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I have another dad joke for you this morning to kick off today’s topic. Someone once said, “ I am very upset with my mom. When I was growing up she told me, ‘You can be whoever you want to be.’ That’s not true. Turns out Identity Theft is a crime! ” Today we are starting a new series called “Identity”.…

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…

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…

The Envoy In the times of Jeremiah there would be super kings like Nebuchadnezzar There would be sub kings of territories of the kingdom when a sub king would not obey the super king the super king would end an letter by an envoy the letter would be written in such away. a remembrance of the good things…

What is Truth? Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. This word comes in a direct statement from Jesus There are not multiple meanings unlike other words Not only does it mean what is true but more importantly what is objectively true in any matter Jesus was the full revelation the un-concealing…

Don’t be substituted, be the substitution.

That Rest For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’ ” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his…

Wholly devoted followers of Jesus become the maps that leads others to the Way! Matthew 22:36–40 (ESV) “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “ You shall love t he Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and…

For the next few messages from me we are going to be talking about faith and God’s provision, and where is our faith placed. But before we dive into the text we need to understand what that word means, so I have a definition and then I also have some information from some surveys done to show us where…

Begin the sermon by using a selfie stick... We started a new series last week talking about things that rob your joy. Last week was doubt, this week we are talking about selfishness. What do I mean by selfishness? Selfishness defined - A self-centred concern for oneself, without due regard to the needs…

When you are in your quiet time and you read this passage 19 Don’t you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don’t belong to yourselves. 20 You were bought for a price. So bring glory to God in the way you use your…

Who knows what this that I’m holding up? It’s a photo album. For the young people in the room, this is what iCloud, Google Photos, and Instagram has replaced. This particular photo album is one that is all about me. It has all my cute baby and toddler pictures in it. I have told most of you before that…

1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say…

Don't be fooled by the "win"; God and his purposes are ultimate.

Intro Nature and effect. Two ways to perceive a thing. The nature of a thing can be described in terms that are appropriate to it. The effect is, by necessity, only partially about the thing we describe. If we described the nature of a pillow, we could use words like down, fluffy, hard, flat, smelly,…

Lesson Text: And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going…

I didn’t want to be that guy! (Picture of Army Rangers) THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED! (Picture ofrock face) How does one loose their way? We take get caught up in what is around us… Pictures of the the beauty. Distracted by a selfie, or a ding. Distracted by people watching… that outfit is ridiculous… boy…

I don’t know if you will take this as good news or bad news, but Christmas is only ten weeks away. That may come as a bit of a shock since we haven’t even gotten through Halloween yet, but it is reality. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Not only is it usually a bit cooler outside, but Christmas…

(S1) — Why would anyone take something of value and exchange it for something worthless? Boy/trade up/Marbles/Gi Joes Goal was always to trade up… Why would anyone trade the good for the bad? Good marriage/One night stand — Good health/sickness/disease — Good life, exchange it for pig squaler — Good…

Intro Story of Daniel and his friends being brought out of their nation, their culture. Daniel and his friends stayed true to their faith and enjoyed the culture and influenced it. Most people today think we have to choose sides… either give in to the culture or live a life if faith. As we look at Daniel,…

Recap: Remember that Jesus would say these in the context of the others They weren’t meant to be understood as a group and not individually Jesus is ushering in the kingdom of heaven, which would be quite different from what they were experiencing Blessed are the poor in spirit The are the people who…

Before we dive into what happens to Balaam this week, let’s jump back and get caught up with the story... Balak, the leader of the Moabites saw that the Israelites were close to them and he knew that they had just taken out the Amorites and he was scared. So, he apparently had heard about this Balaam…

It seems that the story of the New Testament disciples, Paul, Barnabas can be Big Stories after Big Victories Anybody else feel like their lives are on some roller coaster - Life is going alright, then something happens and you feel like you are scraping the bottom of the bucket for energy or resources…

Introduction: On Thursday evening our family gets together to have a good time sharing a meal and then afterwards, the game is on. Sometimes we play Dominoes. Other times we play a card game like Five Crowns or Oh Crud and recently we have begun playing a new game called “Rummikub”. It’s kind of a cross…

Psalm 78 : A Song of His-Story Unlearned We will wrap up the reflections on Psalm 78 this morning. If you haven’t yet done it, I encourage you to read Psalm 78 for yourselves. Although it is the 2nd longest Psalm in the Bible, it does not take a long time to read. Read it clear through at least once…