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This world can be hard. We know this to be true but sometimes we must state the “obvious”. This world is full of conflict. Some of us, this isn’t me btw, enjoy conflict and can be classified as “fighters”. One of the things I love to do with Sis is act like I am going to “fight” her and then I remark,…

Last week we talked about John the Baptist, the man who lived in the wilderness preaching a message of repentance because the kingdom of heaven was at hand. His whole purpose was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah, who was coming after him. His arrival was imminent. John’s goal was to…

Obedience is demanded of God’s people Le 25:18 ; 1 Sa 15:22 See also Dt 26:16 ; Dt 32:46 ; Ro 6:16–18 ; 1 Pe 1:14–16 Examples of obedience in the OT As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses. See…

“In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus summons us to stake our hearts on the reality of God .” I. We Must Obey Jesus ( Mt 7:21-23 ) 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to…

Were part of a family Yep, as a church we are part of a family that’s been born again. What we do as family members and how we treat one another as family matters. (insert: Family-matters picture here) An illustration I read from Eugene Peterson, it is good, focus on the family not the theology of the…

Nothing will turn Jesus aside from his mission which will be completed at Jerusalem - even though it will cost him his life. Jesus goes on because he longs to offer refuge to God's people - but they are not willing. Still the hope is held out that one day, some will be among the crowd that welcomes Jesus, ultimately victorious, into the presence of his Father, God.

1. Jesus did not wrestle his angry Father to the floor of heaven and take the whip out of his hand. He did not force him to be merciful to humanity. His death was not the begrudging consent of God to be lenient to sinners. No, what Jesus did when he suffered and died was the Father’s idea . It was a…

1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own…

Today we hop into Ephesians 6, where Paul uses the topic of training of children to direct us as adult Christians toward obedience to God in Christ.

Today we look to our big brother, Jesus as our example for our daily lives.

23 Foot Tall Karate Kid I told them my Dad was 23 feet tall. I did. One of them challenged me. “No way! My Dad is tall and he is only 6 feet” And I said “No way, I’m at least 6 feet tall because I’m also to my Dad’s waist.” And he said “Do you know how big a foot is?” like I’m the idiot!? So I started…

Peace in the Storm We Are In a Storm Right Now How will we survive it? Where is God? Palm Sunday is a Remembrance The King has Come to Us: Rejoice! God has Good Plans John 11-14 are About the Peace God because of the Love of God An Outline of God’s Love In John 11 , Lazarus is raised The friends of God…

Living Stones So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the…

Learning obedience through Christ and what it is in His eyes. And are we willing to do whatever it takes to obey the will of God.

And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” When I was growing up my dad was a man that was a teacher and everything he did…

The Divine Fruits of Biblical Obedience

How are Christians to live day to day until Christ returns.

Who belongs to the family of God? Our belonging has nothing to do with our background, history, family life, or moralism. Those who believe and follow Jesus are His true family.

Who is the letter to?

Ezekiel’s Message In this chapter we have, A prediction of the fall and ruin of the king of Tyre, who, in the destruction of that city. We already have seen how Isaiah and Jeremiah proclaimed Gods message, against the nations. ( Isaiah.13-23 ; Jeremiah. 46-51 ) ‘Here is what God said to the prophets…