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Our Scripture this morning comes from Mark 4 . Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching…

The Gospel of the Cross has no residency requirements!

Intro In the last chapter we see God has the right to choose and God has the right to do what he wants to with His creation. You are the clay and he wants to mold you. Chapter ended with Isaiah saying Israel is a disobedient and obstinate people. God was going to use the Gentile world to humble them.…

Introduction Pool Blanket Rules for vertical and horizontal, which are broken. Jeremiah is speaking to God’s people who have done the same. Broken God’s laws and placed themselves in a desperate situation. Living in a time when the northern kingdom of Israel had already been dominated by Assyria, now…

Introduction How does a movement start / spread? The Christian faith, from one leader to billions of believers over a 2,000 year span covering every continent and the majority of people groups. It comes through what we call “evangelism.” Evangel = Gospel Gospel = Good News So, to evangelize is to gospelize…

We started this journey seeking for this series, simply seeking answers, seeking truth. The Scriptures tell us: But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. And God Himself said through the prophet Jeremiah,…

Subtitle: The fortifying power of true comfort Scripture: Isa. 35:2 (starting with, “They shall see”) - 6 (stop with “the dumb sing”), 8-10 This month’s Spiritual Discipline is Evangelism. You might ask, “what does love and comfort from the title and 2 Cor. 1 have to do with evangelism?” If you would…

Introduction This morning we will continue our walk through the book of Romans into chapter 9. Chapters 9-11 are a little bit different. We do not want to skip them, there are things here that we have to understand. We need to have a working knowledge of the doctrines presented here, if we are going…

Introduction We have all seen, had told to us, or given speeches to encourage and fire up people to go into battle, a sporting event, or many other things in life. We know they have great power to encourage and fire up people to go and do. Let me give a couple from movies. This speech from Aragorn in…

9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what…

One of the great needs of our day is to simply get people lost. Everyone is a Christian, everyone is righteous, everyone is good. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: According…

SOUL WINNING MUSTS A discouraged preacher once dreamed that he was standing on top of a huge granite rock, trying to break it with a pickaxe. Hour after hour, he worked seeing no results. Finally, he said, “That’s it, I’ve tried, but it is useless.” Suddenly a man stood by him and asked, “Were you not…

We have gone over what those who creep into the church are like lately. We have seen that their beliefs are based on feelings and emotions and what they want. These people will twist and turn truth to fit the mold they want. They do this through slow movements and some through abrupt and bold movements.…

This year we have a lot of things planned with the goal that we can better connect with the community and live out the whole Gospel for the whole person. The plan is very intentional and is based on an understanding of the purpose of the church that I have learned over the last 30 plus years of being…

The book of Acts opens with a recounting of Jesus’ resurrection appearances and his ascension into heaven. Over forty days Jesus presented himself alive to his disciples, commanding them not to leave Jerusalem until they receive the Holy Spirit as promised. He ascends into heaven after assuring his disciples…

Love God. Love people. Make disciples. Ever heard that? Bringing In the Sheaves? Remember that old song. None of us knew what it meant. As we saw on Wednesday, it is a reference to the Jewish Festival of Weeks (or Pentecost), which was a celebration of the harvest in Old Testament times. A sheaf of wheat…

Introduction First time sharing the Gospel. Henry. Personal evangelism can be awkward , but effective. And every time since, awkward, but effective. By the power of the Holy Spirit, evangelism makes a difference. Be a preacher. Paul shares the Gospel (vv. 5-13). Confess with mouth Jesus is Lord (repentance).…

Introduction: I want to take a moment and welcome all of you back home to Bethlehem. We are excited to be celebrating our 201st birthday as a church and it’s always a blessing to have everyone back home. That’s what a lot of us love about holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, isn’t it? We love to…

Introduction: Charles Spurgeon said, Truly wise men are never above asking questions, because they are wise men. Christ’s Incarnation , Page 98 Charles Spurgeon Well, tonight we are going to look at some questions the wise men asked. God was working in their lives and drawing them to Himself. God does…

1 Peter 2:11-17 Have you ever felt like you wore a target on your back? Like wherever you go at school, work, etc., your classmates, coworkers, teachers, or managers were suspicious of you, waiting for you to misbehave and finding ways to criticize and make your life miserable? It’s not easy to live…

Main Idea Build intentional bridges that support the weight of truth. Outline and Core Passage I - What Relational Evangelism Is II - Why we do evangelism III - It is what Jesus modeled for us IV - How You can live this out 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are…

Ezekiel, the watchman of Israel, is one we ought to emulate as we are the watchmen of the world for the glory of Christ with the Gospel of Christ.

There was a young couple getting married and they did the usual things a couple getting married does. They sent out save the date cards, booked the venue, got the preacher, chose bridesmaid dresses, ordered the tuxes, sent out the invitations, everything. The RSVPs started coming back and the guest list…

Do any of you like to see the upcoming movie trailers they play before the main attraction? For me they do two things. One, they give me more time to get in to the theater and get a good seat before the main attraction starts. And two, they give me a look at the new movies that are coming out that I…

Belief Needs Becoming Over the last few weeks, we have been reminded of the love of God that sent our savior to be the sacrifice for our sins, we touched on the wonder of a resurrected ascended Lord, the question of waiting for the power of the spirit and the pouring out of God’s spirit upon his followers…