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Introduction and Review: We are going to look at part 2 of this series that I have entitled the person and work of the Spirit of God. Last week, we look at the Spirit of God and his work throughout history. We focused on his personhood as third person of the trinity and the equality He has in the godhead…

Some of you know what it’s like. There you are, at Walmart, and you find yourself toward the back of the store. You’re near the electronics section. And there’s a bin. You have to go through it; you have no choice. You need that $5 DVD, even though everything in that bin is currently streaming for free.…

For the Christian, Easter is Not Meant to be a Once a Year Affair Why do we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday? Have we abandoned a proper view of the Ressurection? Here is what I see But Peter teaches us the Ressurection has a deep and continual impact on our lives Blessed be the God and Father of…

1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by…

Sanctity of Life Sunday 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Introduction Read 1 Peter 1:3-12 (ESV) When I was a teenager, I wanted to get a tattoo… “You want to be different from everybody else by doing the same thing everybody…

Human Hope Hope there are several ways that hope is defined. *As a noun... 1.a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen: A: "he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information" B. "I had high hopes of making the Olympic team" 2.a feeling of trust: A:…

Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live…

We’re starting a new series this morning where we’re going to be looking at the the book of First Peter. As we do that, I want to give you a bit of background on this letter written by the disciples of Jesus. First, this is the same Peter who was a fisherman when he was called and left his nets, who…

We are the elect Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Peter’s intro is a little confusing the elect the Dispersion The audience is easy: Northern Turkey Date is probably just before Nero’s persecution according…

Good News Well, we’ve reached the end of our journey thru the Gospel of Luke. It has been a journey of Good News for the poor, broken, weak, burdened, hopeful, longing, needful. It’s been Good News for men and women, young and old, black, white, brown, and every shade and hue. It’s Good News. It’s Good…

The resurrection of Jesus from the dead brought to an end the power of our common enemies — sin, death, and the devil. Life for the people of God should be pleasant, a mere step away from heaven. The victory is complete, and it is ours. But it seems like the battle continues to rage in the form of tests…

16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled,…

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. We are living in an age where it seems that everyone is seeking after something. Many young people are seeking to establish their place…

11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! 13 But…

TEXT: MICAH | WHO IS LIKE THE LORD INTRO : Intro about the minor prophets There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. EXPLANATION : Micah…

Who are we? 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:…

Stay Encouraged This world is not my home i’m only passing through. song take me by the hand by Jim Hill 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall…

Joy is dependent on: Peace Hope Love New Focus of Joy Salvation Inheritance Jesus New Focus of Joy Salvation - Peace Inheritance - Hope Jesus - Love Our joy will be just as fragile as it’s focus. Sturdy joy requires discipline. ( Matt. 6:19-21 ; Col 3:1-4 )

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Intro Peter is writing to the elect exiles. Directly applies to us, for we are elect exiles in this world. Living Hope v.3 Hope is the key. Not hope like this world has, and anxious desire for something to happen. Christian hope is a confident anticipation for what we know God will do. It is called hope…

1 Peter 1:3-5 Making the Right Choice Ashley George, an unmarried businesswoman, started a retail store after college. After several years of hard work, her business venture failed, leaving no money or clear path forward, until one day the phone rang – twice. The first caller was a former college professor…

Intro: In Philippians 2:12 , The Apostle Paul encourages us to… “ ...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling ;” This does not mean that we are to “work for our salvation”… Because we cannot earn it… It is a free gift. But to work out our salvation is referring to our responsibility, as believers,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We are headed to the fall, therefore, soon we will move our start time back to 10:30am as the temp is dropping. We currently have an online church directory. The website/ phone app is Instant Church Directory.com. You can sign up to access our current directory…

"An elderly woman who had many troubles and yet retained a happy face and cheerful heart was asked her secret. She said that for many years she had kept a 'Pleasure Book.' Every evening she wrote in it something pleasant that had happened to her that day. Sometimes she had an enjoyable walk, or someone…

Morning 31st July 2022