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As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: “Behold,…

Rev 5:1-7 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under…

Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftarah: 2 Kings 11:17-12:17 Review Two Harlots Hebrew Bitterness Pride Picture of Korah Bold New Moon Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Top ten songs of the Torah MISHPATIM: Heart Felt Offering Elijah Attributes of Mercy Introduction…

Hope in Scripture is not an wishful hope, but one of certainty . We all are looking for this certainty and are tempted to look in the wrong places, as Isaiah and his fellow disciples of God were tempted as well. Let’s turn to Isaiah 8:11-21 and discover where our hope truly is. 11 For the Lord spoke…

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be…

Exodus 27:20-30:10 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. the yes, I do The unanimous and unhesitating response…

When I was a kid - from age 8 to 17, I was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America. That is not an organization that I could currently endorse, but back in the day there were a lot of good things going on. The Motto of the Boy Scouts was “Be Prepared” On one hand, it was just something that you said…

Introduction: We have just come through the climax of these first couple of chapters. And that climax was Christmas. We saw the birth of the Messiah - Jesus Christ. We saw the ordinary circumstances of a humble King born to two peasants and placed in a feeding trough. But then we saw the angelic worship…

INVITATION —Ou worship is meant for more than Sunday! Focus on the words said, sung and prayed even more. So that our worship becomes how we live…everyday! (S1) — Driving along…what do you do? Slow Curve — Dead end — Bridge out — Detour Signs like these are meant to…warn us of incoming danger. Keep us…

Isaiah 7-9 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. I know that you can tell already that tonight…

We are living in times of distress. Our sin and idolatry as a nation is bringing times of conflict, violence, and economic stress. Human nature looks for sanctuary, some protection from these things. We either look to a leader who will solve these problems, or we look for an answer within ourselves.…

Introduction Good morning and welcome once again to this worship gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. It is one of the great honors of my life to be your pastor and to be here today to proclaim the Word of God to you. We have a lot of ground to cover today so let’s just dive right in. If you have a Bible…

Introduction Secular Christianity: Past Events The Bible: Events from the past and to come Secular Christianity: Salvation: How God is going to save men The Bible: What God is going to do to show His glory and the fruit of His Spirit Secular Christianity: we are little gods The Bible: there is only ONE…

We left off with the calling of Isaiah into prophetic ministry as he experienced the whoa, lo, and go. To understand the events of chapter 7 it is important to look back over the life of King Ahaz in 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28 since that is who is in power and thus what is being referenced in this…

What is a Spirit Empowered Disciple? A Spirit-empowered disciple ++Is a lifelong follower of Jesus. The Holy Spirit forms the character of Christ in believers and helps disciples reproduce them- selves by leading others in that same character formation process. A Spirit-empowered disciple is A lifelong…

Prayer Requests: Robert? Dan and Kathy Davis Introduction: We have been studying the book of 1 Peter for some time now. I had no intention of going at this pace, but as I have studied the word there is so much to unpack, so much to bask in and really enjoy. There are things here that we need to know…

Introduction For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. The Lord of hosts, Him you shall…

The title of the message is “The God of the Living”. This is because God is not the God of the dead but He is The God of the Living This phrase was part of the response Jesus gave to the Sadducee's when they gave him a hypothetical question that was meant to trap him. They asked Jesus about a woman who…

Love life last week we saw how we are blessed we need to bless those who persecute us how we are to prepare for persecution, Be a prepper 8 And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble, 9 not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the…

1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have…

Do you want hope? 11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: 12 “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. 13 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor…

Tony Padgett preaches from 1 Peter 3:12-15 on "The Reason for Your Hope."

Suffer and Be Not Afraid 1 Pet 3:14-15 1. But even if you should suffer for righteousness sake. 1 Peter 2:19-20 , 4:13-16 ; Matt 5:10-12 , 10:18-22 , 39 , 16:25 , 19:29 ; Mk 8:35 , 10:29 ; Lk 6:22-23 ; Acts 9:16 ; 2 Cor 12:10 ; Phil 1:29 ; James 1:12 ; For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God,…

Does the way that you live give thanks to the Lord for His presence and at the same time, proclaim His greatness to to all people? As God’s people, we are called to live in such a way. Your trust in God dictates your manner of living and your manner of living proclaims in who or what you trust. The way…

Today is Resurrection Sunday. Culturally today is - Easter! Today is the day that we celebrate that our King has risen from the dead - and all of the wonderful things that means for us. Today - people across the world will celebrate Easter. Culturally we will celebrate with egg hunts and Easter bunnies,…