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Introduction: Last week we discussed the persevering promise. We talked about how long Zechariah and Elizabeth awaited the birth of a son to them. This week we are going to learn about the impossible promise. I am sure that most of us know that it takes a mom and a dad to have a baby. We won’t go into…

It seems anytime that I speak to people who don’t know Jesus as their Lord, they alway say that “I’m basically a good person.” This seems to be a predominate view in the world, even among Christians. This view that we are pretty good. This is usually followed by the statement that “sure I swear sometimes,…

Virgin When you think about the word “virgin” what comes to mind? Questions to ponder this morning: Do you believe in the virgin birth? Why do you believe what you believe? 1998 Harris poll showed 83% of Americans believed in the virgin birth of Jesus. Defined as Jesus was born of the virgin Mary Jesus…

…Gracious and Loving God, giver of life, Redeemer of our lives, and the one who sustains us through all of life’s tumultuous waves, we come to you this day, the First Sunday of Advent, looking for the words of hope, love, and faith that will get us through this most hectic time of year, all amid a pandemic.…

INTRO Faith in action Rewards of our action in faith Faith for someone inside Gaza right now, 29 By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven…

Annunciation of Jesus Last week we spent time looking at the announcement of John to his Parents, Z and E. The Lord made a promise that this older and barren couple would have a child, and not only would they have a child, but that this child is going to serve a specific purpose. That purpose is to make…

Thus far we’ve seen that Christmas is a time to acknowledge the life giving divine intrusion of God’s Grace (His Unmerited favor to His people) Also, Christmas is a time to reflect upon and declare the hope of reconciliation betwen man and God through a child who would be born both truly man and truly…

Thus far we’ve seen that Christmas is a time to acknowledge the life giving divine intrusion of God’s Grace (His Unmerited favor to His people) Also, Christmas is a time to reflect upon and declare the hope of reconciliation betwen man and God through a child who would be born both truly man and truly…

Thus far we’ve seen that Christmas is a time to acknowledge the life giving divine intrusion of God’s Grace (His Unmerited favor to His people) Also, Christmas is a time to reflect upon and declare the hope of reconciliation betwen man and God through a child who would be born both truly man and truly…

Thus far we’ve seen that Christmas is a time to acknowledge the life giving divine intrusion of God’s Grace (His Unmerited favor to His people) Also, Christmas is a time to reflect upon and declare the hope of reconciliation betwen man and God through a child who would be born both truly man and truly…

Last week we saw the angel Gabriel appear to a priest named Zacharias who was very old and without children. He announced his wife Elizabeth would have a son, an impossible feat given they were beyond child bearing years. But we saw that God is the God of impossible as what he promised through the angel…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: What is our superpower? What does James say is our superpower? Transition: Tongue - Speech/Words In Context: This relates to the reoccurring theme of treatment of others ( James 2:8 ). This expands on a previous principle/proverb ( James 1:26 ). In this text James is…

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Faith brings you to God Hope sustains you while you wait to be in His presence, Love is the actual experience that one will have eternally with God in heaven Hope – Webster’s Dictionary “A confident expectation that a…

We are reminded that God graciously bridged an impossible gap and established His kingdom forever. We are encouraged to echo Mary and say "Let it be to me according to Your word".

Open to Heb 6:4-8 ... Explain context - middle of the third warning ( Heb 5.11-6:12 ) 5.11-6.3 - shames the audience 6.4-8 - illustrates the danger 6.9-12 - encourages and exhorts Now, why is this passage difficult or controversial? Because of the questions it can pose... Does it teach that believers…

Recent Barna data shows that nearly three in five U.S. adults (58%) report that they pray at least once a week or more. Of those 58%, I heard a statistic this past week that 90% of those who pray at least once a week or more, spend less than one minute a day in prayer. Why is that? Recently in our book…

SCRIPTURE READING The Apostles’ Creed (paraphrased) I believe in God the Father, Maker of the heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, our Savior, God’s own Son of matchless worth; By the Holy Ghost conceivéd, Virgin Mary bore God’s Son, He in whom I have believéd, God Almighty, Three in One. Suffered…

Sarah has passed away. Abraham is now very old . The focus of the Genesis account now begins to shift to Isaac, the only son of Abraham and Sarah, the son promised to them, the son through whom all the blessings of the promise will come. The focus is no longer on Abraham as such, though he’s still involved…

8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.…

INTRODUCTION Timothy George writes about Martin Luther’s life in his book Theology of the Reformers and shares what was probably one of Luther’s lowest moments of his life. His daughter of fourteen years old dies from the plague. He writes this about Luther’s experience. Brokenhearted he knelt beside…

Today we celebrate the Christmas Season’s beginning. Now, our decorators at church began that last week, so you already had a chance to see all these decorations thanks to the dedication and work of Patty, Andrea, Mary, and the help of Ben and Keon and Laura....anyone else? Bobbi and I were at Yucaipa…

History, when rightly written, is but a record of providence; and he who would read history rightly must read it with his eye constantly fixed on the hand of God. —Hollis Read When the fulness of time was come, God sent for his Son. —Paul the Apostle ( Galatians 4:4 ) If we think of the doctrine of providence…

Good Morning. If you have your Bible turn with me to Luke chapter one. Today we come to the announcement of the birth of Christ. Over the years there have been some amazing announcements. The announcement that we had put a man on the moon was huge. Countries have declared victory announcements. Teams…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…