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Pray? Like…how? how do we even approach the practice, approach God test - what do you seek? Praise of men, knowledge and intimacy with God to pray = address a deity with request adoration confession thanksgiving supplication intercession Prayer begins and ends not with the needs of man but with the glory…

Jesus tells this parable to convey the cost of discipleship. This parable about a dishonest manager who had one admirable quality, persistence. The manager squandered the property of the rich man But, he had the audacity to cover it up for his own gain. He literally stole property of the rich man to…

Jealousy - Good? Bad? 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. What is jealousy? A greedy or prideful longing for something that belongs…

Introduction Welcome God and Money Week 3 Once again I am indebted to Capitol Hill Baptist Church for their wonderful material on this subject that has been so helpful to me. Summarize the last two weeks. - You don’t own what you own. - We are stewards to use what we have been given for the purposes…

We are picking up from where we left off last week, in John 1:29-34 . Let’s begin by reading. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he…

Hope it’s an illusive thing for many. Trying to narrow down a definition can be just as illusive. This past week I posed this question on Facebook and in conversations: How would you describe or define “hope”? The answers were varied: “Hope is an active word! As my Mom would say, ‘God helps those who…

You have probably heard about the scientist who went to God and told him that we don’t need Him anymore. We have enough knowledge and subsequently, power, to do anything we want to. We have medicine to cure most diseases, we have airplanes and boats and electric cars. We can clone people and even have…

Past - Prophet - One Who Speaks To the People For God. Hebrews 6:1 (KJV 1900) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God , We are to look to God for approval, to believe…

Does scripture support a tri-nature part of humanity? Looking at how we are created, in the image and likeness of God…makes one ponder does that mean we also have a tri-nature like God? In some ways, we think of humans as body, and we shouldn’t look over the fact that there is an immortal soul with each…

Scene 1/ When Paul’s pastoral exhortation is understood we will see that this is an invitation not to be refused! 4:1a An invitation not to be refused! Sounds a little threatening doesn’t it? There is a note of compulsion, a having to do rather than a choosing to do. Military orders are like that; there…

Genesis 2:7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Exciting creation narrative… Two creations stories… 1st culminates with man’s creation… 2nd commences with man’s creation… 1st - mankind is the…

Which of these subjects did Jesus preach on the most; Heaven, Hell, or Money? Jesus talked more about money/possessions than He did Heaven and Hell combined. Why did Jesus put such an emphasis on money and possessions? Because there’s a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think…

Love Always Makes A Good Topic We experience love, we need love, we give love, we receive love, we live love, we want love, we want to feel love, and we want to feel love for another. But if our only idea of what love is comes from the song lyrics of popular music, or what is written in most greeting…

Craig Brian Larson once said that “National Geographic ran an article about the Alaskan bull moose. The males of the species battle for dominance during the fall breeding season, literally going head-to-head with antlers crunching together as they collide. Often the antlers, their only weapon are broken.…

Christian artist Shai Linne in his introduction to doxology wrote these words, Theology is the study of God and it's very important; Doxology is an expression of praise to God So, the point here is that all theology should ultimately lead to doxology If theology doesn't lead to doxology, then we've actually…

I have been reading a book about joy in sorrow and suffering. In this book there is a story told about a young lady who loses her husband to an overdose of pills. Not even a year later her 4 year old son comes down with cancer. This young woman experienced tremendous sorrow. However, during this time…

Christ sends His followers as emissaries of His Gospel into a decaying and disillusioned world.

Today, we enter the Present Work of Jesus Christ. Quickly, to help us remember the context of Hebrews, The author is writing to Hebrew Christians had heard this glorious gospel, and should have been pressing on, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ. A great title for the Book of Hebrews would…

Final introductory mesage to Philippians.

Intro Last week we went to two Conferences Eastern District Conference EFCA Time of encouragement Looking at how we can do better as a church CCEF Conference Biblical Counseling I need to grow, spend time hearing from others who study God's word, and how it is applied to life. This year's conference…

Fresh Air refreshes our souls... Paul had a friend who refreshed him. 16 May the Lord bless Onesiphorus and all his family because he visited me and encouraged me often. His visits revived me like a breath of fresh air, and he was never ashamed of my being in jail. Paul gave a shout out to Onesiphorus…

(IS SOMEONE GOING TO BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT TONIGHT?) Mark 6:49-51 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”…

Heavenly Father, As we gather in Your presence today, we come with hearts open to the wisdom and truth of Your Word. We stand on the verge of a new year, a canvas yet to be painted with the moments and days You have appointed for us. We acknowledge, Lord, the brevity of our lives, a truth poignantly…

Open to Hebrews 10:11-18 ... Our passage closes the exposition the author began way back in chapter 4 in regard to the Melchizedekian priesthood.. Since chapter 4, the author has been comparing and contrasting the Levitical priesthood with the Melchizedekian priesthood… which is the priesthood of Jesus…