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Apostles In these four listings found in the New Testament, all will list very similarly into three groups of four. As we look at these groups, the first set Peter, Andrew, James, and John were the ones closest to Christ and Peter is always at the head of the list. Group two always has Philip at the…

Fathers The Father Absence Crisis in America Fatherless Stats There are multiple factors that lead to these outcomes. Our topic today addresses one of them. When we see problems in the world we can be assured that God has a solution. We can turn to his word and choose to do things his way. Today we turn…

Intro: On the morning of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln met with his cabinet at the White House in Washington, and the Civil War was raging toward an end. Abraham Lincoln said to his cabinet members, “I’ve been having a strange dream the last few nights.” He said, “In this dream, I picture…

ILLUST: Funny selective hearing? My wife keeps telling me I have selective hearing. I told her I wouldn’t need selective hearing if she practiced selective talking. In hindsight she may be right. I certainly heard a whistling noise when that pan flew by my head. READ: John 10:22-42 Intro/Background -…

40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). What is the significance of Andrew’s statement? Andrew recognized Christ as the Messiah - the one who…

Intro: As we get started this morning, I want to point out that… Most of the Bible is easy to understand. But as you study through the Bible you will at times come upon those “problem verses,” those verses that are not so easy to under-stand. Today, we come to a section of Scripture that has been debated…

Living Intentionally In the craziness of life, being still, listening and experiencing God’s presence can seem like unattainable aspirations. Today, we explore how to be more intentional about our walk with God. Lets begin with what Jesus told his disciples 28 Come to me, all of you who labor and are…

The True Light Intro As we opened up the gospel of John last week we looked at his thesis statement. That is the reason that he is penning his gospel message. We saw in John 20:30-31 “30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. 31 But these…

Introduction Who of you can explain this verse unto me? For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. At this point in time, the COI are in a bad way. They had sinned against God & would not hearken unto the voice of…

Individual Value So, what was the most notable aspect of Andrew? He respected and valued each and every person. If we look at Andrew, he brought individual people to Jesus - not groups or crowds. Interestingly, also, almost every time we hear Andrew mentioned in the gospels he is bringing someone to…

Simon the Zealot The next name given in Luke 6:15 is “Simon called the Zealot.” 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and…

Introduction I thought that I would preach on this chapter, as it is one of the chapters that the 2nd Mile Fellowship read yesterday. This psalm must be viewed in light of the history found in Num. 13-14 . In Num. 13-14 ; the COI have been loosed from the bondage of Egypt, but had not yet claimed the…

Previously From life as the church (1Timothy) to service within the church (2Timothy). The church being made up of many parts have important parts that are needed. God provides what is needed ( 2Tim1:7 ) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Paul was reminding…

17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But…

James Of the three disciples in jesus’ closest inner circle, James is the least familiar to us. The biblical account is practically devoid of any explicit details about his life and character. He never appears as a stand-alone character in the Gospel accounts, but he is always paired with his younger…

“Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell.” Today our topic is the Good Friday topic, In Christian Dogmatics it is referred to as the Passion of the Christ - the Suffering - Pascho in greek - of Jesus. However, His suffering did not just begin with Pilate.…

Celebrating Dads! Father’s day is a special day. It is a day that we set aside to celebrate, encourage, and pour out our love on our fathers.... In her book, What is Fatherhood? Martha Bolton writes: Fatherhood is.... getting to go anywhere you want for Father’s Day…getting to drive your family there....and…

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 3 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you…

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How we treat other believers How generous we are with our money How we support others in ministry How well we accept mistreatment and injustice How we endure suffering and trials How we spend our time How we run the race God has given us How effectively we control our body How many faithful we are in…

Mission, Vocation, Venture God has made us in his image in Genesis 1:27 so if we want to know about ourselves, we should look at Him. Attributes of God Holy Holiness. To affirm God is holy means He is both completely unique and absolutely pure. God is unique, separate from the ordinary sense of life.…

A Man of Peace Jesus is often called a man of peace. And there is a religious view that he always gave a soft answer and was always sweetly nice. 10 Loyal love and faithfulness will meet one another; righteousness and peace will kiss. Righteousness - doing what is required according to a standard (Swanson,…

13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon…

📷 19 Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits , Even the God of our salvation. Selah. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor…

The final group of four apostles is the least known to us, except for Judas Iscariot, who made himself notorious by selling Christ to be crucified. This group seems to have been less intimate with Christ than the other eight disciples. They are virtually silent in the Gospel narratives. Little is known…