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Introduction Last week we read about the rape of a woman by her half-brother. Amnon rapes Tamar the sister of Absolom. All children of David the King of Israel. 2 Samuel 13:23-36 23 Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal Hazor near the border of Ephraim, he invited all the king’s…

Fornication 13 For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another. 14 For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is complied with in the…

Does you heart cry out at injustice? What does God’s word say about that?

The Human Condition God's Definitions (Etymology) Present Decisions have Futuristic Consequences Conclusion

When I was young boy, I decided that I was going to have some fun at the expense of some morning doves that made a nest in our crab apple tree. A bird was sitting on the next so I jumped u[, grabbed a hold of the branch and bounced on it until the bird flew away. I had my fun so I walked it away. It…

Introduction Back to the life of David. Where are we? David has become a great king uniting the land of Israel under on rule. But he is not a perfect king or father. He has sinned committed adultery and murder to cover up things. He not taken justice for his daughters rape. He has not stepped up and…

Here we are at the end of the book of Judges. There are two chapters left, and we are going to get through them today. When we started with the conclusion to this book, we noted that it falls into two stories that are designed to encapsulate the depth to which Israel has fallen as a nation. Idolatry,…

Summary In the book that bears his name, Jude has compared the false teachers he opposes to the heavenly villains of Genesis 6:1-4 (see Part 3). In this episode, Jude continues this literary and theological strategy by comparing the false teachers to the wicked in Sodom and Gomorrah. While we associate…

Read 2 Sam 13-15:12 2 Sam 13:21 21 When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint add, “But he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, since he was his firstborn.” David did not punish His son. He loved him, but this failure would lead to many…

Oh, you and I need God’s help, we need to turn from our sin while there is hope lest some of the problems that will come from our sin, as we see in David’s life tonight. Remember, we said that there would be a four-fold judgment with David, by his own proclamation to Nathan concerning the parable of…

It looks like we all survived Thanksgiving. Is anyone still hungry? I am pretty sure that what I did to the steaks, Cornish Hens, and Ham were a sin. I spent the last few days repenting. Now we are going into Christmas, how many of you already have your decorations up? In our family we exchange gifts…

Intro: Have you ever asked the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Sure you have and honestly you probably never really got an answer that satisfies nor comforts those in tough situations. Even if someone gave you an answer like, “It’s all in God’s big plan” or “these things happen so…

Good morning! We are in our series Our mess His Masterpiece and we are in Genesis talking about the life of Joseph. This morning we are going to be talking about the measure of man … we using that term in a generic sense … we could say what is the measure man or a women… What do we mean by the “measure…

“The Death of a Nation” Exegetical Point: There was no king in Israel, and great division and wickedness abounded. Homiletic Point: We have a King, and he is the only antidote to all of our ills. Intro Kids, How do your parents check your health? They look for symptoms of being sick right? They will…

16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins. 18 “You shall not permit a sorceress to live. 19 “Whoever lies…

No amount of dodging and trying to justify your secret sin will ever make it right in God’s eyes

Since television sitcom series began, we have been watching shows about families. The very first sitcom to air on television was a show called Mary Kay and Johnny. It starred a real life married couple. Since then we have watched many television families for many years. From the Huxtables to the Seavers,…

A Glimpse into the Mission of God So many people see the world as beginning with a big bang that lead to various periods or epochs down through the millennia. B/Millions of years before there is human habitation; then the stone age, the bronze age, the iron age, the classical period, middle ages and…

Matthew 1:1-17 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ are…

Joke - Priest… Rabbi … Pastor… I am preaching some of the messages we have been preaching because as your pastor, I am concerned with how you are handling all the Trauma of the last 18 months as well as the last 2 months. Covid has changed the world… the way we travel… requirements to go places… Who…

Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. Abraham lied about his wife (AGAIN!), and Abimelek accidentally…

Review Last week, Desiree kicked off this new message series. She introduced her triple filter for understanding the world. She started with All Truth is God’s Truth and that is filtered through the lens of God is Love, Scripture is True, and Our Experiences are Valid. And that this series, called Compassioning,…