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John’s Gospel is different than the other 3 gospels... He was interested in theological presentation - not a historical timeline. Chapter 1 - Beginning / Prologue / Introduction Chapters 2-5 - shares the beginnings of Jesus ministry Chapters 6-10 - re-shares Jesus ministry but with deeper themes of Jesus’…

The Thessalonians have eternity on their minds and Timothy must have brought back some questions from them… Last week we looked into the matter of the dead in Christ We looked at the rapture We found that we can and should have a hope Paul continues his line of thinking as he writes this next portion…

Hurricane Ian More than 2.5 million people in Florida were under evacuation orders before the storm hit.Hurricane Ian knocked out power to more than 1.5 million residents across Florida, according to PowerOutage.us.New tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for North and South Carolina.Hurricane…

Have you ever said, or heard someone say, “They make me so mad!” Really? It seems to me that most people pride themselves, like any child in saying, “You can’t make me.” We don’t think about it much, but if we take a moment outside of the situation we can prepare ourselves, so that when we are in the…

Join us today as we discuss the question, why does cancer exist?

Joke - Priest… Rabbi … Pastor… I am preaching some of the messages we have been preaching because as your pastor, I am concerned with how you are handling all the Trauma of the last 18 months as well as the last 2 months. Covid has changed the world… the way we travel… requirements to go places… Who…

Lesson Text: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one…

Many times we refer to life as “smooth sailing” or speak of “rough waters” or “stormy weather ahead” in a metaphorical sense. The hymn “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me” was written by Rev. Edward Hopper in the nineteenth century when he was pastor of a New York church for mariners. While his parishioners often…

Before I preach, I want to take a moment to talk about our opportunity to help some of our family in the body of Christ, particularly to the west of us in Fort Myers, Naples, and other places that were impacted by Hurrican Ian. There are about 11 C&MA churches in the areas that had the most devastation.…

Last week we started a series called Return of the King. Jesus told us in the final chapter of Revelation that he is coming soon. Let me go back over the highlights from last week real quick. We talked about 7 signs coming from the nation of Israel that signal that Jesus is preparing to return soon.…

John Sees the Approaching Storm of God’s Final Wrath. This is the final evacuation warning. Those prepared are those who have heeded the warning of God’s finished wrath. As Hurricane Florence approached, I wondered what it was like before our advanced weather technology. Can you image a storm brewing,…

Joseph’s desire is to test his brothers and see if they treat Benjamin the same way he was treated. v1-2: Joseph instructs his servants to fill the bags with grain, money, and his own silver cup is to be placed in Benjamin’s bag. v3-5: He continues to instruct his servants to follow after his brothers,…

Intro; When God wants to get the attention of people or nations, He does so in an unusual manner. Instead of making a big splash with flashing lights and great fanfare, God works through and with the simple things of life to get our attention. John the Baptist, camels hair clothes, locusts and wild honey,…

God blesses us so we can bless others? How does He bless us? He blesses us by sending the Messiah to set our house in order. Jesus is the Seed who blesses the seed. Ignorance, not malevolence, killed the promised Seed. Malevolence, not ignorance, delays the promised Seed. We bless the world by the cleansing…

The Christian in Prayer Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There are many things in our society, in the world, including our very own lives that can cause us to become discouraged. In our society and world, we are living under the threat…

The Christian in Prayer Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There are many things in our society, in the world, including our very own lives that can cause us to become discouraged. In our society and world, we are living under the threat…

Jesus and his disciples were staying with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus Jesus had a destiny to fulfill in Jerusalem. Jesus was ready to continue his mission, knowing what it would cost him. The people were celebrating the Great Passover. God had sent Moses to enter Egypt to deliver his people from slavery…

We’ve all heard those “how many (fill int he blank) does it take to change a light bulb jokes. Here’s a few you might enjoy about various christians groups: How many charismatics does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Only 1 - hands are already in the air. Pentecostals? - A: 10. 1 to change the lightbulb…

In the Hebrew layout of Scripture the book of 1 Samuel comes right after the book of Judges. For this week, and possibly next week, we will be in these introductory chapters of 1 Samuel before having a special Labor Day message. After Labor we will start a new series on Evil, Suffering, and the People…

We should be all that we can be on earth so that we can be all that we could be in heaven. Erwin Lutzer The New Testament uses several vivid images to describe our future judgment and reward before the Lord: a disciplined athlete ( 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ) a faithful steward overseeing the resources of…

Introduction When you look around at the brokenness and it breaks you. Hurricane damage in Florida. Recent school shooting in Uvalde. The continuing atrocity by the Russian military on the Ukrainian people. Driving around OKC and seeing the number of homeless. Hate and division that are running rampant…

45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48…

Introduction Happy 2021! My goodness, has there been anyone else out there more ready to say goodbye to 2020 than me? Let’s take a quick glance back - and I do mean quick… We went through an impeachment proceeding, an acquittal, a roller coaster stock market, first responders being viewed as criminals,…

But Mark’s Gospel... Matthew’s Gospel starts with the genealogy of a king Luke’s Gospel starts with a millenial hope coming to fruition John’s Gospel starts with the creation of the universe But Mark’s Gospel starts with a hurricane John bursts onto the scene - baptising a swathe through the Judean countryside.…

Lets Pray Introduction: Good morning church family! If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Acts chapter 11. That may be a little surprising to you If you have been attending our church for any length of time. We have been working through the gospel of Mark verse by verse…