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It seems that our world is having an identity crisis. People not knowing who they are, developing things like “self esteem.” Self esteem is an idol. It is making everything about us and trying to feel better about ourselves. What we need is to esteem God, and from our high view of God we can see what…

Good morning! Today is Sunday April 19th! Welcome to today’s episode. For the last few weeks we touched on what may seem like a series of random topics. But the truth is they have all centered around a common theme. And that is they have all had an element of focus on the culture to some degree. Today…

Phil. 4:1-9 . There has been a lot of talk going around the internet about ol Nostradamus. I dont know a lot about this guy other than he was some astrologer that lived back in the 1500’s. Many have said that his predictions of certain world events have been fulfilled and that he has predicted that the…

Genesis 9:1-17 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 “The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your…

Making A Way in 2022 My mentor in the ministry and the man I surrendered to the ministry under was Bob Smith. He was my pastor for one year in Okinawa. It was right before he left Okinawa that I surrendered my life to preach. When I went back to the states I visited Bob Smith while he was staying with…

Intro: Before we get into our passage today, I want you to remember that God is punishing Israel for her harlotry, her rebellion and her refusal to properly respond to the principles and guidelines that He has given to her. About 115 years before these events take place, the Prophet Isaiah said, in……

8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, Even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be meat in mine house, And prove me now herewith,…

After a couple of weeks of living under the oppression of the pandemic, with statewide lockdown and social distancing, we have a different appreciation of what Palm Sunday was like in the first century Israel. It was a turbulent time in Israel, and they were looking for the Messiah to bring them stability. Jesus had a message for them but he used the greatest art form to deliver the message. We need to learn this art form to make our message impactful. Let's take a look...

Our Isolation Often when we are alone, we are finally left with the chance to know God. We make ourselves so busy trying to achieve the things that we believe are necessary for being successful in the world that we don’t take the time to stop and just exist with God. In my life, it is easy to recognize…

The Church was ordained and established by our Lord as a local, visible, assembly of baptized believers who observe the ordinances of Christ and continue steadfastly in right doctrine, fellowship, and prayer. Its government is autonomous having two offices, Pastor (Bishop, Elder), and Deacon. Christ…

We talked last week about where your feet carrying you This week we what to considering resting at Jesus Feet. God can do so much more in our lives if we would take time with him. Luke 1:37 (KJV 1900) 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. Matthew 5:6 (KJV 1900) 6 Blessed are they which do hunger…

Would you agree with me that the relationship that we have with technology is very unique? Seriously! Our relationship with technology is unprecedented in the entire scope of human history. If you consider the explosion in technology that has been happening, even since you were born, it is staggering…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

When God Puts You on the Spot 1 Kings 18:21-24 ; 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a…

The Meaning of the Eternal Generation of the Son 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Who is the Word? What does it mean to become flesh? 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that…

Happy Father’s Day GOD IS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER “Our Father in heaven …” Matthew 6:9 What would the perfect father be like? The perfect father is strong but so, so loving. The perfect father is brave and keeps little ones safe. Laughter in the morning. Kisses at night. “I’m so proud of you, my child. I’ll…

Source of your Help and Reason for our Worship v14 The Lord Is My Strength The Lord Is My Song v14 The Lord Is My Security v14 Substance of our Praise and Testimony v15 Sign of Blessing, Protection and Benefit v16 Security of Life and the Reason we LIVE v17 Declare what God has done Declare our victory…

Introduction We are starting a series titled Guard Rails. We all know what Guardrails are… we have them on many of our roads and all of our bridges. How many of you would drive across the Huey P Long Bridge if it didn’t have any guard rails? The official definition if a guard rail is… Guardrails: System…

Jesus is our Focus. The Bible says a man must be borne again Think about what that means When a baby is born it is new clean slate, Doesn’t have anything behind who he or she is. Doesn’t even have a name As that child grows they do things to fill in there life. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named…

Introduction Today we are continuing our studies into the Seven Churches in Revelation. We’d looked at the various ways to examine these churches: Historically Practically Chronologically The best use for us today is looking at them in the practical sense. In that the characteristics of these churches…

Show us the Father Why is the God of the Old Testament seeming different than the New? Gen 19 23 -26 Sodom the Judgments of God the time God destroys country's the commandments the not following of the comm. and the punishments why does the Father seem cruel and the Son loving all through the old testament…

Where will you be 20 years from now based upon the choices your are making today? That is a somewhat scary thought because we know that there are poor decisions that we are making. Our decisions today are on a trajectory toward a destination. So what decisions are we talking about? What is going to distract…

Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. I’d like to talk to you about a disease called “Morbus Sabbaticus.” Morbus Sabbaticus is rarely discussed in the major newspapers or…

Jesus Is Alive 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became…

How often do we grasp the weight of being a follower of Jesus? Do we realize that Christianity isn’t just a religious system where we go through some motions in order to appease God, but a system of belief. A belief that should effect how we conduct ourselves in this life. Sarah was recently speaking…