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They called Hetty Green “The Witch of Wall Street.” She died in 1916, leaving behind an estate valued at over one billion dollars. Even accounting for inflation, a billion dollars is still a lot of money, but in 1916, it was an almost unimaginable amount. You would think that with this much money, Hetty…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Jehovah’s Witnesses and their message will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have deviated concerning the truth by saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some. Much can be said about the details of Jehovah’s Witness doctrines…

Spiritual Economics 101 Inflation. It’s on the news, it’s what many are talking about. My two vehicles, a truck and a van, both get about the same mileage around town- 16 to 18 mpg. And while the van has a 16 gallon tank, the truck has a 27 gallon tank. And I feel it, like you do at the pump. I stopped…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome. Today in our Gospel Story sermon series we are going to cover the very last part of the gospel of Matthew. Last week we looked at Jesus’ conversation with Thomas when he was doubting the resurrection and to we are going to move on ahead to when the disciples…

This past Monday and Tuesday Pastor Shawn and I went to the annual meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. We go to this every year, and always have a great time, but this time we were joined by Brandon Shull, Drew Broughton and Brian Kelly. This morning we want to share what the Lord…

Stay Encouraged This world is not my home i’m only passing through. song take me by the hand by Jim Hill 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall…

Introduction Psalm 88 is an embarrassment to conventional faith. It is the cry of a believer (who sounds like Job) whose life has gone awry, who desperately seeks contact with Yahweh, but who is unable to evoke a response from God. This is indeed “the dark night of the soul,” when the troubled person…

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke (in a letter addressed to Thomas Mercer). 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so , I would have told you. I go…

It is very easy to predict the future, but getting it right is a lot more difficult. Here are some predictions that were made about technology in the past: 1876: "The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys." — William Preece, British Post Office. 1876: "This…

Intro Most of you know that I grew up in the Chicago area. You might be aware that Chicago has a nickname. It is often referred to as the Windy City. Some people assume that this is because Chicago is particularity windy. While there is certainly no shortage of wind, Chicago is far from the most blusterous…

Introduction In reading the Psalm there is a major move from ordered, reliable life to an existence that is run amok and disorganized. From clean to messy. As the Psalm give voice to the new reality of disorientation when things are turned up on there heard. The Psalms also give voice to the return of…

318 TOPIC: Fishing Pews Harder Than Rocks? As a woman watched her husband fishing for hours, sitting on the rocky shoreline of the lake, she commented to her friend, “Can that possibly be the same man who complains every Sunday about uncomfortable pews?” Hodgin, M. (2010). 1002 humorous illustrations…

Christian Contentment Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr December 05, 2021 Philippians 4:10–13 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said,…

Introduction Psalm 23 is a psalm of confidence in Yahweh. It shows an intimate relationship between the psalmist and Yahweh. As a hymn of trust, it expresses the psalmist’s confidence in Yahweh’s guidance, using images of a shepherd (vv. 1–4) and host (vv. 5–6) to portray God’s care of him. I feel almost…

A Church to model after Intro Welcome back to Cross and Res! It’s been a little while since we’ve been in this place, and it’s good to be back. If you’ve been with this summer you know we’ve been studying the book of Acts. We have been walking through the first 11 chapters so far and we’ve been seeing…

A Church to model after Intro Welcome back to Cross and Res! It’s been a little while since we’ve been in this place, and it’s good to be back. If you’ve been with this summer you know we’ve been studying the book of Acts. We have been walking through the first 11 chapters so far and we’ve been seeing…

I. THE INCLINATION OF THE HEART A. Psalm 119:36 (ESV) — 36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! 36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! B. Our need before we open the word is to have our heart inclined to it and liberated from the pursuit of selfish…