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Intro: Ask for a volunteer to come up and stand, then have them sit down. Then have them wait. You even have to wait for something? You think you might know what’s going to happen or at least have a vague idea based upon past experiences. And so you go with what you know. You know it wasn’t much different…

Intro: I want you to contemplate something for me as we talk about Jesus praying today. I want you to think to your prayers, what is it that you pray for? Is it the same thing that Jesus prayed for? Prayer is one of the most misunderstood disciplines of discipleship, but hopefully John can clear it up…

Intro: Choice, it seems such a little thing, that is until someone takes it away from you. We look all around our world at the fallout when choice has been stolen. However, maybe we take a more practical look at this: Choice example (easy choice, hard choice) Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas…

Intro: There is always a Spiritual battle raging all around us but very few of us ever view this battle. We definitely feel the results of the battle and the effects of that battle but never quiet see what’s going on. But that’s exactly what’s been going on the whole time in John and now we see the end…

The end justifies the means……how many of us have even heard that saying? Probably all of us. The saying itself posits that if the end that we are trying to obtain is justified enough that the how we got there doesn’t matter, or perhaps is of secondary importance. How many of us believe that is true?…

Belief, obedience are essential Weeks, weeks, we have been in John chapter 3 for weeks, and well, we are only part way through as we approach our passage tonight we need to remember a few things so to keep in context. Open bible, bible app to Jn3 ! A Pharisee, the teacher of Jews comes to Jesus at night…

Introduction As I read my devotions this morning, I was in the book of Proverbs and ran across a series of contrasting statements: (Read some of Pro. 10 ) And with that, I began to contemplate universal truths. Things that you are either doing one thing or the other. One is true, therefore the other…

Getting Serious About Salvation Giving In to God’s Grace 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. God does not force our sacrifice of “Self” Sacrifice is something we have to…

The apostle John exhorts the churches to love the Father and not the world. We, too, need to focus on our priorities as we find ourselves in such a demanding, enticing world. How can we prioritise, and how will it affect us?

I want to begin today by asking you a simple question. Why are We on Planet Earth? Jesus gave us two foundational mandates to this question. They are both found in the book of Matthew. The first one is found in chapter 22 and the second one is found in chapter 28. I will read both of them to you and…

Introduction Pray for the Service - Thanksgiving Let’s praise the Lord together Rattle So Good to Me The title of this message is God’s Mission for Man Theme verse: 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over…

Spiritual Warfare definitions number three will define strongholds.

Worshiping Wealth My struggles with greed and theft. Where do we go wrong when it comes to wealth?: Gamble Debt Get rich quick schemes Faith Fortunes What are we really looking for? Luck - escape the trap of work Immediate Gratification Outsmart the system The goal of my faith lies on the other side…

Fool’s Gold What do you do when you realize that what you’ve been collecting is fool’s gold? Don’t be a fool. Stop collecting it and get rid of it. That’s what Paul wants the Corinthians to do with the wisdom that they’ve been pursuing. No Comparison Believers have a unique reason to be unimpressed with…

In this session, Dr. Mercury Thomas-Ha addresses the cyclical issues that continue to present themselves and give way to the big question: When will all these things end? Regardless of our social dilemma we need to tap into our source of faith and discern what the LORD is saying. Watch today, as Dr. Thomas shares "The End and The Kingdom".

"God is most satisfied in me when I am most satisfied in Him.” (John Piper) 1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not…

Introduction: There is something about a sunrise that is captivating. My family really enjoys being able to see sunrises. Where we live, we are able to normally see a beautiful sunrise most clear mornings. Watching the colors and the contrasts gives us one more reason to be captivated by God. The beauty…

why preach on this topic? first, because it is in the bible 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. second, this is part of a wider passage…

1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct…

If we love God, that will lead us to love everyone he loves, including those on the other side of the world. Find out what it looks like to love our world like Jesus does.

Christians ought to be bold in showing the world the message of salvation even though it is opposed to it.

This Week’s Theme: Growing in Purity Memory Verse: Leviticus 18:4 “4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.” This Week’s Word is Holy : Believers are holy, in that they are called to be set apart from the world as God’s own people. Likewise certain…

Christians are at war with the world,the flesh and the devil. Satan enpowers the world to attack believers externally ,persecuting ,deceiving and seducing them. Internally, sinfulness frustrates the efforts of believers to serve God fully.

Last week we left off in our study of John’s gospel with v. 18 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him . And we asked ourselves this question, “what is John really claiming about Jesus?”. What does it mean that Jesus’ expressly…

Good afternoon. So good to see everyone this afternoon. This afternoon as we look at 1 John 2:3-11 , we are reminded of the importance of our call to obedience as Christians. Obedience is not a popular word in our culture today, and for some of us, it may even bring up feelings of resistance or rebellion.…