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Sunday 26th December

Intro I introduced a few weeks back as were were in the book of Luke seeing Jesus confronting the Pharisees and the Lawyers a couple of questions for us. How is your heart? What is happening with your soul? The lawyers and the Pharisees were both following the rules over following God. They did not recognize…

Eph. 3:20-21 . These last two verses of this chapter are a call a “doxology.” It is simply a statement of praise that honors the Lord’s majesty, that ascribes glory to Him, that exalts Him. That is what Paul does in these two verses. Paul was so deeply conscious of the love of God and His grace that…

Ephesians 5:17–20 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is . And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks…

Joh (in a vision from Jesus) expects a mindset worthy of the Master, rooted in his own obedience and suffering.E

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Discreet The Greek word, σώφρων -ος, ὁ; (sōphrōn) means: moderate — wisely keeping…

What is the Main Purpose of Psalms? The entire collection of Psalms is actually called Praises in the Hebrew text. How awesome is that? In fact ancient rabbis often designated it as “The Book of Praises.” The Septuagint, which is the Greek Translation of the Old Testament labeled it as Psalms. The book…

This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

Good morning, Gateway! Psalm 34:1-6 Pray Intro I remember a car ride home with my mom from church when I was about 12 and I was a real know-it-all. Our church just got a new youth pastor, and my mom was asking me about the service. “How’d it go? What’d you think of the new guy?” “He seems nice, but I…

As I was growing up my dad was a strong man. As a fireman, he worked out with weights and he also spent a good deal of his life at the French Riviera Spa ( a local gym in the 70-80s). He told me a story one time when he was working out at the gym and a guy near him torn his bicep muscle working out.…

THE POWER OF THE GROWING SEED Mark 4:26-29 26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,…

God’s Grace In The Church Today we begin a new series I’m entitling “God’s Grace In The Church” I once heard that there are 5 books that every church needs to fully understand and be preached. Genesis - it’s the book of beginnings John - divinity of Christ Romans - doctrine of salvation James - Christian…

Big Idea: To be a leader of God’s holy and dearly beloved people a man must be gripped by the gospel, transformed by the gospel and competent to instruct others in the gospel. Holy Ambition - A target for all God’s people I’m not sure how your ambitions have changed as the years have gone by. Someone…

2 Samuel 23:8-39 ; cf. 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 Introduction “Only the strong survive."(?) Q: What does it mean to be strong? Legendary prestige of mighty warriors throughout history Spartan 300 Roman Gladiators Seal Team 6 Background and Context [Withhold main point] About to start a section of David’s…

Takes place during the time of the judges. Not part of the Deuteronomistic History not found in this section in the Septuagint, part of the writings. Story Elimelech - From Bethlehem. Takes his wife Naomi to Moab to live during a time of famine in Israel. Naomi - Jewish woman. Elimelech’s wife. Malhom…

Introduction (Previous Messages in the Colossians Series) ‘For the Faithfulness of Epaphras’ - Col. 1:1-8 In that message, we looked at how because Epaphras was Faithful to serve the LORD, the gentiles there at Colosse gained: Faith in Christ Fellowship with each other A Future home in Heaven Fruit for…

Wow, what a journey it has been. Today we are wrapping up our 40,000 foot flyover of the New Testament, 27 books, 260 chapters, 7,957 verses. It’s been a whirlwind journey. Not only was it a 40,000 foot flyover, we were in the concord we went so fast. Clearly, we have not been able to give you a lot…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church on this Memorial Day weekend. God has yet again revealed His providence as we come to this significant passage on family worship Sunday. It should come as no surprise to anyone who has watched a news outlet, read a magazine article, or logged…

Intro Reading in history of the birtbs of significant people gioves you a very helpful perspective. You learn that in the midst of childbirth, every person is reduced to a mere mortal. No matter who that person is, they become subject to the same uncertainties, worries, and risks as all other fathers…

There is the story of a man who turned to God as his rock and fortress, echoing the prayer of David in Psalm 144 . His name was Richard Wurmbrand. Wurmbrand, a Romanian pastor of Jewish descent, lived in a time of turmoil and oppression in the mid-20th century. He was a man who knew the true meaning…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Please pray for Mary Lewis and her family and friends. Bill passed away Saturday at 12:30pm. Today is Potluck Sunday and everyone is invited after church! It is downstairs in the fellowship hall. Good News! Mike, Eddie, and Art removed our stumps for us yesterday!…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. It is wonderful to be back with you - this has been an odd summer for me with the number of Sundays that I have had to miss for various reasons but I am thankful for Kyle and for Chuck who are always prepared and ready to stand here in this sacred desk…

I have to say. I’m really excited to be moving back into expositional preaching. I’m grateful for the topical sermons I preached, the study that went into them, and the result of that labor. But after some time away from weekly verse by serve exposition, I have really missed working through a book and…

Introduction When you came to church this morning, what did you expect would happen this morning. Did you expect singing? Did you expect Prayer? Did you expect to sit and listen to a preacher for an hour..... Just seeing if your paying attention. What did you come to expect when you come on Sunday morning.…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church. Today, is August 1st and here at FCC we like to take communion together as brothers and sisters to remember Jesus’ broken body and poured out blood for us on Calvary, and also to look forward to his soon return. If you are a believer you…