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As Jesus concludes his famous teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, he chooses to finish with a clear call not just to hear, but to obey. The crowds are amazed that he teaches with such authority. We reflect together on how we should respond.

Morning 14 May 2023

As your pastor, each summer I go through what might be considered a sort of annual ritual of trying to determine a series for the season. Some pastors preach the lectionary, using the prescribed readings for that particular Sunday - I often use the prescribed Psalm as our call to worship; other pastors…

As I begin our message today we’re going to begin with some audience participation. So feel free to shout out your answer or just raise your hand, or both! How many of you stayed up last night to ring in the new year? If you’re here this morning after staying up that late, I just have to congratulate…

Come and see the clues of Christ and discover there’s no one else more worth following than Him

Introduction We are continuing in our looking into Jeremiah. I hope for many of you that you had the chance to listen to last weeks coverage of the call of Jeremiah. To be honest, being called to a people who are not listening to God is quite the dangerous calling. As stated last week, Jeremiah’s thoughts…

Loveless ( Revelation 2:1-7 ) First let’s look at a couple of descriptive’s in this verse - stars and golden lampstands; Taking the lampstands first (‘lampstands’ is a better translation than ‘candlesticks’), they represent the seven churches. It is an appropriate symbol, for the church, being the corporate…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Parables Describing the Ways of God’s Kingdom Matthew 13 includes a number of parables Jesus used to illustrate how God’s Kingdom is being unveiled in the world in which we live. The parables we will briefly examine today illustrate three ways in which God’s kingdom is being revealed. The Final Outcome…

This morning I am very excited to bring a challenge to you. It has been on my heart for some time, and it has to do with evangelism. I want to challenge all of us to move forward in our hearts and actions to become people who truly love and commit to our part in the great commission. So we are going…

Loveless ( Revelation 2:1-7 ) First let’s look at a couple of descriptive’s in this verse - stars and golden lampstands; Taking the lampstands first (‘lampstands’ is a better translation than ‘candlesticks’), they represent the seven churches. It is an appropriate symbol, for the church, being the corporate…

Vision involves the ability to see God's presence, power and plan in spite of hte obstacles

For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called,…

As we begin this morning, I want to say something about last week’s sermon briefly. And then move into this morning’s message. Last week I made a comment in my sermon about “everything being a crisis” in our media. And how everything was a “news alert” or “breaking news”, especially on our national outlets.…

This is our 8th week in the book of Matthew. Let me encourage you. If you have missed any of these messages, be sure and go back and listen to these messages. They will help you as you are reading through Matthew. Last week we looked at one of the points Jesus made in the sermon on the mount. In chapters…

Churches, and their people, are not perfect. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying. I have now had 37 years of pulpit ministry as the pastor of local churches. I’ve loved it. I’ve seen a lot. I’ve preached a lot of sermons, and one thing I’ve learned is that you are either holding your listener’s…

No Greater Love John 15:12–15 (ESV) 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant…

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,…

Morning 30 April 2023

Text: Hebrews 11:1-4 , 6 The Dead Still Speak Verse 1 defines faith: Hebrews 11:1 (ETRV) Faith is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we cannot see. The Complete Biblical Library says: Its best meaning seems to be that faith is that which underlies the inheritance which believers…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

Our reading this week comes from the book of James, that we’ve been reading for the past several weeks. Some have described the book of James as the Proverbs of the New Testament. There is a whole lot of wisdom packed into this little book of 5 chapters. Thus far we’ve learned about the fruit of the…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Introduction Well it’s the new year for me in preaching, as I have been out of the pulpit for three weeks. It has been refreshing to listen to others speak God’s Word and for me to see both the written Word being spoken, shown and the people responding. Thank you for the folks who have been speaking…