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Genesis 21:9-21 WHAT AILETH THEE? Intro : The Bible is a book of hope. It is a book filled with stories of love, power, faith, and glory. It is a book with a message of grace, peace, salvation, redemption, and miracles. Yet, the Bible is a book filled with impossible, hopeless situations. Stories appear…

Psalm 14:1-7 The majority of Americans have a wrong view of human nature. A survey by Barna and the Cultural Research Center (CRC) of AZ Christian University in 2020 indicated that most Americans (7 of 10) believe mankind is “basically good” – and this percentage was the same even among those who identified…

Scene 1. When you set yourself up as superior to everyone else, you are very likely to get things horribly wrong. Let’s look at some examples. Stalin, who was he? What is he infamous for? Chairman Mou, who was he? What was he infamous for? Hitler, who was he? What was he infamous for? Pol Pot, who was…

1 Peter 2:4-10 It takes a keen eye and informed perspective to appreciate and identify the true value of precious gems like diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds! Perhaps you know about the Hope Diamond? It’s the most valuable jewel in the world, valued at $200-250 million. It was supposedly stolen…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Samuel. If you are able and willing, please stand with me for the reading of God’s Holy Word: 17 Samuel summoned the people of Israel to the Lord at Mizpah 18 and said to them, “This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought…

Introduction We have all experienced rejection. Maybe you got turned down for a job at some point. Maybe it was in a relationship, after bearing your soul to someone, they turned you down or broke it off. Maybe it was with a family member after a disagreement. Maybe you took a moral stand and were rejected…

Jesus prepared Jesus was going away, His arrest was imminent. Fulfilling His claims was about to happen. He helped prepare the apostles for what was coming. I am going to try something new this morning and let’s see how it goes. You have outlines with the scriptures on them. I am going to cut down on…

To the people living in great darkness, a Saviour is born, Ex 1:22- 2:10 ! The threats we face Maybe it was from growing up on a country property surrounded by other properties and attending a primary school also somewhat isolated from the world around us. Maybe it was partly just growing up in rural…

After a few rather long introductory chapters, Paul now gets to the heart of the letter, teaching his brothers and sisters in Thessalonica what he wasn’t able to teach them in person. From 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:22 , Paul writes some specific instructions and admonitions. Instructions and admonitions…

Your Mission, should you choose to accept it..... That line has become iconic of what was first a TV series, and then eventually the epic film series. The main protagonist is given a mission, one that to ordinary agents would be an impossible mission, but this guy has a way of figuring things out and…

Intro I want to begin this morning sharing with you the story of a man named Antony Flew. Flew was a prominent man in the world of Philosophy in the 20th century, he passed away in 2010. During the bulk of his life, for more than 50 years, Flew was a staunch atheist. He was one of the most famous atheists…

A Contrast in Faith He left there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom that has been given to him, and how are…

1. The setting, vs. 22-24. A. Jesus ministering in rural Judea, 22. Following the events of Jesus and His encounter with Nicodemus, Jesus and His disciples left Jerusalem to travel in the more rural areas of Judea, where He was spending time with them outside the pressures and conflicts in Jerusalem…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 5 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Mar. 2023. Summary and Goal God is a God of mercy and patience, but when His word is continually rejected,…

Big Idea: John was among the greatest of prophets, but the believer today is greater than John The people’s response to John the Baptist and Jesus shows us that we must be careful to: Accept God’s Word When it is hard to receive When it is graciously given Realize that God uses many teachers who have…

Call to worship Welcome everyone! 1 John 2:25-29 “This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you. As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach…

Introduction Definitions Truth Jesus is the source of ALL truth. He taught the the truth is determined by God’s Word. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.…

Introduction Romans 2:25-29 Circumcision benefits you if you observe the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. So if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? A man who is physically uncircumcised,…

10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, I order for a person to know someone they must acquaint themselves with that person. When we talk about “Acquaint” we sometimes refer to a casual knowledge or a casual relationship.…

Saul becomes king 7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it , they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not…

Intro; This morning as we looked at “The Arrogance of a Spiritual Apostate” , we learned that these people have heard the truth, rejected the truth and now the ridicule or mock the truth. We saw that they; Are dreamers who defile the flesh, reject authority and speak evil of dignitaries [ heavenly host…

Intro: When we choose to follow Jesus, we are walking in his steps. When soldiers are trained how to clear a minefield their instructor tells them to step precisely in the footprint left by the person in front of them. The concept is simple: since the person in front of them stepped on a spot that didn’t…

Text: Matthew 21:1-17 Each year we celebrate the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem — as we should. But we tend to limit Jesus’ triumphant entry to Him riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. But here in Matthew we see three other indicators of Jesus’ triumph. Palm Sunday is MORE than a triumphant entry…

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord , you scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem! 15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement, when the overwhelming whip passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood…

Romans 9:1-5 Chapter nine starts a new section of the book of Romans. Chapters 9-11 speak directly about Israels place in all of this. The change from chapter eight to chapter nine is abrupt. The church has a logic question that is answered here in this section. The Jews are God’s chosen people with…