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As we have been going through this part of Exodus, we have seen what God expects of His people. Israel needed to know how to fulfill their covenant relationship with God, to live lives pleasing to God. Something that is very exciting is that this section reveals God’s character. The ordinances, case…

Do you ever spend time thinking about the future? Of what your life will look like in 5, 10, or 20 years? And if you do, I wonder what you think about? I wonder if those thoughts are optimistic thoughts? Or if they are thoughts filled with anxiety and stress? When you were younger… in high school and…

1 Peter 2:11,12 We are loved and should love others. We are aliens and are on Earth only temporarily. We are in a constant battle to walk the right path and not succomb to the worldy one. We must be living a good life so that we may turn others to Christ.

Barefoot Dusty It started as a simple thing. I think I was 16 years old. I was the “kid from California. Running around barefoot like a surfer or something. Cool, right? Then people started being surprised I could walk on things without hurting my foot. Like hot pavement. It did hurt my foot, but I couldn’t…

The following sermon is going to review Hebrews 11:13-16 to show how important it is for God’s people to allow their future, eternal home to affect their inner faith and desire to become more like Jesus while exiled on this earth!

Peter teaches us how to practice our faith in a pagan culture.

Submission to earthly authority

One tree says it all, Our Family Tree

11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to…

Introduction: Is “The Angel of the Lord” Jesus? Welcome to week three of our “Finding Jesus in the Old Testament” Series. So if you’ll remember we’re exploring three different ways that you can find Jesus throughout the Old Testament. Week one we talked about Prophecy and specifically looked at the prophecies…

One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race, John Perkins Learning from the Stranger: Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity, David I. Smith [BLANK] This morning I want to acknowledge that I will be sharing some of what I learned from David Smith’s book Learning from the Stranger, where he has a chapter…

I’m Only visiting This Planet The bible says a lot about who we are, in this series we are going to look at some of those statements Week 1: Made in the Image of God Week 2: Sinner Saved by Grace Week 3: Citizen of Heaven Week 4: Child of God Week 5: Disciple of Jesus Week 6: Temple of the Living God…

Last week we talked about listening and then being compelled to act. As followers of God, our action must always be based on God’s view of the stranger and how God calls us to love them.

Hometown Aliens - ETs em nossa cidade natal Antes de continuarmos vamos ter que entender um pouquinho de grego! Pedro chama os crentes de Aliens. (παρεπίδημος - parepidēmos) (1.1) -e também de πάροικος parŏikŏs em (no 2.11) Havia um nível alto de perseguição porque os cristãos haviam se transformado…

This sermon asks whether or not we accidentally forget God as we fall into the hum drum rhythms of our community/ culture. It challenges us, asking whether or not we will be ready if Jesus were to come when we would least expect it.

Jesus welcomes the foreigner and asks us to do the same.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.…

The Power Of Agreement #3 (defeating the Adversary) 25 “When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison. Matthew 5: 25 Agree with thine…

God providentially cares for his people and welcomes the foreigner.

Solomon's heart abandons the Lord

Are We Seeking A Better Country? “I’m kind of homesick for a country To which I’ve never been before. No sad goodbyes will there be spoken For time won’t matter anymore. Chorus: “Beulah Land, I’m longing for you, And some day on thee I’ll stand. There my home shall be eternal. Beulah Land, sweet Beulah…

Our LORD God is a just God who cares for those on the margins of society

The Levites were devoted to serving the Lord and to maintaining the religious life of the community. During the wilderness wanderings, their job was to carry the items associated with the tabernacle - the dwelling place of God among his people. ‌Now that the tabernacle has a permanent and central home. The new priestly function is not just to offer sacrifices for sin, but to help in administering justice. ‌And that is also our role and priestly believers under the New Covenant.

Start: Start: Entice: It does not take a lengthly text to teach a powerful lesson. I am grateful for that. Sometimes the result is even a shorter sermon! My basic rule is to follow the natural contours of the text. Modern translations try to follow the text's logical structure as well. Sometimes they…

Introduction Text - 1 Peter 1-3 Title - The Blessed Life of the Elect Pilgrims Series - 1 Peter: A Message Of Hope For Pilgrims Part - 2 Introductory Words Peter opened his epistle by blessing God! “Blessed be God!” We bless God because He has blessed us! In our text, Peter begins to describe the blessed…