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On the Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13–27 (ESV) 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near…

Rethinking Our Appetites Holy Communion is a Participation in Christ GOAL— I want my hearers to realize the benefits of Holy Communion by showing what God is sharing with us and what we share with one another. MALADY — We don’t realize that as we worship at places with differing confessions of faith,…

Steve Bateman at TGC I do not know if you have seen the advertisements yet, but did you know there is an election coming up It is a pretty significant one. And with an election of this magnitude there can be anxiety Be prepared for a deluge of desperate pleas, dire warnings, accusations and rumors. The…

WRONG ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH "CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST" Believes that "matter, sin, sickness, and death have no reality" Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. "ESCAPIST”…

1. Introduction Morning everyone Well in life there’s often a big gap between expectations and reality. It’s true isn’t it, we can often expect, desire something but then there’s what happens in reality. and this reality hit me when I was proposed to my lovely wife Joy. So, I took Joy to this nice little…

There is certain background in Daniel chapter nine that is essential to understand the events that will unfold in the following chapters of Revelation. The angel Gabriel gave Daniel a prophecy involving seventy weeks. Sixty-nine of these weeks are history but they constitute the most astonishing passage…

Thanksgiving Psalm 118:1–4 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.”” Introduction: Psalm of Thanksgiving. Jumping…

Introduction: Today, we gather to reflect upon a pivotal moment in the life of Jesus Christ - the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, as recounted in Matthew 21:1-11 . This event marks the beginning of the Passion Week, leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord. As we delve into this passage,…

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. From time to time a follower of Jesus…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Knowing God Part 5 – God’s Love for Us We are in the journey of Knowing God as much as we ought to so that we may worship Him, praise Him, exalt Him, adore Him, revere Him, love Him, depend upon Him, serve Him, proclaim Him much more that what we have been doing! We have been learning about several aspects…

Genesis 37:1-40:23 Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Road Map Review Haftarah Introduction 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord , And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He…

Hosanna! Save us! We just read from Mark 11:1-11 - Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. My favourite part of it is Mark 11:11 11 Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. Such a great…

- Chag Sameach = joyous festival -particular appropriate for Sukkot We have been teaching on the Fall Feasts Today we will make a combination of the Feast of Sukkot, which is Seven Day We will speak in addition to the Torah Portion “This is the Blessing” about the 8th Day This is the last day after the…

Leviticus 23:33-38 We continue to study the Fall Feasts Today is our last feast: Sukkot Road Map We will speak about the the connection between Sukkot and Shabbat We will speak about the Special Feast of the Lord We will take a closer look at the feast in which Jewish men are supposed to go back to Jerusalem…

GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon Notes/Introduction The goal of the sermon is that we will be happy that God is so generous to all. The problem is that we sometimes live more under Law than under grace and do our share of pharisaic grumbling about others receiving more than we. The means to the goal is…

Pericopal Series: Living in the Hope of Our Inheritance 1. Living Our Unchangeable Inheritance (1 Peter 1:3–9) 2. Living in Reverent Fear (1 Peter 1:17–21) 3. Living through Unjust Suffering (1 Peter 2:19–25) 4. Living as Holy Priests (1 Peter 2:4–10) 5. Living to Witness to the Hope (1 Peter 3:15–22)…

Genesis 46:1-7 Genesis 46:29-32 Genesis 47:27-31 Jacob and all his family travel to Egypt. Joseph speaks to pharaoh and obtains for them very good pasture land in Goshen. Being removed in the land of Goshen preserved the Hebrews from intermarrying with the Egyptians, and kept them from the pagan practices…

Scripture Intro: Series in the Psalms. Looked at all sorts of psalms. To set the stage for today’s psalm... Psalms 111-113 all begin with the word “Hallelujah” Translated in English as “Praise the Lord” That is also one of the Hebrew words that we have brought over into our usage. “Hallelujah” … a word…

Psalm 118:24 (KJV 1900) 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it . How many of you have heard this verse? How many of you believe the Lord made this day? How many of you believe we should rejoice in every day? You are absolutely correct. However, did you know this…

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

A Season of Thanksgiving is the theme I am using for these next few weeks before our Thanksgiving celebration. The Bible knows nothing about a single day set aside as Thanksgiving day to begin an annual family four-day weekend which includes a rather typical kind of American style buying binge that we…

Sovereignty: The Lord Reigns I’ve told you before that I believe the first verse in our Bible is one of the most important verses for us to really understand and sink our teeth into. B/c if it is true then we can believe everything that follows. But if it is false then we can all go home, find a different…

TEXT: JAMES 5:13 | PRAYER AND PRAISE INTRO EXPLANATION : James, the half brother of Jesus, has covered an array of topics in this his final chapter. He has dealt with the emptiness of living a life for things. One day the Rust of those things will testify against them He addressed the struggle that so…

Pericopal Series: Living in the Hope of Our Inheritance 1. Living Our Unchangeable Inheritance ( 1 Peter 1:3–9 ) 2. Living in Reverent Fear ( 1 Peter 1:17–21 ) 3. Living through Unjust Suffering ( 1 Peter 2:19–25 ) 4. Living as Holy Priests ( 1 Peter 2:4–10 ) 5. Living to Witness to the Hope ( 1 Peter…