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Introduction Love a good origin story. Alien, technology, mutation, supernatural, self. How boring would it be if they went through this transformation and then went back to their job selling realty and never did anything with it. Not very exciting. Probably walk out. May I remind us… We are transformed…

Joshua 24:14-15 Commitment to God arises from faith in his promises, is expressed in worship and adoration and leads to obedience to his commands Sports stars are adored by some fans. Every year in the finals of the various codes of football, but especially in the AFL, I am struck by the relationship…

Introduction: Do you ever feel overwhelmed with life? Maybe you feel a little terrified with the assignment God has given you. Timothy struggled some with feeling inadequate and fearful to do what God had given him to do. He was faithful, but he often got overwhelmed. Paul wrote to encourage Timothy…

Our culture We live in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation ( Php2:15 ), just as it was in the first century Our culture today the difference is we have a cancel culture Don’t agree, cancel Don’t like, just leave Don’t speak face to face, just argue on social media (put in illustration of men…

2 Timothy We are beginning our series on 2 Timothy this week. As we leave the letter to Titus I wanted to remind you that the goal of Paul’s writing to Titus Key Theme: Moving the church towards godliness and good works. 2 Timothy is the final book in our series entitled the Church: Standards and Leadership…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. I am not much of a sports fan, but I do have teams that I’ll pay a little attention to. The first is the San Francisco Giants, of whom I have been a fan since childhood. The other is the…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. I am not much of a sports fan, but I do have teams that I’ll pay a little attention to. The first is the San Francisco Giants, of whom I have been a fan since childhood. The other is the…

Introduction: Do you ever get the blues? We’ve been talking about this a lot lately I feel, but I don’t think we can talk about it enough. We need to be encouragers and we need to be encouraged ourselves. That’s what I love about Paul and Timothy’s relationship with each other. They both helped each…

2 Thessalonians 3 https://storage.sermon.net/adb837d8ec6776c8a4fde701fc35cca8/63e6cdcc-150f919-1/content/media/113683/JesusRevolution-OfficialTrailer.mp4/vb4000_ab192_fps1920x1080.mp4 Do we have any fans of Boston Sports? Red Sox, Boston Bruins, the New England Patriots, I think they might have a basketball…

Serving Others With Humility January 8, 2023 Summary: Jesus shows us how to live our lives, with humility and servanthood. Philippians 2:3-11 I remember going to so many Pittsburgh Pirate games when I was a young kid. Seldom able to afford a ticket, but me and my friend would hang around out side Forbes…

Matthew 8:5-13 kl How many of you enjoy being a dad? Go ahead, raise your hands! Thank you for being honest! And, for those of you who raised your hands, we will have a time of confession after the message. Seriously though, isn’t it great to be a parent?!? There are so many great things about being…

Evening 9th Oct 2022

Fan or Follower What is a fan Merriam Websters Dictionary Definition of FAN 1: an enthusiastic devotee (as of a sport or a performing art) usually as a spectator 2: an ardent admirer or enthusiast (as of a celebrity or a pursuit)science-fiction fans One who is also known as a fanatic Jumps up and down…

Opening Song Advent Prophecy / Hope 2020 could have blown out our Hope candle Everything was more difficult Eg: Work, school, grocery shopping, finding TP, eating out, gathering for worship, BD parties Not just b/c of a virus: racial tensions, elections Having hope was more difficult Will I get the virus?…

Today the big question is, Am I a Fan, or a Follower of Jesus? Pastor Kyle Idleman wrote a book back in 2011 called, not a fan . As I was reading the passage we are looking at today, and thinking about at how many disciples stopped following Jesus, I found this graphic to use with the sermon that I thought…

23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Are you a fan or a follower? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves,…

We are reminded that God graciously works through us to speak His Gospel. We are encouraged to talk about our faith with our friends.

Today we are continuing what we started looking at last week when we were in John 6 . Jesus had been doing miracles, and teaching with authority. The people loved what He was doing, and many became His disciples. That is, they began to follow him to see more of what He did, and learn what He was teaching,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

This Advent season - look Jesus Birthday candles Not about his age like ours About attributes and benefits that are ours for knowing Him. Last week - Prophets’ Candle - Promised Hope Today is the Bethlehem Candle It is about Faith Are we grounded in our Faith? Paul has instructions for Timothy in our…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

Introduction Last week we looked at the parable of the soils. My belief is that most of the people attending church in this country are 3rd soil people. Those are folks who Jesus described as... 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked…

True Discipleship The Summer of 2006 was an Exciting summer for me. It was the summer that Corrie and I got married. Father’s Day Weekend. But more importantly than that…It was the Summer the Dallas Mavericks made it to the NBA Finals. To Be honest with you, I don’t care much about basketball. But you…

The Prayer of a Mother Mother’s Day 2021 The Prayers of Jesus Me: My Biggest Fan My Mother 19 Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman. 24 It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. Unconditional love. i. It didn't…