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Introduction Jesus is talking to the twelve apostles, these are some of His followers whom He has hand chosen to go out into the world with His authority and His power, to make the Gospel known. Last week we heard Jesus instructing them to use this power and authority to heal, deliver, and even bring…

Nearing Jerusalem Luke 19:11–26 “While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive…

A. Rapport for the time “Whether he lives, or whether he dies, whether he has health, or whatever he has sickness, whether he is rich, or whether he is poor, whether he pleases man, or whether he give offence, whether he is thought wise, or whether he is thought foolish, whether he gets blame, or whether…

Have you ever said the wrong thing and not realized you did it? Today we will be talking about trusting God for the right words at the right time. But our following story is about someone who didn’t have the right words at a particular time A woman named Wanda was at Publix and the cashier was having…

The Mission Introduce, set timer, welcome, introduce series In Chapters 1 and 2 we were introduced to the king, and Matthew gave us proof that he is in fact the rightful heir to God’s kingdom. And in chapters 3 and 4 God comissions Jesus and he goes out and he states his purpose. Preach the message,…

Inevitable Resistance Matthew 10:16–18 ““Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake,…

1 Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. 2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being…

Intro “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. MISSION - what emotion do we feel?…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Peace is Not Guaranteed 34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person’s enemies will be…

Persecution Is Real 16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

Last time we discussed Jesus healing the two blind men, commanding them to tell no one, but instead they proclaimed it all over the land. Jesus healed the man with a demon and was unable to speak. He was accused of casting out the demon by the prince of demons by the Pharisees. And, the last discourse…

Peter, John & James together served as the elders of authority in the Jerusalem church. James challenges those who claim to possess wisdom, yet they show little to no evidence. Jealousy and selfish ambition were evidence of false wisdom. The Greek eritheia (selfish ambition, NRSV) – a self-seeking pursuit…

Today, amongst other things, we will be hitting on wisdom. Specifically man’s wisdom and God’s wisdom. In that vain I looked up some words of wisdom “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their…

I once saw a gas station, it was a small one, 4 pumps and a little food access area. Similar to the old abandoned one on the corner of Thornton and I think Rivara across from the 7-Eleven which is now an auto body shop. But you know what was different about this gas station, it went through a hurricane.…

THE EXEMPLARY SOLDIER 1 Chronicles 12:1-40 Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 12:32-40 This chapter that we have just read from is an amazing chapter, in it we see some great truths for soldiering and also some great truths for the Christian life. I want to challenge you with something – the Christian life…

Sermon in a Sentence: Like fire, wind, and the dove, the Holy Spirit will purge us of our sin, lead us into truth, bring us into unity, drive us into the harvest, and call us into a closer walk with God. Sermon Purpose: That believers might be filled with the Spirit and understand the Spirit’s work in…

Risk and Reward

Intro We just finished a series, Running with the Giants. But the giants of the faith who are cheering us on are not the only giants in the world. We face giants daily. Giants of Fear… Guilt & Shame… Temptations… Hopelessness So today, I want to start s short series I am calling Facing Your Giants .…

Intro: Prayer Jesus’ Baptism A. Repentance “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 1. An Example to all a. Led by example b. Leaders need to take head Produce…

David Taylor finishes out the revival week with a message about the Harvest for the Kingdom of God. God is on the move, it is time we get on board and move with Him!

Let us pray…Gracious Lord of Life, grant that we might hear the words you have for us in this day. As difficult as things may get, we know that you stand beside us, sometimes carrying us through life’s challenges. Be with us now and grant that we might have open hearts, minds, and spirits, Amen. This…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…