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Intro: When Jonathan broke through wall instead of going over it. Obstacle removed. You ever had a hard time praying? Like you get to a certain point where you have hit a wall yourself, and instead of pushing through, you just walk away and stop. If you have your Bibles, go ahead and grab them. Ephesians,…

How to respond in times of turbulence.

Today we are discussing Biblical marriage and homosexual marriage.

Intro: James was excited as he turned the two hundred mark heading towards home. Two and three –quarter laps had gone and he was still in the lead. His one and only goal was to win this race and he was full of confidence that he could do it. His thoughts race ahead to the podium, the applause, the glory,…

TEXT: GALATIANS 2:17-18 | LOVE NOT LEGALISM INTRO EXPLANATION : We are approaching the end of this 2nd chapter here in Galatians, and we are nearing what is probably the most notable verse in all of this book in v.20. But before we reach that all important verse, we cannot miss the powerful reminder…

What is the best way you have heard someone describe worship? “We should connect on the idea of worship/sacrifice/and dying daily.” “Worship is telling God how much you love him. How you do that is between you and God.” "Worship is when your heart says, 'I love you, God.' That means worship can be singing…

Silence from Heaven 1 Why, O Lord , do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? King David said: 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find…

Intro Text - Genesis 18.13-14 Title - Is Anything Too Hard for the LORD? 13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord ? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and…

Last week, we saw Jesus cursing the fig tree. For practical purposes, Jesus removed something that was not performing as expected and removed it from taking up space. He did so, not as a warning or as a threat, but as a teaching moment for the disciples to know the power and authority He and even His…

Personal Glory When attempting to find our purpose in life people often wander around trying different activities that fit their desires. Parents can push their wandering children in directions that fit their talents. Through all of the searching for personal satisfaction in my life, there is peace knowing…

The kingdom of God. How do you get in? Are there things that keep you out? This message, we unpack Jesus' teaching about the Narrow Gate, the wolf in sheep's clothing, and those followers that Jesus never knew.

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. What is faith? Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It would be safe to say that most of us in here have at some point placed our faith in…

Matthew 4:12-17 One of my favorite quotes that I ever heard was from a missionary who went the Philippines in the early 1970’s, I never heard it until I was in college but it is one that spoke to my heart in a great way because it was one of that spoke of dedication; it spoke of courage and commitment…

How would you like an all expenses paid trip to one of the greatest cities on Earth? In 2021, an organization called Resonance Consultancy published a report ranking the top best cities on Earth. They filtered all the criteria down into six categories and ranked each city according to their scores in…

Be Faithful Stewards 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. The Bible calls us to use our God given gifts to serve others! 5486. χάρισμα charisma, khar´-is-mah; from 5483; a (divine) gratuity, i.e. deliverance…

Lesson 11: True Ministry A missions director once met with the mother of one of his agency’s missionaries and spent some time getting to know her. She prepared tea for the director in her parlor and as they drank the tea, she explained to him the difficulty of having a daughter on the mission field of…

If you had to pick one day on the calendar as the most important day of the year, what would it be? Would it be your birthday? Would it be an anniversary? Maybe Easter, Christmas, or the fourth of July or some other holiday? According to the UN, the most important day of the year is September 21, the…

Perfect love may cast out fear, but fear is remarkably potent in casting out love. —P. D. James, English author (1920- ) Smyrna Brothers and Sisters, how are you going with fear? What role does fear play in your daily walk with the Lord Jesus? As we turn to the second letter within the book of Revelation…

Those in Christ cannot be blaclisted, banned or bound by the expectations of others.

- Romans 3:19–26 (ESV) 19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge…

Our old housemate Grahame taught us a really fun game. It’s called Wikipedia Race. Each of us have a device, and all start with one completely random page, like Chinese Bao Buns. We each have to race each other, only using the links provided from the starting page, to a final page, such as basketballer…

Recover to keep walking in God's Light

Ephesians 2: 11-18 Last week we were able to see that there is nothing that we can do to earn our salvation and we saw that it is only by the Grace of God that we are what we are today. And now that we are one of His we are to walk in His righteousness and work for Him. Now we come to Paul's second paragraph…

Current Debate About Intelligent Design Ultimately Concerns Purpose Having now covered the biblical and theological issues, we are ready to move into the discussion of contemporary issues. Specifically the next several chapters explore the impact of this view of on our understanding of evolution, Intelligent…

Intro Most of you know that I grew up in the Chicago area. You might be aware that Chicago has a nickname. It is often referred to as the Windy City. Some people assume that this is because Chicago is particularity windy. While there is certainly no shortage of wind, Chicago is far from the most blusterous…