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(S1) — Ready for a word of ENCOURAGEMENT from God’s word today? SERIES —Stay…OPTIMISTIC—GRATEFUL—CONFIDENT—Stay ENCOURAGED! How many of you are good encourages? How many of you try but... NOT VERY ENCOURAGING! A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, the bride was very…

It’s good to be back! Travels are nice, but coming home is nicer. My family and I got to attend RHMA’s small town pastors conference in Morton IL. This conference is always good. We reconnect with old friends, experience encouraging conversations, and hopefully learn things that will help in our ministries.…

Philippians 3:10-11 ; 2 Corinthians 1:5-6 ; 1 Peter 2:19-23 Reading, memorizing, and meditating on Scripture is important. So is receiving teaching and preaching from the Bible as a church. What we’re going to learn from Scripture today does not replace the direct intake and teaching of God’s Word as…

Intro When I moved to BR, I was alone and lonely. I got an apartment with a BR, Kitchen, Bath and a den area. My furniture was the back-porch furniture from my parent’s house. I guess my mom got some that was better. My kitchen table was an old cafeteria table the hospital where my dad worked threw away.…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Sometimes, you can feel alone even when you are with the one you love, especially when…

Hebrews 11:1-13 …. This morning we are going to talk about one particular hero in the faith… We just read what could be considered as Benny Tate calls it, the “Faith Hall of Fame” These are some of the greatest heroes in the faith…and right in the middle we see a guy named Noah 7 By faith Noah, when…

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. In our culture imitation or mimics means that something or someone is a fake in place of the real…

I want to challenge you to see the invisible reality of God’s presence. I want to challenge you to experience the invisible reality of God’s presence today. Since God can do far more than we can ask or imagine, start asking for more and start imagining for MORE! Jesus said if we asked anything in His…

Header Sermon Bullet points 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

In this session we are going to take a look at Paul, an apostle of Christ by the will of God. We see him claim this in some of the introductions to his letters. He uses the Greek word “thélēma” in 1 Corinthians 1:1 ; 2 Corinthians 1:1 ; Ephesians 1:1 ; Colossians 1:1 ; 2 Timothy 1:1 . 1 Paul, called…

The language Jesus employed when speaking to the Samaritan woman in John 4 holds significant weight. Throughout his discussion on worship, he emphasized the importance of a fitting response to a correct understanding of God's nature. Jesus redirected the focus away from the physical location of worship,…

Good Morning. Turn with me to Luke chapter 1. Today I want us to look at “The Unfolding Plan of God’s Redemption.” This is the title of our message today. God was getting ready to show His people His redemptive purposes through several ways. Over the next several weeks we are going to learn about 2 births…

Accepting the Things You Cannot Change Rev Thomas A West Sr December 01,2024 Philippians 4:6-9 Having the courage to change the things you can, accepting the things you cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference. Philippians 4:6-8 says: 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by…

Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 Road Map Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok Zadok Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir ( Numbers 6:1-21 ), Nazareth (Heb. נָצְרַת) Nazir nṣr (to guard) Picture of the Branch…

I Promise You! God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. PROMISE . Declaration by one person to another that something will or will not be done, giving the person to whom it is made…

This weekend most people in our country and our churches will transition from the Thanksgiving holiday to the rush towards the Christmas season. We move from turkey and ham, family and friends to the rush of the crowds, the desire to find the perfect gift and to plan for holiday gatherings of fun and…

Hannah’s Prayer Introduction: Today, we’re going to explore the powerful story of Hannah—a story of deep pain, fervent prayer, and divine healing. Through her story, we will see how the cross brings healing not just to our physical bodies, but to our deepest spiritual and emotional wounds. Tension: How…

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…

Torah Portion: Exodus 21:1- 24:18 Haftarah: Isa 66:1-24 Review Two Two Two Two Two Two Two two Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin the plagues (2) the 9th -a thick, palpable darkness envelops the land; New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture…

Everybody has a life message It is a Message ++About you ++In You ++For you Paul’s Life Message 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech…

John 14:15-18 We have begun a new series in which I have entitled “The Great Life.” The Great Life is the life that is yielded to the Holy Spirit. We studied last week the three types of Men: The Natural Man, the Carnal Man and the Spiritual Man. The Spiritual Man is the one who will be able to experience…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the church lately. ‌ I’ve been thinking a lot about the church lately, particularly the idea of “church fellowship”. ‌ I chose a handshake as a visual for this series because I think it gets the point across that I’m hoping to make about “Church Fellowship”. There tends…

Kelly Clarkson came out with a song in 2021 called: Christmas come early. It goes like this: Candles burning out at both ends I don't miss the crowd, just my friends Seems like everybody needs a little bit of cheer Christmas, won't you please come early this year? I don't need the snow, I'm already cold…

Introduction I was reading a book by Jennie Allen called “Get out of Your head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts”. It’s A good book aimed at women focusing in on those toxic thoughts that spiral out of control. In the book she states that here friend, a licensed therapist, told her that every lie…

Intro This is a topic requested by you on the survey. Forgiveness Forgiveness is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. The Bible has a lot to say about it so buckle up. One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does…