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Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as something which starts in our world right now and is available to everyone; how do you see the kingdom in your own backyard?

Afraid of the dark as a kid? One Dutch study – 74% of children reported being afraid of the dark during their childhood. Another British study – 64% of adults still report occasional fears of darkness and 17% reported that they slept with some kind of light on at night. Jesus & the back porch broom Dennis…

Introduction: We always like to see the bad guys get what’s coming to them. It seems like they always are getting away with things and sneaking around. Praise the Lord, He sees all things. Tonight as we near the end of our study in the Book of Jude, we learn of their fate and the emptiness that these…

If a visitor were to come to our church and attended a worship service and later was asked what they thought of us, what would their answer be? Would they say that only one or two people spoke with them or would they comment on how friendly everyone was? Would they tell of being invited to stay for fellowship…

Part #1 This mornings teachings is on what I have called the King is Coming Again, but for now. Again, I am amazed at God’s timing in how he has directed me to plan sermon series. This is the end of our series on the Road to the Hill. The Hill of Golgotha where Christ suffered for us to bring redemption…

Altered or Delayed obedience is DISOBEDIENCE

During our Tuesday morning prayer, I encourage us to seek the moving of the Holy Spirit to impart to the Body a Word — something we need to hear. We have had many good Words to guide us, encourage us and challenge us. This past Tuesday morning Hector and Madeline Rivera were with us in prayer just before…

None like Him Who is God? Who is God? This one little question can reveal a lot about a person’s beliefs, or even the maturity of their faith. And it’s a question there are many different answers for, depending on who you ask. If you travel to India and ask the question, who is God, you might get a variety…

Intro; One of the saddest commentaries of the “church” of our day is the lack of its spiritual power. Churches today have wonderful facilities, great networking technology, staff and finances, but struggle in spiritual growth and power. Paul recognized even in the early days of the church that a lack…

Hebrews 12:25-29 Talking about living on the edge, about taking chances we know we shouldn’t, of ignoring God’s boundaries and violating God’s best will for our lives. Our whole nation is living on the fault line of God's Judgment! So let me ask you a thought provoking question …. ARE YOU AND I LIVING…

In January of 2020, the Houston Chronicle newspaper published an article on the riches cities in Texas. In this article they listed the richest cities by median income, population, and unemployment rate. Would anybody care to guess which city was ranked the wealthiest city in Texas was in 2020? The answer…

9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from…

Intro: Well, here we are… 2021 is behind us and we are looking forward to seeing what God has in store for 2022. The start of the new year is always a time for people to make resolutions… They say things like “New Year, New me!…” or “I am really going to stick to my new years resolutions this time...”…

In the book “ The Day America Told the Truth ” (1991), the authors (James Patterson & Peter Kim) relate the stunning results of a question which was asked of Americans. The question was simply this: What are you willing to do for $10 million? 2/3 of those polled said they would do at least one of the…

As a faith practice, listening involves training ourselves to recognize Gods voice (John 10:1-6) in the midst of all the other voices calling for our attention. It involves learning to be fully present in the moment, setting aside distractions that keep us from attending to and responding to Gods presence around us.

The Gift of Joy Joy to the world, the Lord is come! As we approach Christmas, we often hear about joy and what a joyful season it is, so we try to cram all the other feelings of life down inside. If we don’t feel joyful, we try hard to create joy by tossing our troubles aside, ignoring our deepest struggles,…

The life that comes to humanity from Jesus' death--not only life after death but also the hope of hte bodily resurrection of all believers at that final day.

Advent is about waiting for what is coming. But waiting is not empty time; it is filled with anticipation. Isaiah shows us how to make room in our hearts for hope during a time of waiting.

In Constant Readiness Why are you here? What on earth are you doing here today? When you woke up this morning you could have slept in a little longer. You could have said, “ I’m not feeling it. The music is the same thing I can watch on YouTube, Chad is boring, and I have to plan my whole day around…

Intro In December 1914, 5 months into the First World War there was as one day truce along certain parts of the western front on Christmas Day. The reports state that from one trench on the British side they were singing Christmas carols, and on the German side they were also singing Christmas carols.…

I Each spring in our backyard, our camellia blooms. I have no green thumb and don’t ask me to name other plants in our yard but this one is special. If you can’t picture a camellia, ours is in the back left corner of your yard as you look out our sliding glass door. It stands out with it’s rich deep…

So, What’s it all about? In the radio series and novel “The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy”, a group of hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional beings demand to learn the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything from the supercomputer Deep Thought, specially built for this purpose.…

This season of the year draws out those newspapers and magazine articles that attack, question and lament the issue of the virgin birth... One writer for the New York Times put the lament plainly: “The faith in the Virgin Birth reflects the way American Christianity is becoming less intellectual and…

Matthew 28:18-20 States for us the passage we like to title “the great commission” it reads... And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the…