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INTRODUCTION: When we consider the difference between us and God - a basic truth we all must recognize is my ways are not God’s ways. After all, 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher…

a discussion about the canon

Big Idea of the Message: Jesus cuts through confusion and complexity to focus our lives on two all-encompassing truths that are meant to work together: love God and love others. Trap As we break into this narrative we find Jesus being confronted once again by the religious elite; While their question…

Spiritual Blessings in Christ We finished Galatians and learned a lot how Gossip can ruin a church, how the Christ became the law and we are not justified by faith and not by works. Also how it doesn’t matter who we are or what we did in the past God still sent His Son for us. Now we are going to continue…

Timeline of Events The Apostles (33 AD–90 AD) They were largely One-God Jews. After the era of the apostles, who were One-God believers, Greek philosophy began to be merged with Christianity. Post Apostolic Fathers (90–140 AD) They were Greek and Latin Bishops that were well versed in Platonism and brought…

Term to know: Deity means Godhood. Having the nature of God Direct Scriptural Statements “God” or “Theos” used of Christ 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has…

Reformation what was the reformation? reformation refers to the practice of changing, reforming an institution or practice during the dark ages there was basically only one type of recognized church, the Roman Catholic Church eventually even that splits into eastern orthodox most of the services or mass…

One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all…

We Like to… Debate? Last week, I started our time together by discussing how we, as human beings, are inquisitive. We like to know things. We like to know the answers to things. We spend huge chunks of our lives seeking truth, and researchers spend literally billions of their supporters dollars seeking…

Civilized cultures throughout history have maintained order by creating laws and then enforcing those laws through a court system. These systems of justice vary widely with varied results but with the same purpose: to discover the truth in any given matter. That assumes that a judge or jury will accept…

Words are powerful. We know this to be true. Think of the words spoken to you already this day. Which were most powerful? Metaphors are powerful words. Our ability to use words to express emotion and elicit emotion is powerful. Life clouds our ability to interact Scripture. Though we like to state Scripture…

Join us today as we discuss what happened to the dinosaurs.

35 On that day, when evening had come, he told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36 So they left the crowd and took him along since he was in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already…

Reconciliation Separation Return to the Promise Land Confirming, Conclusive, Conforming, Conclusion

Grace Alone Throughout the history of the church there have been councils and for lack of a better term, business meetings determining the truth that should be taught in regards to Christianity. For Example, the council of Nicea. This took place in 365 AD to discuss the nature and divinity of Jesus Christ.…

Behavioural Standards 1 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. 3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by…

There Is A Judas In The Crowd The last supper with His disciples , an intimate affair Judas is there, later on that night he will betray Jesus 18 “I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up…

Introduction One of the difficult things about picking up a passage like this is that we are midstream in Paul’s argument in the book of Romans. I will attempt to summarize what Paul has been saying up to this point, but is necessarily an gross oversimplification. In chapter one Paul has demonstrated…

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer…

How to Avoid Distractions to Service and Ministry 9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. 10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.…

Intro: Today, we have come to the most recognized passage in 1st Thessalonians, and one of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture. It is a passage that is often read at funerals because of the comfort it provides to the families who have lost loved ones in Christ… and it is talking about the…

Zeal for your house will consume me. Has church ever made you angry? I’m sure it has. Some rule you didn’t like. Some ham handed handling of a difficult situation. I’ve probably made you angry at some point. I do and say stupid and careless things sometimes. And sometimes I say wise and careful things…

He is Risen This morning is Easter Sunday, the morning when we celebrate Jesus’ victorious resurrection from the dead. But it’s also the Lord’s Day the day when we each week celebrate Jesus’ victorious resurrection from the dead. While many pastors this morning will be focusing on Matthew 28 , Mark 16:1-8…

Current Debate About Intelligent Design Ultimately Concerns Purpose Having now covered the biblical and theological issues, we are ready to move into the discussion of contemporary issues. Specifically the next several chapters explore the impact of this view of on our understanding of evolution, Intelligent…