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1. Israel’s Unique Relationship , vs. 1-2. V. 1 — the word of the Lord was spoken directly to Israel, indirectly to Judah, Deuteronomy 7:6-8 ; “For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the…

Takes place right after Jesus had been baptized Jesus had been recognized and God’s Son and he pleased God Though the Holy Spirit was present in Jesus even before his birth, at his baptism, the Spirit descended upon him & filled him. Now the same Spirit led him to the wilderness (desert) to be tempted.…

I was having a conversation the other day with a fiend about the convenience of being able to pay for things at the checkout line with your cell phone. And he was irritated with those stores that didn’t afford you the opportunity to pay with your phone. Apparently the technology is already there in the…

1. Abiding in Christ. Joh 15:4 , 5.4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me…

Desechando todo mal comportamiento, 2. Desead la palabra creciendo para la salvacion. 3. Jesus piedra viva, escogida y preciosas. 4. El creyente como piedras vivas, edificados como casa espiritual, Sacerdotes santos ofreciendo sacrificios espirituales.

CONSIDERAÇÕES INICIAIS Há uma relação entre privilégios e deveres na vida cristã. Os privilégios são alcançados pelo cumprimento dos deveres e, por sua vez, o cumprimento dos deveres resulta na conquista de privilégios. Seu cumprimento fiel conduz o crente à experiência de ricas bênçãos que lhe são concedidas…

Privilege 17 years old Father’s favored son Joseph given authority (over his brothers) Coat of many colors Dreams The sheaves The sun, moon and stars Joseph’s arrogance Brother’s hate Pit Joseph sent to check on his brothers (remember the bad report from before.) Brother’s plan Murder Slavery Deception…

Adorar ao Senhor nos momentos adversos é um privilégio que temos nesta vida terrestre.

EPHESIANS 1:11-23 Last week we defined Privilege and started looking at Ephesians 1:1-10 verse by verse. Remember how Paul started with the Salutation – an apostle to the saints – Apostle – one sent with orders to the saints, consecrated and set apart – we are called saints – we are called to be blameless,…

In this passage Paul communicates his burden for the salvation of his Jewish brethren.

Intro: Peter wrote to believers in a season of growing hostility to their faith. Christian in Asia were beginning to face opposition and suffering as a result believing in Jesus. He wrote to them to remind them of their inheritance in heaven, to point their attention back to Christ and the gospel as…

What have we done with our advantage in being Christian and knowing the truth of God?

Paul’s Sworn Love for Israel I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, I am telling the truth I am not lying My conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit Why is Paul being so intense in his affirmation of love for his people Israel? There…

Introduction Position brings privilege but what do you do when someone abuses the privilege they have been given? We all enjoy seeing - those who come from a place of privilege get theirs when they try to abuse or flaunt their privilege. Abuse of privilege is described as the wrongful or unlawful misuse…

Sarai’s Problem Abram has had a rough time of it so far in the story of Genesis. He’s been promised by God that he and his wife Sarai will receive a son, a hope for their future. Yet, in Chapter 16, we see that they still haven’t received the child of promise. Things aren’t looking too great for the…

Ephesians 3:1-13 As we continue to journey through the letter to the church and believers in Ephesus let us keep in mind what Paul is building on. It's one complete letter, not a chapter book. So what has Paul said already – Chapter 1 – With Unity in Christ, comes spiritual blessings – we bless God with…

The vulnerablity of Joseph, yielding to the will of God, reveals to us the right posture for humbly participating in Christ's life in this and all seasons.

God is gracious, and He provides with abundance for His children

The Power of the Gospel, a Spiritual light expels the darkness and reveals men's hearts. When the light of God comes in nothing is hidden. Everything will be revealed. If you embrace Jesus message more will be added to you! We must Sow seed as a farmer does, the Holy Spirit is in charge of the growth, and eventually there will be a Harvest. The Mustard seed is a reflection of small beginnings , but something that gradually has remarkable growth. it wraps up with Jesus privately explaing everything to His Disciples. Clearly to me Jesus was teaching the crowd to share about their encounter with God, spreading the word of God, proclaiming Jesus as Lord and Savior , and encouraging them that what they were apart of was bigger then anything they could imagine.

Prayer, it is a privilege it is powerful and should be practiced

An imagination of God's heart for the poor.

We prayed this week in our merger prayer about the difficulty of this merger process. What makes this process difficult is our love for what we have always known. While the church is to point us to Jesus and we all know that He’s the reason we gather… here or there… there’s something about the way we…