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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…

The Ghost In the Room: October’s Theme The end of October has so much attention on ghosts, ghouls, witches, demons, devils and death. You already know that stuff, of course. You can’t escape it. We carve strange faces in round orange squashes and put lights or candles in them, either to show our own…

So that was Christmas How was my Bible Intake in 2022? Satisfied | Unsatisfied Notes :_____________________________ ________________________________________________________ Suggestions: Come up with a plan. Read through the Bible in a year. Podcast so you can listen or use audio bible. Today in the word,…

Who/What gets the last/final word? When determining matters of faith, life, and relationships what gets final say? How do we determine what is right and wrong? How do we determine what is best from good? Everyone has traditions. All of the world has a tradition. Every culture has their own. Every religion.…

Avarice (Greed)

Christ is our anchor. We must be reminded of this truth daily. As mentioned last week anchors serve a very important purpose. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We…

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. In Romans 12:9-21 Paul uses participles to help us understand and apply His opening imperative. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which…

God NEVER ignores the prayers of his children. (With one exception - 1 Peter 3:7 ) 7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. Men, bear…

Intro There is an Our Daily Bread devotion with a story about a professor of psychology who had no children of his own, Whenever the professor saw a neighbor scolding a child for something, he would say, "You should love the child, not punish him." One hot summer day the professor was repairing his concrete…

Intro: Giving, yep I already hear the groans! Just kidding, and it may not be what you think. I want to show you all a few things. (Show Pictures) And it is because you guys have been being like the Church in Corinth, as it says in Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly…

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 1. Definition According to the dictionary, generosity means… A readiness to give Liberality in giving According to Webster’s 1828 dictionary, generosity means……

The issue was people being taken advantage and the lack of justice in the city. Nehemiah wants to remind the people to be generous. We live in an interdependent world. We long for true community . Though we live in a digital world we are also longing for community. The work will require we remember generosity…

25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Introduction: How do we apply forgiveness? What does it look like in our lives? How should it operate? Thesis: God’s forgiveness of believers’ sins…

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 1. Definition According to the dictionary, generosity means… A readiness to give Liberality in giving According to Webster’s 1828 dictionary, generosity means……

It is easy to get caught up in the desire for people to see how good we are. Is that how kingdom citizens are called to live? Find out what Jesus says about this as we return to our study of the Sermon on the Mount.

Questions to consider while preaching/teaching this passage: -What does a sincere heart mean? -Guthrie indicates it means to be genuine, loyal, and real. Martin Rowe, 6 years old, lived on a small farm in rural Georgia. One day while riding on a tractor with his father the unthinkable happened; the tractor…

Hope for the Home: Proper Discipline Prov. 22:6 The fact is parents that we are commanded of God to train, teach, and discipline our children so that when they are old they will not depart from the right way. It is not the governments job to discipline your child, it is not the pastor’s or someone else’s…

Sunday we saw that there are some very specific reasons that John is writing to the churches, the first being that our joy may be complete. And we agreed that their is a dual joy in being in fellowship Jesus and proclaiming to others that they can have fellowship with God. Now it is important to remember…

Build up or Tear Down In the various aspects of our lives we are rarely if ever a neutral influence. What are the roles that we you and I have? Roles in Life Family: Child, Spouse, Parent, Grandparent Work: Employee, Manager, Boss, Owner Church: Attendee, Giver, Worker, Disciple-maker Each role has its…

Intro: When I say thanks, what comes to mind – walk around and ask Those are great answers. I think about many of the same things. Now when I say giving what comes to mind? Very good, and now we combine them and we find the meaning of Thanksgiving. As we enter into this season of giving thanks, I want…

Do right when done wrong

6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 6 There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ…

Today, we’ll finish the series on the trustworthy sayings. This is a formula Paul used in the letters to his mentees Timothy and Titus It basically means “Listen Up” “Hear this” take note and learn. Today’s saying is found in Titus 3:8 Titus was one of Paul’s most trusted co-workers. He was a full Gentile…

The truth of the Resurrection demands that we realign our destiny, our desires & our decisions.

What is taking place in this scene? How is it taking place?- This is what some researches call selective attention. It is the process of focusing on a certain item that allows us to block or blur other actions taking place. Attention is a limited resource, so how does something come to occupy primary…