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This Week’s Theme: Never would have made it without You This Week’s Word is Rescue: Deliverance from people or forces that are overwhelming. It implies a liberator with strength and wisdom to ensure true freedom. God’s physical rescue of the Israelites points to the spiritual deliverance obtained by…

Christmas is about sharing. We share gifts under the tree. Meals with others. We share what we want to receive and also what we gave. Kids especially will share about their “new toy” and sometimes all their disappointment in the item they did not get. The Christmas story is filled with messengers. Typically…

It is an absolute joy to worship with you this morning. Today is a great day of celebration as we declare the Lord Jesus Christ has risen from the grave. There is nothing that has happened in the entire history of the world more important than the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I have…

The Visit To Mary Mary was visited by Gabriel the Arch Angel 6 months after Zechariah was visited before that was 400 years the Messiah was going to be born of Mary She was a virgin and in her womb the Holy Spirit was going to put the embryo of the Human Jesus Gabriel is going to tell her about the man…

Introduction 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid,…

This Week’s Theme: Fess Up! Word for the Week is Confession: To own, acknowledge or avow, as a crime, a fault, a charge, a debt, or something that is against one's interest, or reputation. To own, avow or acknowledge; publicly to declare a belief in and adherence to. Memory Verse: Romans 10:9 that if…

Series Intro Intro Have you ever met someone who was all tell but no show? I mean they could talk a good game until they had to prove it… History: The letter of James is thought to be written by James, the brother of Jesus. He is a much-respected leader of the church in Jerusalem. It is possible that…

The Must Tell News of Jesus’ Resurrection

1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3 How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? 4 They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.…

Good Morning. The title of our Message today is, “What Can A Boy Tell Me?” Lessons we can learn from the young boy, Christ Jesus. If you have your Bibles go with me to Luke chapter 2. We will begin today in verse 39. As you are making your way to Luke chapter 2 you may be wondering as many people do…

Discernment needed Discernment is needed to know sin (evil) to be freed from sin and to do good. We have previously looked at understanding the development of sin, helps us have discernment about sin preventing sin from developing in our lives. God wants to always help us to discern when it comes to…

Have you ever heard the song “Go Tell it on the Mountain?” some songs just make you HAPPY About the SHEPHERDS in the field: 8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Shepherds Not most respectable job Didn’t require advanced skills Job included: guarding…

And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?” *** Image: Old Epworth rectory fire God works in our lives God changes us We glorify God by living in obedience to him I felt my heart strangely warmed.…

Trying to Make Sense of What Doesn’t Make Sense For a few weeks we have been teaching from what Jesus taught between the upper room and the Garden of Gethsemane. But before we get to the prayer of Jesus, I want to look at something that is a part of the teaching of Jesus that the Disciples were still…

Astonished V 27 talking to the Samaritan woman 1. Samaritan - dogs, half breeds, just above pond scum the good Samaritan... 2. Woman However they did not question Jesus did they her the last statement Jesus said? I Am He, the Messiah they are beginning to learn that Jesus is different Jesus has a new…

The goal of the sermon is that the hearers will take seriously God’s offer of grace. — The problem is that we sometimes make God's gracious offer an excuse for sinning. — The means to the goal is that God invites all sinners and provides them with the needed garment. There are invitations we might be…

It's possible to rent an amazing variety of things. Last month the Men’s Club purchased cans of paint to re-stripe the Parking Lot. And with this purchase we were able to use this small cart that held the can of paint. With the squeeze of the handle the paint would spray from the bottom of the cart onto…

Which of the Sons Are You? What is God like? Last week's readings showed that God is not fair, but gracious. Today the church is reminded that the grace of God does not give us license to sin. God doesn't want mere lip service but a broken and contrite heart that turns from sin and does the will of our…

GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon Notes/Introduction The goal of the sermon is that we will be happy that God is so generous to all. The problem is that we sometimes live more under Law than under grace and do our share of pharisaic grumbling about others receiving more than we. The means to the goal is…

Around this time of year we, along with most other churches throughout the world, approach the Christmas season with sermons surrounding Christ’s birth. We talk about the details of Mary and Joseph, the specifics leading up to His birth, and the implications of his coming. We speak on the subjects of…

Which of the Sons Are You? What is God like? Last week's readings showed that God is not fair, but gracious. Today the church is reminded that the grace of God does not give us license to sin. God doesn't want mere lip service but a broken and contrite heart that turns from sin and does the will of our…

Introduction Today I plan to conclude this series that we have spent the last 2 weeks presenting titled ‘Learning of Love’. In the first message titled ‘What is Love?’ , we examined I Cor. 13 and expounded upon several identifiers as to what Love truly is - according to God’s Definition. Love is Long-suffering…

The Bible tells us that the gentle actions of those who follow Jesus shine like stars in a dark world.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord , and he ponders all his paths. O Lord , you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out…

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