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Apostles In these four listings found in the New Testament, all will list very similarly into three groups of four. As we look at these groups, the first set Peter, Andrew, James, and John were the ones closest to Christ and Peter is always at the head of the list. Group two always has Philip at the…

Fathers The Father Absence Crisis in America Fatherless Stats There are multiple factors that lead to these outcomes. Our topic today addresses one of them. When we see problems in the world we can be assured that God has a solution. We can turn to his word and choose to do things his way. Today we turn…

Living Intentionally In the craziness of life, being still, listening and experiencing God’s presence can seem like unattainable aspirations. Today, we explore how to be more intentional about our walk with God. Lets begin with what Jesus told his disciples 28 Come to me, all of you who labor and are…

The True Light Intro As we opened up the gospel of John last week we looked at his thesis statement. That is the reason that he is penning his gospel message. We saw in John 20:30-31 “30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. 31 But these…

Intro: As we get started this morning, I want to point out that… Most of the Bible is easy to understand. But as you study through the Bible you will at times come upon those “problem verses,” those verses that are not so easy to under-stand. Today, we come to a section of Scripture that has been debated…

Mission, Vocation, Venture God has made us in his image in Genesis 1:27 so if we want to know about ourselves, we should look at Him. Attributes of God Holy Holiness. To affirm God is holy means He is both completely unique and absolutely pure. God is unique, separate from the ordinary sense of life.…

17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But…

Celebrating Dads! Father’s day is a special day. It is a day that we set aside to celebrate, encourage, and pour out our love on our fathers.... In her book, What is Fatherhood? Martha Bolton writes: Fatherhood is.... getting to go anywhere you want for Father’s Day…getting to drive your family there....and…

Previously From life as the church (1Timothy) to service within the church (2Timothy). The church being made up of many parts have important parts that are needed. God provides what is needed ( 2Tim1:7 ) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Paul was reminding…

“Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell.” Today our topic is the Good Friday topic, In Christian Dogmatics it is referred to as the Passion of the Christ - the Suffering - Pascho in greek - of Jesus. However, His suffering did not just begin with Pilate.…

Introduction I thought that I would preach on this chapter, as it is one of the chapters that the 2nd Mile Fellowship read yesterday. This psalm must be viewed in light of the history found in Num. 13-14 . In Num. 13-14 ; the COI have been loosed from the bondage of Egypt, but had not yet claimed the…

A Man of Peace Jesus is often called a man of peace. And there is a religious view that he always gave a soft answer and was always sweetly nice. 10 Loyal love and faithfulness will meet one another; righteousness and peace will kiss. Righteousness - doing what is required according to a standard (Swanson,…

How we treat other believers How generous we are with our money How we support others in ministry How well we accept mistreatment and injustice How we endure suffering and trials How we spend our time How we run the race God has given us How effectively we control our body How many faithful we are in…

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 3 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you…

13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon…

Churches, and their people, are not perfect. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying. I have now had 37 years of pulpit ministry as the pastor of local churches. I’ve loved it. I’ve seen a lot. I’ve preached a lot of sermons, and one thing I’ve learned is that you are either holding your listener’s…

Luke 3:1-17 We are continuing our series on Advent. We started by talking about the hope that we have in the coming of our Savior to rule and reign on the is earth. We saw last week that we can have true joy if we will yield to the Holy Spirit, Obey what He tells us, live in anticipation of His coming…

14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness is essential to salvation: A. After the new birth experience, a conflict arises between the flesh, which is our old sinful nature, and the new nature, which is the Holy Ghost. 1. The flesh must continually…

origin- where did I come from purpose- who am I, Whose I am destiny- why does it matter morality- right and wrong God’s Story of our Origins Read Genesis 1 God created Colossians 1:15-17 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven…

1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own…

Malachi taught us that God showed love for His people & that the people did not return that love. Ephesians will follow a similar path and exhort the church to recognize God’s love. 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:…

📷 19 Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits , Even the God of our salvation. Selah. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor…

Making A Way in 2022 My mentor in the ministry and the man I surrendered to the ministry under was Bob Smith. He was my pastor for one year in Okinawa. It was right before he left Okinawa that I surrendered my life to preach. When I went back to the states I visited Bob Smith while he was staying with…

Welcome back to our devotions through the gospel of John. I hope last time as we covered what it means to worship in spirit and truth it was a help to you. As we look at the passage today I would ask you to search your own heart and really weigh it against scripture. This is important because we are…

14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness Defined: A. Holiness is one of the basic characteristics of God’s nature. 1. “Holy” is the singular most descriptive characteristic of God. 2. God in His very essence or nature is holy. B. When referring…