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I’m Certain, He’s Alive! Today we finish our series in the Gospel of Mark and begin a new series entitled “I’m Sure!” which looks at the components of a Biblical Worldview. In Mark 15 covered the crucifixion of Jesus and His death. Today we celebrate His resurrection. A resurrection that I am certain…

Jesus directs us to where our nets will be filled

Obeying God's directives or calling, even when problems arise is the way to experience his presence and his grace. Holding onto one's own authority is the way to disaster.

Jesus' life was a life of self-sacrifice through which he entered into the inner sanctuary with God. His disciples could not hear the teaching of sacrifice, but instead just wanted the closeness to him in glory, even if it entailed hardships. Jesus teaches that in the Church the way of the world is turned upside down, for just as he came to serve and give his life for others so those who want to follow him must do so also.

Lesson 2 God, The Father Almighty

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under…

We Gather Together… We Gather Together… Entice: How many will you have at your table on Thursday? Will one table even be enough? Thanksgiving is the ultimate comfort festival. At home. With Nanny in the kitchen. Entice: How many will you have at your table on Thursday? Will one table even be enough?…

Our four readings show that one should have courage over against the threats of human beings or any opposition to one's witness and fear or awe of God that drives one forward in the commission he gave one. This will lead to identification with Jesus and eventually our glorification with him as well.

We must separate from the world as by death to be able to reach out to help others from a firm foundation. Thus Jesus' disciples are to make disciples by baptizing them and then teaching them to observe all that Jesus taught. We see this worked out at Genessaret in the miraculous catch of fish and its aftermath. Likewise it is the principle behind 2 Cor 6. So all we do outside of our baptismal life in Christ is penultimate: our goal is to be evangelistic by our lives. And that is the path we have set this child on today.

The primary way God reveals himself to us is through Jesus. Abraham shows the pattern of direct revelation and personal covenant. In the transfiguration we have transformation on a mountain, as with Moses, and the prophetic voice of God as with Elijah, but both the Torah mediator and the prophetic evangelist talk with Jesus about Jesus' exodus (the covenant in his body). When God appears (parallel to the Abraham story) he says Jesus my son my chosen is the one to listen to. Thus we should focus on meditating on and listening to Jesus through the gospels and eucharistic adoration, for that is part of the process of transforming us into his likeness that Paul talks about.

Introduction Job 3:1 “After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.” It has been months since he was stricken with a disease. “Opened Job his mouth” - the silence is broken. Robert Alden: “The third chapter of Job must be on of the most depressing chapters in the Bible.” Many people divide this…

The devil then as now tries to get us to make ourselves as God and make our perceptions the criteria of good and evil

How to be a New Testament church in the 21st century

I’m Certain, He’s Alive! Today we finish our series in the Gospel of Mark and begin a new series entitled “I’m Sure!” which looks at the components of a Biblical Worldview. In Mark 15 covered the crucifixion of Jesus and His death. Today we celebrate His resurrection. A resurrection that I am certain…

Main Point: Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lovingly leads the disciples to recognize him. Will we respond like the disciples or will our hearts be changed by his work? Main Point: Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lovingly leads the disciples to recognize him. Will we respond like the disciples or will…

Introduction David during the reign of King Saul was a hunted man The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. Selah. Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, And the gins of the workers of iniquity. Psa 141:9 Yet by God’s…

Jesus comes to call citizen-disciples out of the sin-sick population, but our own rightousness keeps us from hearing the call

Background The need to work is not a consequence of sin; God gave Adam work to do before sin entered the picture. Work is best viewed as a gift from God. However, though work is good, we are not to be consumed by it. For as Solomon observed, even though we see our work as productive and beneficial, a…

[TITLE SLIDE] Today, I'm afraid I don't have a light-hearted introduction to lead in with. And it really wouldn't be appropriate anyway for a topic so serious, which affects us all on a daily basis. Individually, and as a church, I think it's time that we put an end to this question from our epistle…

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. could have been disciples or the 120 weight probability points to the 120 because of the Joel prophecy in Peter’s speech ambiguity used by Luke due to nuancing in order to help keep the apostles at the center. witness is used by…

Hope of Israel Ministries (Ecclesia of YEHOVAH): YEHOVAH's Shekinah Glory Most people have little understanding of what the Shekinah Glory of YEHOVAH God is, let alone realize the prophetic significance of this manifestation of God. The Jewish rabbis coined this extra-biblical expression, and it is form…

A Fortiori A Fortiori RD/Heb/172b “From the lesser to the greater” If it is a sin worthy of divine punishment to break the Moasaic Covenant, how much more severe will the punishment be for treating the work of Christ on the cross with contempt. Then there was an illustration given in verses 28 and 29.…

Journey Through The Bible Series: Exodus 34:1-8: The Lord Orders Moses To Prepare Replacement Tablets And Proclaims His Character To Moses-Lesson # 55

INTRODUCTION There is little doubt that the inspiration for this glorious psalm was a monumental thunderstorm. In this inspired account we find a true and biblical description of glory, beauty, and holiness. THE TEXT 1Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 2Give unto…

INTRODUCTION: The Word of God comes to us in many ways, with many figures and devices. We are comfortable with many of them, and not quite so comfortable with others. One of the areas of discomfort is the biblical practice of using types and antitypes. This is not just a literary device of God as He…