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1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we…

Introduction Background to Text: In John 8 Jesus declared that He was the light of the world. While there were those who rejected His teaching, verse 30 stated that many believed. But Jesus further explained who He was very boldly in the presence of these people and the religious leaders. In our last…

6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer How we come to understand the text of the Old Testament is important... It is easy to look at chapter written about David, Saul, Jonathan and others and think how we might be like them and how we shouldn’t be like them... And of course it is wise to do character studies on…

The Lamp We are lamps of the Holy Spirit in our world - both individually and corporately. Exodus 27:20-21 Exodus 27:20 "And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. 21 In the tabernacle of meeting, outside…

We are in our third week of our series Fresh Air: How the Gospel Renews and Revives. Many of us want a fresh start at the beginning of the year. This series details the gospel’s power to bring us hope, renewed strength, and contentment, even in difficult times. Do you remember what we talked about in…

Eight God Wills 17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God : I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.’ 18 And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.…

1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For we have spent enough of our…

Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday…

Introduction *Two godly men were very helpful in preparing this sermon. If you would like to study more about this I would direct you to the works of John Piper and J.D. Greear on this topic. Most of you are not professional Christians. Most of you don’t work for a church or deal with Christians most…

The Mission of God Only be Strong and Courageous Joshua 1:10–18 (ESV) 10 And Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the…

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) I. Introduction A. God is faithful to those that are addicted to Him the service of His kingdom! 1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram,…

God works 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 28 And we know that in…

What is righteousness? The quality, state, and characteristic of being in the right. God IS righteous (by definition and/or standard). SO, when we are weighed against the righteousness of God, where would we stand? *** Without God’s gift of MERCY, where would WE be? We would stand before God guilty of…

This evening I want to give you a brief word from God about the church. As I was studying I came across a word found in Ephesians 3 different times. The word is fullness. The Greek word for Fullness is pleroma. It means that which is or has been filled. So, let’s look at each of the instances where this…

Big Idea: God’s wisdom is understood only through the Spirit’s revelation. Spiritual maturity comes from applying God’s wisdom to all aspects of life. Opener The world has been searching for God, groping in the darkness toward God, seeking to discover Him, knowing that He is but not knowing Him, unable…

We are starting a new series this week titled Conviction- What we believe. Do Christians have nonnegotiable beliefs, and if so, what are they? This eight-week series looks at eight key topics in evangelical theology that all Christians agree about. Our faith will be challenged as we ask ourselves, “When…

11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus…

I Promise You! God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. PROMISE . Declaration by one person to another that something will or will not be done, giving the person to whom it is made…

Manipulating the Master When I was in high school, I had a maths teacher, who, despite the story I’m about to tell, was actually a really good teacher who helped me excel at the subject. Well, many of us in the class figured out something about this teacher. We learnt that there were about 3 or 4 topics…

Last Sunday we were reminded that followers of Christ should be the most gracious people in the world, in not only our behavior to government officials but our treatment of everyone. Before we followed Christ, we were not gracious people. We were competitive, foolish, and prejudiced. Yet because God’s…

Taking Credit for God’s Light Taking credit for the works God is accomplishing through others is what we do when we idolize ourselves. During the time of the year when we give thanks for the things we have in our lives, it should remind us of the blessings that can only be credited to God. All of creation…

Peace not war! (Peace not war picture inserted here) We have heard it, from our generation or generations before, but do we have the right definition of peace? Tonight we are going to look at the gift of peace (the offer). The recipients of peace and responsibilities of being a recipient and then the…

1 John 5:1-5 born of God born of God = believes Jesus is the Christ = saved = everlasting life 1 John 3:9 “Whoever has been born of God does not sin , for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” 1 John 4:7 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and…