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As your pastor, each summer I go through what might be considered a sort of annual ritual of trying to determine a series for the season. Some pastors preach the lectionary, using the prescribed readings for that particular Sunday - I often use the prescribed Psalm as our call to worship; other pastors…

As human beings, we can do some amazing, mind-blowing things. We can travel to the moon. We can see images of stars and other objects over one billion miles away. We can fly as many as 853 people across the ocean or examine the inside of human cells. Unfortunately, it’s easy for us to lose the wonder…

Introduction Today will conclude our sermon series on the Gospel My purpose in this series is to recalibrate our understanding of the Gospel In our world, the Gospel has been presented as a series of things to affirm and you are a Christian. But, as I saw Jesus present the Gospel, there are a lot of…

Session one slide (PowerPoint) Doug Hamilton the preached at Camp Hill Church of Christ, Camp Hill PA a former graduate from SIBI and a well known speaker, teacher throughout the brotherhood regarding spiritual giftedness. His aim in his book it to look biblically at the spiritual gifts as noted in the…

(SI)— What does it mean to be united as a nation, as americans, as a people? One nation under God , indivisible, with liberty and justice for all... Pledge of Allegiance was ”written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army officer in the Civil War who later became auditor of the New York…

Welcome Prayer Tonight, we are moving from Tad’s incredibly practical preaching about hurry and busyness to a sermon tonight that is much more foundational and academic - a teaching sermon, not a preaching sermon. (hopefully that doesn’t make everyone groan!) The purpose of tonight's teaching message…

Let’s open in prayer before we begin. Heavenly Father, We come before you with hearts full of gratitude for the gift of friendship. You, who are the ultimate Friend, have shown us the way to connect with one another in deep and meaningful ways. As we gather today to explore the beauty of spiritual friendship,…

Some of you are making plans or you have already made plans on where you will go on vacation this Summer. Many, if not all of you, will get in a car and you will drive. You will put your destination in your google maps or apple maps and you will drive to that destination and enjoy however long your vacation…

Matthew 11:28-30 I want to begin starting today a difficult, but incredibly important series entitled, “The Truth about Forgiveness.” Unforgiveness in our lives becomes like a cancer that eats away at us from the inside out. Researchers have devoted a great deal of attention to the questions of forgiveness.…

Introduction A new start, a new series, a new look at the Epistles of John. May we bring our hearts, our bibles and our minds as we start this new series. (Insert - Life picture here) Life have you ever just wanted to know more? Do you still have the curiosity you did when you were a child? (expand)…

If you have ever been fishing, you will definitely be able to relate to this series for the next few weeks. The series is called Hooked and we are going to talk about fishing but not about fishing for fish. I’m sure I will tell you some fish stories and we will talk about things related to fishing like,…

Choose faithfulness to Christ over perceived fairness in the world

There are few things that are both more foundational to our experience as Christians and more difficult to maintain than the act of meeting together with other Christians. Even in a society where Christianity is not met with active persecution, meeting together requires substantial effort. Is it worth it? Why do we bother? What is the purpose of meeting together and why should we prioritise it? Join us as we explore the first of our Church Practices.

(S1) — Some intersections are more difficult than others Crossroads—T—Roundabout—Fork—Merge Times in life and in the church, when we find ourselves at a difficult intersection—lack of peace (S2) Yet, when two roads converge into ONE—one direction and one destination, there is one peace. This same kind…

The kingdom of God. How do you get in? Are there things that keep you out? This message, we unpack Jesus' teaching about the Narrow Gate, the wolf in sheep's clothing, and those followers that Jesus never knew.

There is a story I once heard of two men who’s job was to chop wood. Every day they arrived at the same time, had the same quota for wood, and worked hard until noon. At noon one lumberjack left for two hours, while the other decided to keep on working. But every day, the man who took the break finished…

The Lord’s Supper If you have trusted in Christ alone for salvation, then you are welcome to participate in the Lord’s Supper. It has significance to you. If you have not trusted in Christ, then you are more than welcome to watch and listen. This ordinance of the local church is a celebration and a remembrance…

Intro: We are here to glorify God by following Jesus together and calling everyone to follow Him with us. The WIFE acronym helps us with the details. Glorify God- Everything is about God. Pointing out his greatness. We do that most especially with the idea of worship. More than singing. It’s a way of…

Intro: We are here to glorify God by following Jesus together and calling everyone to follow Him with us. The WIFE acronym helps us with the details. Glorify God- Everything is about God. Pointing out his greatness. We do that most especially with the idea of worship. More than singing. It’s a way of…

Intro: We are here to glorify God by following Jesus together and calling everyone to follow Him with us. The WIFE acronym helps us with the details. Glorify God- Everything is about God. Pointing out his greatness. We do that most especially with the idea of worship. More than singing. It’s a way of…

Our Scripture passage this morning is Deuteronomy 1:1-5 : These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.…

Sometimes forgiveness is hard work. As we complete our series today on forgiveness I think it is important to state the obvious: Sometimes forgiveness is hard to do. Other times it is simple and easy. The greater the hurt the harder it may be. Forgiveness is NOT reconciliation. Though I believe forgiveness…

22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord . Last week we started into a series on relationships. And I warned that this series may feel very pointed. It may feel like I am telling the whole church about your problems, and dealing with them from the pulpit in a way that…

If you could build something that would last forever, what would you build? Nothing in this world seems to last, so it’s tempting to think that any work we do to seek good in this world could just be a waste. Three voices speak in our passage today to show us the way God is working in our world to establish…