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Quarterly Business meeting next week A very short Finance team meeting after service today INTRODUCTION This morning we will be continuing in our series through Matthew and we will be learning about “Discipleship is imitating Jesus”. Many people have their own idea of what it means to follow Christ,…

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his…

Yesterday in Paris the Olympic Games began in Paris, France for the first time since 1924 when the likes of Americans Johnny Weissmuller (who would later play Tarzan) won three golds in swimming; and Jackson Scholz won gold in Men’s 200m, and silver in 100m track races; And of course there is the thrill…

Expectations A double-edged sword 48 That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, 49 “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. 50 And die on the mountain which you…

God’s Fire: Refining Gold Week 4 This past Thursday, a few of us from Faith enjoyed Sr. Citizens Day at Camp Pearl. There were plenty of donuts and coffee, and we ate a Thanksgiving meal. We also got to hear from Pastor Chuck Lusk, a church planter and recently retired Afghanistan veteran. He experienced…

God promises both Discipline and Deliverance. You can count on darkness before dawn.

7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. God’s Spirit is a spirit of absolute power 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.…

What Kind of Christian are You? There should be only one kind of Christian, at least in our regular thinking. We are either a Christian because we are Saved, and indeed we are saved by God’s grace, OR we are not saved and so not a Christian. And yet, the people who know us see that many who won’t call…

11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Gracious and Loving Father, as we gather here in Your presence, we humbly seek Your guidance and wisdom. Bless this assembly with Your Spirit, and open our hearts to the transformative power of Your Word. May our time together today be a testament to Your love and grace,…

God’s Affliction Abandonment judgement of God Nebuchadnezzar- progression from unbelief —> acknowledgement—> personal belief. Heb. 12:5-11 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.…

In the days when the judges ruled... 1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 10 Years in Moab 5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her…

This morning’s Scripture lesson comes from 1 Cor 5:1-13 : It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed…

I. Background to Jonah II. God’s Command III. Jonah’s Response IV. God’s Grace A. In the Storm B. In the Fish 1. God’s Rescue Let’s look at now verses 17-verse 7 of chapter 2. Jonah’s life went from bad to worse. Much worse. First let’s look at some of the phrases that Jonah used to describe his predicament.…

Connecting this sermon with others you have heard from this pulpit. Our theme for the year is “Putting on Kindness” with that in mind, all year our series have been from Books that describe God’s people living among neighbors. What does it look like for God’s people to live in this fallen world? Earlier…

Open you Bibles if you would to Mark chapter 8. We’ve been walking through this book chapter by chapter and verse by verse, seeking to grasp Mark’s intended meaning to his audience. We are at the mid-way point of the book, and here we find a significant shift in Jesus’ approach to ministry. Up until…

Revelation 3:14 . 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. The city of Laodicea is know for: Their water supply was lukewarm, and tasted bad. It came mineral-laden from a hot spring in an aqueduct. Their…

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; Neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. God’s discipline has purpose. God shows His love through discipline. 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth…

How is God’s love shown? Shown in Discipline and Faithfulness Hosea 1–3 (ESV) 1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 When the Lord first spoke through…

Text : Haggai 1:1-15 Back Story In 586 BC, the Babylonian army destroyed the city of Jerusalem, along with the temple built by King Solomon. The surviving populace is exiled to Babylon. Fifty years later (537 BC) the Persians conquered the Babylonians and passed a decree allowing the Jews to return to…

Jesus tells his disciples he must suffer, be rejected by the cultural, political and religious leaders, and that he must die. Jesus spoke plainly so that his words could not be mistaken. But, Peter pulled him aside and rebuked Jesus, speaking for all disciples present. To take hold of him; To bring him…

11 If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer. 12 The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness. 14 A fool multiplies words, though…

7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 22 And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that…

Major issues of life: domestic abuse, terrorism, war upon war, child abuse, moral decline, the collapse of society, how to treat those who believe differently, abuse of power, lack of leaders, a relative concept of truth, practical over principle. Oh you thought I was talking about 2021, didn’t you?…

Jesus calls His followers to be different. Jesus' desire for each of us is to experience an abundant life, but in order to live that life, we need to change our thinking. How far would you be willing to go to discover the life you were made to live?