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Zechariah, whose name declares that the Lord remembers, is a prophet of hope. A contemporary with Haggai, he ministered to a people who from every human perspective had every reason for despair and disappointment. Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary…

13 This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah 14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.…

Summary The letter of Jude is one of the shortest books in the Bible. Its content, however, is dense, offering a variety of fascinating topics for study. In this episode we embark on a series book study of the epistle of Jude. Introduction This is going to be our standard introductory episode. For those…

What do you do in times of despair? Who do you look to when your world falls apart? Who do you seek when you feel all alone? When the weight of life is oppressive and full of despair and disappointment, when evil has done its worst, take courage. God is still God, He is your God, Who knows you, wants…

Hatred cannot remain where compassion rules. Text: Jonah 1-4 Purpose Statement : General – Stop turning a blind eye to certain people and truly see yourself and others like God does, all equally wretched and lost without His mercy and compassion. Specific – This week approach 4 people you would least…

Head's Up! He is coming ! How do we understand his message? Revelation 1:1-11 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the…

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His…

God settles all accounts justly & graciously

Guest Preacher Chaplain John Saunders looks at the character lessons that we can learn from the account of Balaam and the donkey

Introduction It is the Christmas time. We have all read that passage in Matthew 1:23 ““The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).” taken from Isaiah 7:14 . Let’s Read the passage 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the Lord your…

Morning 13th March 2022

Three Idols, One Promise!

What is Prayer? Part 1

Setting the stage: 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Fellow partaker in tribulation? Kingdom? and Patience/Perseverance? The three…

In the Hebrew layout of Scripture the book of 1 Samuel comes right after the book of Judges. For this week, and possibly next week, we will be in these introductory chapters of 1 Samuel before having a special Labor Day message. After Labor we will start a new series on Evil, Suffering, and the People…

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed…

John heard Christ 1.10-11 A. John was worshiping when Christ spoke. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet Far to many people want God to speak to them, but they don’t have the discipline to enter into quality worship of Him! We have seen that in our…

Scene 1. The journey through life can be a wild ride sometimes. We have our ups and downs. The fun times. The great memories. The times we would rather forget. And the times when we think all has been lost but somehow it turns out all right. That is the journey that the apostle Peter experienced as he…

“Confronting Benny” - Ben Patterson, He Has Made Me Glad, 2005; Larson & Ten Elshof, Editors, 1001 Illustrations that Connect fi-lee-mun (Google:British, Webster) fuh-lee-mun (Google:American, Webster,BibleSpeak.ord) fill-luh-mun (BibleSpeak.org) Learned from KJ - Fi-lee-mun He's our mediator and our…

Introduction Military personnel address their superiors as “Sir” or “Ma’am.” British subjects address the Queen of England first as “Your Majesty” and subsequently as “Ma’am.” The President of the United States is “Mr. President;” a woman president would likely be addressed as “Madam President.” Many…

Aim: to continue our look at Jesus before the Romans and his being handed over for crucifixion

In Romans 7:14-25 Paul identifies with believers by giving a personal analysis of the struggle against sin within himself.

Witnessing Turns to the Gentiles ( Acts 13:38-52 ) INTRODUCTION: It is amazing the responses to the preaching of Jesus Christ. Everyone hears the same message and some rejoice at the preaching and others are offended by the same sermon. God’s Word always produces a response and that response depends…

Some places are more important than others. Some places that are memorable for you are a drive by or flyover zone for me. Some places become significant because of what happens there. The Murrah Federal Building was in a neighborhood I had driven by dozens of times before Timothy McVeigh made it famous.…