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Is it a sin for a Christian to protect and defend with lethal force? Has God shown approval of people who use deadly force for self-protection? What did Jesus say about carrying a weapon?

When Gilead, Eastern Israel, became desparate, they sought help from the bandit Jephthah to lead them in the battle against their enemies. In return, he would be their ruler. But does great skill in battle make for a great leader? Join us as we discover the tragic consequences of promoting bad character.

Introduction Watching the movie A Christmas Story has become a family tradition. TNT and TBS even show the movie for twenty-four hours straight on Christmas! The movie tells the tale of a young boy, Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. His mom is against it, so he spends much of the movie…

Habakkuk writes: Habakkuk 3:17–19 (ESV) Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord ; I will take joy in the God of…

Introduction Growing up with a garden. Tilling, planting, fertilizing, weeding, and harvesting. Paul sees the church as something that is growing, and God has provided for her people to help lead and guide to be effective. The Who v. 11 What are the gifts mentioned earlier that are used to bring unity?…

Some of the Pharisees warned Jesus about Herod. Many of the Pharisees had continuously questioned Jesus’ motives. Those in power felt threatened by Jesus’ popularity. Many other Pharisees were drawn to Jesus. Herod the Great Son of Herod the Great, the man who tried to kill Jesus by killing many newborn…

Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and went…

Advent 3 Sermon -- The goal of the message is for the hearer to trust in Christ alone for strength in faith and in Christian living.

Pyramids In Exodus 14 , God delivers the Hebrew people from Egypt, by taking them the long way to the Red Sea. Pharaoh has one last change of heart and pursues the Israelites. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? New Testament Around 46-47 AD Birth of Plutarch (Roman historian) Overview: What's going on here? 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend…

Announcements 4th through High School - Hearts with Hands Giving Statements Teen Activity Yard Sale Give & Go Missions Current Events Are you ready to vote in the primaries? North Carolina In-person early voting for the 2024 primary election begins Thursday, Feb. 15, and ends at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March…

Royal Psalms Psalm 72 Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. May he defend the afflicted…

Homiletic Point: Jesus is King! Intro We’re dropping in part way through the story, so let me catch you up real quick The Gospel of John is a record about the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, The first half of the book covers several miracles (signs) that Jesus performed as he traveled around Israel…

Psalm 86 A Prayer of David Message 2 You are my God! Me: Washington D.C. a. I took a one-day tour. i. Holocaust Museum The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier video ii. It was a moving experience iii. What about he guards? iv. The Sentinels of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stand watch 24 hours a day, 365 days…

A Child Is Born Isaiah 9:1-7 Nevertheless, the gloom of the distressed land will not be like that of the former times when he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali. But in the future he will bring honor to the way of the sea, to the land east of the Jordan, and to Galilee of the nations.…

Public Piety vs. Private Audience Baseball is back! I have always loved baseball. There is nothing quite like the sound of the crack of the bat to announce that Spring has arrived. When we lived in Cambridge, we lived close enough to the park that we could sometimes hear the ping of the bat from our…

As we continue our study of Romans 10:14 we come to the idea of preaching. Who is to preach? And what is the message?

Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for hostage rescue mission By Sean Kimmons, Army News Service September 3, 2020 WASHINGTON -- An Army Ranger who risked his life to save dozens of hostages facing imminent execution by ISIS fighters will be awarded the Medal of Honor, the White House announced Thursday.…

The faithfulness of a Priest and his barren wife. How their faithfulness helped bring about a straight path for the King of kings.

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture Prayer Our text this morning in Romans 12:14-21 . As Tab read, there are amazing verses in this text which call us to such a high standard of living as Christians: Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them. Repay no one evil for evil. Has anyone…

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” You are not going to call someone to help that…

Introduction How many of you have thought about how your friendships began? How many of them have been intentional? I mean you saw someone and began the process of getting to know them better. How many of your friendship have grown accidentally? It began at work, at a coffee shop, maybe over an accident,…

In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon expresses the importance of realizing that life is empty and meaningless without God. Picture this, the wisest, richest, most powerful man of that time after all he had learned, accomplished and gained said it was all pointless without God. None of it had lasting…

Contentment is found in Christ not in our circumstances or our own strength.

Join Pastor Matt and the Christ-followers at Charity as we learn that adversity - trials and tribulations are part of God's plan!