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This week is Thanksgiving week, a holiday not shared in the rest of the world. Every year people seem to let Christmas jump ahead of Thanksgiving, but we are going to do our best to honor the spirit of the holiday. Thanksgiving is a time to pause and give thanks to God for his provision, his blessings,…

Numbers 25:10-30:1 REVIEW So far we can summarize what we have studied about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers by this Summary b’Midbar Sinai, take a census, arrange the camp, and Naso Levites for holy work— b’Ha’alot’cha the lamps, shine through the night for God! Sh’lach l’Cha spies if you must,…

The Newborn King Welcome to the first Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. The word advent is a version of a Latin term which means “coming.” So we use these weeks leading up to Christmas as a chance to look forward to our celebration of the arrival…

Intro : As we celebrate July 4th, Independence Day for America, I want to remind you of the freedoms and liberties we are afforded, but also of their original purposes. Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. I hope all of you had a week focused on thankfulness and the grace of God. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Psalm 33 , Psalm 33 . Every year we take a break from whatever book we are in and spend time looking at the aspects of the Advent…

Introduction When you came to church this morning, what did you expect would happen this morning. Did you expect singing? Did you expect Prayer? Did you expect to sit and listen to a preacher for an hour..... Just seeing if your paying attention. What did you come to expect when you come on Sunday morning.…

“ Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: For praise is comely for the upright. ”“ Praise the Lord with harp: Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. ”“ Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise. ”“ For the word of the Lord is right; And all his works are done…

16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17 A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, 19 To deliver their soul…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

We all want power . Sometimes this is the need to feel in control. Sometimes this is asserting our own way. This is not necessarily a bad thing but if we are not careful we can get caught up in power. As we enter into Summer and then fall we as a country are going to struggle with those who want power,…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

Two things I want to think about when we begin looking at the spirituality of God. Immaterial and invisible These are three things that are key elements as we look at God’s spirituality. Immaterial Without physical body 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” If…

Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Warrior Battle Resist Soldier Fight 1fight \ˈfīt\ verb 1 a: to contend in battle or physical combat especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons 2fight noun 1 a: a hostile encounter : battle, combat Do you have Fight in you? Should you have Fight in…

we are more concerned to implement the principles of Scripture in our specific culture (and even to emulate the best of the Bible-inspired cultures of Scripture), than we are to invest effort in reclaiming current cultural forms for Christian use. pop-contemporary forms or the distinctive ethnic forms…

Taste and See Psalm 34 (ESV) Central Idea: God will fully satisfy those who trust him to satisfy the longings of their hearts. Psalm 34 is a psalm of joy. It is about the joy of experiencing the goodness of God. Psalm 34:5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. “ Introduction…

The Lord sees and will lead you.

Good Morning, grab your Bibles and turn with me to Psalm Chapter 3. The Title of our message today is, “The Salvation of Yahweh.” Today we are going to look at how the Lord Cares For His People” He does this by delivering us or saving us from the enemy. Psalm 3 begins the Davidic Psalms and this group…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…

we are more concerned to implement the principles of Scripture in our specific culture (and even to emulate the best of the Bible-inspired cultures of Scripture), than we are to invest effort in reclaiming current cultural forms for Christian use. pop-contemporary forms or the distinctive ethnic forms…

Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt…

Intro I introduced a few weeks back as were were in the book of Luke seeing Jesus confronting the Pharisees and the Lawyers a couple of questions for us. How is your heart? What is happening with your soul? The lawyers and the Pharisees were both following the rules over following God. They did not recognize…