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Jesus uses the example of washing his disciples’ feet not only as an illustration of what he did for us on the cross, but also as a picture of how we are to live in response to God.

Do you remember when Chuck Norris jokes were all the rage? Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he actually doesn’t push his body up, he pushed the earth down. Chuck Norris disproves the theory of evolution and natural selection. If it really were survival of the fitest,…

Introduction So far in the Leviticus Torah portions we have talked about what is clean and unclean in the eyes of the Lord. We have been given guidliness (Mishpatim) of what to eat, how to do motherhood, how to server in the Tent of meeting And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:…

23 Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear…

After taking a slight diversion in June as we looked at the book of Jonah, we now return to where we left off in the Gospel of Luke. In this morning’s text, we see the amazing story of the healing of a leper. Since it was 5 weeks ago we were last in Luke, let us be reminded that the previous passage…

The Sick Need A Doctor As we continue thru Luke’s Gospel this morning we are again reminded of the reason Jesus came. Everything we see Jesus do is an extension of his mandate from Isaiah 61 . He lives on mission. Whether it infuriates people, confuses people, or amazes people, Jesus proclaims and demonstrates…

In Acts 10 the essence of the new Christian faith is revealed to the apostle Peter. This revelation has shaken our world down to the present day. What did Peter discover? How has it transformed our lives? Join us as we explore this pivotal event in history.

Good News For Those Far Away While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee. Samaria - A region of Israel inhabited by an ethnically and religiously group distinct from the Jews. They were descendants of Jews who had married outside of ethnic and religious Jews. Jews considered them…

A Man Carrying A Jug Alight, FLOW WITH THE SPIRIT 7 Then the Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him. 10 “Listen,” he said…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 Road Map Review Map of the 40 year journey Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking control, Distortion - Corruption (8) Summary of Torah Portion Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-13:59 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a woman…

Unity in Diversity in Community 4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,...” “I hate people.” People make things messy. This proverb is an Metaphor We are the Oxen. Irritable, fat headed, & messy…

Sermon texts for tonight are: John 13.1-11 ; Matthew 23.25-28 ; Matthew 27.24 The week of Passover was one of flurry of activities and preparations. Very similar to what many are doing these days as we prepare for Easter. In fact, a friend of mine made the astute and accurate comment about this week…

Intro TV lawyers are great. Not because how realistic they are - because the whole courtroom thing is very different from what is portrayed on TV. They’re great because they tie the string of truth to shadows. Or they are such overblown caricatures of lawyers that we can’t help but laugh. Maybe Dan Fielding…

Fill in the blank... There’s more than one way to skin a cat. All roads lead to Rome. Each of these popular phrases - teaches something similar. What is it? That there really isn’t ONE WAY to do anything... That there’s ALWAYS another way to get something done! How many ways are there - to study? How…

Often we pay attention to cleaning the outward appearance of a car to look nice, but how often do we clean inside the engine so that it runs smoothly? Is the same thing true in our spiritual lives to maintain a healthy soul?

Introduction: When Asher was little he was at his friend Kory’s house playing. Kory’s mom made them some lunch. Knowing that Asher had some food allergies, she was paying very close attention to the ingredients on the bag of potato chips to see if he could have them. In the meantime, Kory, who wanted…

The Humble King This morning we are going to begin the new section of John. John 13-17 is what many call either the Upper Room discourse or the Farewell discourse. The second half of John’s gospel is like a whole different sermon series. In chapters 1-12, John is building the case for Jesus’ Divinity.…

Healing and Forgiveness Several weeks ago I taught over Luke 4:14-30 , this is the instance where Jesus gets up in the Synagogue and preaches to the people in his home town of Nazareth. The reason I bring this up is b/c we need to consistently come back to this passage as the key to unlocking what Luke…

In 2020, two words were introduced to our vocabulary that changed the way people related to one another. Those two words are social distancing. For the first time in our lives, our society as a whole went to great measures to distance us from one another. This was for good reason as COVID-19 was highly…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

Intro Have you ever noticed how much of scripture, and especially the gospels, is aimed at the heart? God wants us to have a knowledge of him. So much so that as Paul says in Romans 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes,…

Introduction: There are two groups of people that struggle to come to Christ. One group is prideful and denies their need for Him. Oftentimes they even deny His existence despite the proof that is all around them. This group seems to grow by the day. But the other group is in just as bad of a situation.…

There are times we all need a little help with something. For me it is often finding something in the kitchen. I can spend 5 minutes looking for something I know we have, a pot, pan, food item, whatever. Then I give up and ask my wife where it is. She’ll generally tell me where it is, or if I continue…

11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with…