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Opening • Welcome • Happy New Year • Boudreaux Joke Message Opening • Pray • New Year - resolutions - usually a series about restarting • something to bring our resolutions into alignment with the Word • Uncertainties • disorder • social unrest • Inflation • Aliance closing • Praying and this phrase…

Why are you here? Why are you here? I don’t know if you’ve ever thought consciously about that. Many Christians or people who identify themselves as people of faith know that they’re “supposed” to attend church, but if you were to press in and ask why, many find it difficult to articulate the purpose…

Introduction: Illustration: Series of commercials “Want to get away?” (Fart after a date; throws controller into a tv, guy loses control of spray hose, Review : We are offered God’s amazing mercy and forgiveness. 2. If we are willing to come clean and genuinely own our mess. 3. Then God’s grace forgives,…

Introduction: Refresh: to restore strength and animation to. To renovate, revive, restore. Review: David made a colossal mess but somehow came out victorious and even singing. How? We need refreshing, it is freely offered in Jesus. In our passage today we see the heart of the gospel, of God’s grace.…

Introduction Illustration : girl who over permed her hair. Teacher, “You should just shave that and start over.” Refresh: to restore strength and animation to. To renovate, revive, restore. Last week: David made a colossal mess but somehow came out victorious and even singing. How? We need refreshing,…

Intro Text - Acts 3.19-21 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all…

If you are our guest, we are so happy that you are here. It is our practice at Branches Church to give God an opportunity to minister before we leave. We do this by coming together in prayer. I have learned that when God’s Word has been delivered and someone is stirred in their spirit that is when God…

Introduction Illustration : We’ve all experienced it. Phone is lagging. Computer is stuck. Call tech support… “Turn off device to refresh the system”. Reboot. Why? Do any of us realize what that is really doing? (like most of us when our car doesn’t start. Open the hood to look under) Refresh: to restore…

Today we are in 2 Timothy 1:15-18 . While you are turning to this passage, I have a question. I was wondering this week how history will remember this time in which we are living. Have you ever wondered that? How will all that is going on be remembered? How will we be remembered? What will they remember…

*** Image: Wind John 3:8 (NRSV) The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. *** NS: Behind it all, an unseen power. Strong, unpredictable. *** Image: Fire Divided tongues, as…

There are just as many readings of the Law in Nehemiah as there are in the rest of the OT combined. Scripture is for all ages , the whole community. This was commanded many of times in the OT, parents were to teach their children what the faith looked like and the reasons behind the rituals. We must…

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless…

Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my…

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is one thing you must have.

Introduction: 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, Westminster Catechism begins with the most fundamental question that we could ask. What is the chief and highest end of man? Man’s chief and highest…

Christlike action “ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ”“ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. ”(Galatians 5:22–23) “ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ”“ And to knowledge…

Psalm 133 Jesus wanted his followers to have unity. Not just the 12, but all those that would come after them. In John 17 He prayed for all of us. One of the main themes of His prayer was that we would be one, or unified, just like the Jesus and the Father are one. 21 That they all may be one; as thou,…

Paul’s Plea Paul writing to Philemon about his runaway slave Onesimus who is returning V 8 - 16 read V 17-21 Pray Partnership V 17 If you Regard me as partner, comrade, brother in arms, brother in Christ Paul is assuming Paul is putting the responsibility on Philemon to regard Paul the same then accept…

What does active trust look like? Trust Requires Surrender. Trust Requires Action. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord , and turn away…

Introduction Beginning a new series on simplifying your spiritual life. Jesus said, ““Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” There were many burdens put upon the people of Israel. The oppressive Roman government. Making a living to survive for many was a burden.…

A Lawsuit Your ancestors found no wrong in me (2.5) They did not deny my power bringing them up from Egypt (2.6) You landed in a plentiful land (2.7) But your rulers forsook me (2.8) This doesn’t even happen in foreign lands (2.10) Nations don’t change their gods! (2.11) The witnessing heavens should…

This morning I wanted to preach a sermon which does justice to both Father’s Day and the Second Commandment. The heart of the Second Commandment is found not simply avoiding the use of graven images in our worship, but worshipping God only in the way He has ordained in His Word. One of the ways that…

Order of Service Welcome Prayer Hymn - I cannot tell why he whom angels worship (508) Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Friday 7pm - Online Sunday Morning 11am & 6pm Tithes & Offerings - £ Main Prayer Hymn - STAND UP STAND UP FOR JESUS (890) Reading Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard…

God is speaking through Solomon like a father to his son. But, God is also speaking through Solomon to you and me. So tonight, let’s listen to our Father as we gain some wisdom for us to live by. 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years…