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Intro What do you need to do to get ready for Christmas? Mountains of shopping? Get the Christmas lights up? Wrapping? Make sure the car is serviced for the road trip? As I experienced the other day trying to drive through town, there is a flurry of activity as people rush this way and that to prepare.…

Galatians 6:16-18 As Paul concludes this letter, he not only expresses the grace of God in his spirit toward the Galatian believers but also closes with the final reminder about God’s wonderful grace. Paul emphasizes three imperatives in the closing of his letter to the Galatians: I. The Pre-requisite…

Pharisees v. Jesus The Pharisees and the Sadducees were growing more irritated by Jesus, believing that he was a heretic and a blasphemer but the power in the words and the manner in which He taught them, caused overwhelming fear and anger in all who were in power in Judea. Sadly, these well-trained,…

there was a statement that was said by a man named Calvin Wittman: Prayer is, for the most part, an untapped resource, an unexplored continent where untold treasure remains to be unearthed. F.B. Meyer, the author of the great little book, the secret of Guidance said; “The great tragedy of life is not…

Reoccurring Patterns Acts 2: 43-47 “ One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always. “- A. W. Tozer Common Mind and Purpose vs 32-33 Unity that they may all be one,…

Introduction Have you ever had this thought? I can’t believe I did/said that. A statement like that enters our mind when confronted by someone else or our conscience about something wrong we have said or done. Several things are happening at once when a statement like that enters our consciousness, not…

The Promises to the Seed Thrower When anyone before God, seeks any godly thing according to the will of God, and will follow God’s Word, he can also trust in God’s promises. Here in Psalm 126 we have a very straightforward promise from God if we will heed it. I. The Conditions A. YOU MUST GO ! "He that…

Motivation The motivation that moves a person to take on leadership will determine the type of leader they are. This is not an exhaustive list of leadership motivations but a few examples to get us thinking about the kinds of leaders we run into. Motivation of Pride - I am better and know better than…

Introduction *The huge redwood trees in California are amazing. They are the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are 300 feet high and more than 2,500 years old. You would think that trees that large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down hundreds…

Larry King was once asked: "If you could select any one person across all of history to interview, who would it be?" Mr. King's answer was that he would like to interview Jesus Christ. When the questioner followed with, "And what would you like to ask him?" King replied, "I would like to ask him if he…

Great White Throne Judgment - Unsaved Individuals Revelation 20:1–7 (KJV 1900) 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,…

Exegetical Point: To have eternal life, one must be born again by the Spirit and believe in Jesus Christ. Homiletic Point: To have eternal life you must be Born again by the Spirit, Behold Jesus, and Believe on Jesus the Only Son of God. If not, you are condemned. Intro Kids memory verse? How many of…

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the…

Previously From life as the church (1Timothy) to service within the church (2Timothy). The church being made up of many parts have important parts that are needed. God provides what is needed ( 2Tim1:7 ) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Paul was reminding…

In Acts 2, we see that baptism does not cause anything to be done, but is rather something done for the purpose of declaring and confessing in a public manner the change which has already taken place.

What is the point of this passage? REVOLUTION The textual and historical context tells us this is about revolution. When Jesus Christ left the villages and towns of Galilee to go across the lake in order to find peace and quiet, he was going to the remote part. He was going to the rural part, the hill…

Main Idea The first Deacons It’s no secret that I am a Marvel fan (or at least a fan of the first wave. It’s getting a bit weird now). But in the early days of the franchise, they did a great job of developing the characters before bringing them together as the Avengers. I especially like Thor in the…

For the past year we have been examining the Name in which we are to commanded to pray: John 14:12–14 (NASB95)[Jesus said:]“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. 13 “Whatever you ask…

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…

Paul has been reasoning out why he not only would not have come to know sin except through the Law, but now he also turns to explain how it arouses sinful passions within us, going yet deeper to reveals just how very awful and dominating sin itself is.

Money! I hope I have your attention. We don’t talk about money much here. We don’t pass an offering plate to take up a collection, we don’t have regular sermons talking about money. In fact, this is the first time I’ve ever preached on the issue of money in my life. But from time to time as we move through…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Withholding obedience... kids, do you sometimes withhold you obedience? Are you slow to do what your parents ask of you? And then try to negotiate your obedience? The LORD Gives Over Judges follows a pattern of cycles, Disobedience - Oppression - Calling Out -…

Welcome Reminder about short congregational meeting (if Tad goes over 10 minutes I’ll shave my head… hehe) Prayer Pride refers to an unwarranted attitude of confidence. While pride can have a positive connotation of self-worth or boasting, it is often used in Scripture to refer to an unhealthy elevated…

Morning 13th March 2022

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. — Theodore Roosevelt INTRO - In our world today we often face difficulties, as Christians, with how we interact with government. The same was the case with the early believers.…