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The Departure and the command Has something bad ever led to something good? We are in the midst of passion week, actually the last night of Jesus earthly life before his being handed over. He has been anointed for His death His triumphal entry Jesus foretells his death, and manner of His death Jesus…

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them , that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that…

Sacrifice Veteran’s day video: There is one who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to win a war for us. His name is Jesus. Even as he has won the war we are called into battle. The defeated enemy is lashing out to do as much damage as he can before he is finally put down. Paul writes to the Ephesian…

Comforted now what? Why did the disciples need to be comforted? Can you remember any of the reasons? Can you remember any of the comforts that Jesus promised to them (chapters 14-15)? Does the word of God, the word of Jesus bring you comfort, if so, why? Last week: started with some instructions for…

Mark 12:28-34 A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES Intro : As Jesus moves closer to the cross, He finds Himself under attack by certain religious Jews who want to see Him dead. The Pharisees and the Herodians, two groups who were bitter enemies, came together to ask Jesus a question about ownership . They failed…

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…

Intro In 2012, Cecilia Giménez , an 82-year-old widow and amateur painter, attempted to restore Ecce Homo , this is a hundred year old painting of Jesus crowned with thorns in her local church in Borja, Spain. Here is what the painting looked like originally: SHOW PAINTING 1 Moisture on the walls of…

Conversions in Acts We today arrive at the last detailed example of conversion in the book of Acts. So may we take a minute to be reminded and also see the common tread throughout them? Pentecost - 3000 at birth of church (Act2:1-41) Baptized (Act2:41) 41 So then, those who had received his word were…

Paul declares that the deception of sin in our lives is a very clear and present reality that each one of us must face, so much so that it takes the Law which was to lead to life and turns it into a death sentence.

Introduction Here at Grace Church we have a particular method of preaching. We preach through books of the Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. This means that sometimes, in the course of a book, we come across things that can be a little awkward. Today is one of those days. While we were gone,…

Christ the way! Christ is so much more than just the way to the Father. This series has been looking at that and hopefully will continue to grow us as we look at how Christ is the way. He is the way to God (Jn14:6) The way the truth and the life, no other way He is the way to Life (Jn10:10) life full,…

Keeping the commandment Jesus said “if you love Me, keep My commandments.” Commandment keeping is not a popular subject and not a popular or even easy application. Today we are looking at keeping the commandment, not commandments, but commandment as given to Timothy by Paul. How do you look at commandment…

One Great offer leads to a . . . God’s great offer should lead to our cheerful offering. God has always offered mercy and grace to people. First to Jews, to Israel then to all who would come to Him by faith through the blood of the Son. God’s great offering was costly (Jn3:16, 15:13) A high cost, price…

Some of you may remember the story. It happened in January of 2018. A state worker chose the wrong menu item for the state alert system and sent an alert to the entire island of Hawaii that said, “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.” For about a half…

Let us pray... Would you agree with me if I said that this life is difficult most days at best and really challenging others? Would you also agree with me if I said that when life's a struggle, it's easy to wonder: Where's God in this situation? Some of you may know of a band called, Sixpence None the…

A prediction was made by a respectable scientist that science will be able to provide eternal life to human beings by 2025-2030. Now in 2019, how close are we to see it happen? Will it ever happen? This sermon will tackle the issue with Jesus' teaching of eternal life in Luke 10:25-37. Let's check it out!

Personal Illustration: My doctor recommends that I see an optometrist. Although I use reading glasses regularly, I now realize that I need a prescription to see thinks clearly. Seeing things clearly is not just for reading and driving. Seeing things clearly is an idiom that is used in business, education,…

Proverbs to glean from! In reviewing the Epistle you can see that it is full of proverbs (short witty sayings) to apply and live by. As we wrap up the Epistle there is still much to glean, but first a quick review. Count trials as a joy (Jm1:3) James started back in Jm1:3 about trials, to count them…

Let us pray…gracious and loving God, as we gather to hear a word of comfort and peace on this Sunday after Valentine’s day, we ask you to open our ears to clearly hear, our hearts to openly feel, and our spirits to receive your all encompassing love for us and for all, Amen. Before we get into the serious…

Welcome-Bienvenido Tithe and Offering-Diezmo y Ofrenda Philippians 4:11 New King James 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: Filipenses 4:11 Reina-Valera 1960 11 No lo digo porque tenga escasez, pues he aprendido a contentarme, cualquiera que…

But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul…

1 John 2:7-11 (morning worship) Sermon details: Jesus teaches us that loving one another is the foundational bedrock principle of Christian living exemplified most clearly to us in his very life and death. Sermon points: 1. The old commandment made new (7-8) 2. Darkness and the hatred of Christians (9, 11) 3. Light and the love of Christians (10) Preacher: Daniel Pelichowski

Love one another Just As Christ has loved you