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GOD is your God and Will Be the Center of Your Worldview ( Obad. 1-4 ) God is Lord of Your nation God is Lord of Your Morality God is Lord of Your Destiny God is your God and will not be mocked. ( Obad. 5-8 ) God’s retribution is unmistakable ( Obad. 5 ) God’s retribution is unavoidable ( Obad. 6-7 )…

Wow! Victories over Jericho! Victories over sin! Victories over Ai! After an awesome Worship service of ReDedication and Commitment to God at Mt Ebal and Gerizim Israel is ready to march on destroying their enemies and possessing everything God has promised them. Wow! The Battle is now on! Israel has…

True Faith - Trusting God enough to Obey God for as long as it takes. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. In order to experience the victory of Canaan, faith has to be intitiated.…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: Last week, we looked at how not to Possess your Possessions, Moses did not Sanctify or Glorify God in his life or the eyes of the people. This week however, we will…

Begins with The Right Character The Right Cause This was insisted upon in the case of Ai. The Lord would not allow victory of the city by a wicked hand; he will have judgment executed by righteousness; he will have the law proclaimed by lips that have been circumcised and anointed. Israel was all but…

11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. We have seen that God has had a plan. We saw where because of unbelief many fell under the wrath of God. However, we also saw because of the faithfulness of 2,…

Natural and Supernatural Jesus and his disciples are crossing the sea a violent storm cause all to give up any hope of survival they woke up Jesus and he calmed the deadly storm the storm that cold not be tamed a storm that was above the ability of a seasoned fisherman a storm that all hope is lost they…

Holy Baptism In this season of Lent on Wednesday evenings we are asking and answering the question: “How Can We Recognize the Holy Christian Church?” In other words, what has God given us that would help us identify where the true Church resides? To help answer we are borrowing a term used by Pastor…

What Is This Bread? What Is This Wine? For us who grew up in the Lutheran church, Martin Luther’s Small Catechism conjures up recollections of confirmation instruction. As though wearing a badge of honor, we probably recall the pastor who expected us to recite major parts of the catechism—and we did…

Office of Holy Ministry I heard a story of a pastor who said, as he closed the service, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the . . .”—and then experienced a momentary lapse of memory. He continued, “and the—ah—the friendship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” As he walked…

Becoming the Righteousness of God Here we are in Lent, which is 40 days long. As many of you may know, 40 is a significant number in the Bible. During the days of Noah, the rains came down and the floods came up for 40 days and 40 nights. During the days of Moses, Israel spent 40 years wandering in the…

THE OPEN DOOR OF FORGIVENESS From the Catechism What is the Office of the Keys? The Office of the Keys is that special authority which Christ has given to His church on earth to forgive the sins of repentant sinners, but to withhold forgiveness from the unrepentant as long as they do not repent. Where…

Scripture Reading Phil 3:1-11 Good morning church family and friends. Let us look at the Catechism question this morning. Q. What is the misery of that estate whereunto man fell? A. All mankind, by their fall lost communion with God, are under His wrath and curse, and so made liable to all the miseries…

Love will keep us together! All the world needs now love, love that is sustainable, love that is obtainable, love that is eternal in nature. When we hold the bible in our hands we hold love in our hands. God’s instructions for love, His love for us, our love for Him and our love for one another. Captain…

8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without…

Introduction This morning’s text lead me to title this sermon quite simply, God’s Expectation on our possessions. I want to begin and start of with a question that can sit in the back of your mind. Does God truly have an expectation for us in regards to our possessions? Have you taken any time in the…

It is the Father's good pleasure to provide teh Kingdom and His presence which tops all our possessions.

Having described our spiritual possessions in Christ, Paul turns to a complementary truth: our spiritual position in Christ.

9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the Lord , search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing…

Destiny Wherever you came from this morning, wherever you’ve been you have a divine destiny. You and I know you don’t feel that way all the time. In fact there are times when you question if God really has a place for you at all. The landscape of your life doesn’t seem to fit with what you believe God…

COVID-19 Series This is our 5th week back from the COVID-19, And I have been preaching a series on truths we need to remember as we return back to church. 1st week - Psalm 24 - Remember We have a big God. 2nd week - Rev 1:5 - Remember who Jesus is. 3rd week - 2 Ti 3:16-17 - Remember to profit in the…

God calls us to be caretakers of his world. Understanding my role as a steward of this creation helps to turn my selfish greed into righteous generosity.

If home is where the heart is, then where is home for you? Who possesses your heart?

How would you measure your success—temporally and eternally? Would you measure it by your possession, power, prestige, or performance? Many people are wise enough to know that possession, power, and prestige are not the metrics of success, but many think performance is. If you ask Jesus to give you the answer, what do you think he would say? Let's take a look at this rich young ruler's pursuit of eternal success.

What is this widsom? Who can receive this wisdom and how? Who can't receive this wisdom and why? What does it look like for those to possess this wisdom?