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God Calls... Over the last 10 weeks, we have covered a lot of ground, moving through the Old Testament… remember way back in September? We started at the beginning - with Genesis… and we were reminded of the Original Goodness of creation. And then we traced how this good God who made a good creation…

23 Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God, because he will give you the early rain as a sign of righteousness; he will pour down abundant rain for you, the early and the late rain, as before. 24 The threshing floors will be full of grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and fresh…

Philippians 3 NTE -- 3 So then, my dear family, it comes down to this: celebrate in the Lord! It’s no trouble for me to write the same things to you, and it’s safe for you. 2 Watch out for the dogs! Watch out for the ‘bad works’ people! Watch out for the ‘incision’ party, that is, the mutilators! 3 We…

The Disciples Joy 5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. The Beatitudes 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Sitting is the correct posture for a teacher. Jesus walks up a steep grade and and sits down the people (Disciples come…

Intro The 7th husband Wedding Analogy infinite Good wishes give Infinite Good, Himself. If that is true it means all that thought Christian life: dull empty cheesy one analogy/metaphor God uses for giving us infinite is wedding no more physical symbol clearer for closeness and relatedness no closer union…

I. Definitions A. Man – a male species… B. Relationship – a connection or tie between two persons… II. Relationships A. Relationship with Jesus Christ ( ; ) B. Relationship with His Spouse ( ; ) 1. Sacrificial love (v. 25) “gave himself up” for us (priest) a. an undeserved love b. not a “goose-bump”…

God's intention is for His people to live in the hope and assurance of salvation

Article I - The Triunity of God We believe God is triune, one Being (Heb. Echad ) eternally existing in three co-equal Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; these divine Persons, together possessing the same eternal perfections, work inseparably and harmoniously in creating, sustaining, and redeeming…

Introduction Introduction: I’ve been thinking about how to greet you all on this first Sunday of the New Year 2021 and here’s what I have come up with — In the name of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ — Let’s live this Life! This life, as the title of my sermon suggests is a “life between two Epiphanies.”…

“I do it by myself. Leave me alone. I do it myself.” I’ve been hearing this a lot lately with my two-year old. I try to help and instantly the hands go up, waving and pushing me away. Don’t help me. I do it myself. We value our independence don’t we? We mark and celebrate every milestone of doing things…

Gabriel the messenger of God sheds light on Christmas in Heaven

Luke 8:40–56 (ESV) 40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus’ feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age,…

Introduction As Christians, we are not alone in the world, nor are we supposed to be alone. We are not saved to walk alone; rather we should have relationships with other Christians. When we understand that we become saved by God through the faithful preaching of the word of God by faithful Christians,…

Intro: I Love Theology. Theology is the study of God. Within Christendom there are many different theological perspectives. Within the Church of the Nazarene we subscribe to Wesleyan/Arminianism. John Wesley’s understanding of God was central in our understanding of God as a denomination. The biggest…

Advent Listening Last week, waiting… confessing our impatience and our longing to see what God is doing and will do… for this work of renewing all of creation is God’s work… and we get to join in. This week, preparing. Next week, singing. And on the fourth week, labouring. Advent is the beginning of…

Jesus sermon on the mount

When we see violence in the public square or in international events, or experience the breakdown of good relationships, or struggle with our own internal challenges - how do we respond? How do you respond/how are you responding… when the news is full of headlines about escalating tensions and the ensuing…

God Calls... Over the last 10 weeks, we have covered a lot of ground, moving through the Old Testament… remember way back in September? We started at the beginning - with Genesis… and we were reminded of the Original Goodness of creation. And then we traced how this good God who made a good creation…

Lexham Theological Wordbook (Discipleship) Discipleship Discipleship is the process of devoting oneself to a teacher to learn from and become more like them. For the Christian, this refers to the process of learning the teachings of Jesus and following after his example in obedience through the power…

Advent Listening Two weeks ago: Waiting… confessing our impatience and our longing to see what God is doing and will do… for this work of renewing all of creation is God’s work… and we get to join in. Last week, preparing. This week, singing. Advent is the beginning of the church year and a reminder…

The skies show us a glimpse of how God moves and calls us to change and grow in the world.

Homiletics What is Preaching Ask the class, what is preaching??? We can define Christian preaching as the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ within the context of a worship service. I would say that it’s the main point of the worship service. The main purpose or objective of preaching is to help…

Intro The opening chapter of the Bible. The first of 2 creation stories we have in Genesis. Written FOR us, but not TO us. Not written down as it happened. In the moment. Not even written down a short while later to make a scientific text. Not a newspaper article or an op-ed. Written down during the…

It is a great privilege to be here today. proclaiming the Word of God. Today is an exciting day! We are kicking off our Vacation Bible School. I hope that all of you are as excited for this as I am! For the next three nights we are going to be looking at the themes of Following, Obedience, and Trust…

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It is, as always, a great privilege to be here with you today and an absolute honor to share the Word of God with you. This morning, we are going to be switching gears from what we have been going through for the past month or so.…