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What are you doing here? Repeated question Out of my comfort zone learning lots of things Information vs. Experience Getting to know people Passion, gentleness, determination, mana Experiences I’ve never had before Tangata whenua side of powhiri sharing in the kitchen, and in the laundry making friends…

Lamentations 1 Good evening Saints! Glad to be back gathered together for a midweek service, but I have really been enjoying our Growth Groups as well. By my calculations we have a total of three Old Testament books that we have not yet gone through as a church. They are Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel.…

15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name,…

Missed opportunities Isreal and the failure to enter the promised land. (Bravery and Faith) The Pharisees (Humility) Peter denying Jesus (Faith) Ananias and Sapphira (Honesty) The World (Love) How do we avoid missing our opportunities? Read Deuteronomy 11:8-32 8 “You shall therefore keep the whole commandment…

Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 REVIEW This is our forth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words The Torah goes on to recount the 42 stations from the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 In our previous Torah portion we talked about consequences- Because; the heel - representing the walk; the difference between keeping and doing and the significance of numbers 2, 40 and the covenants of God - tablets We discussed…

You would think that we really don’t need to be taught anything about fairness because at least some of us were taught to be fair in kindegarten and Sunday school. share your toys… games… popcorn… when it comes to pie, everyone gets the same amount But as adults we kind of need to look at the issue of…

Introduction Brief review of context from Exodus to Deuteronomy Deliverance from Egypt Law given at Sinai Tabernacle (pattern that reveals Jesus) Sacrifices and feasts Order brought to camp Vows/ separation Complaining Gossip Doubt / unbelief Slander Rejecting promise Rebellion Cursing Harlotry Discouragement…

Introduction The Lord has been revealing Himself to Jacob through the Words of Moses in Deuteronomy. Moses has tried to constantly intercede for Israel before the Lord. Israel has chosen to continue to be rebellious before the Lord Even though Moses has prayed to the Lord, there has been consequences.…

God is the source of all blessing 11 Thine, O Lord , is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord , and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee,…

Human nature is created by God God created humanity Ex 4:11 ; Is 45:12 See also Ge 1:26–27 ; Ps 95:6 ; Ps 100:3 ; Pr 22:2 ; Je 27:5 God created human beings as male and female Ge 1:27 ; Ge 5:2 See also Mk 10:6 God created human beings in his image and likeness Do not lie to one another, since you laid…

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

Deuteronomy 11:26–32 26 “Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! 27 You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today. 28 But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the Lord your God and turn away from him and worship…

Introduction Read Psalm 25:1-5 . Some time ago I was reading through Psalm 25 , and I began meditating on the ways of God. I did a little bit of study and was surprised how often this theme is repeated in the Scriptures. In Psalm 25 , David says to the Lord, “show me thy ways” Do you want to know the…

Title – The Day of Deliverance Text – Esther Chapter 9&10 Aim – To show God provides the victory if we but surrender to him Reading – Esther 9:1-5 Introduction Well folks we have finally made to the end of our series in the Book of Esther, as we consider the last two chapters of the book. It’s been a…

Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 REVIEW This is our 6th message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are moments and opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed”…

What is a blessing? What would you give in exchange? A blessing is a gift from God that is uniquely designed by Him for us. A blessing is relational. It shows how much God knows us and knows our needs. Today’s message is about the relationship between obedience and our experience of God’s blessings.…

Exodus 23:20-33 20 “Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. 21 Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him. 22 “But if you carefully obey…

Common phrases in our day like Karma, fate, destiny, it is what it is. These are abstract- depending who you ask Our topic for today has the same effect All Christians believe in predestination. In fact all religions do. For Our study the emphasis is on where in the Bible is predestination and why is…

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 REVIEW This is our 7th message from Devarim elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed” they were quiet listening It is very difficult to learn is you are…

Deuteronomy 16:8-21:9 REVIEW This is our fifth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are moments and opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed”…

Common phrases in our day like Karma, fate, destiny, it is what it is. These are abstract- depending who you ask Our topic for today has the same effect All Christians believe in predestination. In fact all religions do. For Our study the emphasis is on where in the Bible is predestination and why is…

Walk in the Truth As we continue on in our series on the book of Deuteronomy we come to a transition in Moses speech. If you remember chapter 1 verse 1 we are told that Moses is teaching the people: 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah…