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Rev. 8:1 . 1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. The seventh seal is broken . The scroll is now open . Zechariah 2 . 13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord , for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling. The power of silence in life. Heaven…

Habit Forming Habit forming is repetitive in nature of doing the same thing over and over again where it become second nature. Are all habit’s bad? When you want to form a habit, or learn to do something well, you do it over and over again. Another word that may be inserted here is “tradition.” Tradition…

V. MAN: his direct creation in the image of God ( Gen 1:26-28 ), his subsequent fall into sin resulting in spiritual death ( Gen 3:1-24 ; Rom 5:12 ), and the necessity of the new birth for his salvation ( John 3:3-5 ). [We believe in the recent, direct creation of the heavens, the earth, and all their…

Proverbs 30:1-33 1 The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, the oracle. Thus says the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel, and Ucal: 2 Certainly I am more stupid than a man, and the understanding of humankind is not for me. 3 And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who has ascended to…

Genesis 8:1-22 1 And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens…

Human nature is created by God God created humanity Ex 4:11 ; Is 45:12 See also Ge 1:26–27 ; Ps 95:6 ; Ps 100:3 ; Pr 22:2 ; Je 27:5 God created human beings as male and female Ge 1:27 ; Ge 5:2 See also Mk 10:6 God created human beings in his image and likeness Do not lie to one another, since you laid…

Salvation as a change in status before God Access to God 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. See also Eph 2:13 ; Heb 4:16…

Fear is a powerful emotion that we have. Sometimes irrational, sometimes not. It can drive us with into action, or paralyze us causing lack of action. In this passage we are going to see that their is two types of fear. Right fear, and wrong fear. Wrong Fear v.23-25a They are travelling across the lake…

I want to take some time this morning to introduce a topic that we will be spending the next few weeks exploring. Let me just say this…when we talk about stewardship, we are talking about all aspects of our Christian lives together. There are several aspects that I think we immediately think of when…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, may our hearts, minds, and spirits be open to your still speaking voice this day, Amen. A Transition from Stewardship to Mission As we come to the end of our study of Stewardship and topics related to stewardship, we move into a time of…

Good Morning…I want to start us off this morning in a certain frame of mind. So I am going to ask you a question, give you a moment to think about it, and then everyone who is here this morning is going to give me one thing that answers the question…and yes, I want everyone to answer…ready, here’s your…

Doctrine communicated In the OT For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord , and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. See also Dt 33:10 ; Ps 78:1–4 ; Ps 119:33–36 ; Pr 4:1–2 ; Mal 2:6 They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law; they shall put incense before…

48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Central Idea: Having given spiritual life to his people, God expects them to grow to maturity. Introduction: Let’s consider this month’s theme... 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.…

We are reminded that God has the strength to overcome anything arrayed against us. We are encouraged to fill our lives with God's gifts.

Manipulating the Master When I was in high school, I had a maths teacher, who, despite the story I’m about to tell, was actually a really good teacher who helped me excel at the subject. Well, many of us in the class figured out something about this teacher. We learnt that there were about 3 or 4 topics…

Have you ever joined a sports team, or musical group? I want you to imagine signing up for football or choir. The group put on a wonderful mixer where you interacted with people new to the group, as well as experienced old timers. After that mixer you thought, I belong here, and you began immediately…

Tony Padgett encourages the Saints to share their story to the souls of this world.

One God in Character The Father is Eternal 26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith— The Son is Eternal 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he…

When we say that God loves us it raises the question of what does that mean in practice? After all how can you know love without experiencing its outworking? Without the experience of being loved you have only this concept of love. And a concept is nothing more than an idea. And an idea isn’t the real…

Good afternoon! I hope that everyone is doing well today. Today we begin a new series that I am calling Love Well Love Right. It is going to be a six part series, beginning today with a look at the nature and source of love. My hope through this series is that when we are done we have not only a better…

To fully understand who Jesus Christ is, we must understand the dual nature of Christ; both Oneness and Trinitarians agree on this point. Bishop Leo I of Rome called the Council of Chalcedon, AD 451 to define Orthodox Christianity. He taught that Christ has two natures but is only one person. Dual Nature…

Evening 13th Nov 2022

What is a church? What is not a church? What is church for? What is church not for? Why have church? How do you justify having church? What is its reason for existence? What is its settled determination, the ultimate justification for being? These are the kinds of questions which, when answered, lead…