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According to the U.S. census and other reporting data, Texas is one of the fastest growing states in the United States. The estimated population in Texas this year is 29.2 million people. Texas averages an addition of 1,000 people every day. Houston overtook New York as the most diverse city in the nation…

This morning we are in John 16:5-15 . The setting is Jesus talking with his disciples, on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus has washed their feet, and given them the command to love one another. They have had the Passover meal. Jesus revealed Judas as the betrayer, and sent him on his way. Jesus…

THE GREAT POTENTIAL IN OUR CHURCH 1 Corinthians 16:5-18 The Corinthian church had been suffering from many serious problems that Paul took time to correct. They were a church that had been suffering from division. There were different sects in the church that followed different somewhat charismatic teachers…

Habakkuk writes: Habakkuk 3:17–19 (ESV) Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord ; I will take joy in the God of…

Philippians 3:1 -4 :1 1) Demonstrate how Family Ministries is Really Church Ministry – Discipleship in the family of God 2) Soak in the text here from Paul a. Respond to His appeal – THIS ONE THING I DO b. Embrace the truth that God has Purpose in this ‘Process of Growth’ through our imperfect lives!…

Praise to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Praise to the Son, for he is risen. Praise to the Holy Spirit who we call upon this morning to lead us to the throne room of our King. Spring in Texas has settled in, which means that most feel like we need a jacket to start the day and then summer wear…

God has his CHURCH here to carry out his mission. 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour . 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them…

Has there ever been a day you just couldn’t wait for? Maybe it was your wedding day, birthday, anniversary, or the first day of a vacation you were going to take. I remember the first day of high school. I was nervous about being in a new school but I remember thinking it was going to be four years until…

Today we continue to explore what it means to be forever family. We are looking at our values as a church. We have said that the family of God is loving, generous, and hospitable. Last week we talked about loving one another, and by it everyone else will know we are disciples of Jesus. Today, we will…

Made for Monday Raise your hand if you are exited to go back to work tomorrow! When I was in college I had several jobs, but the one I disliked the most was working at the school in the computer lab. When I first started I was excited about it. My major was in computer science, so I was always excited…

In October 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure became a household name when she stepped into an abandoned water well at her aunt’s house in Midland, Texas. Stuck 22 feet beneath the surface in a slender well shaft, she was trapped in the well for two and a half days as rescue workers struggled to determine…

Philippians 4:4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Do you have hope for this church? What do you love about our church? Do you ever hear statemnts of hoplessness? “We cant reach young families becasue they wll just drive to Lubbock” “People will only got to the church that they…

We are returning to our study of the book of Acts today. We took two weeks to talk about Palm Sunday and Easter, so now over the next two Sundays we will finish the book of Acts. If you followed the reading plan, you already finished reading the book. But if the last two weeks were kind of a whirlwind,…

Bro Justin's message to the South Texas Missionary Baptist Association meeting.

Job - so much you could get 10 or more sermons just from Job “He Is” - the timeless redeemer Jesus is our Ever-Living Redeemer. The Dayspring From on High (38:12) - “caused the dawn to know its place?” Personified in the sufferings of Job and the blessings that would follow 22 comparison points: Job…

Introduction Transition Illumination Empathy Defined The definition of empathy The ability to understand another person’s state of being. Empathy is inherently selfless as we seek to truly understand other people along with their how’s and why’s. The danger of empathy The ability to ascribe your state…

Children Obedience is the first duty of Children. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. It is a wonderful experience to know you are doing what is right, to have a God called, experienced individual at your side that can help guide…

Our Corporate Identity Still in Ephesians as we are looking at God’s grace through the church. Today we’ll look at Ephesians 2:11-22 Went to Arkansas, biggest rivalry was Univ. of Texas. During the week leading up the annual football game, there was a total dislike shown all across the campus. In fact,…

Intro: What is joy? Ask for examples not definitions Many people link joy and happiness, but to seek happiness is almost insanity. There is no way we can be happy all the time because we live in an imperfect world. But some great examples were given of joy. Joy is what we find in the Truth, the truth…

Introduction: There is really nothing new under the sun. There are a lot of false gods and religions out there and a lot of heresies, but they are really the same old heresies that are repackaged over and over again. When you go fishing, if a bait is working, why change your lure. Satan just keeps deceiving…

In January of 2020, the Houston Chronicle newspaper published an article on the riches cities in Texas. In this article they listed the richest cities by median income, population, and unemployment rate. Would anybody care to guess which city was ranked the wealthiest city in Texas was in 2020? The answer…

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.…

Leaving It All Behind On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he…