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Good afternoon! It is a privilege to gather together in worship and fellowship today, as we embark on a transformative journey through God's Word. Today, we begin a new sermon series that holds the potential to bring healing, restoration, and renewed hope to our lives. Our focus will be on the profound…

Our Scripture lesson today comes from Luke 4:16-30 : And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from The Gospel According to Luke 6:17-26 : And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to…

Today, we continue with our study of James. We are learning from him how to have a Faith That Works. Remember that James is a very practical man… He doesn’t waste time with “fluff”… He gets right to the point and doesn’t sugar-coat the truth… So far, we have learned that we MUST welcome trials with JOY……

Introduction 2 Corinthians 8-9 talks about giving. There is ++An Example of giving ++A Challenge to give Giving was ++Expected of every ++More than money Paul was ++Not only preaching ++Not only teaching ++Asking for money to support the church He called it a Grace The Grace Factor 1 We want you to know,…

Introduction Beginning in the 8 verse of the second chapter we read these words “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last, the one who was dead and came to life: I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews…

I knew the day was coming, when our youngest grandson, Carter, was going to finally use the one word everyone hoped he would never use. Can you guess the word? Not “no”, MINE. It happened early this week, when we were sitting at the table. He was eating his dessert, an Oreo cookie, which he has discovered…

Intro: Some subjects are easier than others to talk about. I like talking about being strong in doctrine, strong in good works, and things like that. Among my least favourite topics is spiritual opposition. I know it is real. I have seen it, experienced it and have counselled many who are dealing with…

Foundations Start with the whole before you get into the parts Foundational to the rest of the sermon, especially these first 3 beatitudes Every Christian is meant to be this, but only in Christ He died to redeem and purify a people 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to…

The Psalmist demonstates circumstances where we can choose to praise.

(S1) Generous LIVING as a multiplying force when its focused on God’s mission and purpose Last week—living out of a spiritual mentality of abundance Scarcity or Abundance—Trusting Jesus to do more with what we have to multiply our ministry to the world —Jesus’ generosity with his TIME —Jesus’ generosity…

Full of Ourselves but Lacking Spirit How often in our lives have we noticed the joy that others may have in their faith? During the times of my life when I struggled with loss, conflict, and uncertainty, I was encouraged by those who had faith all would turn out for good. Rom. 8:28 says God works all…

Giving is returning to God a portion of what is already His. The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord ; Job 41:11b (CSB) Everything under heaven belongs to me. Giving is an act of worship. But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Introduction Good morning ! We are so glad that each one of you have joined us this morning to worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book a time. Thank you Mike and Jeff for the amazing job you did on our lawn yesterday! We have come as…

“In 2022, advocacy group Open Doors said that at least 360 million Christians experienced “high levels of persecution and discrimination.” This was 20 million higher than 2021.” Where is hope? How do we process our own trials? Revelation 2:8 . 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words…

Missions Ready-Part 2: Faith Promise Missions “Every saved person here today is the result of foreign missions. We are the product of someone who was the product of someone in times past that was a missionary.” It was a Jew who brought the Gospel to Rome; a Roman who took it to France; a Frenchman who…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We could use a few cases of water for the water ministry. This Thursday June 2 at 6:30pm Kevin will continue the study of Revelation Introduction Good morning church! Praise God from whom all blessing s flow! Amen! We are grateful that each one of you have joined…

Introduction: Two friends met each other on the street one day. One looked downcast, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “What has the world done to you, my old friend?” The sad fellow said, “Let me tell you: three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.” “That’s a lot…

Slothfulness

This is a special occasion. This is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Our participation in praying for persecuted Christians might be one of the most important things we do this year. That’s a bold claim. To back it up, I’d like to ask you to consider the two passages of scripture…

8 “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: “The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says: 9 I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are…

Introduction: My name is Adam, I’m the preaching pastor here at Abide Church Next week will continue series on Exodus. Let’s pray: Heavenly Father, I thank you for a new day and a new year. God, you are great and sovereign over all things. We give this year to you and trust your goodness. We praise you…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”…

Generosity is freely sharing with others the many gifts God has given us. A spirit of generosity arises from gratitude. As we imitate Gods own generous nature, our generosity overflows to bless the people around us.

I. Work Is Profitable 23 In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty. 4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox. 7 With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, II. Work Provides Food 11 He who tills his land will…