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Is the act of repentance an evidence of faith, an evidence of salvation, or is it a required element of salvation? To answer this three-part question we need to start by defining the terms of “ repentance ”, “ faith ” and “ salvation ”. “Repentance is an act of acknowledging past wrongdoing, expressing…

If we put off repentance another day, we have a day more to repent of, and a day less to repent in. Repentance is a - VITALLY important aspect of Christianity, YET, I believe that Repentance can often be... OVERLOOKED - forgotten - when it comes to us sharing the Gospel message. While Jesus said this…

We’ve come to the end of the book of Job. He’s experienced horrific tragedy. After that the unsolicited advice of his comforter turned accuser friends. And just prior to our reading today a very personal encounter with the creator God himself. Here at the end of our book we find, what I believe to be…

We all want independence. This is a basic need but I am starting to wonder we have taken this too far in our present culture. This was not the view of the ancient world We can easily become isolated. This was part of what Jeremiah was telling the nation, look around and learn. Yet in true independence…

Life is unfair! This is a hard truth everyone one of us faces, sometimes weekly and sometimes not as often. Right does not always win. The better team sometimes loses. Why do evil people succeed? Ever wonder this? I struggle to use the word “evil” because it is so easy to see others as being awful, incompetent,…

We are in week four of our series that is on the Book of Matthew. We are still in the beginning stages of Jesus ministry. Last week we looked at the temptation of Jesus. Today, I want to look at the mission of Jesus. I believe He has a three fold mission on what He came to do. I believe we see a glimpse…

Last week we began a series on the Book of Matthew. My message pointed to Jesus as the Messiah. It is important that we understand Jesus as being the Messiah. Today we will be reading Matthew chapter 3. This is what starts the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. About 20 years have past since we last heard…

Intro: It’s been just over a month since we have been in our study of Nehemiah, but we are going to get back into it today. By way of review, because I know that is a long time to try and remember some things… Nehemiah is leading the project of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. He has the families working…

Finding Me This section has been called the “Gospel of the Outcast”. In the next 4 chapters Jesus will talk about tax collectors and sinners, Rich man and Lazarus, persistent widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector, Zaccheus. All outcasts.... These next 2 parables, the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal…

Ezra 9:1-9 These verses record a wonderful time in the lives of God’s people. They had been in Babylonian bondage for seventy years and the Lord had provided for their return to Jerusalem. Nehemiah had been sent to begin the building of the wall. It was a time of jubilation for the remnant that came…

The Grace of God’s Deliverance Apostasy Oppression Deliverance

TEXT: Ex 3:1-4 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked,…

I. The Scriptures We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired , and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter; that it reveals the principles by which God will judge…

We cannot be certain what verse 1 refers to. Tensions of the day made revolution possible at any time. Pontius Pilate did not get along with the Jews- he was insensitive to their religious convictions. He brought official Roman ensigns into Jerusalem and the Jews were angry with Caesar’s image in the…

Text Today is Reformation Sunday. On Halloween of 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door Wittenburg, Germany. This was a lot like posting something on a community bulletin board. This was primarily in response to Pope Leo X who began to sell indulgences in order to raise funds…

Judges 13:25-14:20 Last week we were introduced to a man, Manoah, and his wife. They were told they were going to have a son, a son that was going to be great! He will begin to deliver Isael out of the hand of the Philistines. Because of the cycle of sin that Israel was stuck on, once the last judge…

This Present Evil Age Galatians 1:3–5 “Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” Jesus died for us…

Logan 1 Title: How Well Do You Know the Holy Spirit? Paul’s Third Missionary Journey As we come to Acts chapter 19, Paul is well on his way in his third missionary journey. In verse one we read that Paul arrives back in Ephesus while also being told that Apollos - whom we learned about last Sunday -…

Christmas Characters – Mary Luke 1:46-55 I. Who was Mary? – Mary – same as Miriam, She was a Jew From Royal family of David – through Nathan ( Luke 3:31 ) II. Where was Mary From? Verses 26-27 – Mary came from Nazareth, a Galilean city west of the Sea of Galilee She traveled, before the birth of Christ…

Bible Reading Week 48 This Week’s Theme: Looking Forward with Hope Word for the Week is Hope: A total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble. Memory verse: Romans 15:4 For whatever things were written before were written for our…

Series- The “One Anothers” My goal in this series is to come to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a member of a local New Testament church. What are the duties and responsibilities of church membership? As we study these “one another” passages they will define for us the solemn agreement…

So far we have covered the Promise, the Perfection, and the Procession . We have learned a lot about the Christian walk from the way God has been dealing with Joseph and the way that Joseph responds. Today we are going to talk about the next “P” which is Penitence . Penitence is interchangeable with…

Hebrews 5-6 Hebrews 5:11–14 “On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing. For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk,…

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1. Genuine Christians receive the gospel…

THEME : Supremacy of Jesus WHO (Authorship)? Barnabas Apollos Paul WHEN: 33 - 69 AD TO WHOM : Christians who came out of Judaism WHY: They were wavering in their faith and contemplating a return to Judaism. The writer was encouraging them to remain in the Faith They were discouraged by persecution and…