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James 2:14-26

Experience visiting Light of Salvation In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea Judea is south Israel, Galilee is N Israel and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” The Messiah is coming For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah,…

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’ ” 4…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - O the deep, deep love of Jesus (325) Psalm Reading But I call to God, and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. If this is your first time here we’re happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand Somebody give the Lord thanks for something He is or does. Before we get started let’s read from Psalm 23 A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He…

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.…

We live in an age where anyone can become famous overnight. Do you know what it means to go viral? It is an internet term meaning that a photo, video, or some other online content spreads across the globe at an incredibly rapid pace. You could upload content to any social media platform tonight and wake…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before... We are a church on mission... Why sing “It is Finished” when the service has barely started? On Sundays we celebrate that God has done all the work. Our job, is to sing Amen! Our weary hearts rejoice that there was no failure this week that could…

Kingdom Come 44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The…

As Jesus comes to John for baptism, we see he is the true fulfilment of Israel, being everything it should have been, and he receives from God the accolade due true Israel: "this is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased." We can hope for this same declaration over us as God's people through our incorporation into Christ in baptism.

Last week we began a series on the Book of Matthew. My message pointed to Jesus as the Messiah. It is important that we understand Jesus as being the Messiah. Today we will be reading Matthew chapter 3. This is what starts the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. About 20 years have past since we last heard…

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…

Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare for the coming of Jesus. And we can think about that as a very distant thing. We read our Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, reading from Isaiah, the Apostle Paul, and one of the Gospels, typically Matthew or Luke since they cover the birth narratives,…

Matthew 1-2 Before we look at ch. 3, let’s take a quick review of St. Matthew’s Gospel thus far. St. Matthew begins his Gospel by giving the genealogy of Jesus, which, as we’ve talked about in our course, The Story of the Bible, is a not-so-subtle way of summarizing the story of Israel, emphasizing a…

Prepare Christ’s path! Goal: That hearers understand confession of sins and trusting in baptismal grace as the daily rhythm of the Christian life. Grace, mercy and peace to you... For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the…

I like to preach in series. I feel like we can stay on a particular topic for several weeks. Last week we just finished a series on Prayer. Next week we will begin a series on Following Jesus. But, I also like to have a single sermon placed in amongst series so that I can give you a lesson that is not…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 13:1-15:41 So far, we have discussed how God longed to show Himself to Israel. If they had come up to mount Sinai the complete restoration back to God would have been accomplished as the Lord would have tabernacled in them. They could not do it. We have…

John the Baptist 1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths…

Announcements Are there any announcements? FCC Outreach Meeting to be scheduled soon. Pray for Carolyn Swanson she is having surgery on her esophagus tomorrow in Seattle. There is prayer and Bible study every Sunday morning at 9:15am. It is led by Patti Pointer who is a dynamic teacher. Please come and…

Based on Matthew 3:7-12. Baptism requires more than water. Infanct dedication is making a commitment to raise a disciple.

What does it mean? Baptism comes from a Greek form that means to dip or immerse. It also has to do with washing or cleansing. Should you be baptized? 16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove…

Seizing the Kingdom The proclamation of both John the Baptist and Jesus had been one of coming judgment -“ In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” ” ( Matthew 3:1–2 , HCSB); “ When he saw many of the…

Intro: They say that the Mariana Trench , in the western Pacific Ocean, is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. The maximum known depth is 10,984 metres (36,037 ft) (± 25 metres [82 ft]). That is deep. You might wonder why my sermon would start with such trivia. Well, it is important when we are covering…

What rock? 1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord : Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry from which you were dug. 3 “For I proclaim the name of the Lord ; Ascribe greatness to our God! 4 “The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God…

John’s message is still ours.