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Mother’s Day Comments” "Good morning and happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms here with us today! Today is all about celebrating you and everything you do. Moms, you're like superheroes with your love, strength, and endless support. Take a moment to think about how much moms mean to us. Whether…

We live in a culture that is rapidly changing. Ten years ago, hardly any of us gave a thought to what public bathroom we would use, biological men competing in women’s sports, bathroom bills, or asking someone their preferred pronouns. The subject of transgenderism has dominated much of our consumption…

Went on elder retreat... Things I observed: Every one of us feels and carries the full weight of responsibility for the church. We each unique giftings and abilities and we deeply respect and submit to one another. Maturity Colossians 1:28 (ESV) [Christ] we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone…

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man praying or…

Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 Review Dividing the baby in two with a sword Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema - Summary Torah Portion Exodus 6:2-9:35 3 I appeared…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord…

What is My Purpose in Life?

Our Response to the Daily Grind We Abide in Christ 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. We Allow the Word to Abide 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and…

Torah Portion: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:7-6:8 Road Map Micah five six if following the original text - in NKJV would be Micah five 7 Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Micah five Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the…

Introduction Noel Most, if not all, of us just sang The First Noel , which begins with the line The first Noel the angel did say How many of us know what a Noel is? It’s not a word we use commonly, even at Christmas-time, except to reference this song. Noel comes to us from French, which in turn took…

Introduction Key important points we will look at today God’s Principle of little and much Two Things Standing in the Way of Obedience God’s Principle of Little and Much “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.…

Introduction: New interpretations of the Bible, based on cultural issues: presuppositions of LGBTQ For example: Gen 19 and the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. When angels appear as men go into the city to rescue Lot and his family, the men of Sodom seek to attack the men and act immorally towards them.…

Good morning and Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. A young boy once said that Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend as much on the gift. Most men… what gift? Mark Twain said, " When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.…

So, this sermon is the sermon that I was not going to preach on Mother’s Day. Beware any pastor who preaches this passage on Mother’s Day. Of all passages of Scripture, this is one that I might have recieved the most questions about. This is also one of a few passages which make liberal Christians squirm.…

Intro: Good Morning. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Psalm chapter 1. It is extremely important today church that we as believers understand the sufficiency of God’s Word. As we think about our worldview it should be a biblical worldview because God’s word is a sure, firm and a true foundation for…

This Week’s Theme: “Following God’s Leaders” Memory Verse: Hebrews 13:7 “Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.” Word of the Week: Shepherd - A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep in a pasture.…

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it. But if anyone loves God, he is known by him. About eating food sacrificed to idols, then, we know that…

God designed marriage to be the very best that life has to offer, the very best. In fact, Peter rightly called it “the grace of life.” But since the fall of man, it is anything but the best for most people. In fact, for most marriage starts in a euphoria of emotion and love, bliss and gradually descends…

INTRODUCTION Honesty Defined truthfulness, sincerity freedom from deceit or fraud We can all agree, christian and non-christian, that a Bible-based Christian must be truthful, sincere, not deceitful, and definitely not perpetrating a fraud. Christians Must Be Honest Note title of lesson Play on “do as…

Who are you? The case for membership is certainly an unusual one. Many reject the concept because we do not have clear passages in the Scripture that clearly define church membership. And they are correct. There is no Scripture passage that says “thou shalt practice church membership” To make matters…

Some of the rules that we are going to see today from God’s Word for men and women in the church are not just mere rules. Why? Because they reflect the sort of difference and complementary design God has had for us His image bearers from the very beginning. In fact, this is exactly the ground work that…

Ephesians 5:1–5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named amongst you,…

Luke 2:8-14 “... there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for…

As we turn our attention to God’s Word today, you need to know that this sermon is a bit out of ordinary for what we usually do here. 95% of the time we are walking through portions of Scripture chapter by chapter and verse by verse, mining the goodness of God’s Word. Right now we are in a sermon series…