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Last week we began our series on Ecclesiastes. It’s truly a fascinating book and one worth reading or reading again if you’ve read it before. If you’re new to your Bible or not very good at remembering the order of the books, don’t be afraid to use that little known page in our Bibles, the Table of Contents.…

1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and…

Memory Verse: By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Our memory verse talks about the visible having its origin in the invisible. God, an invisible being, created a visible world, a completely new dimension!…

Pay Honor to Whom Honor is Owed Today I wan to the talk about Honor. Screen Romans 13:7 (ESV) 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. τιμή timē honor; value; price Screen Romans 12:9–10…

James 1:5-8 Introduction: Two Kinds of Wisdom In the OT book of Amos, God said through His prophet that the people of certain places had sinned again and again and God declares He will not forget it. America is like that. Our nation has sinned again and again – and God will not forget our national sins…

What is the H.E.A.R. Method? It is a way to devotionally read , engage , and respond to Scripture on a daily basis. STEP 1: PRAY FOR UNDERSTANDING AND INSIGHT STEP 2: READ THE SCRIPTURAL PASSAGE FOR THAT DAY STEP 3: HIGHLIGHT THE 1 TO 5 VERSES WITHIN THE READING THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE STEP 4: EXPLAIN…

Attributes of Jesus 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. Holy One - Set apart, distinct, unique, truly God True One- Genuinely Messiah, Words are true, you…

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the…

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care…

Dream Again 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves…

Welcome Good morning once again. We are continuing in our series that is looking at the Gospel Story throughout the Bible. Just as a reminder, we are going through the Bible in one year, looking at how everything in scripture is a unified story that points us to Jesus as the savior and messiah. Last…

Introduction: Can you feel it? Christmas is upon us. What was the longest you’ve ever had to wait for a present? Paintball Gun - Waited what seemed like forever only to be told they were sold out and my parents couldn’t get it for me for Christmas. Transition: Today we are going to look at the first…

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and…

Apathy to Action What keeps us from from the work of the Lord? Some say I can’t afford to Limited Money Limited Time Limited Resources Text: Haggai 1:2-7 2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord ’s house should be built. 3 Then came the…

Define incomprehensible: Not able to be understood. (Concise Oxford English Dictionary) How does Dr. Grudem say we know God? He must reveal Himself to us. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Boyce says “We do not know the essential nature of anything.…

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the…

Praise Praise the Lord , my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides…

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Circumspectly Definition: in a way that is careful and avoids risks. (Cambridge Dictionary) Circumspectly in the original language: Come from the word “ akribōs ” which means - exactly,…

12 For all who have sinned vwithout the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For wit is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. For all who have sinned without the law:…

23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water , and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and…

Last weekend we began our new series with a brief overview. In case you were not with us, here is what you missed in a nutshell. Paul wrote this short letter from prison, probably while he was under house arrest in Rome. This would have been around 60A.D. The church at Philippi was a very new church…

Pastor James takes us through Gensis 1-3.

Outline of Chapter One I. Prologue to the book (1:1-3) A. Author identified (1) B. Theme stated (2) C. Question raised (3) II. Futility observed in the cycles of life (1:4-11) A. Nothing seems to change (4-7) B. Nothing seems to satisfy (8) C. Nothing is new under the sun (9-11) III. The futility of…

As we continue studying the Motivational gifts we come to the third gift, the Teacher. Romans 12:7 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Romans 12:11 gives us a guideline for the teacher. 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; This…

1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. One of the serious problems in the Corinthian church concerned former ministers. Some of the church members were esteeming one minister above the other ministers. They were judging the gifts, ministry,…