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Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless…

Wedding Clothes Now when the Pharisees 38 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, 39 they assembled together. 40 And one of them, an expert in religious law, 41 asked him a question to test 42 him: “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 43 Jesus 44 said to him, “ ‘ Love 45 the Lord…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 22:2-25:9 Last Torah portion we spoke of the Red heifer being all about sanctification, and purification After the event of the red heifer we spoke about last Torah portion, the children of Israel had taken some territory, coming to Kadesh ( a sacred…

Religion or Relationship?

Attributes of Jesus 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. The Amen- personal name for Christ, means “verity” and implies certainty. The idea is credibility or certainty that what this person says will…

Matthew 7:1-6 Introduction: In 1996, the year that I graduated from high school, Tupac Shakur released a song titled, “Only God Can Judge Me.” The sentiment expressed in the lyrics was that everyone else should get out of his business. OF course, though he acknowledged that only God could judge him,…

Matt 23:1-12 ; 23-28 Jesus publicly condemns the Pharisees (23:1–12). 1. The wickedness of these men (23:1–7) a. They do not practice what they preach (23:1–3). b. They place heavy burdens upon the people (23:4). c. They do everything for show (23:5, 7). d. They demand to occupy the place of prominence…

19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. We want to be great kingdom citizens. 21 “You have heard that it…

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…

Let me tell you a story from my childhood Two weeks ago we talked about the introduction to the passage that we are looking at today. Interesting Structure Introduction (vss. 1-12) A. First woe (vs. 13) B. Second woe (vs. 15) C. Third woe D. Fourth woe C. Fifth woe B. Sixth woe A. Seventh woe Conclusion…

Temple “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you shall see Me…

TEXT: LUKE 23:44-49 | JESUS CRUCIFIXION WEEK TIMELINE Introduction Explanation : As we prepare for this Sunday to celebrate the resurrection, we must first look back at the passion week of Jesus. Where did He go, what did He experience There is some important ground work to lay as we come to the day…

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…

1 Corinthians 13:1–7 (NASB95) 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love,…

Last week, we saw Jesus cursing the fig tree. For practical purposes, Jesus removed something that was not performing as expected and removed it from taking up space. He did so, not as a warning or as a threat, but as a teaching moment for the disciples to know the power and authority He and even His…

We are going to spend sme time in Matthew 24 today as we look at the signs of the times. People are always wanting to know the future… when Jesus is coming back. People have written books about the 2nd coming and even predicted a date, which has come and gone… we’re still here. No one knows when Jesus…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers Scripture memory 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Let’s open our bibles Catch- Times flies when you’re having fun So what makes time go by slowly. Why? Time flies over…

Jesus called Peter, who was a fisherman by trade, to be a shepherd by calling when He said, “Take care of My lambs; shepherd My sheep; feed My flock (see John 21:15–17 ). And Peter understood that being a shepherd meant two things: to nourish the flock, as Paul told the elders of Ephesus in Acts 20:28…

Intro: Aryn and her connection with me. Every day I hear follow me. She has learned that from me. No greater command was in all of scripture than Jesus’s two words of, “Follow me”. I have always been intrigued by this command. Two simple words and yet so much weight behind what he is saying. This is…

Children in ancient society, Greco-Roman and Jewish alike, were there to be seen and not heard. They had no rights, no status. They did not matter very much until they grew up. So when the disciples shooed away people who were bringing little children to Jesus for his blessing, they were acting in a…

TEXT: JOEL There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : The writing date for the book of Joel is diverse. From as early as the 700’s…

Intro; This morning we saw where Jesus came to fulfill the Law and not to destroy it. The Law [ Word of God ] is the foundation of the believer’s character and function, the standard of righteousness and of truth. It is the reflection of God’s nature. Law : The law referred to four different writings…

How do you know that you are saved? Is the assurance found in a moment? That one prayer you repeated asking Jesus into your heart, the time you were baptized, the salvation poem you recited, the time you responded to an altar call… Or were you born into it? You’re American, this is what you do, it’s…