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How do we define joy? Joy is closely related to gladness and happiness, although in the NT, joy is more a state of being than an emotion - a result of the choice to know and meditate on the character and promises of God. What is the source of joy? The source of joy in our lives comes from being in step…

Good morning! It is an honor to be bringing the word this morning. I’m grateful for to give Pastor John a break after this last series! And what a series it was! Pastor John spent seven weeks walking us through seven different ways that we sabotage our faith. We saw how to acknowledge the ways we sabotage…

Hebrews 12:3-13:25 Good morning church! We are going to try to move a bit more rapidly through our remaining section of Hebrews. But before we do, we have some important business to take care of. We have a baby dedication this morning. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do as your pastor,…

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth…

Hebrews 12:25-29 Talking about living on the edge, about taking chances we know we shouldn’t, of ignoring God’s boundaries and violating God’s best will for our lives. Our whole nation is living on the fault line of God's Judgment! So let me ask you a thought provoking question …. ARE YOU AND I LIVING…

I heard this story from another pastor who heard it from another pastor, let’s call him Larry. Pastor Larry went to visit a member of his church – let’s call him Henry, who was in the hospital with terminal cancer. The family called Larry and told him that the doctors had given Henry just a few days…

18 For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest 19 and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. 20 For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

Introduction Before we address the text today I want to go back and spend a couple minutes reviewing what we have gone over so far because today seems to me to be wrapping up much of the author’s teachings so far. As an engineer I very much appreciate the author’s approach of the book of Hebrews. It…

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth…

Announcements Children’s Monthly Fellowship - Friday from 4:30-7 Soul Winning Saturday Pastor and Mrs. Scott will be with us this Sunday. Pastor Scott will be preaching. Resurrection Sunday 7:30 AM: outdoor, “Son” rise service 10:00 AM: full breakfast in the Fellowship Hall 11:00 AM: Worship Service…

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence…

Today if you have brought your Bibles turn with me to Hebrews chapter 12. If you don’t have a Bible I want to encourage you to follow along because we will have God’s Word provided for us on the Screens behind me today. You may be here today and say why is God’s Word so important for us to look at? Because…

The Last Will Be First I came across this cute post-Christmas story the other day and thought I should share it with you. One year after Christmas a pastor was cleaning up decorations when he noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from the nativity scene. Just about that time a little boy came walking…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Introduction Good morning. It's a joy to have you here today and to get the opportunity to proclaim the Word of God to you today. I look forward to breaking bread with you after service. I want to begin by sharing a story as related by Paul Smith online. MEXICO CITY IS A world away from the East African…

3 Reasons to Pray for the salvation of all men. I. One God 5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, A. The Only God This might not seem like a reason, but if there are multiple gods then why pray? If all gods are equally valid, the muslim god will save…

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,…

“Is He—Quite safe?” In my office, I have a poster of a painting that hangs in the Wade Center at Wheaton College. The painting is named Aslan, and it was painted by Sally Brestin. It’s very large, and it hangs on a wall all by itself. It feels imposing to stand in its presence. When I stood there and…

A crippled woman came to worship God. In the Lukan passage, we come upon a simple story of a woman who was worshipping in the same synagogue as Jesus. She had a physically crippling condition. Her condition kept her from standing straight up for eighteen years, not unlike what some experience today from…

In our series on the Ten Commandments, we are ready for the Sixth Commandment, which says, “ You shall not murder .” ( Deut 5:17 ). As I was preparing for that message, and remembering that we would be celebrating Communion today, I could not help but think of Hebrews 12:24 . This verse compares the…

Introduction We are drawing near to the end of the book of Hebrews. After this week, we only have two weeks left in the book. I have greatly enjoyed the journey we have taken. I thank all of you for being willing to listen to God’s word. Not just simply to listen, but take this text that was written…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him…

Reasons What are some reasons people GO to church? Pew Research Center (Aug 2018) “ 10 reasons Americans go to church - and 9 reasons the don’t.” The percentage refers to people who said this was a “very important” reason for their decision: To become closer to God. (81%) So their children will have…