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Last week we started a series called Return of the King. Jesus told us in the final chapter of Revelation that he is coming soon. Let me go back over the highlights from last week real quick. We talked about 7 signs coming from the nation of Israel that signal that Jesus is preparing to return soon.…

INTRODUCTION . Murder: Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. Description. 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the…

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light…

Epiphany: The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as seen in the coming of the Magi *** Image: Camels and Magi. “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn” ( Is 60.3 ). “They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord” ( Is 60.6 )…

Psalm 148 If we could just grasp the greatness and glory of God…our hearts would overflow with praise to Him! No matter what is going on in the world today, and much sure is happening, no struggle, no trial, no tragedy would ever be able to put out this fire inside of us if we truly see God for who He…

Meaning of the word “Heaven” in the Bible Given the reality of the waters above the heavens, the Hebrew word “heavens” (shamayim / םימש) can be used in three distinct waters within biblical cosmic geography. “Heavens” can refer to the sky-dome itself that divides the cosmic waters above and below Genesis…

Introduction Open your Bibles to Matthew Chapter 15 Jesus Has just fed another crowd of thousands of people, assuring them, and us, that He is the one who provides, who sustains, who gives. Not just once, but again and again! He is the one who takes care of our physical and spiritual needs. He is the…

Genesis 1:26-2:3 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God;…

American President Abraham Lincoln said, “I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” Psalm 19 is rich in theology. It eloquently illustrates the astounding truth that…

Humans invent dragons to represent the CHAOS in our world that we cannot CONTROL . Examples: Canaanite Mythology: Yam (the sea); Tunnan (sea dragon); Lotan (giant serpent); defeated by Baal Babylonian Mythology: Tiamat (the deep sea/salt water) defeated by Marduk If you keep bogies and goblins away from…

Jesus violence and abuse The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” Again…

Introduction Staring at the stars - light pollution. Certain things that prevent us from seeing the full majesty of God. But, when we can catch a full picture, it reveals to us two things: God is infinitely superior to anything else. Man is inferior to God. Psalm 8 gives us these two thoughts and asks…

Last week we discussed that the Bible as a whole is telling the story of God’s creation and redemption of us… men and women. Today we will go all the way back to the beginning and look at the creation of mankind. As Christians, we believe that God created the World . Just the simple statement that God…

Can we truly understand God’s love? 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! How do I know that God loves me? 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall…

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good,…

Luke 21:25-28 Now we come to one of the more difficult parts of this passage. Two ways to look at this passage. First Interpretation This is speaking of the end, the return of Jesus. We see cosmic upheaval at described in: Revelation 6:12 , 8:12 Christ returns in the clouds with glory. Second Interpretation…

The motivation For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. We have started a journey to…

Summary - Rev 12 On what day was Jesus actually born? What year? Does the timing matter? Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, but virtually all Christians know that day isn’t the real birth date of the messiah. While that is certainly the case, has the birth date of Jesus been lost…

We continue our series this morning Convictions: What We Believe Do Christians have nonnegotiable beliefs, and if so, what are they? This eight-week series looks at eight key topics in evangelical theology that all Christians agree about. Our faith will be challenged as we ask ourselves, “When it comes…

What is the love of God? The love of God to us, is what He did for us 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 3 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice…

We’re continuing our journey through that beautiful list of Fruits of the Spirit from Paul’s letter to the Galatians. My goal in spending so much time on these verses this summer is not to get ourselves caught in the weeds by digging down. Instead, my hope is that as we look at these words we might recognize…

The Elohim Today we are going to dive into the Bible Project study we introduced a couple of weeks ago. We are going to take an in depth look at spiritual beings in the bible. To get our feet wet, last time we took a look at how the biblical authors viewed the physical and spiritual world around them.…

Cliches What is “Coffee Mug Christianity”? — We see it everywhere… on signs … on coffee mugs and tumblers… on car window stickers… on social media memes… — Those quoted verses… you know, the ones that make us feel good… — We quote them… regurgitate them… share them with others… — We’re well-meaning……

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated…