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Introduction 17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and…

Our Scripture lesson this morning comes from 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 . “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any…

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your…

Sin and complacency In this world there are things that are sinful that we see, and some we may not see, or not want to see, and really not want to address. This morning we are addressing what will sin do to the church. (Brownies picture inserted here) Story/Illustration: Special ingredient brownies…

Introduction How many of you have eaten lobster before? I ate lobster one time at a restaurant right on the water not far from Plymouth, Massachusetts. I’ve eaten lobster, but one life that I cannot relate to and that probably none of us can relate to, is the life of a lobsterman. A lobsterman is someone…

1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord , saying, “I will sing to the Lord , for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s…

God responds to prayer. God is active. I am not exactly sure why but God has hardwired this world to respond to prayer. Prayer changes things! Prayer is a reminder that God is active in our world. This is probably one reason the Psalms are so powerful, or at least they could be. What type of prayers…

Introduction Blessing vs. cursing depends upon our response to Jesus Christ. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for…

Through God’s Eyes is pure. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments,…

Review: Last week we learned a new Hebrew word, Talmidim. What does this word mean? Disciples What is a disciple? Someone who is willing to give up everything - even his life - to be like the rabbi. The end goal was that when the rabbi died, the talmid could teach others to be exactly like the man who…

Review: So far, we have raised two questions in our study: What does it mean to be Jewish? What does it mean to be a Christian? Our word “Christian” comes from the Greek word, Χριστιανούς. Χριστιανούς: Χριστός + ανούς = “Christ” + “to belong to…to be of” The people of Antioch saw how these believers…

Review: Yom Kippur was the day that the high priest would go into the holy of holies and offer a sacrifice of blood on behalf of the entire nation of Israel. This sacrifice, made once a year to cover sins, pointed towards the Lamb of God, who would be sacrificed once for all to take away sins forever.…

Review: We learned that Pentecost is significant to Christians because it marks the institution of the church - the institution where Jew and Gentile are both welcomed by God. No longer is there a middle wall that separates Gentiles from God and from His chosen people. In Christ, the head of the church,…

What do we see? When we look around our world....our little community.... What do we see? Seriously…what do we see? Do we see loving…successful…joy-filled people? Do we see prosperity....strong families....and hope? Do we see God’s blessings…God’s grace…filling people’s lives to overflowing? Or.... Do…

Acts 26:18

It has been said that when a person loses one of their senses, the other senses adapt to that loss and are strengthened. The brain actually adapts to the loss by giving itself a makeover. If one sense is lost, the areas of the brain normally devoted to handling that sensory information do not go unused…

Seeing Jesus changes everything in life Blinded by Expectations 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. Moses and Elijah 32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will…

The Lord sees and will lead you.

Text: 15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.…

Treasure reveals affection, eyes unclouded by evil, hearts devoted to Jesus

Learning to Trust the LORD, the Creator of Heaven and Earth in the trials of this life.

A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord , the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The…

Before Corona I pointed out an old abandoned building to my kids the other day. “Guys, that’s what they used to call a school. Kids would go there and do their ‘school-work’ and then come home when they were done.” They laughed and laughed. Or rolled their eyes, I forget. Let’s talk about the glory days.…

Right in His Own Eyes 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. It was God’s desire to be King to the children of Israel. God gave them His commandments through Moses and spoke to them about blessing and the curse. It says it this way in 23 But…

Coming wrath ought to put a tear in our eyes, a lump in our throats, and encouragement to evangelize.