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In Acts 8, the church grows beyond its cradle of Judaism. In Samaria a famous sorcerer, Simon, is wooed by the power of the Holy Spirit, but his response is disastrous. What did Simon get wrong, and what can we learn from it?

How many of us love a good scary movie? Do you remember the first movie you saw that scared you so bad you were afraid after it was over with (Salem’s Lot) Sometimes for the believer it is a fine line between harmless entertainment and dabbling in evil. God’s People are not to be involved in the occult.…

This lesson examines themes of controversy that Paul stirred in Ephesus and to the Epehsian christians.

Intro: One witty person has written: * "A dentist's mistake is pulled out, * A lawyer's mistake is imprisoned. * A teacher's mistake is failed, * A printer's mistake is corrected. * A pharmacist's mistake is buried. * A postman's mistake is forwarded. * An electrician's mistake could be shocking!" We…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim…

With all the people in all the world with all the religions, why is Jesus the only way?

Genesis 11:10-32 10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was 100 years old and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; 11 and Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. 12 And Arpachshad lived 35 years and…

summary The prophet Ezekiel has telegraphed the doom of Jerusalem in a series of visual re-enactment signs, visions, and prophetic oracles. Chapters 12-13 continue with more sign acts, but shifts to God’s assessment of objections by the exiles as to the certainty of Jerusalem’s fate. God therefore directs…

Humpty Dumpty Ale boiled with Brandy Most Common a Cannon on a wall Humpty Dumpty - 1882 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are continuing on in our series on Joseph. We have reached a point in the story of Joseph that we really need to look at a lot of scripture to see how the story unfolds. So, instead of reading almost 4 chapters together, I’m going to put on my storyteller hat,…

Ezekiel 13 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the Lord !’ Thus says the Lord God , Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!…

James is Killed, Peter is in Prison About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And…

Where it Started As I mentioned a while back we are going to do something a little different we are going to look at the various Scriptures that paint a picture of David’s life. This is what you would call a biographical sermon series. We will be introduced to hopefully familiar characters, and My hope…

Introduction 1 Peter 1:22-25 is where we will be this week. Back may years ago when I ran track… emphasis on many years ago. I had a certain strategy that I employed in High School. I knew that I wanted to win more than the other person did. So depending on who I was running against I employed two strategies.…

Show Map City of Ephesus Founded by the Amazons about 2000 B.C Ephesus was once the capital of Asia Minor state of the Roman Empire. Ephesus means desirable 3rd largest Library (Library of Celus) in Ancient World (SHOW PIC) Ephesus derived its greatness from two sources, commercial trade (sea-port city)…

Today we are going to look at the story of Jacob. Last week, we looked at the overview of Abraham’s life and saw how he is the father of our faith. He was not perfect, but he believed God and grew in trusting the Lord instead of trying to work things out for himself. As we saw last week, God did give…

Lydia the Liberated Woman (11-15) 11 So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days. 13…

Good Morning. I want to begin today by asking, if you were to write a letter or send a message to someone that you have not talked to in a long time, what all would you include in your text? Would you want your loved one or friend to know how you were doing? Would you tell them about things you have…

Text - Nehemiah 13 Subject - Drift Theme - Spiritual Drift Thesis - Principle - As Christians today, we must be aware to guard ourselves from spiritual drift. As we turn to our text this morning, we see an all to familiar yet still sad pattern of events. The cyclical pattern of returning to faithfulness…

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father…

Morning 7 July 2024

Story of Daniel and his friends being brought out of their nation, their culture. Daniel and his friends stayed true to their faith and enjoyed the culture and influenced it. Most people today think we have to choose sides… either give in to the culture or live a life if faith. As we look at Daniel,…

What is the purpose of the book of Revelation? Why was it written? 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. Who was the book of Revelation written to? 4 John to the seven churches that are…

INTRODUCTION Perseverance Defined Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose. Review Barry’s lesson Experienced Failure Don’t live in the Past Keeping moving Take it one day at a time Cary’s Lesson on Up again Down Again Faith Show Slides Paul says “I press on toward…

I. The Occasion for Timothy’s Mission A. When Paul Left 1 Timothy 1:3 (NASB95) 3 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia , remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, 1. Paul and Timothy were together in Ephesus 2. Paul was leaving Ephesus for Macedonia…