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We are in it together! We are not in this alone. God is with us We are His body collectively Series has helped us thus far to know how to walk closer with God through a variety of messages Are you a disciple; enjoy the blessings and take responsibilities of it. Meet together in sweet communion. We spent…

All Scripture All scripture has something to teach us so we can be good children of God. Recipients of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Heaven. All scripture is God breathed and useful ( 2Tim3:16-17 ) 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize…

9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed is to have the loving attention of Almighty God. What does it mean to be a peacemaker? Vertical - Inner - Horizontal Vertical - Peace with God Romans 4:22–5:2 (ESV) 22 That is why Abraham’s faith was “counted to him as righteousness.”…

Family Life We started our series on “Life as the church” a few weeks ago. This morning we will delve into a vital, important part of our family life. Theme of the series 14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know…

Jesus encourages, equips and sends disciples on a blessed mission.

Corrie Ten Boom recounts her time in Ravensbruck concentration camp with her sister Betsie… We lay back, struggling against the nausea that swept over us from the reeking straw. ..Suddenly I sat up, striking my head on the cross-slats above. Something had pinched my leg. “‘Fleas!’ I cried. ’Betsie, the…

Introduction to book We start now into 3 prophets who are focused on Judah. Zepheniah in the time of a great reform in actions by Josiah, but Judah, much like Israel lacked heart and the reform actions did not take. So the background: Zephaniah means “ Jehovah hides ” Zephaniah is great-great grandson…

The Prophet Joel – Current Challenges & Future Blessings Scenes in Passage: Scene 1. The plague a time of great calamity to be told of for generations. 1-4 Scene 2. Drinking and partying will cease as the innumerable army has stripped the land. 5-7 Scene 3. The national will mourn at the scale of destruction…

Babylon has been overthrown. There is a new nation in charge and a new king on the throne. In 538 B.C., Cyrus the new king made a proclamation and a written record of it, Ezra 1:2-5 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord , the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed…

Introduction Anyone blessed by that one note? Anyone benefitted? Encouraged? Strengthened? Let me try again. Let me play Amazing Grace. How was that? It wasn’t Amazing Grace, was it? The purpose of playing an instrument is for a recognizable and pleasing tune or melody to be produced. When that doesn’t…

Micah’s messages A contemporary of Isaiah with messages to Israel and Judah, but mostly directed to Judah. Messages between (735-700 B.C.) Message theme: Overall, Present judgment and promised blessings First message: Coming judgment and promised restoration ( Mic1:1 -2:16) The pronouncement, the reason…

Liberality of giving Keeping things in context Paul had been addressing, encouraging, imploring the collection for the Judean saints. Still the overall principle of the liberality of given has been displayed (2Cor8) The scripture is has much to say regarding the liberality of giving in teaching from…

Soul talk Can you define the soul? Your soul is what integrates, what connects, what binds together your will, then your mind (those thoughts, feelings, and desires going on all the time), and then your body (with all of its appetites, habits, and behavior). John Ortberg, Soul Keeping: Caring for the…

Just a closer walk with thee. . . This series is about helping us to know how to, and to draw closer to our Lord and Savior so that we may shine bright the Light of Jesus in and through our lives to others. (Big Events picture inserted here) Everyone has big events in their lives, birth, graduation,…

Little Christs In This World When you noticed this title, you may have been a little surprised at the idea of “little Christs in this world.” What, are they all over the place? Are there a bunch of little Jesuses underfoot? Do we need to watch where we step? Are they in our way? Well, you know that’s…

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, 11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests about the law: 12 ‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or…

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of…

Today, I need you to engage your imagination for our time together. I’d like you to imagine for a moment that you go home after our gathering, and you find this carved on the side of your house. This is very old graffiti, so I know it is hard to see… so let me show you an artists rendering of the graffiti.…

Introduction I want to begin today with a question. But before I do, I want to talk about our response. When we are asked a question in church, there is a temptation. The temptation is to give an immediate Sunday School answer. The temptation is to say what you think I want to hear. However, that’s not…

The Webster’s Dictionary says prayer is an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought. Have you ever listened to little kids pray? Here are a few examples of what they sound like. Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, age 7…

Intro: Today we are going to look at a scripture written by the apostle Paul, in Philippians 3 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward…

1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the…

Why the change Jeremiah 8:5 , 14 , 19 , 22 Jeremiah was a prophet of God who ministered in difficult times. He began his ministry prior to the Babylonian captivity, and continued to preach a message of repentance even after the Jews were led away into bondage. Jeremiah preached for forty years, but the…

Today we are going to be in verse 8, we are going to be talking about purity and vision. remember when we started the Sermon on the Mount I mentioned there similarity to the 10 Commandments in their structure. Some of them deal with our relationships to man and some of them with our relationship to God.…

1 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. 2 He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the…