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The Tower of Babel self sufficiency- burned bricks “You build the wall of Christian character by laying down bricks of obedience one at a time”. Deny, Defy, Replace build ourselves a city tower to the heavens make a name for ourselves lest we be dispersed God Graciously Intervenes Re: Gen 3:22-24 “Then…

The Gospel According to Genesis Today, we will deal with a few passages from the book of Genesis that teach us about the prophetic text concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we approach the days to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must learn about the prophetic texts that teach…

- Chag Sameach = joyous festival -particular appropriate for Sukkot We have been teaching on the Fall Feasts Today we will make a combination of the Feast of Sukkot, which is Seven Day We will speak in addition to the Torah Portion “This is the Blessing” about the 8th Day This is the last day after the…

The Question 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

The Tower of Babel self sufficiency- burned bricks “You build the wall of Christian character by laying down bricks of obedience one at a time”. Deny, Defy, Replace build ourselves a city tower to the heavens make a name for ourselves lest we be dispersed God Graciously Intervenes Re: Gen 3:22-24 “Then…

Intro: Today we look at Genesis 3 and the fall. This is a massively important passage as it a pivotal point in the history of the world. So much of the world changes in this chapter. Today’s sermon is not a study of all the ways Genesis 3 changes things, but a look at how God’s response in this chapter.…

What is prayer? Communication with God, primarily offered in the second-person voice (addressing God directly). May include petition, entreaty, supplication, thanksgiving, praise, hymns, and lament. Prayer is not exclusive to Christianity, however, The biblical examples of prayer portray Yahweh as a…

When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

The Tower of Babel self sufficiency- burned bricks “You build the wall of Christian character by laying down bricks of obedience one at a time”. Deny, Defy, Replace build ourselves a city tower to the heavens make a name for ourselves lest we be dispersed God Graciously Intervenes Re: Gen 3:22-24 “Then…

Key Quote : The resurrection is God’s dramatic way of saying to us: ‘This is what I’m like. This is what I’ve done. And this is what I’m going to do.’ —N.T. Wright Prayer: “Lord thank you for Easter Sunday. Thank you for giving your Son so that we may have eternal life and salvation. Revive us O Lord,…

OPENING: Vayak’hel - Pekudei TORAH: Ex. 35:1 ––40:38 I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that…

Exodus 25:1-27:19 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. Pentacost Shavuot are to be viewed as seven times the…

Intro Have you ever been exiled? Maybe you were exiled from a classroom for misbehaving? (I have) Maybe you were at odds with your spouse and you were exiled to the couch? Perhaps you were exiled by people at work, they excluded you from a group of colleagues? Perhaps you were exiled from society and…

Intro Temple is a house for a god Our God cannot be housed - yet the Bible is full of temple. Temple is one of those themes that can help you see the big picture of the Bible We’ve seen the story of Creation, last week we saw Covenant. Temple is the next integrating theme. Now we will see the unfolding…

Welcome Good morning once again. We are continuing in our series that is looking at the Gospel Story throughout the Bible. Just as a reminder, we are going through the Bible in one year, looking at how everything in scripture is a unified story that points us to Jesus as the savior and messiah. Last…

Hope - While we long to see God take action, when we have no clue about His view of time! Introduction: Part of the Wonder of Christmas is how God chose to give much needed hope to His people. For years and years before Jesus ever fulfilled the hundreds of prophecies that pointed to His initial arrival,…

The Predictions About The Messiah in Pentateuch Both Jewish and Christian traditions from the early centuries found references to the Messiah in the Law, also known as Pentateuch. Some of the most controversial passages among the scholarly world are Gen. 3:15 , Gen. 49:8-12 , Num. 24:17-19 , Deut. 18:18-19…

Sermon Number 1 : The Lamb Promised Series Introduction : As we enter this Christmas season, it is a good time for us to reflect on the reason for this season. Our society has embraced this season as a time of merchandise, parties and foolish observances. People spend money they do not have to buy gifts…

We all have choices we make in this world. Some choices impact others too. Can you think of a choice that impacted others beside yourself by the choice you made? God gave instructions, man did not follow instructions, man paid the consequences of their choice ( Gen2:15-17 , 3:1-7 , 3:23-24 ) So, please…

Peril and Providence We went through a few questions rather quickly last time as we were ending the study. There was a comment about God’s decisions involving risks at times. How is that appropriate? If God knew (knows) what was going to happen - and if he predestines the events - where’s the risk? Perhaps…

Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good…

21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished…

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…

Introduction Fun Girl Names Clotilde = famous in battle Etiennette = woman with a crown Avriel = to open the flowers of spring Eugenie = noble Names have meaning, and in the Bible, the meaning of a person’s name was significant. Prophet Hosea’s name means “salvation” One of Hosea’s sons was named Jezreel,…