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1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires…

Introduction: 1 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. 2 You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord . 3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe…

What does our world need? We live in interesting times, in uncertain times, in fearful times. How we as individuals and especially a church answers this question will help to determine our future ministry. I do not think there is only “one answer” and definitely not a “silver bullet” that will do. Our…

Sin Has no Power Here Do you feel like your sin is overpowering? Sin is an affliction to the human spirit. It is mankind’s greatest enemy, one that we all willingly choose to follow of our own ambition. It has a hold on us from the moment we are born. Sin tries to keep us down. Sin wants to make you…

Scene 1/ The Ten Commandments . Most people treat them as the ten rules; rules that if you sort of follow them, things will sort of be alright. Well the last 6 anyway. 5. Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 6. You shall not murder.…

This Week’s Theme: A Spiritual Contract Word for the Week is Covenant: It is God’s commitment to, and requirement of, his people expressed in promise, law, judgment, faithfulness and mercy. Also used of commitment within human relationships based upon agreements. Memory verse: Psalm 62:11 God has spoken…

1/ Insecurity & uncertainty is an unsettling experience. Sometimes we are just not sure about something. It just doesn’t seem right and we don’t know why. There may be an issue at work and we don’t know how to deal with it. Or a family dispute and our sense of security is threatened. Or a financial challenge…

Faith and Family We are one in the bond of love, We are one in the bond of love, We have joined our spirit with the Spirit of God, We are one in the bond of love. Love thro' Christ has brought us together, Making our hearts as one. By God's Spirit we are united, One thro' His blessed Son. Now, dear Lord,…

Scene 1/ The discouragement of the people of Israel, is a reminder that we can be discouraged in our trust of God. Exodus 5 I would like you to come on a journey, a journey of appreciation of the feelings and culture of a different people. These are an ancient people, a people in a vastly different time…

Scene 1/ Losing focus is so easy to do! Perhaps you have walked from one room to another and been distracted by something. When you get to where you were going you can’t remember why you went there. Or the stories you hear about people who set out to travel around Australia – and only make it a month…

Old things can be very attractive. There is a certain beauty and fascination in an old steam engine, it seems to be a living breathing thing even though it is a fairly primative machine. Many people are attracted to watch something old, huge festivals often surround such things. Wether it be a heritage…

Abraham: Following In The Footsteps Of Faith Sermon #9 Genesis 15:7-21 Intro : The description of faith is found in Hebrews 11.1 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The definition of faith is found in Hebrews 12.2 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher…

Introduction: A wilderness journey can seem like an empty time. A wasted time of aimless wandering, a time of not really knowing why or where to next. A time when little is achieved. Most people I talk to who have reflected on a wilderness time in their life actually tell me that at the time it seemed…

Last time, we addressed the sin of the priests who had become lax in their worship as they sacrificed blind, lame, and sick animals to God. This showed their disregard for the Lord and what he required from them. They kept the best for themselves and dishonored God with the worst. They were loving God…

Our new covenant with Jesus requires that we focus on the new relationship with our Savior while standing on a foundation of that very old covenant found in the Old Testament.

Following In The Footsteps Of Faith Sermon #14 Genesis 21:22-34 HOW TO ENJOY THE REST AREAS OF LIFE Intro : There are times in life that are simply difficult to tolerate! There are battles to fight, valleys to cross, long nights of the soul to endure and storms that must be weathered. All you have to…

The Ratifying of the Covenant, 24:1-8 The great event {here} in chapter 24 is the climax of the Book of Exodus - Ramm God’s command to come up includes not just Moses, but Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of the people . Is this the total number of the elders of Israel or is a few of…

We are reminded that God graciously promises to bring us into His new creation. We are encouraged to trust in God more deeply and more consistently.

Introduction People often struggle to understand some of the difficult parts of the Bible. Others simply discount it because they don’t like it. Others see things they don’t like and use them to attack the claims of Christ and his church. Scene 1/ If we are to learn from the difficult parts of the Bible…

1. No Longer They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. No Longer Bring their idols Therefore, my dear friends,…

In this world there is nothing certain except death and taxes. So said Benjamin Franklin and it has been repeated ever since. I think that we can add another certainty to his list. That is the certainty of judgment. Last week’s message showed us that a righteous ruler can delay judgment. This week we…

Our Priest is Perfect Ministry = Priest - Mediator Imperfect, animal sacrifices v Jesus Rope on waist vs Resurrection permanence in Holy of Holies Not only is He better... The Covenant is Better “the covenant he mediates is better” 6 Quotes Jer. 31:31-34 to show fault 7 For if that first covenant had…

INTRO Text Last week we looked at Hosea 4 where God began to spell out the charges He was bringing against Israel. For nearly 200 years Israel’s kings and priests led the people away from faithfulness to God. They exchanged worship and devotion of the one true God for the false gods of the neighboring…

Introduction Last week, we introduced the big theme to the book of Hebrews. All of this passage has come to the point that is made last week and this week. The next two weeks begin to play out what that looks like I said last week that the sermons are connected. Hebrews offers a number of comparatives.…

Intro: Conclusion to our series on Covenants Author of Hebrews: Unknown, speaks of direct revelation from the Lord 2:3 although form and style are unclear as to who wrote it. It was most likely written in and around 65-69 AD since the writer mentions the current operation of the Temple and levitical…