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Mark 12:44 44 For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” You have heard the announcements. Our circuit is asking its members to consider giving more generously. And we need to take note: There are many who…

(S1) — SERIES ...the unwavering expectation that our loving God is working in every situation for our good! Optimistic —Negative outlook never leads to a positive life— Starve our fears and feed our faith Grateful — Gratitude is the gateway to a healthy life! Confident —trusting God over self— Confidence…

People often ask, and if we are honest, we all want to be able to know the Will of God. One of the problems is that, we, our culture, think we are smart. If you think about it. I have seen Nuclear Bombs detonated when they were tested. I remember when we first sent a person into space and then landed…

Characteristic of the day: Imagine for a moment that you are walking down the street by a park and you see an elderly woman being attacked by a gang of thugs. Then you observe a policeman, sitting on one of the park benches, perusing the local paper. You shout to the policeman, pointing to the woman…

Please stand... Ok, ready? Stomp your feet. Ok good. Have a seat. Clap your hands together! Ok good. If you remember last week - we looked at the Ever-Ready mercy of God…and what we saw was that... God’s Mercy Waits for our Confession That it’s EVER ready - to pounce on our confession But we also saw…

Benediction The lectionary readings for the past few weeks have taken us on a journey with King David - beginning with him talking about building the temple. We spoke about a Call to Worship, then David’s Sin - a Call to Confession, Nathan’s Confrontation - the Word of God. Last week the topic would…

Prayers of the People Worship with Rejoicing The lectionary readings for the past few weeks have taken us on a journey with King David - beginning with him talking about building the temple. Call to Worship We read from 2 Samuel 7 - we hear David’s thoughts about what God wants from him - the idea of…

Called to Confession Called to Confession I’m a nerd. I’m not sure if it is a nerd. I’m just a super anxious person. Although I’m actually quite mellow. I just hate doing the wrong thing. Maybe because I’m a ‘laatlammetjie’. My brother and sister are 7 years older than me. And they were naughty. We laugh…

This Week’s Theme : Serve the LORD Where You Work Word for the Week is People of God : Those called out to belong to God and serve him in his world. God called Israel to be his people in the OT, anticipating the calling of the church in the NT. Memory verse : Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other…

Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

INTRO EXPLANATION : When we were last in Galatians, we saw as Paul was struggling with the direction of the new believers at Galatia. He asked them in v.9, “how could you turn back to your old ways after you came to Christ?” What is it about your old life that is worth going back into bondage for? ILLUSTRATION…

False Worship can be characterized as any forms of worship that are not worthy of God, especially worship offered without sincerity and obedience or that is contrary to the commands of God. Contrary Worship Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense…

The five senses... Ears (hearing) Skin and hair (touch) Eyes (sight) Tongue (taste) Nose (smell) If you had to RANK these in order of importance.... what would that look like? According to research (Aristotle - Greek Philosopher)…the order is... Sight Hearing Smell Taste Touch BUT - some might argue…

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will…

Review Two harlots Two Two Two Two Two Two W‌e Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Korah Picture of Tannin Picture of three plagues (1) (2) (3) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed ‎ Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture…

So - Last week we finished up with the last chapter of 1 Kings… chapter 22 - And so - if you’ve been around here long enough you know that when we finish a book of the Bible... …I like to provide a RECAP of the book - in one concise - sermon. *Why? (I actually think it helps provide a necessary - OVERARCHING…

Dealing With Hagar If we remember the story between Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar, whose idea was it to allow Hagar to be the mother to Abrahams son? Sarah! Her lack of faith, or “moment of the flesh” caused an outcome that she regretted. Maybe she was secretly hoping Abraham was the problem, that she could…

Spiritual Beings We have been taking a few weeks to study spiritual beings in the bible. We started out by looking at the word “Elohim.” It is the word often used as a name for God, however the translated meaning of the word is “spiritual being.” That means that the word “Elohim” is more of a category…

This past week - our country appointed a new President... This is not NEW to us... It’s something that has been going on for a long time, since this country was founded. And if we THINK about the ROLE of President... We find that what comes with the Presidency - is - Authority. Authority to MAKE DECISIONS...…

I don’t think there’s anything that rattles me more than realising I don’t have enough to get me through what’s looming in front of me - whether it’s time, money, resources, or energy. That moment before pay day, or when you’re exhausted, or stretched too thin and feeling like there’s nothing left to…

Elijah Review: Confronting Baal Worship : 1 Kings 17 : Ahab was a very evil king and did more to provoke YHWH than all the kings in Israel, the northern kingdom, before him. Baal worship was promoted by Ahab due to his marriage to Jezebel. Elijah confronted Ahab and proclaimed to him that there would…

How does God speak? 1. Creation 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of…

Today we are going to see the culmination of SIN within the nation of Israel.... And we’ll see God respond. Up to this point in these books of 1 and 2 Kings - we’ve seen COMPETENCE from Israel’s kings… in doing EVIL in the eyes of the Lord. Last week - we saw the INFLUENCE of the Enemy (SIN) - within…

Walking with God Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed? We know that from the first verses of the book we are discussing a time in which the nation of Israel was at the zenith of its riches Under the reign of Jeroboam, the nation was les away rom the one who gave her such…

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…