Results

Precious in the Sight of the Lord

Notes for the message: Time: Between Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), in Sept./Oct ., and the Feast of Dedication, in Nov./Dec. Location: Jerusalem, outside the Temple. 1. The fifth sign: Healing the blind man, 8:1-7. [verse 1] — lit., from the hour of his birth; he doesn’t know what it means to see. [verse…

Introduction Deer hunting…the struggle. Picture from this year. Not as big as I’d normally take... Saw several bucks that morning. Then this guy starts walking slowly by my deer stand. Check him out through my scope... The longer I look, the bigger he gets. What if I don’t make it out again, what if…

Introduction Good Fight, Right Race, Steadfast Hope All of us have goals and purposes that we strive towards each and every day. We want to accomplish something in life and make our mark on the world, yet it is sometimes difficult to maintain that focus. We can be easily distracted and lose sight of…

Introduction “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of…

7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and anticipation. We thank You for this opportunity to gather together as a community of believers to worship You and to delve into Your Word. As we begin this time of study and reflection, we ask…

So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Three Kinds of People Natural Person The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand…

Introduction: A sermon based on sight and light is rather ironic for me at this present time with my eye condition! But this is where we are as we traverse the pages of Luke’s great Gospel. Today we will be discussing the light of Jesus Christ and the rejection that came from the crowds. And as we go…

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him…

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when…

Living in plain sight! We are not called to be undercover Christians, we are called light and light is not to be hidden. So, we are to live our Christian life in plain sight. In the midst of perverse generation, let our light shine (Php2:15; Mt5:16) 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children…

ILLUST: Fanny Crosby Adage - “Jesus meets you where you are” - this is true, but people take this as never needing to change TRUTH - Jesus meets you where you are, then you see His plan, then you decide where you want to go, how far you are willing to walk with Him We see this in our account of the blind…

Jesus gives sight to a man who has been blind his whole life. Jesus continues to shine light into lives that have been lost in darkness.

2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom…

Men must avoid doing evil in the sight of the Lord and not fall prey to the gods around us.

One chose to walk by faith; the other chose to walk by sight. Which will you be?

Obedience is a willingness to submit oneself to the will of God and to put it into effect. Scripture emphasizes the necessity for God’s laws to be followed, gives examples and reasons, and describes the rewards.

This Week’s Theme: God Set Apart His People Word for the Week is God’s Promises: They reveal his particular and eternal purposes to which he is unchangeably committed and upon which believers can totally depend. These promises are, however, conditional upon obedience on the part of believers. Memory…

We give thanks to God for Queen Elizabeth’s loyalty to the faith she inherited through her baptism and confirmation and affirmed at her coronation; for her unswerving devotion to the Gospel; and for her steadfast service as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. 2 Kings 22:2 Josiah did what was right…

This Week’s Theme: Theme : Moved By God This Week’s Word is Obedience : It starts with reverence towards God which expresses itself in the actions, words, and worship of believers. True reverence for God leads to obedience towards him.: Memory Verse: Psalm 37:23 “23 The steps of a good man are ordered…

Encounters with Jesus What do you See? Mark 8:22–31 (ESV) 22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and l aid his hands on him, he asked…

John chapter 1 - establishes Jesus as God in the Flesh John chapters 2-5 - beginning ministry John chapter 6-10 - similar themes, but deeper discussion and increased opposition John chapter 6 - feeding of 5000+ ; “I AM” the bread of life from heaven and the source of eternal life. John chapters 7-8 -…