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Good morning everyone! My name is Eric and I am one of the pastors here at Abide Church. Last week Adam kicked off our new series on the parables of Jesus. Today I am continuing the series with the parable of the Good Samaritan. I am really excited about this story, it is a fairly misrepresented parable.…

Looking For Loopholes W. C. Fields, the old-time comedian who in his professional persona seemed to be in a continual state of inebriation, came to the final illness of his life. He was in the hospital and neither he nor his friends or doctors gave him much hope. One of his friends, who had known him…

Introduction: We live in a world where virtue signaling has become a common thing. Virtue signaling means to attempt to show other people that you are a good person by expressing opinions that are acceptable to them usually accompanied by inaction. We see this on social media oftentimes. We see people…

Intro I want to begin this morning by playing a sound for you. Did you hear words to the jingle along with the sound? Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. The insurance company has built itself upon that slogan that being a good neighbor means having fast and fair claim service. Portraying their…

39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is…

The Good Samaritan is one of the best known parable that Jesus taught, made vastly more convicting and powerful by our understanding of the great rift between the Jews of Palestine and their closest neighbors and indeed relatives. The Samaritans. Jesus uses the image of the good Samaritan to show us…

Impact! We are using Jesus example of personal evangelism with the Samaritan woman and today we will continue, His interaction, His impact, led to realization and activation! Previously we have seen Unlikely things Unlikely place, unlikely time, unlikely person, unlikely conversation A physical need…

Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: What it takes for you to put God’s love into action How we counter and supersede the world’s hatred Opening passage: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NKJV); Luke 10:25–37 (NKJV) Our first opening text has a heading in my bible "The Value of a Friend".…

Over the past few months we have taken a look at the parables Jesus used to teach some very significant lessons. There are some parables that we have been familiar with and others not so much. Today’s parable is one of the most famous parables of Christ. I want us to look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan…

Introduction: 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as…

Intro; Being a good parent can be a difficult and challenging venture, but at the same time can be the most rewarding and fulfilling thing we ever do. The Bible has a lot to say about the way we can successfully raise our children to be men and women of God. As a good parent, the most important thing…

Intro The Christian community began to form rapidly after Jesus’s ascension. It began to take shape together around Acts 2 , when there was a true sense of direction for believers after Pentecost. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the…

The Sweet Grace of Thankfulness Ten Men Healed; One Man Saved Luke 17:11–19 (ESV) 11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have…

Introduction Good morning it is great to come together as believers and celebrate together what God has done in our lives. In the next few minutes, I want to open the fourth chapter of the book of John and see what Jesus did in the midst of his disciples. When we look into this book I see that it has…

Gratitude is our response of thankfulness for God’s goodness, love, provision, and grace. It is the undercurrent of all other faith practices—the well out of which they flow.

Some of you may remember the story. It happened in January of 2018. A state worker chose the wrong menu item for the state alert system and sent an alert to the entire island of Hawaii that said, “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.” For about a half…

A Chain Reaction Lets play a game. I”ll describe a situation to you and you tell me what has just happened. You are watching the jumbo tron and you see a woman crying… jumping up and down saying yes yes yes… what just happened? What about this one: A group of kids wearing matching pajamas all looked…

God’s Mission In 1998, Steven Spielberg released a movie that would captivate the minds, hearts, and eyes of the American people. I remember seeing a trailer for the movie and I was fascinated by the Story line. Saving Private Ryan was a story about a group of WWII Soldiers who went behind enemy lines…

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God…

(Farmer story) There were once two old farmers. They’re neighbors, but they have a feud that’s been running for a few years. They haven’t even spoken to each other in that time. The whole thing got started over a cat. The cat was a stray, but both of these farmers began feeding the cat and claimed it…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Shoe Boxes for Kids Angel Tree Kids We have 14 kids this year to buy for, so if you would like to adopt, please see Kathy. There will be free Bibles to give our kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2q46r2xirY Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where…

Being a neighbor is to love across difference.

We are a busy people. We have our family and friends, our social activities and hobbies—all the things that occupy our time. But who are we along the way, when we are going from one place to the next? If you see a stranger stranded along the road do you stop to led assistance? Our response reveals much…

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” INTRODUCTION: BEST-KNOWN STORY in Luke! (10:25) – “…an expert in the law” (of Moses—the entire Jewish community was BUILT on the Law)! This guy was a LAWYER, THEOLOGIAN, ETHECIST,…

This past Monday and Tuesday Pastor Shawn and I went to the annual meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. We go to this every year, and always have a great time, but this time we were joined by Brandon Shull, Drew Broughton and Brian Kelly. This morning we want to share what the Lord…