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According to the Barna Group in 2021 Percentage of Bible Reading Adults in America 11% Read the Bible daily 23% Read it 1-6 times a week 8% Once a Month 29% 1-3/4 times a year 29% 0 times per year 58% 0-4 times per year In 2020 25% of Americans claimed to be a practicing christians, meaning the identify…

God's word is an incredible gift. But do we really understand what it is, how it fits into our lives, how it transforms us? Join us as we explore what studying the Bible can do.

Stand Fast in The Faith Good morning church! Lord willing we will be completing this letter to the Corinthian church this morning. I was reflecting back this week over all that we’ve talked about since starting this book about 6 months ago. Which is what I would typically do, in completing a letter written…

The eighth commandment is about more than taking things that do not belong to you; it is about the way our sense of entitlement gets in the way of generosity.

Introduction A New Beginning… January 3, 2020 - we began our journey with Joshua. Something New - “Hope In The New” Three points: New is an opportunity. Trust God’s faithfulness. Trust God’s Word. Now we reach the end and we reflect on those three points. We have had opportunities to serve and demonstrate…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

Introduction : Years ago, I took a class in seminary entitled, Biblical Counseling with Dr Tim Seal. I took it because during my ministry as a Student Pastor at Ellendale Baptist, I felt ill-equipped with the biblical counseling cases that I faced among teens and their parents. I heard from fellow student…

Introduction: Illustration of a pivot point, a critical juncture in a journey. We are familiar with the idea of a see saw. A simple plank of wood with a pivot point in the middle. You can’t find a traditional one in a park anymore. They were considered too dangerous, so other things have been substituted…

ME : *Introduce Self* Let me tell you about the first time I did land nav, because it was terrible. This was at the Chaplain’s Basic Officer Leaders Course, and they had us do it by squads. In my squad were two guys who told us they great at Land Nav. In fact, both of them had at one time wore that 428…

Intro - Easter – time when people will come to church that normally would not. There is a lot of worry about the church and we are being attacked... There are moves in the public square to silence Christians who still believe the Bible… who hold to Biblical morals. People will try to make you a racist…

Often we think that we are the ones who approach God; in fact, it is God who approaches us. How does your life form a response to God?

Generosity is freely sharing with others the many gifts God has given us. A spirit of generosity arises from gratitude. As we imitate Gods own generous nature, our generosity overflows to bless the people around us.

The wisdom writer in Proverbs describes a life that walks in the path of righteousness.

There are so many things these day that call for our attention. There are things that demand attention in our home. Repairs to make, dishes to do, kids to parent, etc. There are things online that call for our attention. I’ve discoverd that facebook reels, or youtube shorts are huge traps for me. I can…

The fourth commandment is about more than just a day for church; it is about a pattern of sabbath rest which sets our hearts upon God in all our days.

Engage I became a Christian as a young adult, right after I graduated high school. I had heard the gospel clearly communicated multiple times and I was fascinated by all of the stories from the Bible. Healings, teachings, miracles, it all blew my mind! And along the way, one Sunday morning, the normal…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

What took us 21 sermons to get through, takes less than 20 minutes to read, beginning to end. The churches which initially received this letter in the 1st Century likely read this aloud before the congregation. From beginning to end. And they would have beat us to lunch. This morning, we conclude our…

Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: What it takes for you to put God’s love into action How we counter and supersede the world’s hatred Opening passage: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NKJV); Luke 10:25–37 (NKJV) Our first opening text has a heading in my bible "The Value of a Friend".…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Tuning In Last week we talked about being spiritually minded. We asked ourselves, “ what thoughts and motives are in my mind? ” We looked at some practical tips and advice from Pastor John Piper that would help us to be more spiritually minded. James wrote to other Christ followers telling them that…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met... Connect Card by the Coffee Machine Normally we do announcements at the end, but I wanted to end with Jesus today and not a reminder of the stuff you have to do, so we’re going to do this stuff in the middle. Is that okay? Maui Relief Fund Membership…

What do you think of when you see this? - hold up the dollar Why do you think that way? How many of you have heard a sermon on money? How many of you listened to the sermon? Why do you think it is that preachers talk about money? Or, why do you think that preacher’s don’t talk about money? One of the…