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COUNT THE COST OF CHRISTIANITY I went in the Navy SEALS website and it says right in the beginning of their website: this is how you can assess and ponder whether you want to be a Navy SEAL. Then they lay out exactly what it's going cost you, and what they describe is intense. In the first phase of training,…

Read Jonah 3 . Jonah gets a second chance Nineveh an imposing city collection of 3 cities- Nineveh, Khorsabad, Nimrud located near modern day mound called Navi Yunus Life in Nineveh: cruel, domineering, conquering, pagan, sexual gods/goddesses impaled and disfigured conquered people. Long reign of terror…

Establishing Authority The lineage - Messiah The Temptation The Word The Power Before you get to the Parables in chapter 13, Matthew has made it abundantly clear who Jesus is Now we ask the question - “Is Jesus looking for a large crowd to follow Him, or for disciples to learn from Him and worship God?”…

All That Is Within Me Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1-12 Scripture Reading God deserves honor, He deserves praise, He deserves to be lifted up on Hight, He deserves to have pleasure. As we have read these verses today, let me remind you of the first verse and not only look at it as a catalyst but also as a reference…

The first and greatest command of all is to share the greatest gift of all.

Discipline No one wants to be Stupid 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid. What is Discipline? discipline n. — the imposition of painful consequences or other disadvantages upon someone for their disobedience as part of a process of improving someone’s character…

This past week summer vacation began for many of you. I’ve seen posts already of the adventures you’ve had. Gatherings with family, etc. In fact, my younger sister was in town this past week and so for the first time in a couple of years our whole family was together. I love my family and I love being…

32221Invitation to Worship - Pastor Adam Worship - Eden Message - Pastor Adam In 2017 a Navy seal named Jocko Willink released a book titled Discipline equals freedom - which quickly became a New York Times best seller - the concept being that as you apply discipline to your life, in the little things…

Jesus's ministry prepared his disciples for the reality of his great mission: to die for the world's sins. In this healing Jesus showed the priority of forgiveness over healing, and demonstrated his authority and power to forgive by healing the paralised man. The scribes wanted a Messiah who entrenched their religious position; the people wanted a Messiah who made their lives physically easier; but Jesus came as a Saviour who rescues us from eternal death. Do we have our priorities right?

It is a pretty common theme in movies - the hero gives up their own life to save another. Harry Stamper - the main protagonist in the outlandish movie Armageddon played by Bruce Willis, is an oil rigger who dies in a suicide mission in space protecting the earth from an approaching asteroid. In Terminator…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Conservative estimates claim that you will spend 13 years of your life at work. Other estimates that I’ve seen claim that you could spend 1/3 of your life there. And while in some instances this may sound like drudgery - it is significant…

Romans continues its theme of reminding believers about our new life found in Christ. However, Paul adds another layer – The Holy Spirit. Our salvation is orchestrated by the Father, carried out by the son, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. This passage describes how the Holy Spirit walks side by side with us as we live out our new life in Christ. This should be a great comfort to the struggling Christian as we pursue a life that is continually transformed into the likeness of Christ.

Intro This morning we continue in the book of Romans. We have been looking over the last few weeks of this 12th chapter of the book of Romans with the theme - why not now. Why not now, live your life for Christ? We make a choice every day, and in reality, multiple choices throughout the day in regards…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . I’m going to quit making promises about where sermon series are going because every time I do that God changes the plan for me. It is well written, as our church’s Faithlife…

Luke 2 (NIV) 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Potluck next Sunday April 30 after church. Bring your favorite dish, bring a friend! Men’s Work-bee is Saturday May 6 at 8am. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC! We are so glad that each of you have joined us this morning to worship God in Spirit and…

Introduction At this time our children may be dismissed to our children's ministry time. I want to invite the rest of you to turn to Hebrews chapter 13. I have one more announcement to make but I wanted to save it for during the sermon time. Next week we have a special guest preacher. I am going to be…

2 Samuel 23:8-39 ; cf. 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 Introduction “Only the strong survive."(?) Q: What does it mean to be strong? Legendary prestige of mighty warriors throughout history Spartan 300 Roman Gladiators Seal Team 6 Background and Context [Withhold main point] About to start a section of David’s…

Secular - Here are a couple of stories about people who faced consequences for their actions, lack thereof, or someone else’s actions. A pastor is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is very small and…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met... Connect Card by the Coffee Machine Normally we do announcements at the end, but I wanted to end with Jesus today and not a reminder of the stuff you have to do, so we’re going to do this stuff in the middle. Is that okay? Maui Relief Fund Membership…

Good morning. Please take your Bibles and turn them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . We are thankful that you have joined us this morning - whether here in person or online - and it is our desire to point your eyes and hearts to the living Christ. This morning’s passage is a great passage with…

Ephesians 1:3-5 ; Ephesians 2:1-10 ; Ephesians 2:19-22 ; Ephesians 3:4-6 ; Romans 12:1 ; Ephesians 3:1 ; Philippians 1:15 ; Philippians 1:12 Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . June 1, 1995 a skinny kid from…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . We’ve been studying this chapter for the last several weeks and are going to close out our time here this morning. We’ve learned over the last few weeks that there are expectations…