Results

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. 1 I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love! 17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will…

They handed Him over Arrested with no resistance Beaten beyond recognition Made no defence Was handed over 16 So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified. (expand on some of what He endured already) The Passion of the Christ passage 17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own…

1. The Place and Procedure of His crucifixion, 19:17-18. We do not have the details mentioned by John—what is mentioned is that Jesus carried His own cross, went out from the city to outside its walls to a location called the Place of The Skull, or Golgotha in the Aramaic; Calvary in Latin. Everyone…

Introduction—Lord’s Great Marriage Feast : several things need to be noted about this parable. The Great Marriage Feast, deals with the Kingdom of Heaven . This is important. Although the parable tells how God dealt with Israel and turned from Israel, its major point is God’s dealings with His new people,…

Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And many…

Are you a splitter or joiner? I remember the events of 9/11 distinctly. I watched as much of the television coverage as I could. I read through dozens of accounts of the awful tragedy. Each one was filled with eyewitness testimony that recalled how planes rammed the towers of the World Trade Center and…

Introduction Think of a job that you truly despise. Maybe it is changing a flat. Maybe it is mucking stalls. Maybe it is scrubbing toilets. Or maybe it is changing diapers. There are endless options of jobs or chores we do not like. We may do them but it may be because we love those we are doing it for.…

Call to worship Welcome everyone! TITUS 2:11-14 “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our…

Fr. Michael’s sermon for Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024

A Soldier’s Prayer I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do great things, I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy, I was given poverty, that I might be…

Introduction/ Welcome Good morning and welcome to First Community Church, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. We are so glad that each one of you have joined us this morning and our prayer is that God speaks to you, that you glean something today that you can practically…

(S1) — What is heaven like? Movies/books/eyewitness accounts What will we be like in heaven? What will our day look like? Adam’s Question — Pizza? A less considered question — What will we wear? Will we have closets, lined with an abundance of heavenly garments? While the scriptures reveal much about…

Following instructions The resurrected Lord had appeared and given instructions ( Mt28:7-10 ) that He was going before them and where to go. 7 “Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have…

Introduction This is the second week of review. Review of what we do here at our church in the area of discipleship. This morning I am going to take you once again to the passage found in Colossians 3:12-17 As many of you know, and for those of you who don’t know, I was raised a prairie boy. Right in…

Look its Jesus You never know when the risen Savior was going to show up. He appeared to Mary at the tomb (20:16) He appeared to disciples minus Thomas (20:19) He appeared to disciples and Thomas (20:26) Those are the times that John records in his gospel of the appearance of Jesus. Now He has shown…

Easter is in 5 more Sundays. That’s hard to believe. So in preparation for Good Friday and Easter... we will start a series on Passion Week. Series - Passion Week Passion Week is the week leading up to the cross and the resurrection. It begins with the Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday)... “Hosanna, blessed…

Torah Portion: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftarah Ezekiel 43:10-27 Road Map Review Two Two Two Two Two Two oxen: Two sticks W‌e spoke about two Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema - if we do not train ourselves to listen, how can we be assured that we will hear the trumpet? We considered…

Teams … win/lose... 1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to…

Intro: Gathered around the Fire, ask the questions of those gathered around, share some bread with them. Imagine the conversation they were having, while having breakfast. There is just something about sitting around and sharing that opens the heart and warms the soul. I sure it was the same for the…

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless I have a few…

30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. Seven ‘I Am’ Statements I Am the Bread of Life ( Jn.…

(S1) SERIES—When life hands you choices…choose BETTER Some things are GOOD, like the temporary things this world has to offer, but God’s word tells us there is BETTER, that which has eternal significance. To have the BETTER life, you have to let go of the GOOD —There is GOOD, and then there’s BETTER!…

Introduction 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I…

Introduction: As the title figure in the movie Father of the Bride, Steve Martin does everything he can think of to cut the cost of his daughter’s upcoming wedding: trying on the old tuxedo he’s outgrown, offering to be the backyard chef at a down-home barbecue reception, slashing the guest list down…

Introduction As we read this chapter we are going to see things fall into place. Falling into place where it seems almost silly. Like one of those movies where the villain runs into the hero and that's why he gets caught. When we left off Haman is in a really good mood. He has been invited by the queen…