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"Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." What did Jesus mean by that? Quality over quantity, and wholeness over performance.

Do you ever find it difficult to pray? Don’t you wish that coming to faith in Christ would come with an automatic download of how to pray effectively? Have you ever felt like praying was a waste of time? Have you ever been asked to pray and didn’t know what to say? Have you ever looked at someone else’s…

What does it mean to be prepared? PREPA´RED, pp. Fitted; adapted; made suitable; made ready; provided. What does it mean to prepare? prepare ■ verb 1 make ready for use or consideration. ▶ make (food) ready for cooking or eating. 2 make or get ready to do or deal with something. ▶ (be prepared to do…

God sets boundaries on Man's relationship with animals, other humans and Himself.

What do you know about Thanksgiving? Take a few seconds or so to write down what you know about thanksgiving and how it began. 1621 for the Pilgrims and after the Civil Way when Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday a national holiday in 1863. Goal-To help us grow in thanksgiving year round. As we start…

A prediction was made by a respectable scientist that science will be able to provide eternal life to human beings by 2025-2030. Now in 2019, how close are we to see it happen? Will it ever happen? This sermon will tackle the issue with Jesus' teaching of eternal life in Luke 10:25-37. Let's check it out!

Word is spreading! The message of Jesus, the miracle worker has spread from Capernaum, to Galilee. Some are amazed, some are enraged, many are healed Jesus mission “I must preach the Kingdom of God” is going out to other cities now. I think by now you can already be in agreement that the heart of Jesus…

Loyalty (Brand loyalty picture inserted here) - use brand loyalty illustration here. Faithful, loyal are words that we are familiar with, especially within the confines of marriage, and church? This morning we are going to look at the foundation of the church (the family), the field of the church and…

In the next three chapters we will be dealing with addictions in general. In this chapter I want to examine addictions from a physical and psychological perspective. What they are How we become addicted The effects of addiction once they take hold In subsequent chapters we'll see what the Bible says…

“To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?” ( Luke 13:20 RSV). Luke 13:20–22 “And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.” He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and…

Today is Resurrection Sunday. Culturally today is - Easter! Today is the day that we celebrate that our King has risen from the dead - and all of the wonderful things that means for us. Today - people across the world will celebrate Easter. Culturally we will celebrate with egg hunts and Easter bunnies,…

When God is at the center of our lives, He will use us to accomplish His will. In this lesson on King Uzziah, pastor John walks us through what it means to begin with God and continue with God as He leads us to overcome challenges, obstacles to build His kingdom.

Introduction Self Control Defined The ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals Read a little ahead and a after for immediate Context Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .” And again,…

First of a three part series. 6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we…

As we come today - we break into the last chapter of the Gospel of John. Laying a groundwork for today - we’ve seen Christ be crucified... We’ve seen His resurrection... And His appearing to His disciples... Last week we looked at Doubting Thomas... Thomas - who after being told by the disciples that…

Introduction Fancy restaurants serve bread. Not always an appetizer. להם = food. Necessary for life. Ukraine as breadbasket. Food insecurity to Starvation. Israel understood physical hunger. Left Egypt and traveling through the wilderness. One month to the day. They begin grumbling against Moses and…

Spiritual Gifts Have you ever come into a movie halfway or so and had so many questions? That’s similar to our perspective of spiritual gifts in the NT church. We may not get adequate answers to our questions, especially from one text. But that should not eliminate the basic understanding and application.…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Illustration of monkey trap Measurement of giving and receiving is often done in terms of amount. Things are often weighed in quantities Material things are entrances to participate in resources beyond us and a cause greater than us. V. 10 Focus on the tough subject of dealing with need and supply- how…

Introduction There are many things happening in our world that may give alarm. Today, I want to give you a message of hope. For the Christian, faith in Christ is everything. It is a faith that God is in control. It is a faith that we can experience His presence and grace. It is a faith that assures us,…

Where the Crawdads Sing In Delia Owens best-selling book, Where the Crawdads Sing, a young girl named Kya, lives in the marshes of North Carolina. Known to locals as "Marsh Girl,” Kya lived a hard, lonely life, abandoned and forgotten by virtually everybody except Tate, Kya first love who was the only…

What are some of the different ways we know that the Bible is communication from God to man?

Introduction Concentrated forms of stuff. TexSun orange juice. Saved space. Mix it when ready. Cleaners. Similar values! But, also gives you the option to make something a little stronger. You can control the intensity of it! When we think about the Gospel, it comes in a concentrated form. -- The Gospel…

Thoughts Can you remember one of the reasons the book was written? Is it in defence of Paul and the apostles authority? This morning here are some thoughts to consider as we look at our section. Paul has been addressing, making a defense to his critics. There has been various things he had already addressed…