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What’s led up to this point The Jews have been back from the exile for a while, the temple has been built for a while. This has come after the priest Ezra established temple worship again and this is during the time when Nehemiah had returned to the persian king and during his absence he found that the…

We are continuing our series What your name: The Life of Jacob. This series explores the highs and lows of Jacob in Genesis. Through Jacob’s birth, family conflict, and relationship with God, we see God’s redemptive plan on the move. God transforms Jacob from a deceptive young man into Israel: the one…

A boy entered a grocery store one morning and asked the grocer for a box of Tide detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he wanted a box of Tide. The boy said that he was going to wash his cat. The grocer said, "Young man, you shouldn’t wash your cat with this kind of soap." However, the boy…

Evening 25 February 2024

Wow!! Jesus is using a vivid description to show how there will be division in this world on account of Him. How it is important to stand on the truth so we don’t end up standing on the wrong side. Division Jesus speaks about how He will cause division. A little different than we think. We call Him the…

How do we prepare? 1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. We be his messenger. 18 And Jesus came and said to…

https://www.cpdfoursquare.org/covid-19-resources As of March 13, 2020, 8 a.m. Pacific DaylightTime, there are a total of 247 📷positive cases and five deaths in California (including one non-California resident). This total does not include passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship currently docked…

Introduction Me We Romans 3:21-31 21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, attested by the Law and the Prophets. 22 The righteousness of God is through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe, since there is no distinction. 23 For all have sinned and fall short of…

Some thought that being/remaining Jewish was enough. John called some of his fellow Jews, Vipers Over 20 different kinds of poisonous snakes in Israel Viper poison affects the respiratory system and destroys red blood cells Strangles the breath of life and nullifies the blood “Who told you that you could…

John the Baptist’s father, Zacharias prophesied of Jesus and his son. He called the messenger of the covenant, a horn of salvation A horn signifies honor, plenty, and strength. A horn of salvation – an honorable and mighty Savior. This Savior rescues his people from their enemies, shows mercy remembering…

Proposition: Through the message of the Messiah God offers His people hope for the future. Question: How does God’s message of the Messiah in the minor prophets offer us hope? Jesus offers us hope through: 1). Reversal (Hosea) 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God,…

Introduction Soap Operas featuring unhappy marriages and cheating. Loving The Unlovable v. 1 “Go again...” The story. Gomer (freed from her past). Jezreel and Lo-Ruhama and Lo-Ammi. And now, this woman has completely strayed away from Hosea. And, what does God instruct him to do? Go and “love” her again.…

Getting Serious About Salvation Giving In to God’s Grace 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. God does not force our sacrifice of “Self” Sacrifice is something we have to…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the Lord , the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom…

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. Paul’s Desire My good-pleasure who was he speaking about? the Jews who had dogged him from city to city, beating him, stoning him, opposing him in every way, finally leading to his arrest. Plotting…

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…

Introduction Growing up watching soap operas: Common tropes: XXXXX Background (title) - 2 Samuel 11 - 12 Text vv. 1-4 Trapeze artists with the safety net. You’re willing to do things you maybe wouldn’t find safe otherwise! God’s grace catches you when you confess sin . David’s confession is based upon…

We have now come to part of 1 Corinthians in which it will be necessary for me to preach a number of background messages. Although we will not be addressing the issue of spiritual gifts until we get to chapters 12-14, I want to preach on the significance of Pentecost and the baptism of the Holy Spirit…

What is a path and what is its purpose? Path- A way beaten or trodden The way, course or track where a body moves A way or passage. A path is something that we walk on to get us somewhere, a path always has a beginning and an end, every path leads somewhere. Does it matter which path you choose to follow?…

Previously from My Messenger The returned remnant has some recurring problems the prophet is promptly addressing Previously Malachi, whose name means “My Messenger” had some strong messages for the people. A contemporary of Ezra and Nehemiah (about 444B.C.) He had Identified and attacked the spiritual…

Introduction Author: The prophet Malachi ( Mal. 1:1 ). His name means “my angel/messenger.” This name is not used anywhere else in the OT. Some scholars debate whether this was a proper name or a title. Regardless, the name/title is certainly a play on the role of God’s messenger to come (2:7, 3:1).…

God’s plan and purpose for using fire 1 “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts. 2 “But who can endure…

Intro: A pastor and his wife were asked to dinner by one of his church members. He knew she was a bad housekeeper, but still agreed. When he sat down at the table, he noticed that the dishes were the dirtiest he had ever seen in his life. "Were these dishes washed?" he asked his hostess, running his…

Today we’re wrapping up our series in the book of Esther, a book as we’ve learned that never mentions God, though we can see his providential hand working in the background throughout the text. Throughout the text the storyline unwinds like a classic soap opera with the story line interwoven with stories…

Review Malachi - Author and Messenger He was the author & His name means My Messenger Theme: True worship is an expression to God from a good relationship with Him . It is not a deed done, or ritual, event, or religious practice. David H. Roper said, “The Israelites were experiencing a decline in the…