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Getting Attention Question: What are examples of a mindset? (positive, pessimistic, etc.) How would you complete this sentence: An anxious mindset describes someone who __________. Thriving Light Principle: Thriving in stressful times requires the knowledge , application , and practice of God’s Word.…

Getting Attention Question: What are examples of a mindset? (positive, pessimistic, etc.) How would you complete this sentence: An anxious mindset describes someone who __________. Thriving Light Principle: Thriving in stressful times requires the knowledge , application , and practice of God’s Word.…

Announce Business Meeting! March 17, 2024 after Sun PM service Hand out proposed bylaw updates Who Is Paul? As we get started studying 1 Corinthians, one of the most important things we can do is learn about who the author is. 1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our…

The Way of Love Love, everyone wants it, everyone loves it, and the way of Christ is love and that is what we are looking at this morning. (Insert - Love makes the world go round) You know the song, and yes it is love, for love created the world, love holds the world in His hands, love was poured out…

How do you act? How you act reflects what you believe. What you believe stems from what you hear. So, it is application time, as mentioned before with the Romans and for us today. Paul in this teaching passage for application comes along with Christ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. Everything is…

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will…

The Lord’s Supper If you have trusted in Christ in save you from your sins, then you are welcome to participate. There are at least three things that you ought to do during this time: Examine yourself and confess known sin - commit to getting right with someone else after the service if necessary Remember…

Things to ponder This series has been all about some common passages that are worth considering, worth pondering. As we wrap up this series hopefully you have pondered some of the things we have looked at. Kingdom beatitudes ( Mt5:3-12 ) Don’t have a defiled heart ( Mk7:21-23 ) Possessing the qualities…

Love-hate Have you ever heard of a love-hate relationship? Did you know there is a kind of love that God hates? That is what we are looking at today. Illustration- School kids tour hospital and at the end of the tour a child asks “why do people here wash their hands so much?” The nurse who gave the tour…

Proverbs 8:12-21 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. “The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the mouth of perverted words , I hate. “Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, might is mine. “By me kings reign, And rulers…

INTRODUCTION EXPLANATION WE NEED TO (1) BE CHILDREN Before we can talk about the rest of what Jesus teaches about children, we need to start with this ultimate foundational truth about what it means to be God’s child. Spiritually speaking, there are only kinds of children: children of God and children…

Review: Last week we learned a new Hebrew word, Talmidim. What does this word mean? Disciples What is a disciple? Someone who is willing to give up everything - even his life - to be like the rabbi. The end goal was that when the rabbi died, the talmid could teach others to be exactly like the man who…

Proverbs is a difficult book, full of contradictions, puzzles and straightforward no-brainers. How should a Christian treat this ancient collection of wisdom? Does it have any value for us in the distant 21st Century, almost three millenia removed from its origins? Join us as we introduce our study on Proverbs, wisdom for life.

Spiritual Gifts Have you ever come into a movie halfway or so and had so many questions? That’s similar to our perspective of spiritual gifts in the NT church. We may not get adequate answers to our questions, especially from one text. But that should not eliminate the basic understanding and application.…

Review: So far, we have raised two questions in our study: What does it mean to be Jewish? What does it mean to be a Christian? Our word “Christian” comes from the Greek word, Χριστιανούς. Χριστιανούς: Χριστός + ανούς = “Christ” + “to belong to…to be of” The people of Antioch saw how these believers…

“Therefore” Whats the Therefore, therefore? Eph. 4:1-16 is all about Christian unity which we will be addressing over the next few weeks, but from chapter 4 through the end of the book, Paul will be addressing the believers on how they are to behave as Christians. Here in chapter 4, Paul will proceed…

INTRODUCTION Today we’re gonna continue our series in Colossians Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Colossians 1 . & we’re gonna read verses 9-12 . Colossians 1:9-12 . & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The Title of today’s teaching is: Live a Life Worthy of…

11 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.…

Self-righteousness is not righteousness Self-righteousness (adj) having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.- Let’s start with that this morning. Self-righteousness does not equate to God’s righteousness Do you believe that statement?…

Introduction Dallas Thunder game. May 19, 2011. 106-100 Thunder. Nobody said anything to us. Some assumptions were probably made by the Mavericks fans because of what we were wearing. That connection between an identity and expectations. OU. OSU. NASCAR. Golf. Theatre/Musical. Hunter. Republican. Democrat.…

Scripture Reading Proverbs 8 Welcome Announcements Thanksgiving Blessings Fellowship Meeting Veteran's Day Prayers New Beginnings Operation Christmas Child - Prayer Veterans Wisdom Let us Pray We are continuing in the book of James today. As we have been exploring James, I hope it is clear that he is…

Introduction What Paul teaches in Romans ++All humanity is trapped in sin ++Rescue will not come from the Law ++Rescue comes by faith in Christ ++The blessing of Abraham is available to all by faith In Romans the Gospel... ++Chapters 1-5 Reveals God’s Righteousness ++Chapters 6-8 Make mankind new creations…

INTRODUCTION Final sermon is our August series “Winning the Good Fight” Today’s lesson is important and has an immediate practical application We will look at: Defining God’s Joy The Difference between Joy and Happiness Acknowledging the reality of challenging circumstances Developing a Joyful Lifestyle…

2 Timothy 2 Good morning church! We are continuing on with our study of 2 Timothy this morning. Pray with me church. Lord You alone are worth of our praise, our worship, our devotion. Speak through your living Word we pray, in Jesus name amen. Second Timothy chapter 2 verse one and you will notice that…

Introduction: Last week, we discussed the first two points in this two-part mini series. We saw that: When Abiding in Christ…You Can Confidently Await His Return and When Abiding in Christ…You Can Cordially Be Part of His Family Today we will be getting into the final point that will be broken down in…