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Jeremiah 29:1-14 We have been looking at verses that are often taken out of context. We like to place quotes or Bible verses on Coffee Mugs, planner books, t-shirts, or signs we hang on our walls. And that is good, there is nothing wrong with this. Where it becomes troubling is when we take a verse and…

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12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how…

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INTRODUCTION Please take God’s Word and turn once again to Isaiah chapter 6 Last time we looked at the vision in vv.1-4, the confession in v.5, and the cleansing vv.6-7 And now we’re looking at the last part of chapter 6, vv.8-13 This is the commission Isaiah received from the Lord Listen as I read Isaiah…

Several week ago, we started this series, but have had a few weeks off. We talked about walking according to the Spirit 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.…

That’s the question God asked me… And as we look towards this new year… I think it is a question we all need to consider… You see… We live in a “fake” world… But what does that mean? Definitions of “Fake”: “Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent” (American Heritage Dictionary) “Not true,…

The Hour has come The hour has come ( Jn17:1-5 ) 1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, 2 even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal…

This week I will start a series on the “I am” statements of Christ found in the book of John and this week will focus on Chapter 6. The statement indicating Jesus was the “bread of life” comes after He has just fed the five thousand. Jesus leaves and travels to the "other side” of the Sea of Galilee.…

Intro; If you’ve ever bought a vehicle you have done some serious negotiations. The price they put on vehicles now is ridiculous [ show MSRP image ]. So you have the get the most for your trade and then haggle with the dealer to get that crazy price down to where it’s half-way affordable and you feel…

God Established When you think of things that God established, what comes to mind? Are there things that God established only for certain people or groups? Are there things that God established that are universal? God established institutions The home ( Gen2:18-25 ) God gave an order of things, gave…

Belief, we all have it! This series is to challenge us to know, understand and be able to explain what we believe and why we believe it. We introduced the series and why do I believe in God last week. Belief we all have it. (Expand on each of them below, briefly) We believe when growing up that we can…

Good News brings good actions! This has been a tough series, hard hitting series, something not well received series, but yet a vital series. Today is no different. God Bible Jesus Christ The Church Simply Christian Gospel Today, baptism God’s word, God’s command Our obedience, brings God’s results We…

Four Statements: Jesus is God! Jesus knows you! Jesus died for you! You can know God! 1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God : Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves!…

I Have Come 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. ​ Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory…

Important facts Facts to receive, facts to believe, facts to obey. Facts, truth, they matter. Believe in God He was there in the beginning and spoke all things into existence ( Gen1:1 ) Believe in the Bible As God’s inerrant word given through the prophets and the apostles as inspired by the Spirit so…

Believe In what does the word believe actually mean does it actually just mean the belief in the existence of something or someone?? or does it mean more? 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. God wants us to understand his word…its…

We continue on our journey to understand our identity. The point to this is to give you an understanding of value. Not a puffed up vain sense of value that has it’s roots in the idolatrous notion of self-esteem where we look at ourselves and try to puff ourselves up. But in looking at ourselves through…

About a decade ago Cami and I witnessed a miracle of sorts at the intersection of the southbound I-5 offramp and Highway 16. We were exiting the freeway to get on Highway 16/348th westbound. As we approached the intersection the light was green. But instead of taking the right turn, something – a voice…

When writing his gospel, John had a very specific goal in mind, he writes in the closing verses of chapter 20: Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and…

Connect the dots ( Insert Connect-four picture here) Have you ever played the game connect four? Well our section is like that. It is connecting the dots between chapters 1:18 and 5:6-8:39. Connect the dots, connecting one thought to another. One passage to another. This section we are starting in this…

Exegetical Point: Jesus claims are valid because he is the eternally existent God. Homiletic Point: Jesus is God, obey His Word. Intro Recap Continued conversation after the feast of tabernacles, but we will come to the conclusion of that conversation today. Jesus is speaking to a crowd, some of whom…

As you know, I completed my requirements for my doctor of ministry degree this week. I’m feeling pretty good. The last thing I had to do was an exit interview with my primary reader and the head of the doctoral department of Dallas Theological Seminary. This exit interview was conducted over Zoom. Now,…