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“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.” ― Mark Twain “Procrastination always gives you something to look forward to.” ― Joan Konner “Procrastination is the thief of time” ― Edward Young We are all guilty of some procrastination. However, the Gospel should be…

What do you know about Thanksgiving? Take a few seconds or so to write down what you know about thanksgiving and how it began. 1621 for the Pilgrims and after the Civil Way when Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday a national holiday in 1863. Goal-To help us grow in thanksgiving year round. As we start…

Like every generation of believers before us, we may be tempted at times to see the rampant evil in our world and wonder if God is ever going to close the chapter on this time and if the Day of the Lord will ever come. The early church sometimes wondered, too. In the second letter of Peter, he encourages…

Why the Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:29-34 ; 49-58 . If the resurrection is not true- tomorrow and the future does not matter. We can live as we choose. But the resurrection is true. And the resurrection touches at least 4 matters of our lives. Witness for Christ.- vs. 29 29 Otherwise, what do people…

How do you view suffering? How does God view our suffering? A means to show his glory. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with…

Illustration: “Glory Days” football game. Neighborhood Alliance There can be a tendency for the young to consider the older folks to be behind in thinking (technology, information, education all constantly improve. Youth know things their parents didn’t know. Younger people need to value and respect…

Paul was no stranger to challenges. One of the most familiar passages is 1 Corinthians 4.9-13 9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you…

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From Last week: a gospel built on promises of a great life now What is the “Therapeutic” gospel What is the “Therapeutic” gospel Self-Help gospel is closely connected. The gospel and the bible become guide-books and principles for the creation of the “life I’ve always wanted” Moralistic, Feelings Based,…

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And…

2 Corinthians 4 Good morning church! Great to be with you all this morning. I want to get started right away this morning with reading a passage from chapter 4 in second Corinthians in a different translation, the ESV or English Standard Version because I think it may make it a little easier for us to…

Good morning, welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Ephesians 3 , Ephesians 3 Are you tired? Are you care worn? Self-admission - I am. Covid - Mask or no mask, vaccine or no vaccine. Should we gather or should we remain apart? I can’t cough in the grocery…

Matthew 12:22-31 I am so grateful for the gift we have in Holy Spirit. We, who live in the church age, have a gift that is worth more than we can understand! To have God living in us all of our Christian life. Guiding us, teaching us, molding us. He brings conviction of our need for a Saviour. He illuminates…

Glorious Ministry Think about it, we have been entrusted with the very word of God. Within the Word we have the ministry of the word that was recorded and lived by the Apostles, Prophets, Disciples and for our learning and application today. The glorious ministry has not changed over the years. Ministry,…

INTRODUCTION: Series Repetition: There are times when life throws us a curve ball. Times of uncertainty. Times of trouble. Last week we began a new series, titled - Honoring God in Times of Trouble. And we asked the question - How do we honor God in troublesome times? First, we said - We live in the…

2020 will definitely be a year we remember or perhaps it’s better described as one we’d like to forget. I heard a radio commercial that suggested “we put up a tree, open some presents, and call it a year.” Truly it has been a unique year, and it’s not over. Many of us have become weary of hearing the…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Intro: I realize that there is a show titled, “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. The title this morning does not come from that show, but I borrowed from another message is preached years ago. I’m not here this morning to talk about fact or fiction, but to go beyond the basic idea of belief in order to…

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death…

Time to turn Bitterness into Humility, Anger into Thanksgiving - Join Pastor Matt & the Christ-followers at Charity as we look at 2 Corinthians 4 and become active participants in the Throng of the Thankful!

INTRODUCTION Bishop Gobat of Jerusalem, after a long missionary journey at one time, was greatly discouraged, He felt that God had forsaken him. Finding a cave, he went into it, spending a long time in prayer, telling the Lord how forsaken he was. It was a very dark cave. After being in the dark a while,…

Kids Takeaway of the day: Boundaries are Good! God - We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously…

Future Restoration 35 And Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Observe the goodness of His mission - the constant provision of help and hope Preaching the…

Growing In Grace and Truth (2) 2 Peter WARNING – 2 Peter 2:18-19 Central Truth: There is N othing B etter than G rowing C loser to God! 2 Peter 1:3-11 Peter’s P urpose : To see believers G row in G race and K nowledge of God! > 2 Peter 1:2 and 3:18 Answers to the N egative : 1:1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10-11, 19,…