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History Lesson Learning from history helps us to learn so not to repeat itself or to replicate it so we can have the results they who came before had. Tonight may we learn from some history, because that is what Paul uses in allegorical form to make his next defense. Think back to when you children were…

God's true people were initiated in Promise, born and live by the Spirit, and await an inheritance in the higher Jerusalem.

Verse 17 There have been many attempts over the years to guess as to what type of fish this was, and that attempt is also the reason that so many scholars want to dismiss this as an allegory, but as we saw last week this was not allegory since Jesus Himself quoted this event in reference to His own time…

law leads away from God’s family where grace leads towards it Intro me Galatians 4:21 (NIV) Tell me, you who want to be under the law... Today’s passage is all about a group of people who want to “be under the law”. What it means by “the law” is the Jewish religious Law, called the Torah: a huge set…

Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as something which starts in our world right now and is available to everyone; how do you see the kingdom in your own backyard?

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 5:1-11 : On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church at home. We have good news! The state of Oregon is starting to open things up and this week we will be meeting as a church board to discuss when we will be opening our doors here at the physical location. Our last meeting day was March 15,…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro There are 7 “I am” Statements in John, what are they? Jesus has said: I am the Bread of Life I am the Light of the World I am the Door of the Sheep I am the Good Shepherd I am the Resurrection and the Life I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life Now... I am the…

Do you have a passion for Evangelism? Do you want to see people in Abilene come to faith in Christ? How would you like to be involved in that effort? This coming Tuesday August 7th - there is a ReviveTx meeting happening at the First United Meth. Church on 202 Butternut, from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Snacks provided.…

Our current series is Understanding Prophecy. A number of people have asked me over the past few months how we can know what scripture says about ‘things to come.’ So, we will be doing a few week study on Understanding Prophecy. Last week, we started laying a foundation for understanding prophecy by…

Introduction Soap Operas featuring unhappy marriages and cheating. Loving The Unlovable v. 1 “Go again...” The story. Gomer (freed from her past). Jezreel and Lo-Ruhama and Lo-Ammi. And now, this woman has completely strayed away from Hosea. And, what does God instruct him to do? Go and “love” her again.…

As we begin our study through the OT books of the Major and Minor prophets it is important to note that we have already looked at a few prophets when we studied through the historical books of 1&2 Samuel as well as 1&2 Kings, such as Elijah and Elisha. Tonight we will begin our journey through the books…

How to find Christmas. Know Where to Look. Let’s look at Simeon… I was tending my duties at the temple, and in walks this young couple... carrying the messiah ! “Are you sure, Simeon!” How do you know it was the messiah? Was it something about the parents? No, they were just a normal young couple. Well…

Sunday, June 21, 2020 Tony Padgett preaching

"What did Jesus mean when He said, 'I am the Light of the World' ( John 8:12 )?" “I am the Light of the world” ( John 8:12 ) is the second of seven “ I AM ” declarations of Jesus, recorded only in John’s gospel, that point to His unique divine identity and purpose. In declaring Himself to be the Light…

Reading 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. 24…

The Bible is a rather complex collection of writings over two-thousand years old; how do we best read and apply its message into our world today?

Introduction As we have mentioned earlier, Covid has changed my plans. I will be putting on hold the continuation of the Series of What we hold to be true. A key component of this series was to get together and to study the Main idea. As this is difficult to do, I will be putting that on hold, but hopefully…

Sometimes, we are just not prepared to respond to an invitation. We often get invited to a party or even more special occasion, like a wedding or even a funeral and we might not know how to dress appropriately. Sometimes, we are given a range of formal or semi-formal attire, but unless someone demonstrates…

Jacob arrives in Haran. After staying with his uncle a month, his uncle offers him wages for helping. Jacob desires Rachel in exchange for seven years of service. In the morning (v.25) behold, it was Leah! Jacob comes to Laban, “You scoundrel! What have you done! Though we do not excuse Laban for his…

We have spent weeks now studying Galatians. Paul has been direct and in some ways harsh toward the teaching that we are saved and or sanctified by working for it. He has made it clear every way possible that our salvation and sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ’s finished…