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Corinth, in Southern Greece We began an introduction to this city and church in last week’s message, from the introduction to the Bible book of 1 Corinthians from the Apostle Paul. He cared about this church, about this city, and about the people in and outside of the church. This is a church where Paul…

A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord ? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. 3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. 4 Those who…

Intro - My testimony of seeing a vision of my sins falling to my side. I went through the temptations of my teenage years, the learning and failures of my twenties, the struggle of my 30s with testimonies in each one. On this side of 40 and almost 50 I recognize that the an essential element of faith…

This Week’s Theme: Serving Together Faithfully Word for the Week is Faithful: God’s people are called to reflect His faithfulness by being truthful and dependable in their work and ways. Memory verse: 1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. Sermon Passage: Jeremiah…

This Week’s Theme: Serving Together with Loyalty Word for the Week is Honor: Great respect; the creation is called upon to respect and revere God as its Creator. Memory verse: Colossians 3:23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, Sermon Passage: 1 Samuel 23:14-18 And David…

I once saw a gas station, it was a small one, 4 pumps and a little food access area. Similar to the old abandoned one on the corner of Thornton and I think Rivara across from the 7-Eleven which is now an auto body shop. But you know what was different about this gas station, it went through a hurricane.…

Devotion And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. Prayer And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet…

John 14:6b “ No one comes to the Father except through me. ” CSB ERV: John 14:6b Jesus answered, .. . “ The only way to the Father is through me .” The Way Is In Jesus This means the way to the Father is in Jesus. If we are not found in Jesus, will will not have a way to the Father. Through Jesus? Jesus…

Who is the God of Israel? Author: Hosea The prophet carried a relatively common name among Jews of his day. His name, Hosea, means “deliverance” or “salvation.” This was Joshua’s (Moses’ successor) original name ( Num. 13:16 ) before it was changed by Moses to Joshua (Yehoshua). Date: 755 - 735 BC. Audience:…

Who remembers going on a long trip back in the day - and needing to pull out a - MAP - to get where you were going? Who remembers answering a phone that hung on the wall? Or picking up a phone and hitting ‘0’ for the operator - and getting a real person? Who remembers payphones? Who remembers video games…

Intro Now we changed our sub-header it to - IS IT WORTH FIGHTING FOR ? Q. What creates a renewal of commitment ? What makes it worth fighting for? A refocus of purpose inspires a renewal of commitment. 1. THE COMMON CHALLENGES THAT CONFRONTED GOD’S PEOPLE (4.1-12) These challenges can be expected, so…

Intro Thank you for your patience last week, there was so much material in chapter 2 I could of preached for another hour. Chapter 3 begins with a very important verse for us to meditate on. vs 1 Eliashib the High Priest Rose Up … and started building - How significant is this? The rest of the chapter…

Intro Last week we ended with going public with our faith. We see the results of it. POINT - Confession and Repentance Precede Spiritual Restoration TEXT : Nehemiah 9:1-38 A . Key thought - we must confess our sins before true restoration can take place in our life and city Upon hearing the law people…

Growth It is impossible to be commited but not involved... for commitment demands involvement. at the same time…it is possible for a person to be involved but still not be committed. therefor it takes commitment and involvement together. to not be involved or to not be engaged in action is to be inactive.…

Intro Last tie we spoke on, What creates a renewal of commitment ? What makes it all worth fighting for? Today we are going through 3 chapters 6-8 - I am going to break it down into two sections TEXT : 1. KNOW YOUR ENEMY—TRUST YOUR GOD and 2. TAKE THE WORD OF GOD PUBLIC KEY THOUGHT FOR THE FIRST POINT…

1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the…

From Confession to Covenant Neh9 we looked at Israel’s confession of sins. We looked at the history of rebellion against God and the graciousness and compassion of God. And finished with making a covenant, an agreement with God ( Neh9:38 ) 38 “Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing;…

Welcome to Fathers Day 2023 Fathers Day A day of socks and ties and if your lucky a BBQ that you have to put on. 40 million less cards are sent on fathers day compared to mothers day. Maybe it's because mothers are just better at laying on the guilt: 40% feel obligated or pressured to buy for their mom…

Open with Prayer Call Scripture reader forward Couple housekeeping items… first time using this, handout, publish. Scripture reading While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus said to him,…

1 Have you ever broken a commitment before? Maybe it was a personal commitment. 'I'm going to read more or I'm going to eat better,' and you fail at it. Maybe it is a work commitment, you tell your boss you would do a little something extra, but then you don't. Maybe you told someone you would meet with…

As we begin to move through the cycles of the judges, we must bear in mind how the author has set things up for us in the prologue. He gave us the pattern of the cycles in chapter two, and as we move into the cycles themselves, we will see that pattern unfold. We must be on guard for attempts to moralize…

We are on our last stop in the minor prophets: Malachi. There is debate as to whether the word Malachi is a proper name or a reference to an unnamed prophet. Malachi only shows up here in this book. The name means “my messenger,” leading some to support the idea that Malachi is not a proper name, but…

Joshua 24:14-15 Commitment to God arises from faith in his promises, is expressed in worship and adoration and leads to obedience to his commands Sports stars are adored by some fans. Every year in the finals of the various codes of football, but especially in the AFL, I am struck by the relationship…

Have you ever stopped and thought about all the businesses that you grew up with that have closed? Blockbuster Video… 10,000 closed in 2013 Walden Books (a.k.a. Borders)… 2011 Toys-R-Us… 2018, and KB Toys not long after… Oldsmobile… 2004, Pontiac… 2009, and Saturn… did they even make it that long?! The…

Count the Cost 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come…