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John the Baptist’s disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do your disciples not fast often like we do?" Jesus tells them, “How can the guests of bridegroom fast when He is with them? People don't pour new wine into old wine skins, if they do the wineskins will burst, the wine will run out and both…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Advent means “coming” and our gatherings during these Wednesday evening services are exploring the progression of why this “Coming” is so important. Last Wednesday explored THE NEED for the Lord’s “Coming”…

Turn to and read Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 . Pray. Last week we saw Solomon’s problem: Every “bag” he looked in was empty. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. We saw that Solomon’s problem was a problem of perspective: His entire perspective was under the sun . What…

The Assignment 5 “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations— that’s what I had in mind for you.” Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe…

For the past four weeks, we’ve been in this series I’m calling “Framing Your Worldview.” We’re learning to look at life from God’s viewpoint. We’re looking at the major questions of life. We started the first week with, “ Why does it matter what I believe?” Does it really matter what I believe? We’ve…

Last week we began a series called Family Matters. Family is one of the greatest gifts that God has given to us. It is something that we shouldn’t take lightly. We need to love and cherish our family. Today we want to look at family conflict. How many here likes dealing with conflict? Anyone. None of…

God graciously bestows blessing that He may rescind for rebellion.

Good Fences Keep Good Neighbors When our relationships are out of balance, it’s often because someone expects you to be God. They expect you to take responsibility for some area in their life that they should be taking responsibility for. Be God in my money. I’ve got financial problems. You solve them.…

We are reminded that God graciously sets us apart on His firm foundation. We are encouraged to allow our faith to change our lives.

Nothing Higher than God When confronted with the mysteries of this world, it is difficult to fathom the lengths to which God has brought forth His creation. Man has for thousands of years attempted to understand God to the fullest. In my futile attempts to believe I could make sense of the things which…

In May of 1971, a Texas newspaper quoted Frank Outlaw, president of the supermarket chain BI-LO saying, “Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes…

Title - Now is the Time Text - Esther Chapter 4 Introduction In Esther Chapter 4 the Jews are in trouble and they going through all their religious rituals to beseech God to intervene. In the first 2 Chapters of the book, things had been going pretty will for our protagonists, Esther and Mordecai, there…

Is there anyone here who has never had a worry, never felt anxiety? I can remember years ago when I had to have a deep cleaning of my teeth. It really hurt. A few years later another dentist said I needed one again. I felt anxiety, remembering what the first one was like. I felt anxious when I needed…

Problem identified: Sectarianism After addressing the church that Paul thanked God for (1Cor1:2, 4) who had everything (1Cor1:4, 6-7) who Paul calls for them to be united and faithful until the end (1Cor1:8-9) has a problem, or problems, but they stem back to division. Sectarianism: Excessive attachment…

Lawsuits No hiding the fact that in our society lawsuits seem to be a way of life. In the Corinthian church it was a problem and Paul deals with the problem and offers some problem solving 101 solutions to that and issues with the Corinthian mindset about the body. Simple facts (2018) statistics in the…

Restoration A few years ago, an angry man rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt's famous painting "Nightwatch." Then he took out a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A short time later, a distraught, hostile man slipped into St. Peter's Cathedral…

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through…

Introduction I had mentioned last week that this Advent season we will be working our way through the four evangelist and their introduction of we have come to know as the Christmas Story. Last week as I mentioned Matthew was written to the Jews from the perspective as a Jew, turned Tax collector working…

THE FACETS OF MAN I. THE NATURE OF MAN THE NATURE OF MAN THE NATURE OF MAN Ryrie, C. C. (1999). Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth (p. 224). Chicago, IL: Moody Press. I. THE NATURE OF MAN A. BIPARTITE UNITY A. Bipartite Unity When God created Adam, He took the…

Intro God uses several things to help us to grow. God’s Word… Holy Spirit… Circumstances. God allows circumstances into our lives so that we can learn to know him and depend on him more. All kinds of situations and problems will come into our lives that God wants to use to move you into a relationship…

Introduction We are about to enter into stormy weather. I thought I would dress the part We are continuing in our series through the book of Jonah. Last week Pastor Josh led us through the storm of a lifetime for the mariners. He left us off on some what a cliff hanger, or should I say a rocky boat.…

Do you know how we can tell when we are not focusing on Christ? We become divided by acting snobbish, criticizing, and ignoring others becoming prideful and prestigious. Is Christ Divided? No Then why do we become divided? Every church and member needs to listen to this message today and take it to heart,…

Are we working together? Or does our pride get in the way? In today's message, the Apostle Paul gives a very moving encouragement to humbly work together for the cause of Christ. "Others" is the key to this portion of Paul's letter. Why did Jesus die on the cross? For others. Why should we do what do? For others. Listen along as Pastor Leger unpacks this very important message from Paul.

NOT FINAL DRAFT Introduction Good morning and once again let me welcome you to Hope Bible Fellowship. If you have a bible with you or a device to look up scripture, turn to Hebrews chapter 9. I use the English Standard Version in case you want to match that up. As you’re finding that chapter I want to…

When Jesus expounds on the heart of the Law in relation to adultery he shows us it reaches right to the heart of Lust. How can we find a way to his Kingdom of purity and faithfulness through a world like ours?