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When going to bible school, one of the first things you learn is when we interpret scripture we must remember not to come to scripture believing that we already know what the bible means, for then we are projecting our assumptions and interpretations onto the bible. We must come to scripture asking God…

Christmas is Over—or Is It? If I say January 6, what does that bring to mind? (Capitol riots/insurrection—right for US history but wrong for Church history.) January 6 is the day we celebrate the coming of the wise men to see Jesus in his house in Bethlehem. (No, the wise men did NOT come to see Jesus…

The word genesis means beginning, and the book of Genesis is all about beginnings, starting with the beginning of the universe itself. John Haldone, a scientist, once suggested to Monsignor Knox that in a universe containing millions of planets it was inevitable that life would appear by chance on one…

A Psalm for giving thanks. 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,…

One of the most spectacular events in “The Greatest Story Ever Told” involves a star. The angels appearing to Mary, Joseph, Zacharias, and the shepherds was amazing. And Mary being overshadowed by the Holy Spirit to bear the Son of God, well there are no words for that. But a single star leading men…

Epiphany: The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as seen in the coming of the Magi *** Image: Camels and Magi. “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn” ( Is 60.3 ). “They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord” ( Is 60.6 )…

Last week we started a series called Return of the King. Jesus told us in the final chapter of Revelation that he is coming soon. Let me go back over the highlights from last week real quick. We talked about 7 signs coming from the nation of Israel that signal that Jesus is preparing to return soon.…

Introduction: One of my favorite songs at Christmastime is “How Many Kings.” I love that song. Another song we sing a lot is “We Three Kings.” Some of us think these dudes were on the Oriental Express, but regions were different. The kings we are going to be looking at today probably came from a region…

In my lifetime there has been an ever increasing emphasis on saving the earth. As a matter of fact, the secularist holiday called Earth Day was just celebrated this past week. This event began in 1970 led by mostly white young people college age and down kids. It has always had political overtones, as…

Good morning! Can you believe that we are just three days away from Christmas Day… We are in our series on the Cast of Characters of Christmas . If Steven Spielberg were the director for the Cast of Christmas, I don t think he would have chosen the Characters that we have in the Advent Story.. Joseph…

2023 Christ’s Birthday Observance The God Who Gives Which should encourage us to give as well. What are the ways you can give of yourself, your resources, your hospitality, your story of salvation, and you worship to God? The God Who Gives Favor #1 Mary’s Amazing Surrender to God’s Plans The God Who…

Seeing God at Work Among Us “I like work. I really do. I can sit and watch it for hours!” My practice of social interaction, certainly with people I don’t yet know, involves way more listening than talking. Sometimes I overhear people’s conversations or notice what they say in passing. I’m not trying…

Welcome to the 10th Day of Christmas! If you only notice the 12 days of Christmas on sales fliers and email promotions, then you might have thought that the 12 days of Christmas were a countdown to the celebration of the birth of Jesus. But if you’ve reminded yourselves about what I share most years,…

Bienvenido Diezmo y Ofrenda Deuteronomio 8:17-18 Reina-Valera 1960 17 y digas en tu corazón: Mi poder y la fuerza de mi mano me han traído esta riqueza. 18 Sino acuérdate de Jehová tu Dios, porque él te da el poder para hacer las riquezas , a fin de confirmar su pacto que juró a tus padres, como en este…

FINAL JUDGMENT COMMENCES Revelation 16:1–9 Intro : There is no denying the fact that the book of Revelation is a book of judgment. It was written to people in the first century who were smiting under the angry whip of Roman persecution. It was given to them to let them know that God has a plan for the…

Walking Through the second chapter of Matthew. We weren’t able to record the first chapter.

Sometimes we think of joy as a feeling of happiness; the Bible tells us that joy is so much more than a feeling, it is an outward action that comes from an inward assurance.

Can life have any meaning in a naturalistic universe? Physicist Steven Weinberg doesn’t think so. He writes: “The more comprehensible the universe becomes, the more it also seems pointless.” Similarly, Richard Dawkins says: In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic…

Introduction It has been four year since Vashti was removed. Josephus says that when his anger was over he was exceedingly grieved that the matter was carried so far, and would have been reconciled to Vashti but that, by the constitution of the government, the judgment was irrevocable—that therefore,…

Seventh Seal Reveals Seven Trumpets 1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was…

III. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: His preexistence and deity ( John 1:1-3 ), incarnation by virgin birth ( John 1:14 ; Matt 1:18-23 ), sinless life ( Heb 4:15 ), substitutionary death ( II Cor 5:21 ), bodily resurrection ( Luke 24:36-43 ),ascension into heaven and present ministry ( Heb 4:14-16 ), and coming…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . I’m going to quit making promises about where sermon series are going because every time I do that God changes the plan for me. It is well written, as our church’s Faithlife…