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Introduction Twenty five years ago I was a teenager full of bright ideas. My best friend and I were walking around our school’s fall festival. We were going from booth to booth getting SOOO much candy. Somehow, we ended up with a bunch of chem-lights. We snapped a few of them and then we got a bright…

Introduction: Our nation has recently come through a very trying election season. For Christians, every season can seem trying. We sometimes forget that we do not belong to the kingdoms of this world, but to the heavenly kingdom of God. We have dual citizenship and try to influence earthly kingdoms with…

Introduction Today we get back into our series of The Way, the Truth, and the Life: Following Jesus through the Gospels. We have reached a point in Jesus’ life where he is about a year-and-a-half into what will end up being about a 3-ish year ministry. We have gotten to the point where Jesus is giving…

Introduction We believe prayer continually connects us to God’s power for our church, each other, and the world. Therefore, we will strive to diligently pray without ceasing. pray without ceasing, “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues…

Nicest thing a loved one has done for you What about praying for you? Feeling prayers, sensing believers doing that; realizing the effect NEVER dismiss the role and power of prayer What He’s Done Jesus laid down His life for His friends John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down…

Intro; Last Sunday night when Bro. Rusty preached out of Ps. 66:18 , he brought to our attention how God cannot hear our prayers when we regard iniquity in our heart. So when our prayers are not being answered, it’s logical that we should examine ourselves to see if there is anything in our life not…

Jesus is the True Vine, stay apart of the True Vine and He will produce much fruit in you

Introduction Today we got to start our service off by witnessing people follow God in the first step of obedience which is baptism. We do not always get to start off our services this way, but it is exciting when it happens. Since we are already departing from our regular “routine” as far as how the…

Introduction Last week we started studying about the topic of prayer. As Jesus is going through His Sermon on the Mount, He addresses in Chapter 6 three spiritual disciplines: giving, prayer, and fasting. We just finished a 12-week study on Wednesday evenings through a book titled Don’t Give the Enemy…

Eph. 3:14-15 . Here we are, back to where Paul wanted to go at the beginning of chapter 3. Paul here is finally getting back to his inital thought that he started in v1. Paul must have been a Baptist Preacher, because this is not the first time he has chased a rabbit. Paul picks back up in unique fashion,…

Introduction Let's start off today by reading Matthew 6:9-13 where we find the Model Prayer, often referred to as the Lord's Prayer. Let's read it all together. Matthew 6:9–13 (KJV 1900) 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come.…

(S1) — SERIES (21 days) — PROMISE/POWER/POTENTIAL— JOHN Do we underestimate the POTENTIAL in Prayer? In other words, do we BELIEVE in the PROMISE, and POWER in our prayers, given to us in the Holy Spirit, to lead people to Jesus? ‘Nobody is beyond God’s reach ’ — Airplane story(22) Jesus words to the…

(S1) — A tale of two ships (book) Which would you rather be on? (S2) — A tale of two churches One is thriving — The other is barely holding on — One has all the programs for kids…the other is overjoyed when they get one or two…One makes decisions on the fly, the other has a vision of their future…In…

Introduction As we study through the Lord’s Prayer or the Model Prayer, we have seen that Jesus taught this on at least two occasions to His disciples. Recorded once in Luke in response to His disciples’ request, “Lord, teach us to pray,” and the other time is recorded in the Sermon on the Mount which…

Priority, what does that mean? Priority: (N) the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important. What are things that are a priority in your life? Have your priorities changed over the years, can they change, should they change? (Transition) In our passage tonight we will see the priority…

What is Biblical prayer? Have you ever thought long and hard about this question? Most of us, and for many years I have been similar, the answer is probably not. We know some of the great “prayers” of the Bible but it is the unknown prayers we may want to consider. Having faith when God is silent. It…

Jesus’s life — He taught, healed, encouraged, showed us how to live, and love, revealing to the the world the mind and character of God. Out of all the things that Jesus did...stood his relationship with the Father. Jesus Prayed — As a boy — Temple — How to pray (only once a pattern for prayer) — Public…

Today, we begin Luke chapter 11. Do you remember the first time that you wanted to learn how to pray? For me it was probably early on in middle school or junior high. I was in my youth group and I felt this deep urge to want to know how to grow in my relationship with God. I knew in order to grow with…

There are a lot of things going on inside the Gap. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. When we say gap we often think of empty space between two known spaces. Between the dream and what is. Between what God says and what is. Between healing…

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that…

Hearing God: Listening in a Noisy World Last week I asked if you ever had a problem praying to God, knowing what to say, what to think, what or who to pray for. Prayer is our ultimate deep relationship with God, so it is the best way that we can individually and collectively mature and deepen our connection…

Remember last week, The two greatest things we can do for each others as brothers and sisters in Christ. Be thankful for each other and pray for each other. Pray is a vital ministry that we all can perform. #1 Priority is the Word of God 2 Timothy 3:16–17 (KJV 1900) 16 All scripture is given by inspiration…

Recap This is our 7th session of the study through the Lord’s Prayer, or what I like to refer to it as - the Model Prayer. We have learned several things from this study. We have learned that: God is our Father He is good He is powerful We are to worship God We must seek His kingdom Righteousness Peace…

Introduction Spiritual Blessings (v1-14) Introduction (v1-3) An Inheritance (v4-14) - Spiritual blessings of the Saints Of Being Chosen (v4); Of Adoption (v5); Of Acceptance (v6); Of Redemption (v7); Of Revelation (v8-10); Of Predestination (v11); Of Assurance (v12-14) Paul’s First Prayer (v15-23) Paul’s…

Jesus' ascension reveals God's amazing love for us--Jesus becomes a part of the human race for ever more; Jesus gives us space to grow up into his likeness, and entrusts us with his great mission; and Jesus gives us time to come and be united with him. What an amazing God we have!