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The holiday season can be a wonderful time for friends and family. Thanksgiving which we celebrate this Thursday has a long history in our country. In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather in your presence today, we humbly come before you with hearts open to your wisdom and guidance. We thank you for the opportunity to explore the art of healing conversations and the transformative power they hold. Lord, we invite your Holy…

Good Morning Church, If you have your Bibles this morning would you turn with me to Psalm Chapter 147. The title of the message today is, “We Are Called to Praise the Lord.” (Short Joke about the Horse “Praise The Lord”) This Psalm begins with a command to Praise the Lord and it also ends with a command…

13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom…

Do You Feel Understood? In this world we all desire to be understood. We often ask people if they understand. We will look at people like they are crazy when they try and be compassionate and say I understand where you are coming from or that they know how you feel. It is obvious we do not know but that…

Getting Out of Getting Stuck Bobbi and I returned from our end of February-March 2020 cruise vacation to have the nation locked down the following Monday. Although our 50th anniversary was in June of 2021, we weren’t able to take our celebratory cruise vacation until a couple months after, in the relative…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, 11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. I. THE CONTRAST A. Psalm 147:10–11 (ESV) — 10 His delight is not in… 11 but the Lord takes pleasure in... B. The Psalmist…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Isaiah, roughly 680ish BC Overview: What's going on here? Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth? God is enthroned above the circle of…

Matthew 21:21–22 21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. 22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you…

1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. Otherwise, you have no reward with your Father in heaven. 2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people.…

We’ve over and over seen Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob act in their own interest without relying on God. 1 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

What are the characteristics of David that make him (or any one of us) a person after God's heart?

Satan is the fisherman. We are the fish. The bait which Satan uses are the deceptive lies that cause us to doubt God’s truth. This second hook that we will begin to look at this morning goes hand in hand with family fragmentation. This second hook is rebellion against authority. Timothy O’Leary was an…

The Sanctity of Life WHO DETERMINES PERSON-HOOD? Psalm 139:13–18 (ESV) 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you , for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you ,…

The King Priest This morning we are wrapping up our Advent in the Psalms sermon series. I love preaching and teaching through the OT. I love looking through the history that God has given us in the bible and seeing how his plan takes shape and plays out. B/c it is absolutely astounding and mind blowing…

Intro I don’t know how many of you follow the news and what is happening nationally. This week was election week and while we did not have anything here locally, there were a number of things that happened across the country. For an off year election cycle, no Senate, House, or presidential candidates,…

Psalm 146 We, as humans, love to be self-sufficient…if we are truly honest with ourselves. But there will come times when we have no choice but to trust others to ask for help. There are also times when we have no where to turn…the problem seems far too big for any man to help us. People can pray for…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…

Introduction: One of the great challenges of life is that of eating right and exercising regularly. I know I personally struggle with how to handle my diet and get the proper exercise to have a healthy body and healthy heart. But did you realize that there are also some exercises and principles that…