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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…

Honoring Authority Getting into the 5th commandment 16 “ ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. A just society begins at home A just society honors God above…

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,…

“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…

We are continuing to look at God’s will expressed through his choice. Deuteronomy 12:1-7 is the first place that we have “bahar” in the context of Yahweh choosing a place. However, I could not help but ask this question: Where is the first place God chose to dwell with his creation? He chose to dwell…

Weight of Wealth Read Deuteronomy 14:22-29 22 “You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. 23 And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and…

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 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”…

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”…

26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence…

Introduction Quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (JFK) So said JFK in his famous inaugural address in 1961, words that resonate with the spirit of this country. We all want to make a difference and make an impact. We want our lives to count for something.…

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…

I know that we’ve been making our way through 1 & 2 Samuel - having just broke in to 2 Samuel a couple weeks ago... BUT... - with Easter on our door step – we’re actually going to start an Easter Series today that will take us right to Easter Sunday. · This series is one that we actually walked through…

Text : Let my cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh; Give me understanding according to Your word. Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. Let my lips pour forth praise, For You teach me Your statutes. Let my tongue answer with Your word, For all Your commandments…

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Remember Genesis 1.1 … it is a recollection of that. It does not mean a specific point in time- it means , or assumes, a timeless eternity. God was the original “to infinity and beyond” advocate. Word- logos- it refers…

There was a word that came into our everyday vocabulary a few years back. Some of you may know it and some of may have used it. That word is hoarding. If you look it up online at the Webster’s Dictionary web page you will get 3 definitions. I want to read to you two of them. The first one says... Hoarding…

Intro Key Observations about the Text Before we get into the text, I want to show you some key observations that will help us make sense of Peter’s argument. Similar to last week, these form the backbone of Peter’s argument here. 1st person plural pronouns “we” “our” - 8x in 4 verses 4x in v.16; 3x in…

Shoftim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked about…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Every Fourth of July, many American Christians are troubled by the question, “Was the American Revolution justified and lawful in God’s eyes?” On the surface, Romans 13:1-2 seems to prohibit any rebellion against civil authority. It reads: Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For…

Grace Intro I love preaching verse by verse through the bible for a couple of reasons. I’m not smart enough or creative enough to come up with a different sermon series every few weeks. God’s word dictates what I will preach. This means that it will steer me away from pet peeves, hobby horses, and soap…