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This Week’s Theme: A God Who is Unwavering Word for the Week Faithfulness ( God’s): God’s perfect loyalty and consistency in being true to his name, his character and his word. Memory verse: 2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” Essence of the Text: The prophet…

Summary Conclusion Summary with highlights - he’s not saying anything new, but summarizing in a way that brings emphasis to some things. Broader context - will God keep His Word? Immediate context - warning against Gentile arrogance. What’s special about Israel? (vv. 28-29) Status Summary (v. 28) Because…

New Year, Same Mission

New Year, Same Mission

Each Generatoni Faces the same predicament: self or God?

2020 was tough. What can we expect from 2021? This morning I want to share with you some amazing promises from God’s word that I hope will encourage you because no matter what the new year brings, God is still in control, and His promises are still true. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? New Testament; History; Second journey; post-Philippi; Overview: What's going on here? Read: After they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. As usual, Paul went into the…

Review: Paul’s flow of thought 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.…

1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: We must understand that life is short for humanity. 10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.…

… besides the former famine … Similarities in this story has caused some to accuse the author of confusing it with accounts of Abraham. This is not true. Isaac in Gerar avoid the drought (calling his wife a sister) was confused with Abraham in Egypt avoiding a drought (calling his wife a sister) Repetition…

The same Gospel David clung to before his death is the same one that we can hold to for our future hope

Because of the Lord ’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness! I say, “The Lord is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.” “Worship is a full confrontation with the self-revealed God of the Scriptures with ample opportunity…

The Gospel calls us to respond by dying to self and inviting others to do the same.

Jesus tells a story that shows the kingdom of heaven is full of both equality and inequality at the same time.

God’s salvation shalom is beyond our understanding, yet at the same time we are invited to witness and participate in all that God is doing to restore his world.

Jesus shows us that there is a pattern by which we are to live within the kingdom, because it is the same pattern by which God brought us into the kingdom.

We see the persecutor become the preacher; the preacher becomes persecuted; and from persecution comes peace. We see that we can enjoy that same peace through repentance and faith.

Luke tells us about four friends who went to great lengths to bring their friend to Jesus. Are we willing to do the same?

How will our bodies be changed in the resurrection? Will we be the same person we were on Earth? Will we know each other in Heaven?

Most people wish they could be more generous, but we all face the same struggle which holds us back; and it’s not what you might think it is.

For a person who has been justified by faith, a real death has occurred, and although you still see this same flesh breathe and move, the me that was, the me that was beholden and enslaved to sin, is no more!

Often we pay attention to cleaning the outward appearance of a car to look nice, but how often do we clean inside the engine so that it runs smoothly? Is the same thing true in our spiritual lives to maintain a healthy soul?

We are faced with the same question the crowd faced on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem: are we willing to accept him as the king he is, and not the king we want him to be?

The Christmas season can be filled with a lot of hype. But sometimes all that anticipation can leave us with empty and unmet expectations; the prophet Micah reminds us that what we anticipate and what God actually brings are not always the same thing.