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The Promise of Christmas Introduction: Christmas is a time of joy, peace, and hope for many people. But it is also a time of remembering the promise that God made to us through his Son, Jesus Christ. The promise of Christmas is not just about a baby in a manger, but about a Savior who came to save us…

Luke 1:57-80 Scene 1: Imagine that you are Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. God had made you unable to speak for nine months. Because you hadn’t believed him when he told you that he was about to perform a miracle. In this miracle God is going to give you a son. The son that you thought you…

Whenever we’re reading our Bibles, it’s not uncommon to come across a name or a place that is not only difficult to pronounce, but might even seem unknown to us. As we’re making our way through the book of Hebrews we keep coming across references that to us may feel unfamiliar. Why is that? As 21st century…

This Week’s Theme: Forever With the LORD This Week’s Word is Heaven: God’s habitation where he is worshipped and served by angels. Solely on account of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, believers will inherit a place in heaven and there forever enjoy perfect fellowship with God in his worship…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 2, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Provides for His Promise Summary and Goal God gave Abraham and Sarah Isaac,…

We are reminded that God has always had a plan of salvation in mind. We are encouraged to accept the brokenness of the world and pray for Christ's return.

Introduction People often struggle to understand some of the difficult parts of the Bible. Others simply discount it because they don’t like it. Others see things they don’t like and use them to attack the claims of Christ and his church. Scene 1/ If we are to learn from the difficult parts of the Bible…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

I. Israel’s future role, 4:1-5. in the last days — this is the beginning, speaks of the certainty of the following coming to pass the mountain of the house of the LORD established as chief of the mountains people will stream to it Many nations will come “Come, let us go up . . .” nations will come to…

Belief in the promised Messiah pleases God more than acts of obligation

Hope seems to be a tenuous feeling in our world. Our "hopes" are as often in vain as they are fulfilled. And yet, in the Bible, we find God's word offers a type of hope that is very different. Mary's reaction to God's promises demonstrates Biblical hope for us, and helps us understand how crucial it is to our spiritual journey.

Summary: In Romans 9:1-13 Paul begins to show how God will keep His promises to Israel through the “children of the promise” who God chooses. Cancelled? Are God’s promises to Israel cancelled? Jews/Israelites are not guaranteed receiving the promised blessings by their nationality. But God promised those…

Rick Rood in Ch. 6 of the book, “When Suffering is Redemptive, ” asked the rhetorical question, “If God loves me, why has He allowed me to suffer in the ways I have?” Through the experience of great loss at a time that is typically the prime of life for a young couple preparing for ministry, he came…

How would you describe life right now? What words come to mind when you think of life? We need a word from the Lord. As we enter this week I hope this message will help you hear the Lord. I will try even more than usual to be brief and straight forward. Israel’s world was being turned upside down. The…

Opening Prayer Heavenly Father, we come before You in awe of Your sovereign plan and unchanging promises. From the beginning, You purposed to redeem us through Jesus Christ. As we open Your Word today, deepen our understanding of Your faithfulness and grace. May our hearts be encouraged, our minds enlightened,…

Where is God when life falls apart? That is a question we all wrestle with… amen? Where is God when everything seems to be going wrong? Where is He when we cannot seem to “hear” Him? How many times have we heard someone say: “How can a ‘loving god’ allow innocent people to get hurt? A god who allows…

Today we are going to cover a Pre-Millennial view of the Millennium. If you want to have a full discussion of A-millennial and Post Millennial views, then scan this QR code. Why have a thousand year reign of Christ? Why don’t we just enter into the eternal state? It is to fulfill the promises that God…

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters Noah, Abraham, Rebekah, Jacob; Leah and Rachel; Jacob, Joseph, Moses. Last week we talked about Rebekah, the wife of Isaac, who was quite a mother of deceit. As the hapless old man Isaac sat waiting for his eldest twin Esau to bring home wild game and…

Introduction Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. By faith Abel offered to God a better…

Guest Preacher Chaplain John Saunders looks at the character lessons that we can learn from the account of Balaam and the donkey

Those who fail to remember history are destined to repeat it. Psalm 78 is a rich reminder that we are to instruct our children in the Words of God so that they can get it right where we have gotten it wrong.

In preparing for our time together today, I have been thinking on God’s faithfulness. More specifically I have been thinking about how forgetful I can be when it comes to God’s faithfulness. How often I seemingly forget, or don’t realize it. I know God is faithful and true. I know His ways are right…

Introduction In a few short weeks, we will be going to the poles to elect a new president. Every time I think about that, I find myself asking—pessimistically—”In a nation of 300 million people, are these really the two best people we could find?” Regardless of our opinion of the two main candidates,…

Hebrews 6-7 Main Text. Exordium. Bill kuretich lived in a double wide up in the mountains of colorado. Not like the ski towns you pass by on the interstate. HE lived way out in the middle of nowhere His backyard butted right up against about 200,000 acres of wilderness. He was an avid hunter. Every year…