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Song of ascents – songs that helped them prepare and re-orient themselves to the purpose of the journey and the expectation of the destination. Sometimes it reminded them of the past that helped shaped their perspective on the future; to remind them of who God was, what He had done, and what He could…

Good Morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 2. Today we are going to look at the birth of Christ and even more strategically that God was providentially at work behind the scene of all of this. Would you stand with me today for the reading of God’s Word. 1 In those days a decree went out…

Review Tanakh Brit Hadoshah Eber (ebur) I AM (grafted) Brit Chadasha will have life Brit Chadashah: Introduction 18 Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. A New Moon 36 His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before…

How many here today have ever wanted to get revenge for something that someone did to you? Most of us right… the others are lying. Sometimes, revenge is sought after by those who have been hurt by someone else… or even spouses. One older lady in life who was dumped by her husband – poured gallons of…

Faith looks like following God’s gracious lead.

David Losses In Order To Gain 2 Samuel 1:19 ““The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!” David’s reaction to learning the death of Saul and Jonathan. David suffers a number of losses in 1 Samuel 21 and 22 There were things he was leaning on He had established a large…

Bullies are everywhere. at work, at home, your neighbor, in church, in your head and heart. Don’t let situations put you back in bondage. 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” You are free indeed. Aggressive behavior Passive aggressive…

God Himself There are many words of comfort found in scripture. This morning, I am going to focus on two words found together often in scripture, “but God”. Now these two words at times indicate God was ruling against humanity, and in other cases they show his great mercy towards humanity. The Bible…

2,400 people a day die from it. 80 million people in the United States live with it. The cost of preventing it was $48 billion in the U.S. alone in 2008. 17 million people around the world die from it each year. Strangely, much of it is preventable. What is it? It’s heart disease . It is largely preventable…

Picking Teams 1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against…

15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall…

8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord , nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear…

This Week’s Theme : Serve Together with Excellence Word for the Week is Excellence : It is the act of producing work for God that is very or eminently good. Memory verse: Romans 14:12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. Sermon Passage : 1 Samuel 18:5-16 14 And David behaved wisely…

Good morning I am glad that we can be here this morning. It is always good to be in the house of the Lord. I want to begin by sharing a story with you. Grand View University and Southeastern University were playing each other. It was a close game and Going into the bottom of the 7th inning the final…

Fathers Day – We tend to minimize fathers in todays society. But 1/3 of children live in a fatherless home. These kids make up: 63% of all youth suicides. 70% of juveniles in state treatment facilities 71% of HS drop outs 75% of chemical abuse patients 80% of drug users 80% of anger driven rapist 85%…

Healthy grieving modeled by King David

The Test of Integrity: David's Decisions in the Wilderness David’s Wilderness Times map of David’s routes away from Saul. Running in circles, but not lost. 1. Don’t Forget to Pray Prioritize Prayerful Guidance Divine Direction: Discerning God’s Guidance David saves the city of Keilah - PRAYER 1 Samuel…

1 Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ” 2 So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” 3 And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became…

This Week’s Theme: Serving Together with Loyalty Word for the Week is Honor: Great respect; the creation is called upon to respect and revere God as its Creator. Memory verse: Colossians 3:23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, Sermon Passage: 1 Samuel 23:14-18 And David…

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok Zadok comes Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth nṣr Picture of the Branch of Righteousness Picture of the two fig trees and the…

- Sabbath was the best day of the Jewish week - The law permitted picking grain for sustenance for travelers but not harvesting with a sickle. - - Deut. 23:24-25 “If you go into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag. If you…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text I. Setting the Scene 1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the…

Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu, Comforted but Zion said alone . Third consolation: anaya Soarah: Afflicted and Stormed Tossed 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now…

A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul. Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn! I will give thanks to You, O Lord , among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. For Your lovingkindness is great above the…

Lost Identity Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. “and you the servants of Saul” Their lives demonstrated that…