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1 Thessalonians 4:9-4:18 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. We got as far as the 8th verse last week, let me just remind you that Paul begins the chapter with the words finally then. Not as his closing, but as a transition between doctrine and practice. Or teaching…

summary The focus in this episode is Ezek 28:1-19 . This is a controversial passage. he debate is over just who the prince of Tyre in vv. 11-19 is being compared to — i.e., what is the point of analogy? Many say that the prince of Tyre is being compared to Adam in Eden. This would mean that it is Adam…

To translate is to restate the meaning of words in one language with words of another. Translation of Scripture is part of the work of interpreting and communicating it. Regarding Don Quixote Don Quixote, “The first modern novel”, was written in 1605; Original language was Spanish. First Translated into…

++The word ”Lucifer” is not in most manuscripts. ++The Hebrew word for “Venus,” who was known in mythology as "the morning star," was found there in Ezek. 28 . ++That word for “Venus,” translated into Latin , is “Lucifer.” ++However, “Lucifer” is not a proper name given by Scripture, for the angel, “Satan.”…

Is Lucifer — Satan, in the Bible? ( Ezekiel 28:11-19 ) ++The word ”Lucifer” is not in most manuscripts. ++The Hebrew word for “Venus,” who was known in mythology as "the morning star," was found there in Ezek. 28 . ++That word for “Venus,” translated into Latin , is “Lucifer.” ++However, “Lucifer” is…

Intro: but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; Last week we hopefully answered three major questions that you must be convinced of in order to adequately…

23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ…

Introduction: We have just come through the climax of these first couple of chapters. And that climax was Christmas. We saw the birth of the Messiah - Jesus Christ. We saw the ordinary circumstances of a humble King born to two peasants and placed in a feeding trough. But then we saw the angelic worship…

God’s Unusual Characters Noah, the Ark Builder Abraham, the man who believed God Isaac & Rebekah, parents who had favorites Jacob, the deceiver that suffered deceit Leah and Rachel, the competing mothers of Israel Joseph, the favored son who became a slave and then a savior Moses, the murderer whom God…

Introduction: Good morning and Merry Christmas to you. It’s so good to get the blessing of gathering together as the people of God to worship our Holy God and our Savior Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit of God. Before we jump into the sermon this morning I just a couple of things to remind you of. Next…

What was John Wycliffe's greatest work? How was his commitment to this instrumental for us today? Join Pastor Steve as he explores the passion that drove John Wycliffe.

Your mission… should you choose to accept it.... 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. That’s our mission, Amen? That is the mission of each and every Christian, in this world,… Would you agree? If that is the mission… and at least 50% of the…

Life as a slave So, when is being a slave being a freeman? It is when you are a slave of Christ we have our freedom. And, having freedom in Christ we are challenged, encouraged to grow to maturity. As we start this series may we as a slave learn from this Epistle to grow the maturity of Christ, or at…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/prayer Introduction to our new series - these 4 books provide the background for 27 other OT books… essentially, by covering these 4 books we’ll cover close to 80% of the Old Testament Intro to 1 & 2 Samuel A book of many events… as well as many names LXX & Greek Orthodox Traditions…

Many practice as a part of worship Catholic - Maundy Thursday, during Holy Week (Thurs before Easter) Maundy - from Latin Vulgate, for ‘command’ ( mandatum ) “A new command I give to you, ...” Jn 13:14–15 —“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.…

Introduction: The sermon title might seem a bit strange at first. What are backwards blessings? The last half is probably more self-explanatory as we all probably see that we live in an upside down world! But in our Scripture today, Jesus pronounces some blessings and woes to two groups of people. Yet,…

So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool…

Welcome to Session 2 of Hickory Corners Bible Church Basics! As a reminder, this is meant to be a 9-week class to give you a solid overview of what we believe, and how it is that we operate based upon that belief. These sessions will all build upon each other, so if you missed last week, I highly recommend…

Introduction Did any of y’all share a room with a sibling growing up? Or share a room with a sibling today? I was fortunate enough to not have to share a room but my wife did for a period of time and all three of my kids shared one room when we lived in Canada. Let me speak from my experience as a parent...…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Devarim defined in different ways. Consider 3 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.…

Lech Lecha Introduction This Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Isaiah 40:27-41:16 John 8:51-58 In our previous Torah portion we studies Noah and the deluge We presented hidden meanings like the Broken Olive branch the dove took on her beak being Israel We spoke about how and why Noah found favour on…

Being in the presence of God spiritually will move you to adore Him personally.