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Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation which you felt was unfair? Ever wondered why things have happened to you? I imagine Joseph must have questioned God’s will for his life. Remember what happened to him: Almost killed Sold by his brothers Falsely accused Forgotten Finally, however,…

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20…

Entertaining Angels is the Christ’s Birthday Observance theme for 2022. We will be collecting a special Christ’s Birthday Observance Offering at the end of our service today. We have another Angel Visit that shows up in our Gospel passage this morning. But first, let’s catch ourselves up. Waiting for…

Four hundred years of prophetic silence was broken when the angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias the priest to announce that he and his wife would be having a child in their old age. This son would be named John and would be the one who would precede the Savior of the world and call the people of Israel…

God did not waste time with Saul, he began to preach in the synagogues about Jesus. The Jews in Damascus were baffled by his turnaround, and the miracles he performed. Saul was no longer one of them. Saul did not have anywhere to turn but to God. Some Hellenistic Jews conspired to kill him. But Saul…

Today’s theme for advent is light. Again, we will use our questions to consider this theme. What is light? How can we experience light? How does Christmas help us to understand and experience light? Today we are going to be looking at two events around the birth of Christ. The first is before his birth,…

Luke 2:1-21 Scene 1. Imagine a huge party being held on your birthday in your honour. There are presents and gifts and special speeches. More food and alcohol is consumed than at any other time of the year. Everyone considers the event so important that it is declared a public holiday. In fact it is…

One of the most misquoted verses in scripture is found in Jeremiah 29:11 ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord , ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. This passage of scripture is given to Jeremiah for the people of Israel that will be going…

Not a biography The gospels cannot be looked at as a biography, there is too much to record everything ( Jn21:25 ) 25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. The…

13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. 36 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how…

Leader Guide CSB, Unit 4, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Redeems Betrayal Summary and Goal In this session, we will see that Jacob’s favoritism did not stop with…

Building a People of God with Unusual Characters Well, last week you heard me begin the story of Jacob’s 11th son, Joseph. As I said, Joseph’s story takes most of the last 12 chapters of Genesis—about 1/4 of the book. And we find out how God takes this first son of Jacob and his beloved Rachel, who is…

1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all…

Two Churches 1. Church at Jerusalem - Aramaic-speaking Jewish Christians 2. Church at Antioch - Greek-speaking Jewish Christians After the death of Stephen believers fled for their safety. Antioch Third largest city in the Roman Empire. Next only to Rome and Alexandria. Had between half a million to…

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was…

Building a People of God with Unusual Characters I have been using the past several weeks to show how God doesn’t always, or even often, use the kinds of people that we expect to become his all-stars in the story of the people of God. Each one is unique. Each one has some interesting character flaws…

Matt 1:18–25 Joseph ’ s distress (1:18): He is heartbroken, assuming his pregnant wife-to-be has been unfaithful. Did Mary commit Adultery Did Joseph and Mary fornicate before marriage Joseph ’ s decision (1:19): Not wanting to disgrace Mary, he determines to break their engagement secretly. I Peter…

Mark 15:42-47 Intro : In the fourth-century there lived a Christian named Telemachus. He lived in a remote village, tending his garden and spending much of his time in prayer. One day he thought he heard the voice of God telling him to go to Rome, so he obeyed, setting out on foot. Weary weeks later,…

God’s plan in action God’s grand plan has been given, empowered, sent, now it will expand as we continue our look in “Witness to the world: Book of Acts.” God’s plan delivered and empowered to apostles (Act1:8) 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses…

Questions arise Is it good to ask questions? To seek counsel from others? In our study this morning we are looking at Paul, Barnabas, Silas along with others going to Jerusalem to seek counsel. Before this journey we have seen the open door to the Gentiles ( turn to Act14:27 ) 27 When they had arrived…

Genesis 37- 50 - The Story of Joseph Read 37:2b - Joseph is a tattle-tale. Read 37:3 - Jacob shows that Joseph is his favorite, which doesn't help matters any. Read 37:4 - They hated his guts. Read 37:5-8. 1 Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 This is…

Mission trip continues Missionary trip with mission team (Paul, Barnabas and John Mark) continues from Cyprus. In our study this evening we will look at the setting, the sermon, and time permitting the response. (Pauls missionary trip 1 picture inserted here) Antioch of Syria to Seleucia (13:1, 4) Met…

Gateway to ministry Note: In an effort to create more opportunities to interact and to study all together I am going to work on not being so goal driven in the teachings and allow more time for discussion. The outlines will cover the section if we do not complete it in class. So, please stop me, and…

Controversy, Conflict and Contention The mission trip was filled with controversy and conflict with the unbelieving Jews, and even the believers from Jerusalem about circumcision. Controversy and conflict can bring contention. And in our passage tonight it is contention within. Controversy over circumcision…

The story of Christmas isn’t just about a baby in a manger. The story of Christmas is about who that baby is. The story of Christmas is about what that baby came to do. The story of Christmas is about God keeping His promise to send a Savior. Have you trusted in Him?