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I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. I know it’s always a busy time of year - and it can be easy to miss out on the REST side of it... In order to accommodate all the running around. Last time we were together - we focused on the Christmas holiday - and in doing so we looked at the Christmas…

In John’s gospel, this is the final public statement of Jesus. In it we see the Son’s glorification, His mission , and his Witness. The Glorification of The Son, 12:20-26. Verse 20 is the fulfillment of the Pharisees remarks in verse 19. The Greeks were God-fearers, probably from Decapolis or Syria,…

In Romans 8:30 Paul assures believers that the goal of God's plan and all of the essential parts is the glorification of believers.

If you were with us last week - we closed out chapter 2 of the book of Galatians... Where we saw the Apostle Paul APPROACH Peter in a certain way... If you remember, Paul was reminding the Galatians of when he opposed Peter publicly - in order to REBUKE Peter’s actions... in drawing back in separating…

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,…

Today, I want to tell you about our Hope for Holiness but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” I don’t know if you feel this way, but when I read Peter’s quotes from the Old Testament, sometimes I feel deflated… Like,…

The great prayer: Focuses: The glorification of Christ The spiritual safety of the Apostles The witness of the Apostles The sanctification of the apostles The Unity of the church Todays focus: The first four Big idea: In the moments approaching his greatest trial, Jesus concerns himself with his followers.…

Selfless Love Marches Victorious over Self-glorification GOAL: Understand the surprising value of Love as God bestows it, and practice it. MALADY: We emotionalize love, which makes it subject to our unreliable feelings. MEANS: The means to the goal is the carefully considered understanding of the fullness…

I have been reading a book about joy in sorrow and suffering. In this book there is a story told about a young lady who loses her husband to an overdose of pills. Not even a year later her 4 year old son comes down with cancer. This young woman experienced tremendous sorrow. However, during this time…

For the past 3 weeks - as we’ve seen the transition from Samuel (as judge)... …to Saul as King... And we’ve seen the Heart of Man - elevated before us. We started out looking at the WAY of the Heart... Followed by the TRUTH of the Heart... And last week - the LIFE of the Heart. Yes - we know that Jesus…

If you’ve been with us the past couple of weeks - 2 weeks ago we broke into chapter 5 of Galatians... And we saw that Paul highlighted for the Galatians - the 2 paths of humanity The path of Freedom The path of Slavery That freedom - ultimately, only comes through Jesus Christ... And that the only other…

We all hunger and thirst for something. in life. Hungering and thirsting for God's righteousness is what we are called to do. But what is God's righteousness? Grab your Bible, open up to Matthew 5:6 and take a listen to this week's sermon!

As we make our way through this gospel of John, we’ve come now to the place where the stage is set for Jesus to be arrested... The plan is set…the pieces are now moving into place, and Judas has left the group to go get the band of soldiers so that Jesus can be taken captive... And so with Judas now…

Prepare Music in 3 different spots? Announcement rotators Pre-checklist Screen sharing off File xfer off Private chat off Annotations off Make Jeremy Host Jeremy: make Colby a Co-host Other speakers Devo: Melissa Music: Pete Announcements: ??? Elder / pastoral prayer: ??? Change to Prepare slide Jeremy…

In October 2011 Gordon (94) and Norma (90) Yeager married 72 years died in the hospital holding hands one hour apart. The couple was hospitalized after a car accident just outside of Marshalltown, Iowa. They were given a shared room in the ICU where they held hands in adjacent beds. At 3:38 pm Gordon's…

“I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admirably arranged.” —W.H. Auden “Christians are by no means immune from the temptation to slip from a celebration of grace to an abuse of grace.” —Douglas Moo Are you guilty of abusing God’s grace, of using God’s abounding grace…

1. The Glory and Departure of the Son of Man, 31-33. Vs. 31 — Prepares us for the intimate discourse with the 11 remaining disciples. Several similar statements of Jesus Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; But…

Last week we used these words of Jesus as a springboard for our message: Luke 10:20 (ESV) 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven .” Matthew 11:28–29 (ESV) 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will…

Understanding the Strategy to Defeating Temptaion

Introduction: Good morning and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. It is a joy to be with you this morning. Go ahead and turn in your bible to Philippians chapter 3. That is where we are going to be camped out today. What do you trust in? What do you put your trust in? Now, the easy answer…

For the past several months - I’ve gotten back into working out again... Something I had done every day back in college... So I’ll get up early to start breakfast for the kids - and then I’ll leave when the kids leave for school... Head to the gym - and can usually be heading home by 9am. I had been…

Inquisitive Minds Do you have an inquisitive mind? Do you seek out answers? If so, how? Are you a person who wants things explained so there is better understanding? This evening we want to start by finishing where we left off last week, so to keep everything in context. The coming crowd Is there a difference…

Last week we took a glance at our 3 part focus for this year. We draw off of a long and rich history as church, and looking forward, we want to make sure that our focus, our purpose, everything that we do out of this building is what God would have for our church. Because this isn’t a country club. This…

Introduction Have you ever pondered what it is that controls the way you think, the way you react to good news and bad news? Our internal makeup, our minds and our hearts contain what the scriptures call our spirit and soul. The things that create our response to life’s situations, good or bad are driven…

If I was to ask you - What in ME - reminds you of my dad.... What would you say? There might be a few things that everyone agrees on... And in SEEING those things... I think you’d all agree that those THINGS - in a sense - PROVE that my dad - is MY dad. They would be - parts of my DAD - in me. EACH of…