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Introduction Which names were more popular in the US in 2021? Bonnie // Calliope Mallory // Miriam Bruno // Alec Drake // Finnegan God’s name: YHWH Shammah: I AM There God is really present with us. Do you believe that, not just intellectually but with your life? How many of us live as though God is…

Have you ever felt all alone? Growing up as an only child there were definitely times that I experienced loneliness. With all the social distancing and self-quarantining we’ve had to do this year I suspect that many people are feeling more lonely than ever. The ironic thing is, even when we are surrounded…

What do you think about God’s presence? What place does it have in your life? Presence of God: Longing (v. 1-4) The Journey in Between (v. 5-8) Presence of God: Rejoicing (v. 9-12) 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord ; my heart…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 10, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., July 2022. Summary and Goal In these passages, the prophesied punishment on Eli’s family become reality.…

Open your Bibles to Matthew 1 Let’s read from... Matthew 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling…

Devotion Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Prayer Announcements Sealed with the Spirit In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed,…

At Christmas God comes to his people to dwell among them - but to what end?

Good Morning and welcome to Father’s Day here at Living Word. Today we take the time to say thank you and honor all the father’s grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and men who make our lives day to day special, and who have helpd us to become the men and women that we are. So today as we celebrate Fathrs;…

Opening: Living Hope Church vision is restoring hope and changing lives . Living Hope Church 2020 theme is All In . All in, in our walk with Christ. All in, with the vision and mission of LHC. All in with one another as the body of Christ. So, with that being said, today, I want us to take a moment to…

Hebrews 12:3-11 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

Main idea: In my life on earth, the presence of the Holy Spirit is better than the physical presence of Jesus. That is because every disciple of Jesus has the Holy Spirit dwelling permanently in his or her life from the moment of salvation.

Oh give thanks to the Lord ; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember…

“Evil is atheism’s most potent weapon against the Christian Faith.” — C.S.Lewis Think about it.... Where is Jesus … when evil rears its ugly head?! Where is God… in the struggles and heartaches of life?! How do we answer that question when a baby dies? When we suffer? When everything around us seems…

What are the things you long for? 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your…

Nothing will turn Jesus aside from his mission which will be completed at Jerusalem - even though it will cost him his life. Jesus goes on because he longs to offer refuge to God's people - but they are not willing. Still the hope is held out that one day, some will be among the crowd that welcomes Jesus, ultimately victorious, into the presence of his Father, God.

Christ's past deeds guarantee the believer's future and merits current obedience and fellowship.

I have been preaching from the life of Joshua about principles for living a victorious life. Joshua knew somethings about victory. We can see it when we read of the many battles that were won during the campaign to take the promised land. Each of these principles that we are pulling from scripture are…

The Ghost of God is Present I almost wrote, the Ghost of God is Presence. Because, one of the primary purposes of the Holy Ghost is to stand in for God the Father, and to stand in for God the Son, and yet is the third person of the Holy Trinity, not separated from the Father and Son but still in some…

Many people resisted God, to the point of murder. Stephen was dragged before the Sanhedrin and accused of blasphemy. Stephen a man that was said to be “full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people” was dragged before the Sanhedrin because Hellenistic Jews lied and…

Hope is essential to not just survive—but to thrive. Take hope away and life stops, growth stops, creativity stops, effort stops. So it is understandable, that when Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, his disciples were afraid and discouraged. In Jesus’ final words to His disciples during His earthly…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

Introduction Today is our communion Sunday. Explain how it is different. PRAY This year we are working our way through Psalm 23 . We are taking it one small piece at a time. Today we arrive at the beginning of verse 4. Psalm 23:4 (NKJV) 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,…

We desire a place of security The thought of being homeless is incredibly unsettling. Some of us here have been in the situation where we had to be out of the place where we were living and didn’t have anything definite lined up next. Now a motel for a few nights is probably something which can be arranged,…

I want to remind you of five greatest gifts that we must claim this Christmas. All these five gifts are packaged to gather in one precious gift wrapping known as Emmanuel. You must claim these five gifts because it is what makes life meaningful and worth living. Let's unpack what's in Emanuel.

(Sorry for the recording this week, a little muffled) Today Pastor Chase kicks off our new sermon series titled "Design for Discipleship. " This week we explore four truths that explain why God cares for us. Grab your Bible and follow along!