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Can you believe it is Christmastime already? The older I get, the faster it seems to come. Don’t you remember when you were kids Christmas seemed like a lifetime away every year. Now, Christmas 2023 feels like six months ago. The agony of waiting to see what was under the tree has been replaced by hoping…

Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. I don’t have to remind you of how commercialized the holiday has become. All you need to do is ask somebody what Christmas means to them and you will get almost as many answers as there are people. Christmas means nothing without Christ. He is in the…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! This is a phrase used greatly around this time of year. Being a geek about words and their meanings I was slightly surprised this week when I realized I had not taken time to look into the root meanings of this simple yet powerful phrase so many state. Christ - mas: CHRIST: comes from…

Motivating the people (a look back) This morning we continue our survey of Zechariah (part 2 of 5) and we continue to look at this series of visions that he had in one night. Previously we have seen: Zechariah the prophet, contemporary with Haggai to the returning Jews from exile. Purpose to encourage…

Micah (man, book, message) Micah a prophet to the Southern Kingdom (Judah) a contemporary of Isaiah. A brief reminder of what we have seen thus far. The Background The man Micah means “Who is like Jehovah” From: Moresheth-Gather (20-25 mi SW of Jerusalem) A prophet of the poor and downtrodden The book…

The death of Jesus Christ fulfils OT predictions and was clearly anticipated in his teaching.

Now that Halloween is officially upon us, it’s an appropriate time to talk about a phrase that gets tossed around this time of year. That phrase is hocus pocus. So let’s take a fun quiz, ok? I’m going to give you five possibilities of what hocus pocus might mean. Raise your hand when you think I’m on…

No one would deny the cultural and historical value of the Bible, but who on this day and age would take it seriously? Complains about this book range from its outdated authorship, to its many possible interpretations, to the excesses and crimes committed by its followers. This Saturday we’ll explore why the Bible is still incredibly useful for our post-modern life, what is its ultimate message, and why we should take it seriously.

Prophecies of The Birth Of Jesus 15 Pondré enemistad entre ti y la mujer, y entre tu simiente y la simiente suya; esta te herirá en la cabeza, y tú la herirás en el talón. This is often referred to as the "Protoevangelium" or "First Gospel." 14 Y Jehová Dios dijo a la serpiente: —Por cuanto esto hiciste,…

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Prayer The Prophet Isaiah reminds us in Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” Would you please pray with me? Blessed Lord, you have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning—grant us that we may in such a way hear them, read, mark,…

Happy December 1! We are officially in the Christmas month of the year! It’s exciting. I love Christmas. I love the excitement and joy of Christmas. I love the memories of Christmas. I’m all for Christmas. It’s on of the biggest holidays of the year. Our culture goes crazy for this holiday - lights,…

Babylon Today There is an attachment to the things we have, we do not want to give up the comfortable to step into something that is not as comfy, the problem with getting up in the morning is the bed is cozy and the office is cold, at least my office always is. Isaiah 43:14–15 (NIV) This is what the…

Scripture Reading 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. 32 He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. 33 On the…

Intro Since we have read the text once, I would like to get some more background information about what is happening here. This is after the resurrection of Lazarus, and the chief priests are plotting to kill Jesus and Lazarus. Because of this Jesus went to the town of Ephraim out near the wilderness.…

Protevangelium- The seed of a woman Genesis 3:15 (NKJV) And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,…

Introduction Give a plug for D-Groups. . . highlighting MS students. Turn with me to 2 Timothy 3:16-17 as we will begin our time in a few moments reading this passage. In your opinion, what is the best trilogy or set of stories you have ever watched or ever seen? Raise your hand if you are a Harry Potter…

God's prophets spoke of the Messiah's coming for centuries before His birth.

This is Transfiguration Sunday. This is the last Sunday before the Lenten Season beginnings. The traditional reading for this day is Matthew 17: 1-8 , or Mark 9:2-13 , and the story is also found in Luke 9:28-36 . The story goes, Jesus took Peter, John, and his brother James up on Mount Moriah, it is…

I remember as a kid growing up looking through the Sears and Toys R Us catalogs for presents and how monumental of a decision it seemed to pick the right presents. It was important to know what to ask for. They were your Christmas presents after all. You needed to make sure that it was something that…

Thesis Jesus, Speaking through the Psalmist, with his inevitable Millennial Reign in mind, is warning the unregenerate in the worldly system, specifically those in the tribulation period, to turn away from their rebellious plots against YHWH, and to come under the subjection of himself before its too…

Word is bond. If you’ve heard these words before its because someone said them to you as a promise, or more than likely you listened to hip hop in the 80’s and 90’s. In the early stages of Hip Hop, when the young curators of a new culture wanted to emphasis a point, they would end their statement with…

The story of Christmas can be summed up in John Dwight’s lyric from O Holy Night, “the weary world rejoices.” Though the Israelites were losing hope as the centuries passed, their weariness could not swallow their joy at Jesus’ coming. Today we begin our Christmas series as we find ourselves in the same tension: holding on to hope in the midst of weariness.