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A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord , the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The…

Psalm 24:1–10 1 The earth is the Lord ’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord ? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,…

Christmas Series I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. I know we did. I am still recovering from all of the food that I couldn’t stop eating. Now that December is here we are finally starting to see the end of summer. As we approach Christmas and celebrate the birth of our Savior we are…

What does it mean? A methodical theological journey continues. We know exegesis means “what does the word say” and hermeneutics means “what does the word mean.” Here in John chapter 3 we are rich in hermeneutics for it is mandatory to understand if one is to be saved. Previously we have looked at a few…

Introduction: Most of us get enthralled by an epic battle scene with a conquering king riding on a white horse with his armies trailing him. We love to see the good guy win. We love to see justice prevail and evil brought to nothing. One of my favorite movie scenes of this is the scene in the Lion, the…

Did you hear that? We finished with that phrase, did you hear that ( Jn12:28-29 )? 28 “Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were…

When the Lord Comes Near — He Lifts Up the Humbled May God’s grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you all this blessed Fourth Sunday in Advent. Amen For a lot of people, Christmas has more or less arrived. Our kids have either already started their Christmas break from school — or are about to —…

For those of you…and I do hope that most of you, if not all of you are participating in the daily readings that we are doing as a church… if you are doing those readings Friday was a significant day for us personally as a couple, and as a family. Psalm 22-24 were part of the readings for the day, in…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited Mar. 25, 2022 by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal In the last session we looked at God’s people failing to trust in His faithfulness…

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from…

I. How Men Are to Pray in Church 8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. The Letters to Timothy and Titus (A. Instructions on Worship (2:1–15)) Robert Yarbrough “Lifting up holy hands” evokes a repeated OT image of godly men imploring God…

Psalm 118:19–24 (ESV) — 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected…

Natural and Supernatural Jesus and his disciples are crossing the sea a violent storm cause all to give up any hope of survival they woke up Jesus and he calmed the deadly storm the storm that cold not be tamed a storm that was above the ability of a seasoned fisherman a storm that all hope is lost they…

OVERVIEW OF BOOK Title: NUMBERS (Comes from the two CENSUSES that are in the book Author: Moses Date: 2nd month of 1445BC → 1406BC Begins exactly 1 year and 1 month after Exodus Audience: the 2nd generation after wandering in the wilderness Main Characters: Moses Aaron Miriam the nation of Israel Main…

A Song of Ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord , who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper;…

Here’s a few book titles with the that contains the phrase “Changed the world “in their title. a) Gunpowder: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World. b) Cod: The Biography of the fish that changed the World. c) The Model T: The car that changed the world d) The Pill: The Biography of the…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited Mar. 25, 2022 by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal In the last session we looked at God’s people failing to trust in His faithfulness…

16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. 1 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted! Prayer Teen Talk Hymn - Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Friday…

Knowing God, Knowing Love The message that God put into my mind as I was awaking on Wednesday morning is what I will share this morning, on this Mother’s Day when we remember and celebrate all that is best about our own mothers’ love or the idea of motherhood, in case we didn’t experience it directly…

39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed…

Uncomfortable things Story: Entering boot camp (failure, hard, too hard to do; told would not make it). Same thing with going to Sunset, what if I fail? I was not a spring chicken when I went. Have you ever had to face uncomfortable things? Have you had to do uncomfortable things, then found out it was…

Illustration ABIDING A DINNER plate left out overnight will be hard to clean in the morning. An alternative to scrubbing is soaking the dish in hot water and dishwashing liquid. Letting a dish abide in the solution will allow a hard cleaning job to become a lot easier. This is what abiding does for Christians.…

Part of the idea behind humble denial is that making sure God is lifted up and not ourselves.. that he is exalted 6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, Saith the Lord of hosts. For the work of…