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Advent 2023 – The Love of the Word (Jesus) This fourth week of advent lands on Christmas Eve this year as we celebrate the coming of the Messiah. Much like our Easter celebration of the Resurrection in the Spring, this Sunday is like every other Sunday in that we come together to worship the risen Jesus.…

Prayer is coming into communication with the living and active God... Prayers moves us from the: Physical to the Spiritual Temporal to the Eternal From self-focus to God-focus This week we are going to look at the NT How Not to Pray 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to…

Hebrews 2 Good morning Church! Open you Bibles with me to Hebrews chapter 2. Quick reminder of where we have been in this study so far, and we won’t do that every week, but this week we must as if you take a glance at chapter two, verse one, it begins with the word Therefore... AND every bible student…

In my first year of ministry - our first year of marriage we lived in Potchefstroom. Lovely town. Not much to do if you’re not from around there. But in the Methodist church at that stage you would spend a few days at the church where you were assigned. A few days at the college - for experiential training.…

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord , my rock and my redeemer. 17 With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives…

Main Preaching Theme: Let’s embrace God’s agenda for our lives rather than have the attitude that, “It’s my way or not at all” and so miss out on his blessings. Main preaching intention: I believe that people will be inspired to look for what God is doing in their lives and to grab the opportunity that…

Plot We are still looking at Wednesday, the middle of the week. Two days before Christ’s crucifixion. Everything is rapidly building; Jesus is intensely preparing His disciples for His death, and the religious leaders were behind closed doors plotting His death. When Jesus had finished all these sayings,…

Obadiah 1:1-21 Genesis 32:3-36:43 Review Picture of Malachkim 3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Picture of Shelach Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 32:3-36:43 Picture of Esau and Jacob Picture of Esau and Jacob - meaning Descendants…

There is a constant conflict within our hearts, it is the conflict of comfort with what we know verses the need to embrace that which is new. People like what they know, they like being with people like them and in essence people don’t like change. Who remembers the movie Happy Feet? There was this constant…

TEXT: OBADIAH | SERVANT OF THE LORD 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 : Back in Genesis, Abraham had a son named Isaac.…

TEXT: JAMES 5:12 | STOP SWEARING INTRO ILLUSTRATION : If you would venture back with my to my elementary playground. We would find the slides, the swings, the basketball courts, and kids running and chasing one another. We were soaking every second of life out of our 30 minute recess time. Depending…

Forgiveness Good morning Church! Today is my favorite day of the whole year, and I hope it becomes yours as well. Let me tell you why. There is a verse in the book of Acts, it is actually a quote of the Apostle Paul, but it is an echo of my heart. Check it out with me... 24 But my life is worth nothing…

Passover 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my…

1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord , and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. 3 The pride of your…

Five Greek Words Matthew 26 26-30 “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.” And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood,…

1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Introduction Today, as we continue our exploration of our general theme, "That I May Grow in Grace," let us pause and give thanks…

Fisher of Men Why is the term “Fishers of Men” used by Jesus? What does it take to be a “fisherman”? Study the fish, know what water temp is needed, where cover is, how to present the bait… We know every detail in an effort to be successful in our catch. Now, how does that translate into winning souls?…

Intro If we haven’t met... Hear, love, and obey... Connect cards... Helpful tool for us to get to know you, answer questions, and pray for you. Introduce Mike Good morning, Mike! Mike Paterson - one of the missionaries we support, former elder of Gateway... Mike is here to continue our sermon series…

Last time, we covered the period of time when Jesus prepared His disciples for the last time. The Passover was prepared, every arrangement had already been pre-ordained and was completed as Jesus said it would take place. He brought the disciples into the upper room and spoke of a betrayer. One who had…

4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a…

The Helmet of Salvation Helmets, there are all kinds of them. From bicycle to motorcycle. Sports helmet to firefighter helmet. What ever kind of helmet it is, it is ment to protect one thing, and that is your head. Your head is a very important thing to protect, there have been many a people that have…

Has anyone ever asked themselves, why does a person become offended when someone comes against them or says something against another. Why as believers, do we feel so bad and condemned when we act towards someone inappropriately Many of these feelings, if not all, stem from a thing that is often misunderstood…

Isaiah 54:1-55:5 Review We continue with the new cycle of Halftarah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We are dedicating this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the corresponding cycle The Halfarah are supplementary…

INTRODUCTION We all face times in life where we feel severely depleted, ready to throw in towel and just give up. As Christian we know the battle we face is a spiritual one - one that has our eternal salvation in the balance. Today we will see that no matter what the circumstance of you battle fatigue,…

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world…