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Do you remember when Chuck Norris jokes were all the rage? Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he actually doesn’t push his body up, he pushed the earth down. Chuck Norris disproves the theory of evolution and natural selection. If it really were survival of the fitest,…

In 1973, Warner Brothers released a movie called the Exorcist that set the standard for the way we have seen demon possession for the past fifty years. The studio did not expect the movie to perform that well, but it ended up being a massive success. The movie changed the way people thought about demon…

In 2020, two words were introduced to our vocabulary that changed the way people related to one another. Those two words are social distancing. For the first time in our lives, our society as a whole went to great measures to distance us from one another. This was for good reason as COVID-19 was highly…

Jesus has complete and unmatched authority over all things, including sickness, death, and spiritual forces. Join Pastor Steve as he looks at Mark 1:21-28 and shows how Jesus' authority was demonstrated in the synagogue in Capernaum.

How does sickness affect us? How do we view it? How do we respond to it? James give us a response in this text. How should we react to problems? James is telling us here that we should react/respond to problems with prayer - in faith . James begins and ends his letter with the theme of problems. James…

When we feel most power less, He is powerful!

John the Baptist’s disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do your disciples not fast often like we do?" Jesus tells them, “How can the guests of bridegroom fast when He is with them? People don't pour new wine into old wine skins, if they do the wineskins will burst, the wine will run out and both…

The only antidote for the greatest disease of man has Gospel written all over it.

Jesus had friend who was sick named Lazarus. Mary and Martha, his sisters, sent for Jesus to see him saying, “the one you love is sick.” Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Somehow, Jesus knew that this was not the end for Lazarus, and he decided to not go for 2 days. His disciples were afraid and…

You all have heard that the coronavirus is still beyond the control of the healthcare professionals and authorities. The vaccine availability is still at least a year and a half away. Is there something we can do in the meantime? The good news is yes. It is a timely subject to talk about on this first Sunday of Lent. Jesus has an answer for us. I’ll show you from today’s scripture lesson how to brace yourself against all treats.

James 5:15 "You need to go to the hospital!” If you were seriously injured, I might say to you, “You need to go to the hospital in order to survive!” But there are no guarantees. We assume that. But we still go. I think that is what James is saying about prayer in this text. How should we react to problems?…

How are you doing? Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. The Answer to Difficulty: Prayer for Deliverance/Endurance James asks a rhetorical question here: Is anyone here having difficulty in their lives? This might be a general difficulty or it might be persecution…

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— Response to sickness! “We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it.” In those days Hezekiah became…

Setting the Stage Good morning everyone. My name is Josh, I’m the preaching minister here at ACC. And if you’re wondering why I introduced myself like that, just hold that thought. we’re going to talk about that. Introduction Prepare Us to Study the Book of Matthew Background information Context Themes…

What does the Bible say about COVID-19?

Jesus Heals We’re still reading from the first chapter of the gospel according to Mark. Mark really rushes to the point - where the other gospels take a little while to get to Jesus healing and performing miracles. In Matthew we wait till the 3rd chapter. In Luke - the 4th chapter. In John - Jesus turns…

35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like…

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When We Pray 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. What are some assumptions about prayer? It is an assumption That all followers of Christ pray That prayer is central to following…

I had two friends who decided to join the army at the same time… in fact they were going to be attending boot camp together as well! Both prepared differently… One decided to begin to run, workout, do push-ups, and be ready when the day came for them to go. The other decided that the Army always gears…

Come Out of Your Grave!!

For the past three years I have coached boys basketball at our local YMCA. The Y league is a developmental league. That means sometimes you get kids that have never played basketball, at least on a team, before in their lives. And some kids love to play and can’t get enough of the sport. Some kids are…

12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,…

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things.…

The Galatians are Gentiles. They have never been under the law. They were saved without become Jewish. But Jewish Legalists had showed up telling them that Paul’s preaching was not complete. They had sought to convince the Non-Jewish Christians in Galatia that they needed to come under the OT law in…