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Intro: Life is tough, and even Christians get tired and discouraged at times. Have you ever heard the expression, “It’s enough to make a preacher cuss?” A pastor stopped at a yard sale to buy a used lawnmower. There was kid who was doing his best to make the sale. The preacher pulled the rope several…

Introduction 1 “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking…

Story of Church prayer meeting for rain 1 Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. 2 And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was…

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is…

What Does Your Forgiveness Cost? 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 36 Whoever believes…

Isaiah = the salvation of Yahweh or Yahweh is salvation He is the son of Amoz not to be confused with Amos the prophet. The salvation of Yahweh is the theme of the book. the word salvation appears 26 times in the book of Isaiah while only appearing 7 times in all the other prophets combined. Chapters…

If you would this morning, take your copy of God’s word and turn to Luke 14:25 . And when you have found that passage look up here. Years ago in Kentucky a man walked into a Dairy Queen, placed his order and then paid for it with a $200 bill. The cashier gave him $198 in change and he drove away. Some…

THE GREAT POTENTIAL IN OUR CHURCH 1 Corinthians 16:5-18 The Corinthian church had been suffering from many serious problems that Paul took time to correct. They were a church that had been suffering from division. There were different sects in the church that followed different somewhat charismatic teachers…

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SERIES ON FAITHFULNESS On my heart: faithfulness, connection There is NO connection without faithfulness It’s just pretend, superficial, social group This series is a challenge 75% of NT is corrective I’m OK with that, God inspired it Two choices: Either you’ll get over it or you won’t I pray this series…

1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.” 2 So David arose…

My wife and I were camping one time. We had hiked all day. It was a warm summer evening, clear sky so we decided to leave the rain fly off of our tent giving us an open view of the heavens above us. In the dark mountain night we gazed at the stars in utter amazement of the beauty and wonder of the stars.…

A Child Is Born Isaiah 9:1-7 Nevertheless, the gloom of the distressed land will not be like that of the former times when he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali. But in the future he will bring honor to the way of the sea, to the land east of the Jordan, and to Galilee of the nations.…

God Calls... Over the last 10 weeks, we have covered a lot of ground, moving through the Old Testament… remember way back in September? We started at the beginning - with Genesis… and we were reminded of the Original Goodness of creation. And then we traced how this good God who made a good creation…

Paul began his discussion concerning the law back in 6:15- Question : If we are no longer under law but under grace does that mean we can sin? 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Answer : You are slaves to whatever you obey. Christians have been set…

The measure of a Man 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. What happened to Manhood? 13 The…

Introduction Good morning. Go ahead and open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 6. We’ll be camped out in verses 13-20 today. We live in a modern age where someone's word really doesn't mean that much. It's an age of loopholes and broken promises. Between unfulfilled wedding vows and unfulfilled political…

Mother / Mom A Mother is a woman who gives birth to a child. 20 Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. Becoming a Mom is a matter of the heart. It is God who created the mother’s heart Evident investment 5 For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you,…

Intro: Diving with Sharks Have you ever wanted to swim with Sharks for fun? I could imagine that if you found your children in shallow water surrounded by sharks, you would do what was necessary to run into danger to go fight for your child’s safety. Last June, in NC, Tim Arthur was swimming with his…

Begins with The Right Character The Right Cause This was insisted upon in the case of Ai. The Lord would not allow victory of the city by a wicked hand; he will have judgment executed by righteousness; he will have the law proclaimed by lips that have been circumcised and anointed. Israel was all but…

Today is the second Sunday of what we call Advent. Advent is the celebration of the coming of our Savior, Jesus. As we go through this advent season, we are looking at the account of his coming, and focusing on basic themes of our Christian lives. Last week, we saw the angel appearing to Zechariah, and…

We are in a relationship series. God never designed us to go through life alone… with any relationship. We are talking about... From this Day Forward... Those are popular words that are used in many weddings. Let’s look at the theme verse for this series. 19 The thought of my suffering and homelessness…

Attributes of Jesus 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. Knowledge of Jesus 15 “ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! Spiritual Condition of the…

Introduction: Bible is the most popular, most hated, most controversial, most world changing, most life changing book to ever exist. At Abide Church we believe this to be God’s special revelation to us. We believe God, the great creator of the universe, the perfect and loving judge of the world, revealed…

As we prepare for Easter, I want to kick off a short series on growing in our relationship with Jesus. What is the largest desert in the World? Sahara, Mojave? Some who have been there would say Iraq... What is the largest desert in the world? Antartica Before you think that I’ve lost my mind, a desert…