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Matthew 8:5-13 kl How many of you enjoy being a dad? Go ahead, raise your hands! Thank you for being honest! And, for those of you who raised your hands, we will have a time of confession after the message. Seriously though, isn’t it great to be a parent?!? There are so many great things about being…

Our Scripture passage today comes to us from the Gospel of Mk 4:3-9 and 13-20. “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up,…

If I were to ask you who Jesus is, how would you answer? How you answer is central to what we say is our faith as Christians. It is the same question the author of our letter here was asked. Jesus asked Peter, “Who do people say that I am?” And the disciples came up with a list of answers. Then Jesus…

READ - Psalm 119:145-152 We are getting close to the end of Psalm 119 , just a few more weeks. Of course that is delayed a little because next week is our Annual Business Meeting and the next after I will be flying home from California. But as we continue on to this next section, the nineteenth section,…

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now…

Message It was late in my high school years that I first began paying attention to something called “March Madness.” Yes, I discovered the famous college basketball tournament and began learning about one particular team, Duke University. I had never been into sports very much growing up. Sometimes my…

Today we are wrapping up this series. For the last few weeks we have been talking about staying positive in a negative world. Negativity is all around us, there is so much negativity everywhere. Unfortunately, for many of us, most of the negativity we face comes from ourselves. You may really want to…

Good God Almighty Good God Almighty! That phrase has been around for awhile, but it often has been used in a way that was derogatory or almost as an expletive. Clearly that isn’t where we’re going with this phrase. Over the next several weeks, we are going to unpack this phrase. Crowder recaptured the…

There was man I heard about who bought a parrot . It was a beautiful parrot but he had a really bad mouth . He could swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. The man was embarrassed because the bird was driving him crazy in front of people . He tried to appeal to the bird by asking…

We have so much to celebrate here at Mission Woods, and for the past couple of weeks we’ve been looking at the results of our survey and our call as a church. The church in itself has always been an interesting organization in that its primary call is to those that are not members. One could contend…

Overcoming Labels To kick things off today, I want to ask you a question to think about. How would you describe yourself in 3 words or less? Would you describe your appearance? Tall, dark, and handsome? Short? Fit? Out of shape? Sun-burned? Freckles? Long hair? Frumpy? Hipster? Old fashioned? Would you…

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his…

Growing up in Iowa I played a lot of basketball. I played on several teams. When I was younger I played basketball at the DesMoines YMCA. Eventually as I grew older I played basketball on my Jr. High and then Sr. High team. One of the things that always stood out to me was that after a while I would…

The excitement of anticipating an event comes close at times to the actual excitement of the actual event. As a 6th or 7th grader such anticipation would be in my mind while sitting in school waiting for the evening basketball game. I remember this excitement being compounded on a particular event in…

The starting position in basketball or any sport is a coveted position. In basketball you are one of your teams top 5 and you get to be on the floor a significant portion of the game. The starting position is the spot everyone wants. And often you have individuals not joining or quitting a team because…

Corinth, in Southern Greece We began an introduction to this city and church in last week’s message, from the introduction to the Bible book of 1 Corinthians from the Apostle Paul. He cared about this church, about this city, and about the people in and outside of the church. This is a church where Paul…

1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an invalid…

Turn to and read Romans 5:1-6 . Pray. Rejoice In Hope Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. For when we were yet without strength, in due…

I know not everyone is not sports, but I want you to think back to a time you were doing something, a sport, or another activity where you had an audience, and because of that you tied a little bit harder than you would have if they were not watching. Imagine playing basketball and Michael Jordan showed…

Our text today comes from Ephesians 4:1-16 , and is a text that speaks to coming together in Unity. Let’s listen to Paul’s words in his letter to the church at Ephesus: I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility…

Intro: What do you do every day? I’m talking the things you don’t have to do but you choose to do. Not eating or sleeping. Everyone does those and they are kind of needed. But what are you choosing to spend your time on? Some of those things that we choose are more necessary than others right? For instance…

Illustration: Basketball Coaching Basics Instruction, Example, Purpose (End Result) Exactly what Paul does throughout this letter to the Romans. He addresses an issue through instruction, gives them an example to illustrate, then speaks of the end result obedience to His instruction will produce. 1.…

John 12:20-26 We are continuing on our eight week journey through the Gospel of John, looking at the Verily, Verily statements of Jesus. As we look at the theme of The Truth will make you free throughout this year, I thought it fitting to start with this series. The word translated Verily, again, is…

TEXT: GALATIANS 1:1-5 | GRACE, PEACE, AND GLORY INTRO EXPLANATION : Last week we began our dive into this awesome book of Galatians, written by Paul to the churches at Galatia. These were the same churches he and Barnabas had just visited on that first missionary journey. Churches in Antioch, Iconium,…