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Hearing but not listening Have you ever heard someone talking, but were not really listening to them? Or totally not agree with what they were saying? This is what we are looking at tonight. You are used to hearing me ask that question, what did you hear, what do you see, what sticks out to you when…

Mark 15:1-15 Intro : This passage brings us one step closer to the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary. He has been arrested by His enemies. He has been tried by the religious authorities and condemned. His condemnation was based on the testimony of false witnesses and erroneous accusations. The…

Necessity of the gospel Are there things in this life that we need? How about, are there things in this life that we want? When it comes to salvation, there are things we need. There are things we want too. This is a little basic, but: What do we need for salvation? What do we want from salvation? I…

How can you see? Our story tonight will be a continuance of the healing of the blind man. Jesus makes final teaching here in Jerusalem. Jesus calls to a man born blind. Jesus teaches apostles Jesus instructs the blind man Blind man with blind faith steps out in obedience Blind man questioned, as well…

Demand Breakdown in Leadership/Followership (v 5a) Envy of pagan nations (v 5b) They have rejected God rather than Samuel Warning conscription (v 11, 12, 13) taxation (v 15, 16) slavery (v 17) oppression (v 18) Insistence conformity (v 19, 20a) relegation (v 20b) God Himself is our King Jesus the promised…

Introduction: If you ever register on a job site to find a job you will always get notifications of jobs that may fit your qualifications. This week I received a notification for an evangelist from a secular job site. As you can imagine it caught my attention. When I went to the job it was a company…

The Prologue Continues We are still in the prologue ( Jn1:1-14 ) of the Gospel. There is still more to learn. Some words to consider are God, beginning, Him and our key word tonight “Light.” John introduces Jesus as “the light” (v.4) The light shines in the darkness (v.5) It was the light that John the…

Abraham Jews claim Abrahams descendants, never in bondage (8:33) Be free in the Son not a slave to sin (8:34-36) Abrahams children would do work of Abraham (8:39-40) If God were your father you would love Me (8:41-43) The devil is your father (8:44-45) Now our tie into our passage today is 46 “Which…

Truth Why truth matters. PRAY READ 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that…

Rejection? Do you think that God rejects? If so, who does God reject? God rejects the unbelieving, but still loves them ( Rom8:38-39 ) Do you think rejection has to be forever? NO! If someone come to believe they can be saved. Do you think that rejection can be a good thing? Yes, Jesus was rejected and…

Faithful voyage, to faithful works Paul finally made it to Rome, now the work begins as he waits. Paul had a tempestuous journey to get to Rome the place he held in his heart. Paul finally made it to Rome, put under house arrest (Act28:16) Paul had appealed to Caesar and pending that time (Act25:9-12,…

This Week’s Theme: Serving Together with Humility Word for the Week is Humility: An attitude of lowliness and obedience, grounded in the recognition of one’s status before God as his creatures. Memory verse: Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, Point: Whatever you do,…

How is God using COVID-19 to His glory?

Acts 17:1-12 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Thessalonica Passed through Amphipoli & Apolonia (presumedly no synagogues) Pauls entered the synagogue AS WAS CUSTOM He was there to spread the Gospel The brothers…

Life, light, some thoughts What is the purpose of the Gospel of John, do you remember? I think as we continue to look at this book to bring belief that you will see life, light are some key themes. May we be reminded a few things as we get started tonight. I want you to sit back for a few as I journey…

How does Saul prove that actions speak louder than words?

The blessed life is an uncomfortable one: living in dependence on God, longing for restoration, speaking for Jesus and yet rejected. It's uncomfortable but in the end it's worth it.

Raise your hand if you’ve heard any of these sayings before. First, raise your hand if you’ve heard, “God never gives you more than you can handle.” Now, keep your hands raised if you believe it. Second, raise your hand if you’ve heard, “God helps those who help themselves.” Now, keep your hands raised…

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…

Luke 5:17-26

Stop Holding On So Tight!

Luke 4:31-44 Each one of us, in our lives, will experience a day of visitation. A time when God, through various means, will call or direct us to what He has for us to do. The question then is, how will we respond in that day of visitation? In this passage from Luke we will explore the four ways in which people respond to that visiting or calling of God.

I just want to remind everyone what we are about here at ..... our goal is for every member of our church, having experienced the real presence and power of God, will move out of our churches and into our community in loving service in order to see God glorified in the homes and lives of our neighbors…

Jesus the Messiah will build his church after being rejected by the nation of Israel