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Early public ministry Last week we came from: The temptations that Jesus overcame ( Lk4:1-13 ) To the early start of His ministry, at home ( Lk4:14-19 ) I think we should read at least what Jesus said before we continue with what Jesus taught and the response today. 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah…

Have you ever had to tell someone the truth even though you knew it was not something they wanted to hear? Telling people the truth when you know it will not be received well requires courage, yet most of us will shy away from it usually to preserve a measure of peace in a relationship. But there comes…

Are you a skeptical person by nature? The other day my wife ordered some supplements for our oldest son. He has crone’s disease and we try to supplement the medicine he gets from the hospital with vitamins and supplements. One of the things that you can take to help with digestive issues is turmeric.…

Scripture states that it was the custom of Jesus to be in the synagogues on the sabbath. On this particular sabbath, Jesus stood up to read from a portion of the prophets as was customary at this point of the service… he took the scroll of Isaiah, found the desired place and He began to read Isaiah 61:1-2…

Jesus teaches in the synagogue in Nazareth and is rejected

Jesus started his ministry by going back to the familiar and ordinary place where He grew up. We should start by looking back to who we are and where we came from. Start in our own backyard....

Ideia principal: não podemos ir a Jesus em nossos termos. Precisamos vê-lo como Ele verdadeiramente é.

1. 나다나엘을 찾아간 빌립 2. 나사렛? ㄴㄴ 너나 믿어 3. I see you (내가 만났다)

More Than a Missionary ( )( ) Read Luke 4:16-30 Why is God going back to his home country after how they treated him in at his sending out? After ministering in Capernaum, Christ traveled the twenty or so miles southwest of Capernaum to Nazareth to once again give them a chance to profit from His ministry.…

Life and testimony of Mary, the mother of Jesus

I think we all know that first impressions are important. Sometimes those first impressions tell us everything we need to know about someone and sometimes they were just an unfortunate introduction to someone. It’s hard to know if our first time meeting someone and how they act is really how that person…

One of the most common areas of scandals is the area of politics--both in history and presently. Politics is also one of the most heated areas of debate and division in our culture. In today's passage, we see a powerful ruler, King Herod, flexing his political muscles against King Jesus. His response is actually a picture of our hearts' response to King Jesus' authority; today's passage challenges our view of politics as well as the misplaced hope we put into it. It reminds us of the hope of Jesus' kingdom.

Learn the lesson from the wise men: Seek Jesus & seek his presence Listen to the Lord - and stop at nothing to seek him Offer your gifts of service in order to serve the Lord

Matthews Purpose Restated Today is really part 2 of last week since what we read about this week really are the results of what happened last week in the account of Jesus’s birth and early life. As a reminder, Matthew’s desire in his telling of Jesus’s life, especially in these 2 chapters on His birth,…

Lead Pastor Wes Terry preaches the Christmas Eve sermon for the 2023 Advent Sermon Series. This message looks at the rejection of Jesus at Nazareth out of Matthew 13:53-58 as well as the reasons why people reject Jesus today. The sermon was preached on December 24th, 2023.

I grew up in an ELCA church called House of Prayer in Escondido, CA. It was my senior year in high school when I was offered the chance to preach as a part of our annual youth Sunday. The story is not for today, but it is the first time that I ever preached and I will say that it was that experience…

Childhood of the King

Don't get too comfortable that you miss out

LESSON - No room at the inn The crèche or Nativity scene is a beautiful depiction of the mystery that we celebrate today. Our Lady and St. Joseph, with the shepherds and the animals adorning the newborn Christ in the manger. However, it is necessarily a static image, frozen in time at a moment, it is…

You know, there is a great danger that comes when we are familiar with something. Familiarity is an attitude that we must be diligent in guarding ourselves from. For example, in 1998 I slipped on some ice. Not that big of a deal until you factor in that I was unloading a large fridge. By myself. With…

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything…

Start: Start Entice: What do you do? Some make a living doing one thing, and a life doing another. Blessed are those whose living and life are consumed by a single passion. Jesus may have been a builder by trade. But He made His life in Mission. Pursing Mission. Running down His Mission. For Jesus the…

3 ways that Jesus is the perfect substitute for you!