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Morning 16 June 24

Building on the sure foundation of Jesus Christ is a life-long adventure. Be careful to build in ways that will last for eternity! not the works that we do rather, the heart with which we do them READ- 1 Cor 3:9-15 1 Corinthians 3:9–15 (ESV) For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s…

A love story in the making Setting: Time of the judges, a time of immorality, idolatry, war, people did what they thought was right ( Rut1:1 , Jud21:25, 17:6) It is a time of famine in Judah and we will start in Moab ( Rut1:1 ) We will see inner-mixed marriages that was not according to the law ( Deut23:3…

Chalk and Cheese. Fire and Ice. Most people will tell you that siblings are each unique in their own way. One may be calm and measured, the other hot headed. One may be very gentle, the other rough and ready. One may be intellectual, the other more hands on. One may be a handful and a headache for parents,…

Who remembers going on a long trip back in the day - and needing to pull out a - MAP - to get where you were going? Who remembers answering a phone that hung on the wall? Or picking up a phone and hitting ‘0’ for the operator - and getting a real person? Who remembers payphones? Who remembers video games…

Intro Last tie we spoke on, What creates a renewal of commitment ? What makes it all worth fighting for? Today we are going through 3 chapters 6-8 - I am going to break it down into two sections TEXT : 1. KNOW YOUR ENEMY—TRUST YOUR GOD and 2. TAKE THE WORD OF GOD PUBLIC KEY THOUGHT FOR THE FIRST POINT…

Intro Last week we ended with going public with our faith. We see the results of it. POINT - Confession and Repentance Precede Spiritual Restoration TEXT : Nehemiah 9:1-38 A . Key thought - we must confess our sins before true restoration can take place in our life and city Upon hearing the law people…

Intro Now we changed our sub-header it to - IS IT WORTH FIGHTING FOR ? Q. What creates a renewal of commitment ? What makes it worth fighting for? A refocus of purpose inspires a renewal of commitment. 1. THE COMMON CHALLENGES THAT CONFRONTED GOD’S PEOPLE (4.1-12) These challenges can be expected, so…

Intro Thank you for your patience last week, there was so much material in chapter 2 I could of preached for another hour. Chapter 3 begins with a very important verse for us to meditate on. vs 1 Eliashib the High Priest Rose Up … and started building - How significant is this? The rest of the chapter…

Growth It is impossible to be commited but not involved... for commitment demands involvement. at the same time…it is possible for a person to be involved but still not be committed. therefor it takes commitment and involvement together. to not be involved or to not be engaged in action is to be inactive.…

1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the…

From Confession to Covenant Neh9 we looked at Israel’s confession of sins. We looked at the history of rebellion against God and the graciousness and compassion of God. And finished with making a covenant, an agreement with God ( Neh9:38 ) 38 “Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing;…

Welcome to Fathers Day 2023 Fathers Day A day of socks and ties and if your lucky a BBQ that you have to put on. 40 million less cards are sent on fathers day compared to mothers day. Maybe it's because mothers are just better at laying on the guilt: 40% feel obligated or pressured to buy for their mom…

A community on mission is devoted to a common life and has a public grace. There is an internal aspect along with an external aspect of their life together. The external aspect was an open door for others to enter into the common life. In what ways are we devoted to a common life? Where do we have a…

1 Have you ever broken a commitment before? Maybe it was a personal commitment. 'I'm going to read more or I'm going to eat better,' and you fail at it. Maybe it is a work commitment, you tell your boss you would do a little something extra, but then you don't. Maybe you told someone you would meet with…

Corinth, in Southern Greece We began an introduction to this city and church in last week’s message, from the introduction to the Bible book of 1 Corinthians from the Apostle Paul. He cared about this church, about this city, and about the people in and outside of the church. This is a church where Paul…

We are on our last stop in the minor prophets: Malachi. There is debate as to whether the word Malachi is a proper name or a reference to an unnamed prophet. Malachi only shows up here in this book. The name means “my messenger,” leading some to support the idea that Malachi is not a proper name, but…

As we begin to move through the cycles of the judges, we must bear in mind how the author has set things up for us in the prologue. He gave us the pattern of the cycles in chapter two, and as we move into the cycles themselves, we will see that pattern unfold. We must be on guard for attempts to moralize…

Have you ever stopped and thought about all the businesses that you grew up with that have closed? Blockbuster Video… 10,000 closed in 2013 Walden Books (a.k.a. Borders)… 2011 Toys-R-Us… 2018, and KB Toys not long after… Oldsmobile… 2004, Pontiac… 2009, and Saturn… did they even make it that long?! The…

Joshua 24:14-15 Commitment to God arises from faith in his promises, is expressed in worship and adoration and leads to obedience to his commands Sports stars are adored by some fans. Every year in the finals of the various codes of football, but especially in the AFL, I am struck by the relationship…

Count the Cost 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come…

Revive, Revitalization When you think of the word revive what comes to mind? Revive: (V) to restore to life or consciousness; to give new strength or energy How about the word revitalization, what does that mean, or what comes to mind when you think of that? Revitalization: (N) to give new life or vigor…

Feeling pulled in too many directions? That can be exhausting. Even worse, it can cause us to be ineffective. The Apostle Paul has the remedy for this. It's called the "One thing". Listen today as Pastor Leger discusses Paul's devotion and direction. This may be exactly what you need to hear today.

Intro: Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead and the unborn could do it no better. If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, like Shakespeare wrote poetry,…

This Week’s Theme: Faithfully Follow the Father Sermon Text: Hosea 1:1-9 Memory Verse: Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are my ways higher than your ways, And my thoughts than your thoughts.”…