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Intro: Female emu attacked me in breeding season in Manhattan Zoo because I got in the way of who she wanted to mate with. Paul believed in an unseen spiritual realm, and Jesus did too. In fact, Jesus spent a large portion of his ministry in direct conflict with the demonic forces and setting captives…

2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was…

Us vs Them Our focus is on Christ. Focusing on Christ makes a difference in how we live day to day. This is not some heavenly minded focus which causes us to be of little use on Earth. It is the opposite, when we focus on Christ we will make a difference on Earth. This is true because his life, death…

Intro Last week of our series from Romans 12 . Looking at the life that God calls us to through the life of Christ and the work on the cross. First week be a living sacrifice Second Week Defined what true, genuine love is Third week God will be with us through the storms of life Fourth week We are to…

Ephesians 4:25–32 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his…

Passages to ponder Scripture should be read, studied and there are lots of scripture that we should put to memory. Have written on our hearts and that is what this series has been about thus far, and will be until we finish it. If we summarize where we have been it helps set us up for where we are going…

In your baptism, God forgave you all your sins. In your baptism, all your sins were are put to death and buried. It is as though you were on the cross with Jesus, and you died with Jesus. All your sins – past, present, and future – were crucified and buried. Just as Christ came back to life after His…

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall…

Today we will be completing our study through the Acts of the Apostles. As we typically do, I would like to read through the passage so we have the whole scene in mind, and then dig into it a little deeper. Over the last two weeks, we have seen Paul travelling to Rome as a prisoner. He, and the ship…

Luke 9:57-62 When I was in High school, I thought every test that my teachers gave were given to get me to fail. For the most part – that just wasn’t true. Now, I do believe that a few teachers through the years gave tests to do that, but the vast majority of them were actually rooting for the scholastic…

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him…

Review: The writer of Hebrews is unknown. There is no identification by name of this writer although comparisons of writing style has led some to speculate Paul, Barnabas, Apollos, and many others. I simply conclude that it was written by the Holy Spirit. The audience is clearly Jews who had adopted…

I read the story about a dad who came to visit his daughter and her family and met them at Chick-fil-a for lunch as he came into town. After eating they decided to do some shopping and he decided to buy them a gas grill they had been wanting. But upon arriving back to her car they quickly discovered…

Countdown Video: “Fear Not” Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything…

To be free Isn’t that a common desire? We certainly hear a great deal about freedom today Freedom is a topic for our governmental politics Freedom is a topic when kids want to live without the “burden” of curfew Freedom is a topic when we deal with many aspects of life I will start with this caution…

God's Promises About Giving Today we're going to begin a new series for the summer that I'm very excited about. I want to begin by telling you that the words, promise and promises, are actually used over a thousand times, in different English translations of the Scripture. One scholar did a study. He…

18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. The Setting-The…

Salvation Prepared Us For our adoption as the children of God An already/not yet reality That even the creation waits for its conclusion So live as the children of God in the hope of God’s final redemption Our Weak Areas Become Obvious when we are Trying to Live as Children of God We struggle with what…

Intro/Review 1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is…

8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. 9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, 10 and the chief of the eunuchs…

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Colossians 3:10–17 (CSB) You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator. In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all. Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on…

Read 1 Sam 13:19-23 Disarming God’s People Philistines oppress Israel by disallowing blacksmiths they become the sole provider for basic sharpening cancel culture silencing diversity in the marketplace of ideas RESULT: disarmament of an entire army (nation) What led to disarmament? Disobedience- failure…

Leviathan imagery the Leviathan imagery with the Genesis 3 imagery. But catch the point here—there's a certain logic to portraying the divine enemy in this way because the serpent becomes a symbol of disorder, disruption, adversarial hostility to the way God wants things. That is not an accident. In…