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12 Therefore, just as tsin came into the world through one man, and udeath through sin, and vso death spread to all men5 because wall sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but xsin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is Luke 1:5-25 : In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments…

God’s Roles as Creator and Sustainer Are Less Different Than We Have Thought Now that we have developed a modified view of the creation account in Genesis and a corresponding modified view of what constitutes creative activity, we can explore how these give us a renewed vision of God as Creator. Two…

Where Did We Come From? We are in week two of a series on Developing a Biblical Worldview. We’re looking at God’s perspective on life. What life is really like. Seeing life from God’s point of view. And seeing the error in unbiblical worldviews because they have tremendous influence over your life. Just…

Why Do We Believe That? Week 6 Systematic Theology—The Doctrine of Creation Part 2 · Where did we come from? · Why are we here? · Is there a purpose, a goal behind all that we see and experience? · Or is life one big cosmic accident - directionless and purposeless? Again, these are simple, straightforward…

Welcome to Fathers Day 2023 Fathers Day A day of socks and ties and if your lucky a BBQ that you have to put on. 40 million less cards are sent on fathers day compared to mothers day. Maybe it's because mothers are just better at laying on the guilt: 40% feel obligated or pressured to buy for their mom…

Last week Simon introduced our new sermon series with question 1 of what will be, over time, a Catechism of 52 questions and answers. Why? Because we believe understanding what the bible says about God and God’s plans and purposes for His people, for His world, lies at the heart of what it means to be…

What does it mean to be a teacher? What does it mean to be a student?

Bullying is painful, but God's purpose is GOOD

Why is Israel so important? Israel is central to the story of the Bible. The Bible records Israel’s past and prophecies about it’s future. The Jews are God’s chosen people through whom He provided a Savior to rescue mankind from their sins. This Savior, Jesus, was born in Israel, died in Israel, rose…

God’s Response to Wickedness Is there such a thing as “too sinful” for salvation? · Why did God save Nineveh and destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? · “The two angels” (v1): This is a continuation from the narrative in chapter 18. Three men – one was the Lord other two “men” – were angels Then the Lord said,…

Today's sermon is about how certain the Gospel of Jesus Christ is. (Pardon the last few minutes - wireless mic connection issue. See below for manuscript if needed!)

Hope I really enjoy movies. I don’t find anything wrong with entertainment as long as it doesn’t become an idol or incite you to sin. My views on that have changed over the years since I first became a Christian, therefore the types of movies I have watched have changed. A movie I have loved for many…

In the dark recesses of Israel’s history, at a most unlikely moment, in a rebuke against the petulant King Ahaz, one of the most beautiful words ever to grace the human tongue found its way into the language of the world. There it was sown in its arid soil, hardly noticed for seven centuries, until God…

Welcome... Introduction… Continuing our series on what is the church Pray Heavenly Father, please give me clarity in the words I speak. Please fill us with the truth of your word and grant us repentance where there is sin, understanding where there is confusion, and wisdom where there is foolishness.…

The providence of God is His almighty and everywhere present power, whereby as it were by hand, He upholds and governs heaven, earth and all creatures; so that herbs and grass, rain and drought, fruitful and barren years, meat and drink, health and sickness, riches and poverty, yea, and all things come,…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 5:12-26 : While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will;…

of religion and politics always falls short of hte genuine authority of Christ.

The Sovereign God cannot be manipulated by man.

In Acts 3, Peter and John heal a lame beggar at the temple, and then take that opportunity to share the full gospel with the Jews there. You have probably never healed a lame beggar, but are there ways that you can follow in their footsteps and speak from God's power?

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Where do you turn in times of trouble? Your first port of call is probably your highest allegiance. Do you turn to yourself? “I can only trust myself, I have to knuckle down and fix this” Do you turn to another human, like your spouse or friend, or even an adult…

This week is Thanksgiving week, a holiday not shared in the rest of the world. Every year people seem to let Christmas jump ahead of Thanksgiving, but we are going to do our best to honor the spirit of the holiday. Thanksgiving is a time to pause and give thanks to God for his provision, his blessings,…

Last week we began a short series on, “The Gift of Jesus.” My goal was for us to understand what Matthew chapter 1 verse 23 helps us to see that Jesus is Immanuel, which means that God is with us. There are many ways that we come to understand just how Christ is with us even today. Jesus is the Son of…

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