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He did not see Not physically, not spiritually the blind man did not see. Think about this for a minute, at this time, the blind man had been healed. He had not seen Jesus, did not know how the sight was restored to him, just that it was done. Has God done things in your life that you did not see, did…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Deuteronomy 8:1-6 : “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord…

True Faith - Trusting God enough to Obey God for as long as it takes. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. In order to experience the victory of Canaan, faith has to be intitiated.…

Introduction Illustration: Hand-to-hand combat. Living the life of a believer in Christ—trusting in God and following His ways—both a joy and a challenge. The challenge of temptation. Text 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done…

I. AS YOU RECEIVED HIM 6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, Christ is the Anointed One, the Messiah, the King. He is the Lord of salvation. He is Lord of all. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created,…

Separation anxiety? I think at sometime in our lives we all may suffer from some separation anxiety of some type. But the separation between man and God (Isa59:2) is series, is eternal and being addressed in the second gospel meeting. It calls for faith ad repentance. 2 But your iniquities have made…

The Journey so far: Jonah called Jonah runs Jonah is brought back Jonah receives the word of God again Jonah 3:1–3 (ESV) Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time , saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went…

Disputes Would you say that people, even Christians can dispute over even the smallest things? If we are honest do we want people to think the way we think and act the way we think they should act? If people don’t do that, what do we do? Or do sometimes? Insert Brothers in Christ Picture here The reality…

Intro Getting to know you Getting to know the area These stories are important Love of History Difference between history and nostalgia Evangelical Historian John Fea talks about nostalgia as a longing for a past that never really was, a frozen past that we look at with rose tinted glasses, a mis-remembering…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in…

Let’s Pray... Intro: As we’ve been studying 1 Samuel, we’ve been diving in pretty deep and looking at some of the details of the text, this morning what I want to do is actually give us more of a 30,000 foot perspective. We’re going to be covering a lot of 1 Samuel this morning, in fact we’ll be covering…

Effective Faith requires foundational faith and repeated obedience.

Introduction Your leg does not come off. That’s the sad news my parents had to deliver to my brother as he tugged at his lower leg, trying to remove it. You see we had visited our great aunt and uncle, and after showing us around their property we went inside and Auntie Zoe took off her leg. She had…

Exodus Week 5

Have you heard the “true” Good News (Intro) - very brief into about good news ( Good news-1 picture inserted here) The most important news we can have, know, believe, respond to and then share is how to be saved. It is only through the gospel of Jesus Christ can that happen. If there is good news, there…

Transitory Faith So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.…

The Way of Joy! When you think of joy, what do you think of? It is a special day, a special thing? This joy, Christ the way of joy is much more than a day or a thing and that is what we are looking at today. The way of Christ is the way of Joy Joy that may be full (Jn15:11) 11 “These things I have spoken…

The Good News Of Forgiveness What does it mean to forgive someone? Can I tell you a story? It’s a story of me learning to forgive. Forgiveness isn’t always easy. Actually, if someone needs forgiveness, by the very nature of the need to forgive means something hurtful was done. CS Lewis said, “Everyone…

Not many of us here today would say that our life has ended up being at this point exactly where we had in mind. Your life may be on the right trajectory. It may be moving in the right direction. But I have found that no ones life hits 100% of what they had hoped for. It is a reality of life. Things…

WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT I AM? WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM? The question that Jesus poses to the disciples might be the most important question that we will ever answer. You see the answer that we come up with determines the extent of our faithfulness. the answer to that question determines if we we will…

In humble dependence, pursue God with ALL your heart, soul, mind and strength while OBEYING HIS REVEALED WILL and praising Him for the guidance and direction that is to come!

This month I want to lead you into exploring the practice and affects of prayer. Prayer is important. Jesus said: 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Prayer is a mystery. N.T. Wright suggests that “ many Christians, including many clergy,…

Introduction Last lesson in our June series “The Incredible Race” I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also…