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In Romans 8:31-34 Paul encourages believers that they really cannot be affected by any condemnation levelled against them by anyone because of the justification of God and the intercession of Christ.

Overwhelming Evidence Obvious conclusion or decision. Paul’s warranted/appropriate response to what he has written. Doxology A written response of formal praise due to the truths being responded to (doxa = glory; logia = expression). Scholars believe that some doxologies were hymns or became hymns used…

John 8:31-37 What happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence? This is the Price They Paid Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their…

We can praise one of two things... The things of God The things of the world -Mary is the model Christian in this scenario.. God has promised to do a great work in and through her, and she praises Him in faith. -Zechariah on the other hand is not the model Christian when God promised to do a great work…

Why was Abram chosen to become Abraham and the ancestor of many nations? What did he do that warranted that type of attention from God? In short -- NOTHING. Abraham didn't warrant God's blessing, and neither do we. This story is the beginning of God dealing differently with God's people. We are chosen by God to be blessed because we exist, and because God wants us to be blessed.

Notes for sermon 1. Jesus teaches with authority , 14-24 14-- the emphasis of this statement is that Jesus did not go up to Jerusalem at the same time as His brothers. During the festival this was the right time for teaching (other rabbis did the same) but it would not foster privacy. Jesus is following…

Introduction Good morning. Welcome to all of you joining us either in person or online. For the last few weeks we have been looking at how we are going to relaunch as a church. It’s basically us pushing the reset button and refocusing on our mission and what Jesus has for us to do as his children. I…

The late president Calvin Coolidge returned home from attending church early one Sunday afternoon. His wife had been unable to attend, but she was interested in what the pastor preached about in the service. “What did he speak about today?” she asked. Coolidge responded, “Sin.” Mrs. Coolidge pressed…

· Jesus travels to provide comfort (Christ comforts us in our times of sorrow) o Travel Challenges (Warrant out for his Life) · Jesus meets Mary and Martha where they are as it relates to their various personalities · Martha & Mary’s belief in the healing power of God o Fighting against the culture and…

Scripture Reading: Romans 15:1-7 Introduction: Why do we treat people differently? What do we treat some people better than others? What makes the difference? James wants his readers to see that their varied treatment of people is often wrong. Transition: Favoritism Part 1: Partiality/Favoritism is Contrary…

Never before have a preached a message for those who are not here. For those that are, this will be a message for you to keep in your back pocket, should your future context warrant a second look and listen. Instead, this is for those of you who have fallen, drifted, turned away, abandoned, questioned,…

Turn back in your Bible to Luke 15 . Three Stories Luke 15 contains three parables by Jesus: the stories of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Wayward Son. Luke 15:1-2 All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him. And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes…

When We Gather... Introduction Good morning, once again. It's a privilege and a joy to open the Word of God with you today. Go ahead and open your Bibles to Acts chapter two. That's where we are going to begin this morning. Now if you're new to us or it's your first time joining us online, I normally…

Our Conduct as Christians Matters A Debt of Love We usually don’t think of love as something that is owed to others. We think about it as something we give voluntarily because we love. Paul is reminding us, not so gently, that love is a requirement of Christian living. Love is a requirement for a disciple…

Vengeance. An injured party’s desire for retribution or repayment from those who harmed him or to demonstrate his innocence against false accusations. Vengeance demonstrates God’s righteousness in compensating the wrong with right. (Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology) Webster 1828 dictionary…

This is a general statement I have heard through the years from believers that go to other churches that may have been in a more traditional baptist type church when they were younger. “I was never happy.” “I never had a good view of myself.” “I never was free.” “Now I don’t feel guilty anymore.” The…

Intro Week three of four in this series Looking at some of the things that people object to when they consider the Church Week one: Hypocrisy Week two: Leadership and the failure of leadership both in but also of the Church. This week we are looking at Money. 56.7% say that we are too focused on money…

Let us pray…Gracious and ever-loving God, as we come to the end of our Lenten season, we come before you this afternoon looking for your guidance and comfort. We come with hearts heavy by the load we have carried for the last year and laden with the burdens that we have carried all this time. In this…

Names We looked last time at one of the names given to Jesus, Emmanuel, which means what? God with us God with us, what peace that can bring to know that God is with us, That He knows us, as He says in Jeremiah 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord , “plans to prosper you and not…

In our series on the Ten Commandments, we are ready for the Sixth Commandment, which says, “ You shall not murder .” ( Deut 5:17 ). As I was preparing for that message, and remembering that we would be celebrating Communion today, I could not help but think of Hebrews 12:24 . This verse compares the…

Introduction: I’m an avid coffee drinker. I have a cup in the morning, a cup when I get home in the afternoon, and a cup in the evening. I may even squeeze in a few extra cups throughout the day. However, one thing I cannot stand is cold coffee. I understand that some of you like this, but I can’t get…

Habakkuk writes: Habakkuk 3:17–19 (ESV) Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord ; I will take joy in the God of…

Trouble in the Text: The Apostles were pursued with violence. Remember Luke’s story of Paul and Silas’s imprisonment in Philippi ( Acts 16 :16–40 ) The opposition from Jews and the attack on Jason ( Acts 17 :1–9 ). agōn , which the nrsv translates as “opposition,” figuratively refers to a public debate.…

Today we are beginning a new series on the book of Hebrews. I prefer as a pastor to preach through entire books of the bible, verse by verse, rather than topically as I did last week - establishing spiritual disciplines - so we will go back to that methodology quite often as a church. I believe that…