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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…

Introduction In a world that often blurs the lines between gender roles, the concept of biblical complementarity becomes more critical than ever. Especially with so many Christians having grown up in a family environment that is completely alien to what the Bible prescribes. And as someone who grew up…

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…

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…

We are dealing with common ailments - things that as church people, we go through more often than we probably should. We understand that the church resembles a medical facility. One of the reasons it exists is to provide care for the people that show up. We know that our first attention is to Glorifying…

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…

We come now to our second lesson on the deminiour of women within church. Not To Teach When we speak about teaching. The word didasko is used in teaching in a formal sense. What it doesn’t mean It doesn’t mean you can’t have informal discussions and share knowledge. I love hanging out around the dinner…

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.…

A young girl, completing her confirmation class and getting ready to take her first communion was asked by the minister if she would promise to be righteous and loyal to God. First communion would be a sign of an oath between her and God to be true to the faith. In her heart she knew she would not be…

Introduction Today we’re going to present what will probably be a hybrid message with both teaching and preaching as we present unto you the Doctrine of Communion. I am admonished by the Word of God to give unto you doctrine: 2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove,…

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…

Scripture often seems to go out of the way to pay homage to women, to ennoble their roles in society and family, to acknowledge the importance of their influence, and to exalt the virtues of women who were particularly godly examples. Women play prominent roles in many key biblical narratives. At Sinai,…

UNITY Around THE TABLE ( 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 ) 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17-34 – UNITY AROUND THE TABLE Here are some quotes about Christian Unity: “Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.” Vesta Kelly. “There are two ways of being united…

The Communion service is a symbolic union in the Salvation of Christ’s church through physical participation. There are 3 symbols that Jesus used to picture His saving work for the believer. They are: the Eucharist, the Washing of the Saints Feet, and the Love Feast. I. The Bread and the Cup (Eucharist)…

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.…

One of the favorite buzz words used in our culture today is the phrase, “toxic masculinity.” This is the idea that to be a man is to be toxic. It is the idea that we must, in our understanding and according to our own pleasures and lusts, redefine what it means to be a man. In fact, that line of reasoning,…

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.…

What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works,…

Central Truth: I must humble myself to Love! Starting in John chapter 13 - John 13:1-11 Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet! Including JUDAS! - John 13:12-17 Do You Understand? Vv. 14 - If I….Then You! Vv. 15 – I have given you an example to follow! Vv. 16 – You are not greater than your Master! Vv. 17 –…

Now in giving this instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. Indeed, it is necessary that there be factions among you, so 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…

I really enjoy fellowship dinners. Which is probably because I like to eat. You can probably guess what my favorite part of fellowship dinners are.... If I were super spiritual, I would say the fellowship. But, it is the desserts. I’ve got a huge sweet tooth. But, I do like the fellowship. God designed…

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…

Over the past few years we have see more confusion in our world over many issues. So, let me begin here by reminding us of what Paul said in 1 Corinthians. 33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, God is not the author of Confusion and God’s Word dispels…