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During the time of Passover When the people gathered and presented yearly sacrifices for the forgiveness of their sin. Why is Jesus seem so angry that he would make a whip and clear out this Temple courtyard ? People, Animals, and Money; It all got thrown out! Gut Reaction: What a waste of resources!…

Lectionary Readings Job 23:2 (NIV) “Even today my complaint is bitter” Psalm 22:1 (NIV) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil. Jesus looked at him and loved him.…

INTRODUCTION I hated English in School I just didn’t enjoy it — to much detail and too many rules and exceptions to the rules They say the English language is one of the hardest to learn — it is just too easy to use bad grammar Signs that use bad English Remember when you hated a subject in school you…

Blank Canvas Guitar project Take Notice Pray Seek inspiration Share the dream Make a plan Don’t be afraid to ask for help Don’t rush it Pray

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that…

Sacred Space The Israelites spent over a year at Mount Sinai. Why so long? They had already entered into a covenant with God and received the Ten Commandments. But they still had a lot to learn. It was one thing to promise to believe in and be loyal to the God of their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and…

Hospitality is the act of making space for guests, visitors, or strangers, and extending to them the privileges of family; biblical hospitality focuses on how we will live as God’s people in relationship with people who are different from us.

We are reminded that God has the strength to overcome anything arrayed against us. We are encouraged to fill our lives with God's gifts.

Realm Distinction We’ve been tracking the story of Yahweh and his portion, Abraham’s descendents. Yahweh chose to disinherit the nations at Babel. He chose to appear to Abraham in visible, human form to initiate a covenant relationship. He chose to reiterate that covenant with Isaac and Jacob, whom he…

Wrathe delayed or diverted does not mean wrath denied.

Life group - sign up. How much Lamb do you need? 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every…

The fourth commandment is about more than just a day for church; it is about a pattern of sabbath rest which sets our hearts upon God in all our days.

What is an Incommunicable Trait? Attributes of God that is not shared (communicated) to others by us, compared to communicable traits (those God shares or communicates with us and are shared by us). Incommunicable (Gods traits we do not share) God’s eternity Inability to Change (Immutable) Omnipresence…

Sabbath, God's gift to us, is a time set apart to rest from work, worship God, tend to our soul, and bless others.

2 Thessalonians 3 https://storage.sermon.net/adb837d8ec6776c8a4fde701fc35cca8/63e6cdcc-150f919-1/content/media/113683/JesusRevolution-OfficialTrailer.mp4/vb4000_ab192_fps1920x1080.mp4 Do we have any fans of Boston Sports? Red Sox, Boston Bruins, the New England Patriots, I think they might have a basketball…

Text: Matthew 21:1-17 Each year we celebrate the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem — as we should. But we tend to limit Jesus’ triumphant entry to Him riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. But here in Matthew we see three other indicators of Jesus’ triumph. Palm Sunday is MORE than a triumphant entry…

Leviticus 10 describes the deaths of the priests Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, for offering “strange fire”. The nature of their transgression and other admonitions from God to the priesthood are discussed in this lesson I got to get through it so I can say I read the Bible. Well, here in chapter…

What does it take to make a difference in the world? Everyone wants to know that their life matters. The older you get, the more you have a tendency to take inventory of your life to see how you have made a difference. Often times, that is seen in the legacy of children, grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren.…

There is more to thanksgiving than feeling grateful; the act of giving thanks requires some attention to our boundaries.

Introduction Breaking things. Fixing brakes, plumbing, etc... It’s just what people do. When we consider the things of God, church, marriages, even religion, we break things. In spite of the work that the Holy Spirit is doing in our lives, we are still sinful and imperfect. John gives both a call of…

Jacob arrives in Haran. After staying with his uncle a month, his uncle offers him wages for helping. Jacob desires Rachel in exchange for seven years of service. In the morning (v.25) behold, it was Leah! Jacob comes to Laban, “You scoundrel! What have you done! Though we do not excuse Laban for his…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Blasphemy “In general the word means simply slander or insult and includes any action (e.g., a gesture) as well as any word that devalues another person or being, living or dead. This general secular idea was made more specific in…

Wedding invitations When I was training for the ministry, my mentoring minister gave me quite qa lot of advice about weddings - lots of it was useful, practical and wise. But, looking back, he gave em what now seems an incommensurate amount of advice on how to deal with the etique of wedding invitations.…

Though the author never identifies himself, it is most widely accepted that Genesis was authored by Moses, along with the next 4 books which make up the Pentateuch, or the Torah that the Jews venerate as God’s Law to them. Just as Revelation was given to show us the future, Genesis was given to show…

The prophet Elijah had a moment of losing faith when he thought his whole world was falling apart. God restores Elijah’s faith; God can restore our faith too.