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Intro; When Paul wrote this letter to the church at Ephesus he was in a Roman prison. Paul had invested a lot of time in these people on two of his missionary journeys [ 3 years ]. In Ephesus, like many areas of the world at that time/today, Christianity confronted many man made philosophies, cults and…

Advent Reading Today we light the 5th candle of the advent season. This is the candle of Christ. This candle represents the savior that God has given his people. The living messiah, Jesus Christ. We have been reconciled to God through him, our hope is in him, our joy is from him, our peace is because…

Now that we have taken a closer look at the deity of God in relationship to the son. let’s look at The Trinity. The Trinity is the belief that there are three persons in one God. distinct separate persons..... The names that are given to these three persons are God the Father, God the Son, and God the…

Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 1) 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God., 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;he will prepare your way” 3 “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:Prepare the way for the Lord;make his paths…

Children’s Thought If the Blind Put Their Hand in God's You probably have all heard of Helen Keller. She had the double calamity of being both unable to see, she was blind, and unable to hear. Thinking her incapable of learning, she was tolerated like an untrained, but loved animal loose in the family…

Intro; One of the saddest commentaries of the “church” of our day is the lack of its spiritual power. Churches today have wonderful facilities, great networking technology, staff and finances, but struggle in spiritual growth and power. Paul recognized even in the early days of the church that a lack…

Merry Christmas!!!! Over these last few weeks… as we’ve journeyed together through Advent… We’ve talked about a lot… We’ve looked at the Christmas story… We’ve seen it’s characters… We’ve heard from them… from their stories… from their struggles… Hopefully … we’ve learned something! The Christmas story…

Term to know: Deity means Godhood. Having the nature of God Direct Scriptural Statements “God” or “Theos” used of Christ 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has…

As we commence the New Year I want to ask you a question. It is a very simple question but the answer is quite profound. What is God’s will for you this year? Interesting question isn’t it? Some of you will say, “I haven’t got a clue” Others will give a theologically correct but incomplete answer, which…

A Little Bit of Joy Are you happy? Are you truly happy? What is Joy? Joy is the heartfelt emotion that comes when one’s soul is inflamed with true delight. We have brief snippets of joy here in this life: the bride and groom celebrating on their wedding day; the rush one feels when whipping down a roller…

Introduction 28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And…

Text: Hebrews 9:11-14 For the past few weeks we have been focused on the Blood of Jesus. The Blood that Jesus willingly shed for us. The Blood that we desperately need applied to our lives. Oh, how we need the Blood of Jesus! Please understand I am speaking of spiritual truths. In dealing with His disciples,…

Have you ever thought you knew someone, only to find that there was much more to the person than you knew. I don’t mean in a bad way (although that happens) but I mean in a good way. You might have been around someone for years, and then maybe you see them on their job, or learn of some skill they have…

When Christ is our preeminent focus, the rest of life becomes better.

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. κύριος- Lord, master,…

How many people have died to save you? Throughout history there have been many people who have sacrificed their lives in order to save others. We consider these people to be hero’s, and rightfully so. There have been many who have saved lives at the cost of their own. But only who who has saved your…

1 John 5:1-5 born of God born of God = believes Jesus is the Christ = saved = everlasting life 1 John 3:9 “Whoever has been born of God does not sin , for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” 1 John 4:7 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and…

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.…

Intro The Lord is a Holy God. He cannot dwell in the presence of sin. At one point, the glory of the Lord dwelt in the temple and lived among the people of Israel. But the sinfulness of Israel was so great, and their whoring after other gods was so extreme, that the glory of the Lord departed from the…

We are reminded that Christ reconciled us to be presented as holy, blameless, and above reproach. We are encouraged to continue stable and steadfast in the faith.

Introduction: What things are you passionate about? Do you love to fish? Do you love golfing? Do you love going to the gym or hanging out with friends? Maybe you love gaming or hanging out with friends? Have you noticed that the things we are passionate about will always find time in our schedule and…

While Peter gave in to pressure and disowned Jesus, Jesus maintains his claim before the highest Jewish authorty.

Upon This Rock The First Days of the Church Message 5 Silver and gold have I none Me: Pride It’s a constant looming enemy i. It can be a driving force in my life iii. “a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated,…

Jesus is Risen 1 Corinthians 15:1-19 Me: Teaching Children One of the most frustrating things as a parent is to continually teach my children something which I absolutely know is important without them responding to that knowledge. I have spent many years understanding various topics, spent time in school,…