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It has been a minute so we are going to do a quick recap from the first part of the parable. Remember why is Jesus using the parable to teach the disciples and us. It stems from Peter’s question “If my brother sins against me how many time must I forgive him seven times”. Peter goes a little further…

Have you ever had or known someone who has had, that gut punch of grief? It can be brought on by something like a daunting diagnosis, the loss of a family member, the loss of a job, and even the loss of a beloved pet. When in the midst of grief sometimes it’s difficult to tell what direction is what.…

Today we are starting a new series called Bridge Builders. When you think of a bridge builder you think of someone that designed a structure to allow people access from one point to another. Usually bridges are used to drive a car from one point to another. One of the most famous bridges in the United…

There are certain things in our lives we simply need to let go of in order to grow in our walk with Christ. These things do not have any place in our life as a Christian. We need to get rid of them and don't let them back in.

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 4. Our text this morning will be simply the fourth verse of Chapter 6, which you can find on the very bottom of page 1162 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians…

Intro: It’s been just over a month since we have been in our study of Nehemiah, but we are going to get back into it today. By way of review, because I know that is a long time to try and remember some things… Nehemiah is leading the project of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. He has the families working…

Colossians 3:5 . 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has given us a new identity that seeks the kingdom of God. We are to seek the heavenly by the power of the…

How can a song of affliction be a song of worship? How can remembering affliction prepare our hearts for worship? It is easy to worship the Lord when you enjoy his blessing. It is easy to worship the Lord if your life is going well. It gets much harder to worship the Lord when he allows us to go through…

The Grace of God’s Deliverance Apostasy Oppression Deliverance

Before we continue on to the second Beatitude I am going to read an account of something that happened during Adolf Eichmann’s trial in 1961—he was being charged with war crimes for his role in Auschwitz. For those of you may not know this was a Nazi concentration camp used by the Germans to supply forced…

1. James and Wisdom (vv. 2-8) James discusses trials as producing maturity. Lacking nothing. No mistake that He then mentions lacking wisdom in v. 5 Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The end of the matter; all has been heard.…

So often when we come to books of the Bible that are full of stories that are so familiar to us, we run the risk of glossing over them. Our text today is one of the most iconic stories in the bible. We know it like the back of our hand right? Daniel and the lion’s den. A made up law about prayer, Daniel’s…

Bible Question. What is the Great Apostacy? 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let…

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. Kingdom servants serve a great king who has forgiven far more than they could ever forgvie each other.... so failure to forgive excludes one from the kingdom because this King’s kingdom has…

A moments on the lips . . . Food: a life time on the hips Gossip: a deadly poison that drips Encouragement: a healing balm that one sips The Setting: 25 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. 1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the…

A Heart for Others (Part 2) 1Thess. 3:6-13 Intro Last week we looked at the first 5 verses of this chapter. We saw: I. Paul's Concern A. His Affection for the Church a Strong affection for others will always lead to sacrifice. Love gives itself away for its object. Selfless commitment to meet others’…

We cannot be certain what verse 1 refers to. Tensions of the day made revolution possible at any time. Pontius Pilate did not get along with the Jews- he was insensitive to their religious convictions. He brought official Roman ensigns into Jerusalem and the Jews were angry with Caesar’s image in the…

(S1) — Sick and tired of all the negativity in the world? Stay positive with so much bad news? ECONOMY/DIVISION/CRISIS/MENTAL HEALTH/COVID Then consider what is going on with people personally FINANCE/MARRIAGE/SICKNESS/DEATH/PERSONAL BROKENNESS/STUDENTS …easier to feel overwhelmed with all the negativity—anxious…

The past two weeks we have been looking at God’s desire for His children to be Spirit filled and to live lives accordingly. The first week we saw what a Spirit filled life looked like and last week we saw what a Spirit filled marriage looks like through God’s blueprints. This week we come to a new chapter…

Text Today is Reformation Sunday. On Halloween of 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door Wittenburg, Germany. This was a lot like posting something on a community bulletin board. This was primarily in response to Pope Leo X who began to sell indulgences in order to raise funds…

For Opening illustration turn to the December 7th reading from the Christmas Devotion… Last night, before we put Haddon to bed we opened up our Christmas Devotion and read as a family… minus one… Emmy already went to sleep. I was still working on my sermon… because sometimes that happens on Saturdays..…

Sinners in the hands of a Gracious God Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an angry God - totally appropriate, those who do not receive Christ will come under the judgment of an angry God Christians are sinners in the hands of a gracious God, who removed our guilt and condemnation but Jesus went…

Hurricane Helene Relief Hearts with Hands Missions Update Vote Early Voting SC Amendment I have also learned that there is a similar amendment that will be on the ballot in North Carolina. It states: Constitutional amendment to provide that only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and…

Thank You For FORGIVENESS I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord ,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard…

God prevented David enemies. Psalm 30:1 “I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.” God will protect you from your enemies. Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; Romans 8:31 “What shall we then say to these things?…