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Mothers day and graduation - what to preach? 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Humility - Layman’s Bible Dictionary “The opposite of arrogance and pride; an attitude which grows out of the recognition that all we are and everything we own are gifts from…

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that…

Announcements Christmas Day Service at 11 AM Sanctification We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all . In more than one place, Paul…

Colossians 1:15-2:8 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.…

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:…

Morning 30 April 2023

Walk in the Truth As we continue on in our series on the book of Deuteronomy we come to a transition in Moses speech. If you remember chapter 1 verse 1 we are told that Moses is teaching the people: 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah…

Intro : This morning we talked about how Christ has put us together as a team with the pastor as the coach under the authority of God [ Owner of the team ], and the congregation as the players and we are training under His game plan [ Bible ] to win the spiritual championship of life in Christ. Tonight…

You Don’t Have To Get Ready If You Stay Ready Warning The Original Audience L 12:35-13:5,22-30 We’ve got a lot to read this morning so I’m just going to jump right in to it. READ PASSAGE PRAY So, that’s a lot. It can be a difficult read. It’s a sobering read. Salvation and judgment. Repentance and rejection.…

1 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, that…

And they lived happily ever after… I love a good children’s story that ends with those words. If you’ve ever read a story to a small child, a story that had villains or other scary parts, it might have been helpful for the child to know beforehand that the villain loses, the troubles come to a joyful…

Romans 9:1-5 Chapter nine starts a new section of the book of Romans. Chapters 9-11 speak directly about Israels place in all of this. The change from chapter eight to chapter nine is abrupt. The church has a logic question that is answered here in this section. The Jews are God’s chosen people with…

We are a New Creation in Christ

1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 9 The Lord is not slack concerning…

Romans chapter 9. This is probably the most controversial chapters in all of scripture. This chapter is probably the most debated chapter in scripture. This is the most weaponized Christian against Christian chapter in all of scripture. This is the foundation of the whole conversation of “are you Calvinist…

The Problem of Immaturity Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Introduction: Several years ago, a pastor named Mark Dever wrote a book where he began by lamenting the fact that he had visited several churches over the years when traveling and had discovered that it was uncommon to find someone in a church who one would…

What Good is the Past? Lessons learned Won’t make that mistake again An opportunity for growth Faithfulness of God What God brought into our lives to teach us What God spared us from though we deserve it As we begin our study of the book of Deuteronomy we enter into it with a desire to learn from those…

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.…

2 Timothy 3:15–17 (KJV 1900) 15 and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction…

What On Earth Are You Waiting For? 1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. We don’t know exactly what is being discussed here. Some believe it is when Pilate took money from the temple treasury to build an aqueduct,…

Refocus 2022 if there is anything that I know about it's focus…well refocusing after an ADD episode. It’s easy to get our focus on the things of this world: economy politics COVID Our Desires But we need to refocus our attention on the eternal! 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the…

Wow, We just finished chapter 15 that deals with resurrections, glorified bodies, dead leaving the graves, transformations, and becoming the direct, exact image of Jesus Christ Himself. Then we have Paul saying, 1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of…

Day of the Lord is Coming This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, knowing this…

How Is Your Connection? Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr November 14, 2021 2 Timothy 3:16 How many of you love cell phones? How many of you hate them at the same time? Nothing is more frustrating than a dropped call—you keep talking and have no idea that someone else is no longer on the line. I have that problem…

Birthed in Power The day of pentecost was a pivotal moment in the life of the believer. It would mark a significant change in man’s relationship with God It was the birth of the church 1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a…