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Thesis : We achieve more in our life and our walk with God when we have persistent commitment. Anti-Thesis : We value commitment over persistence and falter with resistance Resolution : Persistent Commitment results in Passionate Pursuit. Intro An early published version of the story, "Story of the Engine…

Doctrines of Grace Tulip Total Depravity man is unable to seek God Unconditional Election God Chose us Limited Atonement Jesus died for us Irresistible Grace Made us to be saved Perseverance of the Saints will keep us as a child of His They Did Not Believe They were followers/ Disciples of Jesus why…

Today’s message will study the heart and mind of a man who was totally committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul. Many esteem Paul as the greatest Christian who ever lived. The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Romans. 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to…

Every so often in Isaiah there is what is called a “Servant Song” They always speak of aspects of the ministry of Jesus but also about opposition to Him. There was one in 42 and one in 49. Tonight we will see the 3rd one. And in it we will see aspects of His suffering in graphic terms. In a few weeks…

A total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble.

We are reminded that God graciously unites us into one family. We are encouraged to serve one another with humility.

Announcements Tomorrow, from 11 AM til noon, the J.O.Y. Connection Group will have their monthly “Lunch & Stuff” to prepare our seed packets for Soul Winning Saturday. If we do not have enough volunteers, we will be unable to follow through with our Festival of Trees in December. Make your plans to participate…

Today we will be in Luke 9:23-24 Last week we talked about “What makes a Christian?” And the Bible scripture we looked at to answer that came from Acts 11:19–26 . From the first Christians, we answered the question, “What is a Christian?” 1. Someone who has heard the Good News , the Gospel, of Jesus…

The total destruction of Jerusalem The land lies virtually empty all hope is lost for the nation of Israel God sees them in their total destruction Big Idea: Our Salvation is all from Christ. -Out of His holiness -From His purposes -By His initiative and power God acts: In His holiness. God acts: From…

A man was stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he came upon a preacher baptizing people in a river . He proceeded to walk into the water and bumped into the preacher. The preacher turned around and, though almost overcome by the smell of alcohol, asked the drunk , "Are you ready to find Jesus?"…

What is Prayer? Part 1

We are reminded that God graciously promises to bring us into His new creation. We are encouraged to trust in God more deeply and more consistently.

Introduction: Last week we began looking at the journey of the wise men. God started their journey to find the Messiah by showing them a star in the heavens that they followed all the way to Herod’s palace. Herod got news of the magi’s journey and sought to find out from them the approximate time that…

Luke 1:26-56 We often overlook the part that Mary & Joseph played in God's great plan! It is so easy to have a romanticised view of Mary & Joseph and we fail to appreciate their situation and the lessons that we should learn from them. How would some of you men respond if your fiancee came up to you…

In these last few Sundays together as we made our way through Luke 6 , we came to see how Jesus prepared for and began to announce the glorious kingdom of God. It is in God’s kingdom where wrongs will be set right and this lost world will be made new. And I pray that we also came to see that Jesus calls…

Who are you listening to? Rev. TA West Sr. Challenging his wife with a riddle, the man began, “You’re the engineer of a train. There are 36 people on board. At the first stop, 10 get off and 2 get on. At the next stop, no one gets off, but 5 get on. At the third stop, 4 get off and 2 get on. Now for…

I learned something this week. I learn something every week as I study God’s Word. There’s no mastery here, only new levels of learning. I learned that the Hebrew word for “listen” is the same word as “obey”. That’s significant it seems in 1 Samuel 15 . That word—listen/obey—is repeated several times…

Lord, He Stinks we have now come to the tomb Jesus has wept with Mary 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. instructs to remove the stone 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him,…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he…

Committed to a life of faith Genesis 12.4-9 Series Intro : few men, outside of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself have has such an impact on the history of the world as did the man introduced to us in this passage of scripture. This man is revered by over one-half the world’s population. In our day, Abraham…

Introduction: December, 2009 I held a newborn baby…14 years ago I cradled a tiny infant in my arms; ney! I barely needed my arms, almost just my hands. Talk about stopping to consider and having a little perspective. Many of you have held an infant, perhaps not in December, but that barely matters; tiny…

I want to try an experiment this morning. I am going to give you a rule that you all must obey for 10 seconds. Here is the rule: starting right now do not look behind you. Do not look at the person sitting behind you. Do not look at the nursery window. Do not look at the book table or the welcome board.…

Overwhelming Evidence Obvious conclusion or decision. Paul’s warranted/appropriate response to what he has written. Doxology A written response of formal praise due to the truths being responded to (doxa = glory; logia = expression). Scholars believe that some doxologies were hymns or became hymns used…

Where could the idea of "Saved by grace alone" come from? Can we work and earn our way to Heaven? Are there any works we have to do to be saved?