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Mercy=not getting what we deserve. This is very simplified definition. Grace=getting what we do not deserve. A simplified definition though it is way more complex and deep than just this. Forgiveness is based on mercy. Justice demands a payment and mercy says forgiveness can be made by accepting a payment…

Three small boys were in a Christmas play at school . They represented the three wise men and they were to give their gifts to baby Jesus . The first boy stepped forward, held out the gift in his hands and said, “Gold.” The second boy stepped forward, held out his gift and said, “Myrrh.” The third boy…

One of the biggest problems in America today is debt. We know that the government doesn’t know how to manage money, and for that reason our country has a national debt of $30 trillion with an annual revenue of only $4.5 trillion. The average American household looks like this as of Sept. 17, 2021; […

TEXT: LUKE 2:11 | CHRIST IS LORD INTRO EXPLANATION : It was just another night for those shepherds. They were just doing their job like any other night, taking care of the sheep. Trying to keep the sheep from getting eaten Moving them from one spot to another so they had grass to eat. But on this totally…

Introduction: According to the Legal Information Institute, Eminent Domain refers to the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use. The catch is, according to the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States - the government is only able to exercise this…

Isaiah 34-35 Good evening church! 1 Come near, you nations, to hear; And heed, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, The world and all things that come forth from it. 2 For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations, And His fury against all their armies; He has utterly destroyed…

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.” Samuel asked, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and…

Advent Reading Today we light the 5th candle of the advent season. This is the candle of Christ. This candle represents the savior that God has given his people. The living messiah, Jesus Christ. We have been reconciled to God through him, our hope is in him, our joy is from him, our peace is because…

This morning we are going to start with a hypothetical question. If you could only use one sentence to sum up the gospel, what would it be? No doubt most of you are jumping to John 3:16 in your mind. There might be many places we can point to that have similar summaries of the gospel. It is a trustworthy…

Introduction: My name is Adam, I’m the preaching pastor here at Abide Church Next week will continue series on Exodus. Let’s pray: Heavenly Father, I thank you for a new day and a new year. God, you are great and sovereign over all things. We give this year to you and trust your goodness. We praise you…

Romans 5:10–15 (KJV 1900) 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so , but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12 Wherefore,…

Do ya’ll remember this verse from a few weeks ago? 4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures. -------------------- Well today’s passage is 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and it to is about…

Intro Redeeming something. Not a word we use regularly in daily life, but an important biblical word. We need to know what it means. What do you think it means? Redemption is the idea of freeing or releasing someone or something through payment/claim. If I want an apple, i can go to the shop with money…

Introduction Two men were talking about a mutual friend. One was very critical. The other said, “I am surprised to hear you say that. It was my impression that he had done many nice things for you.” Replied the other, “Yes, but he has not done anything lately.” That is what many Christians have fallen…

As we move into this next passage we need to remember that this is prophecy. People get worked up when we speak of prophecy but we must remember to be considerate of one another because with prophecy, we don’t know. So I’m am going to do my best by the grace of God to unpack this passage for you, and…

Sin Separates Humanity from God, But God Made a Way to Defeat Sin. 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will…

Introduction: My name is Adam, I’m the pastor here at Abide Church Next week will continue our meta series in the “Sermon on the Mount” but will be starting a new Mini Series titled: Jesus and the Law. [slide] Questions: Text: (509) 440-2259 [slide] 3 Aspects to Giving Motivation Perspective Timing I…

Big Idea of the Message : God reveals the mystery of his grace through the church. Who is Paul (Saul)? Before we get deep into today’s message we need to get an understanding of Paul; Paul, formally known as Saul, grew up in Tarsus and was very well versed in the Jewish Scripture and Law - in fact he…

He wasted all of it ***Photo: David Lee Edwards & wife Shawna 46 year old from Ashland, KY who never finished high school, unemployed, living is his parents’ house with the water turned off. Borrowed money from a friend to go on a date, bought a lottery ticket, won $73.7m. Could receive that in payments.…

it's ABOUT YOU OR ITS ABOUT HIM It Can’t Be Both! Many of us believe that our salvation is a joint venture. We have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, make the arduous journey to God, delivering our now clean self to him so he can approve of our labors and say to us well done you faithful servant.…

We are on a journey these Sundays in Lent — a journey of Returning from Exile. Last Sunday we reflected on the beauty of a garden. God created it all, including our first parents — Adam and Eve — and He called it “very good;” He referred to them as the “crown of His creation.” The garden was beautiful,…

Intro Those of you who know what kind of a student I was like would understand that I was a perfectionist in the sense that I tried my hardest on every single assignment. I would often take the hardest teacher so that I could learn more. It was under one of these teachers, my high school English teacher,…

Big Idea of the Message : God reveals the mystery of his grace through the church. Who is Paul (Saul)? Before we get deep into today’s message we need to get an understanding of Paul; Paul, formally known as Saul, grew up in Tarsus and was very well versed in the Jewish Scripture and Law - in fact he…