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With purpose Why do we do things? Hopefully we do them with purpose not just to do them. Paul was intentional and purposeful in his letters and with our letter before us today we see the purpose named. When you think of purpose what do you think of? Do you have purpose? Do you live intentionally? Titus…

4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” God knows you God consecrated you God appointed you 1 Peter 2:9 (ESV) 9 … You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy…

Last week we looked at the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation and the Hope of His Calling and the believers calling. There is so much wrapped up in that - It is amazing. I touched on our inheritance on Wednesday Evening. We are going to touch it again and center on the power of God. 19 and what is the immeasurable…

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that…

One of the challenges with any kind of religious activities that are observed weekly is that we can easily fall into the rhythm and habit and fail to think about what those things mean. This is a concern that many people have about the Lord’s table. Churches in our tradition usually observe the Lord’s…

David’s “Night Season” ch. 27 no trust in Saul’s word living amongst the Philistines “getting by” the best he can (serving Achish- sort of) David is Rejected ch. 29 Philistines gather for war with Judah (v1-2) Philistine generals reject David as a security threat (v3-5) Achish send David home (v 6-11)…

What do our thoughts and opinions about current events reveal about the way we see and use power? The story of Gideon gives insight from long ago that is still helpful for us today.

7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He…

We are answering some questions Who has it? Who thinks they have it but do not? Who doesn’t think they have it but do? Who does not have it? We talked about Divine authority, Jesus Authority, the Holy Spirits Authority, Biblical Authority The limited authority of Satan, Apostolic Authority and positions…

Review [Bartimaeus] [“Triumphal” Entry] Now: Opposition to the Servant King Fig Tree | Part 1 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but…

Intro – Children have a way of gaining control of things don’t they – I heard about a young boy who received a harmonica for Christmas from his uncle . After the first of the year he saw his uncle for the first time since receiving the harmonica. With a large smile he said, “Thanks for the harmonica…

Introduction Axle Grease. Though not often featured in discussions about “how the west was won”, I would argue that were it not for axle grease, the United States as we know it would not exist. Think about it with me. As settlers were moving in wagons across the plains, every single wagon had on it a…

To Send out Workers into His Harvest Field BIG IDEA : How do we know that workers are the key to bringing in the harvest? Jesus gives us 3 INSIGHTS The verb for “to send out” in Mt.9:38 is Ekballo , it’s a very strong word meaning “to drive out, to push out.” The term Jesus uses for “workers” here recurs…

The authority of Christ and that of Scripture are one. R. C. Sproul Mark 1:21–28 This morning we are brought to Capernaum by Mark. Capernaum is where most of Jesus’s earthly ministry will take place from. Now, we must understand the Lord wasn’t random when he did things, he wasn’t random when he moved…

Intro Week Three of Four Week One Looked to Amos and the fact that our faith is not to be a performance God doesn’t care about the performance or the check list if our hearts aren’t in the right place Week two Jeremiah’s testimony to the court prophets They just kept telling people what they wanted to…

Psalm 71 (ESV) 1 In you, O Lord , do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! 2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! 3 Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.…

It’s a complicated question for me every time. It can go with how are you, something that calls for introspection. Yes I get that most expect a response of good, fine or well. Some friends really want to check in. I was sitting with pastor Jason from Gravity and I asked the question first and I quickly…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Biblical leadership continues We have looked at he Elder (Bishop, Pastor, Shepherd, Overseer). Today we will continue to look at biblical leadership with the office of the Deacon (minster, servant). Paul goes in to detail the qualifications of a Deacon and some principles about the work a Deacon does…

Are you sad today? Life can be difficult at times. But today's message gives us a reason to rejoice. The resurrection of Jesus from that grave over 2,000 years ago gives us a reason to hope.

Ability (I can do) Accomplish (all things) Authority (through Christ) His Activity (gives me strength)

The Ghost That Never Leaves Us When I did a computer search on the word “spirit” in the NT, it shows up 367 times. To be more specific to our theme, I looked up “Holy Ghost” in the 1599 Geneva Bible, which was the English standard Bible that was published before the English King James Version was available.…

God’s Word has the Authority and Power An encounter with God’s Word should still amaze us. God’s Word has the Authority to Free the Spiritual Oppressed We should be amazed enough to submit and testify God’s Word has the Authority to Free the Physical Oppressed We should be amazed enough to serve Jesus…

The Witness of John The Witness of Works The Witness of the Father The Witness of Scripture Four Consequences of Rejecting Jesus

Herman Sasse If we do not take what Scripture says concerning the presence of Christ with complete seriousness, then we have a wrong understanding of Christ. Then we also have a wrong understanding of his church. Then we have a mental construct of Christ in place of the real Christ, and in place of the…