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Luke 24:13-53 Introduction Welcome to this Lord's Day gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. I am so glad that you decided to join us today. Of all the places in the world you could be right now, you decided to come and worship our risen Lord. I'm joyful to see you today. Later in the service we are going…

IT’S GAME DAY When I was in high school a long long time ago I was part of the wrestling team.We were good. Actually the very best in the league.A lot of that was due to the coach we had, he was just amazing.One thing with our wrestling team is it was a year round program meaning you just didn’t show…

Marshmallow Experiment video The Long Game We’ve been in a series of messages based on the book The Circle Maker. We've been learning to pray bold prayers because bold prayers honor God… my hope is that we would become a people desperate for God to move through our prayers. Desperate for our most important…

I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After he had suffered, he also presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing…

We are reminded that God graciously forgives us even though we still suffer consequences. We are encouraged to think through the consequences of our actions.

Find hope in the promised Messiah as we look at his character from Isaiah 9:6

Why do people die? Is there a way to cheat death? What gives us hope in the face of death? Because Jesus rose again and promised He will come back for us we have hope.

Some time ago, Ann Landers published a letter from a prison inmate. It was a pathetic letter that really tugged at your emotions, written by a man whose mother had just died, & he couldn’t attend her funeral because he was in prison. He wrote, not to complain about the legal system, because he said that…

Introduction: On Thursday evening our family gets together to have a good time sharing a meal and then afterwards, the game is on. Sometimes we play Dominoes. Other times we play a card game like Five Crowns or Oh Crud and recently we have begun playing a new game called “Rummikub”. It’s kind of a cross…

Is your life like a game of jenga? Put your faith and trust in Christ who will never let you down.

33 Teach me, O Lord , the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. 35 Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. 36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! 37…

Intro : It is amazing how the physical body and the spiritual body [ church ] are compared to one another in the scriptures. Paul reminds us of how all the parts are individual in their roles but also how they are joined together to work as one under the head [ Christ ]. Of how the body when it is well…

All people are equal If you went to a large gathering of people, say in a shopping centre or at a sports event, and asked people randomly if they believe everybody is of equal value and worth, my suggestion is that you will find very few people who would disagree with that idea. It is a foundational…

We are reminded that God graciously forgives the repentant heart. We are encouraged to approach life with penitence.

Overcoming Drama-Makers - Lessons Learned Today, we’re going to continue in the series we’ve been in called No More Drama. What I want to do this week is take you through some final steps that summarize what to do with the drama makers in your life. I’m calling this message Keeping the drama-makers from…

Genesis 27 Now it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.” And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old, and I do not know the day of my death. “So now, please take up your gear, your quiver…

Colossians 1:1-23 Walk worthy of the Lord…that seemed like a good working title. It is what is printed in your bulletins, But, he more I say it, the more unattainable it feels. Understand when I chose it, I had been examining, really immersing myself in the prayer Paul prayed for these guys, and part…

I believe I have talked about playing this game before. When I was a kid we use to play this game called mercy. We would always play this game after church on Wednesday nights, while we were waiting in line at school, or when we were bored. But you would lock hands with another person and you would then…

Matthew 8:5-13 kl How many of you enjoy being a dad? Go ahead, raise your hands! Thank you for being honest! And, for those of you who raised your hands, we will have a time of confession after the message. Seriously though, isn’t it great to be a parent?!? There are so many great things about being…

4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”…

BRINGING SOMEONE TO CHRIST JOHN 1:35-42 Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, said to Peter and Andrew, “...Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ( Matthew 4:19 ). He did not say, “I will try to make you fishers of men”, He said, “I will make you fishers of men.” But there is a requirement…

Last week we saw the life of Isaac as he sojourned in the land of Gerar, and his own interactions with Abimelech. We also saw Esau’s choice of wives, and the ramifications of those choices. 1 Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and…

The Rules Laywer. All of us have played games of different kinds with people. I’m sure we’ve all encountered at some level the “rules lawyer” This is not someone who just a stickler about the rules and wants to keep everyone in check, This is the person who wants to exploit every possible loophole in…

It seems that our world is having an identity crisis. People not knowing who they are, developing things like “self esteem.” Self esteem is an idol. It is making everything about us and trying to feel better about ourselves. What we need is to esteem God, and from our high view of God we can see what…

Christ's past deeds guarantee the believer's future and merits current obedience and fellowship.