Results

Love for Heaven Hannah obviously had a deep and abiding love for God. Her spiritual passion was seen in the fervency of her prayer life. She was a devout woman whose affections were set on heavenly things, not on earthly things. Her desire for a child was no mere craving for self-gratification. It wasn’t…

Lineage Anna’s lineage is identified as from the tribe of Asher in Luke 2:36 . 36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, Asher was the 8th son of Jacob, the offspring…

Introduction Her role in the church - “servant” Note with me her testimony. She wasn’t a preacher. She wasn’t a pastor. She wasn’t an evangelist. It doesn’t seem that she was a missionary in the modern sense of the word. She was a servant. That is such a lowly title in our society, but among believers…

Lydia 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. Lydia was not even from the area where she had heard the Gospel message of Christ during the apostle…

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. On the third day there was…

The final group of four apostles is the least known to us, except for Judas Iscariot, who made himself notorious by selling Christ to be crucified. This group seems to have been less intimate with Christ than the other eight disciples. They are virtually silent in the Gospel narratives. Little is known…

Hoping Against Hope There are times in the biblical account when Sarah comes off as a bit … harsh. She was the wife of the great patriarch Abraham, so we tend to think of her with a degree of dignity and honor. But reading the biblical account of her life, it is impossible not to notice that she sometimes…

Diligent in Business Not a busybody Enterprising Confident Charitable In Life Vow-Keeper Provider Relentless Led by Faith Fears only God

Studying a blade of grass from space Intro: I shot a hole in my kitchen floor once. I was 11, maybe 12 years old. I had just gotten back from deer hunting with my dad. It was a 243 winchester, bolt action rifle. It was the last day of my very first hunting season. We had spent an entire week trying to…

We come now to our second lesson on the deminiour of women within church. Not To Teach When we speak about teaching. The word didasko is used in teaching in a formal sense. What it doesn’t mean It doesn’t mean you can’t have informal discussions and share knowledge. I love hanging out around the dinner…

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THEM Was Martha’s frustration at Mary justified? At first, she probably tried to hint in a “subtle” way that she needed help, by making extra noise—maybe moving some pots and pans around with a little more vigor than the situation really required, and then by letting some utensils…

TEXT: ZECHARIAH 14:1-11 | A FORESHADOW OF THE RETURN INTRO : Over the past couple weeks we have watched as evil has sought to destroy God’s people, Israel. The atrocities and horrors that have taken place and have been broadcast have been overwhelming. We have had a glimpse into the evil potential of…

As we come into this time of reflection and contemplation on what the scripture we have before us today might mean for us as 21st Century Christians, I am struck by two things…first, it is Mother’s Day and we have a story from the book of Acts which describes a pillar of the community being raised from…

Repent & Be Baptized Acts 2:14 (NRSV) But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them... Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Change your…

For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord , even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. I. Consecration a. As used in the Scripture. i. מָלֵא mâlêʼ, maw-lay'; or מָלָא mâlâʼ; ( Esther 7:5 ), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively)…

Introduction 7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel. 8 Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” So he took off his…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome. I’m excited to have you all here this morning because we are starting a new sermon series today since we are at the beginning of a new year. And I gotta be honest with you all, I am both extremely excited and extremely nervous for this series! Now, you’re probably…

Persevering Through Silence How many of us would continue in a relationship where no one has spoken to you for years? Do you consider it a valid relationship? No, it would almost be more of a “friendship”. I mean, we have friends that we may not have spoken to in a long time but immediately can strike…

The Biblical Building Blocks for Motherhood A Christian Witness to Mother’s Day Prov 30:31 Titus 2:3-8 · Woman o Relationship with God comes before Marriage and Motherhood o Loving God Completely (Greatest Commandment) § Matt 22:37-40 o Loving Ourselves Correctly (Sense of Security in who I am and whose…

This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

Holy Ambition Hannah’s home life was sometimes hard, as she had to contend with a second wife in the marriage. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. This second wife tended to make fun of Hannah…

Pleading to God. Bear Who Said, “Bless This Food I Am About to Eat An atheist was walking through the woods looking at the beautiful trees and flower that had just bloomed. Because he was an atheist he couldn’t thank anyone for the beautiful landscape that he was witnessing. As he was gazing at the sky…

I Timothy 1:12-20 Scripture Reader: A.J. Katzberg Introduction Good morning once again to you. We are in the second week of our exploration of the first letter of Paul to the young pastor Timothy at the church in Ephesus. Each time I get into this letter I get more and more excited about what God has…

TEXT: RUTH 1:1-2 | THE OTHER SIDE OF FORGIVENESS INTRO EXPLANATION : The book of Judges is a difficult book to read through. Not because of the words of the book but because of the events that take place in the book. It is a cycle of the life of the children of Israel as they go through a good time and…

Hope in the Darkness Ruth 1:1–10 “During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.(Now the man’s name was Elimelech, his wife was Naomi, and his two sons…