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We are reminded that God graciously brings us into participation in Christ. We are encouraged to better understand why we practice close communion.

Intro: Gathered around the Fire, ask the questions of those gathered around, share some bread with them. Imagine the conversation they were having, while having breakfast. There is just something about sitting around and sharing that opens the heart and warms the soul. I sure it was the same for the…

We are reminded that God graciously draws near to us in the Lord's Supper. We are encouraged to examine ourselves and seek reconciliation before approaching the table.

This morning, we’re going to go through the closing remarks of Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed preaching 1 Thessalonians and have been, once again, personally confronted by this letter I was already familiar with. God’s Word is like that. It’s a multi-faceted…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Mark 12 , Mark 12 . It is a blessing to have you all with us today - it’s good to see some old faces returning and we’re thankful that you have all chosen to spend this Sunday morning with us.…

An evangelist had gone to Israel eight times bringing a group with him. Each time he went he would ask for the same tour guide of the Holy Land. Sure enough on his ninth time he asked for that same tour guide again. The tour guide didn't understand so he asked the Evangelists, "Why do you keep inviting…

Review Last week we shifted our focus in our study and looked at what the Old Testament says about guarding our hearts - our inner man. We sought to answer two questions: What happens when we don’t guard our hearts? It begins with a complacent mind It proceeds with a careless mind It worsens with a contaminated…

Many were attacking Christ after his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. As many came to rejoice at the glorious entrance, there were probably many more that were out to destroy him and his doctrine. They were doing their dead-level best to shoot holes in His doctrine or person because they knew and certainly…

Galatians 6:16-18 As Paul concludes this letter, he not only expresses the grace of God in his spirit toward the Galatian believers but also closes with the final reminder about God’s wonderful grace. Paul emphasizes three imperatives in the closing of his letter to the Galatians: I. The Pre-requisite…

1 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim…

Truth Why truth matters. PRAY READ 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that…

We are going to begin a study of one of the most important characters in the Bible—Moses. God used Moses to perform more miracles than anyone else, except Jesus. God also inspired Moses to write the first five books of the Bible. When Jesus was transfigured, only two Old Testament saints—Moses and Elijah—came…

Introduction The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy's thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then, he had…

Introduction (Previous Messages in the Colossians Series) ‘For the Faithfulness of Epaphras’ - Col. 1:1-8 In that message, we looked at how because Epaphras was Faithful to serve the LORD, the gentiles there at Colosse gained: Faith in Christ Fellowship with each other A Future home in Heaven Fruit for…

The restoration of God’s shalom shows up not only in God’s closeness to his people, but also in his people’s closeness to each other.

A couple weeks I mentioned that I had purchased a 2500 square foot net... to help me catch all the leaves that fall in my yard every year…** In that process of finishing up getting the leaves in my front yard out to the curb... Trey decided that he would help me... And so he went into the garage and…

Review Proverbs 4:23 tells us to keep our hearts with all diligence. We learned to guard our hearts from two things: Heretical deception People claim to speak on God’s behalf today, but we must compare what we hear with Scripture. If what someone is saying is popular, chances are, it is not of God, it…

Acts 17:22-34 22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship…

Have you ever noticed how distance changes our perspective of something? Think about it. You see someone waving in the distance and they seem to be waving right at you. But when you begin to look around you realize they are waving at the person behind you. And many times, as they are moving closer to…

7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves…

“Just a Spoon” Numbers 7: 11-17 ; 86 ; 89 Intro: These gifts were brought, not by demand, but by the princes’ own free will. Twelve times we read that the same gifts were brought, but out of those twelve gifts one thing stuck out to me, “One spoon of ten shekels weight of gold, filled with incense.”…

Introduction Happy Mother’s Day! Glad you guys are here this morning. We will be in Genesis 7 today. Here we get the details to one of the most famous stories in the Old Testament. The flood. Nothing says mom like a global flood to cleans all the laundry! This is where Tide detergent get’s it’s name.…

Today we come to Yahweh’s closing argument in a case He brought on His own behalf. He has summoned the nations to come before Him, and so that His people would know they are His, He is making His case that the idols of the nations are nothing, He is everything, and He will redeem His people for His own…

Do you ever question God’s love for you? The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. “I have loved you,” says the Lord . But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord . “Yet I have loved Jacob but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country…