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Stomp your feet Peace in Shushan (Susa) for four years, Esther as queen. Mordecai is handling the king’s business at the king’s gate In a quick change of events, an order is given to kill all the Jews due to one man’s pride, arrogance, anger. Interesting fact: Book of Esther is one of 5 books the Jews…

If I were to ask you what the opposite of light was you would say darkness, right? Some of you probably think about this and some of you probably don’t. Some of you only think of the natural world that we live in. How many of you think about the supernatural world? First of all, the supernatural world…

Hebrews 12 Hebrews 12 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out…

Joseph So, tonight I would like to start a mini series on three of the main Characters of the Christmas story. Our first Joseph was a man hand-picked and personally prepared by God for a special mission, his life was not without its trials and tragedies. In fact, Joseph faced, weathered and overcame…

In 2024, the absence of love in America can be seen in several key areas: 1. Political Polarization: The deepening divisions between political ideologies have led to hostility, with people increasingly viewing those with opposing views as enemies rather than fellow citizens. This absence of empathy and…

Demonic Wisdom Splits the Church In This last week of “devilish psyops” we would like to consider what the other epistles say about spiritual warfare and victory in these daily battles. Let’s start with James. James 3:13–16 says, “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct…

Today we are going to start diving into the greatest sermon, The Sermon on the Mount. For the last several weeks, God has laid this on my heart for us to go through this. I am not sure how long this will take us , but we are going to take our time and dive deep into this. Today we start with Matthew…

Noah's Ark and the Flood Debate What I wanna do is for us to reflect on the flood story as we just experienced it, and to let that re-frame how we come to consider these questions, or at least inform how we come to these questions. If you don't have, like worked out conviction about this subject that…

Colossians 3:5 . 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has given us a new identity that seeks the kingdom of God. We are to seek the heavenly by the power of the…

Welcome Good morning everyone. Today we are continuing on in our sermon series on prayer. This will be our last Sunday looking at prayer, I will be home with a new baby next Sunday and then the following week we are going to begin our Advent series. For Advent this year we are going to go through the…

Matthew 13.24-43 Remember that the parable of the sower revealed that the kingdom is now making its way into hearts that are hard, with pressures, failure and yet produce crops. 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,…

“And they all lived happily ever after.” In the late 1990s, the Disney company, known for creating magical experiences, took on a new and ambitious project—a town called Celebration . Located just outside of Orlando, Florida, Celebration was designed to be the perfect American town, a place where families…

Judges 3:12–31 (ESV) 12 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord . 13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and…

Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife…

Trusting God When the Silence is Deafening Bible Passage: Ps 10:1–18 The cause of Christ often seems to falter and suffer defeat. But the kingdom of God is marching forward, inevitably and triumphantly. Sin and iniquity may gain the advantage temporarily, giving the appearance that God is indifferent…

The Battle For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places . Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having…

Introduction How you felt on Friday probably had a lot to do with how you voted on Thursday. President Trump is once again President-elect Trump as the messy election cycle gives way to what is supposed to be an orderly transfer of power. President Trump, like all politicians who get elected, claims…

Psalm 1:1-6 Characteristics Of The Successful Believer Intro: There are many yardsticks by which men measure success. Among them are: wealth, power, position, prestige, etc. These are all indicators of worldly success. However, measuring your spiritual success and your success as a Christian is a little…

In preparing for our time together today, I have been thinking on God’s faithfulness. More specifically I have been thinking about how forgetful I can be when it comes to God’s faithfulness. How often I seemingly forget, or don’t realize it. I know God is faithful and true. I know His ways are right…

Before we continue on to the second Beatitude I am going to read an account of something that happened during Adolf Eichmann’s trial in 1961—he was being charged with war crimes for his role in Auschwitz. For those of you may not know this was a Nazi concentration camp used by the Germans to supply forced…

Why the change Jeremiah 8:5 , 14 , 19 , 22 Jeremiah was a prophet of God who ministered in difficult times. He began his ministry prior to the Babylonian captivity, and continued to preach a message of repentance even after the Jews were led away into bondage. Jeremiah preached for forty years, but the…

Pyramid scheme: usually good for the one at the top, not so much for the ones on the bottom. In the kingdom of God, all who are of Christ are to be recruiting other workers. In this case, the workers at all levels receive the manifest blessings of the cross Big Idea: Gospel work is a partnership between…

The Grace of God’s Deliverance Apostasy Oppression Deliverance

8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. 11 After him Elon the Zebulunite…

1. James and Wisdom (vv. 2-8) James discusses trials as producing maturity. Lacking nothing. No mistake that He then mentions lacking wisdom in v. 5 Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The end of the matter; all has been heard.…