood.

Ezekiel 7 Remember all the sign Acts of the earlier chapter (9 of them) , the reason God was so angry was idolatry… but God was not so upset with people who were not taught… but those who should know better … those catch His wrath… like state-sponsored apostasy… breaking the covenant bond… that angers…

REVIEW Before we get into these two Chapters lets just do a little review of what we learned John is on he island of Path-mos and has a vision Vision of Jesus Vision of the Throne Room - with all the nuances of that. Prayers saints, etc Visions of coming disasters - four horsemen- The tribulation, the…

O Lord , you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; everyone mocks me. For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all…

Pastoral Prayer: If you have been one social media lately…, you may have seen reports about a revival breaking out at Asbury University. From my understanding a routine chapel service ended on February 8th, but the students present did not want to leave the room. Students began to stand up and give testimony…

Jonah 4:1-6 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord , is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in…

Ministry is hard. Ministry involves sacrifice. Real Christlike ministry is possible only by means of God’s grace. This kind of ministry involves transformation. Our old sinful, corrupt, selfish hearts must be transformed into new grace-filled, loving, and humble hearts. This kind of transformation is…

Intro: If there was one defining attribute that we could give to Daniel, I believe it would be that, “He was a man of Prayer”. All throughout this book, we see him constantly kneeling before All Mighty God in fervent prayer. Remember from last week, I quoted Pastor Dave Thompson when I said “ A critical…

A single event can change everything. We know this to be true from our lives. Weddings, births, moves to a new location all change everything. In those moments we may find ourselves no longer “belonging” into the crowd we used to. Now this is even more true when tragedy strikes. The unexpected death…

We are reminded that God graciously preserves and strengthens our faith. We are encouraged to build our faith on Christ and nothing else.

Prison of Our Own Making Acts 16:25-34 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. This morning there are people in our midst that are suffering; there are people…

The coming destruction of Jerusalem and its temple will mark a new phase in the establishment of God's kingdom under the vindicated Son of Man.

Jonah and The Great Commission Part Three: The God of Second Chances Many (but not endless) Chances Rebooting the Program The Error Message Uninstalling….Reinstalling I thank God that He loves us enough to give us many chances to correct our ways and turn to Him. As we look at the stories of the Bible,…

1 And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. 2 So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was…

The First Beast Again, we are looking at the details of what is happening at the Seventh Trumpet. We are seeing a picture of the antichrist, the world ruler who will arise in the end time and have a reign of evil. This chapter discusses two terrible rulers that will arise during the end time, the antichrist…

Fifty-seven years of Serving Self The word of God is lost. The word of God is not applied. 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the…

God’s will is identical with his being, his wisdom, his goodness, and with all his attributes. And it is for this reason that man’s heart and mind can rest in that will, for it is the will not of blind fate, incalculable fortune, or dark energy of nature, but of an omnipotent God and merciful Father”…

Amos 1:1-2 This weekend is the July 4th Weekend. I am reminded at how incredibly thankful I am for the graciousness that God has showed our country through her 247 year history so far. But as we begin to study the book of Amos, we will see that we are following the same footsteps that Israel followed…