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Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. Hope: Luke 1:26–38 (NASB95) 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel…

Cultivating Humility Many times in my life, the greatest learnings have come from failures and the struggles I have had to endure. Before those times, it was stereotypical of me to rely on my own understandings and believe that I had the knowledge and character to persevere through life on my own. As…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these…

Introduction: It is good to be in the house of the Lord with you all this morning. Today we are continuing our verse by verse study in the Book of Romans, chapter 8, if you have a Bible please turn to there. It is my desire this morning for us to understand better the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.…

The idea of service as a high calling is unique to Christianity. Jesus showed us by example how a leader must be servant of all. We have a choice: the way of the Dragon, which exploits strength and power to achieve control and dominance, or the way of the Lamb, which recognises that God's power is expressed through our weakness, and frees us to serve one another. How do these contrasting approaches work in the modern world? Join us for some ideas. The video from Mrs Maisel early in the sermon can be found here: https://youtu.be/pvKe0c007Cc

(S1) — SERIES — Life: we only have ONE! What are we doing with OUR one... “The real proof of the transformation Jesus brings, is not in the habits we practice, but in the lives we lead.” How do our lives as follower’s of Jesus, impact our RELATIONSHIPS — FINANCES – PRIORIES – GROWTH — CRISIS 50+ years…

We started this Journey of Grace several weeks ago. Throughout it, we have seen that it is an invitation to draw closer to Jesus… to walk with Him… to grow… to be transformed by Him… We’ve seen that it is a journey of submission to Him and to His will for our lives… We’ve seen how Sneaky Grace saves…

We are reminded that God graciously offers us grace to overcome our weakness. We are encouraged to rely on God and be open with our vulnerabilities.

2 Corinthians 11:1-12:10 1 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived…

Secular - Today we are talking a little bit about praying God’s Will. A lot of times we pray, but don’t take into account Scripture or the Will of God. Here is one such prayer: Dear Lord, Help me to relax about insignificant details, beginning tomorrow at 7:41:23 a.m. EST. Help me to consider people's…

2 Corinthians 12: 1-10

Good morning, welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Ephesians 3 , Ephesians 3 Are you tired? Are you care worn? Self-admission - I am. Covid - Mask or no mask, vaccine or no vaccine. Should we gather or should we remain apart? I can’t cough in the grocery…

Two ways: positive thinking or resignation. These tend to the be two ways of handling pain, suffering or evil in our culture. If we can just think happy thoughts the pain will go away. If I just act as if it is not really happening I will be okay. Or this is just who I am. Look at my pain. Look at what…

Have you ever noticed that there is always something holding you back? Let me put it another way, have you noticed that there is always a fly in the ointment, always one or two things that prevent you from having everything you want, or having it your way? For example: You have a great job, a great family…

Most of you have seen the logo for RCA. It pictures a small black and white dog, head cocked with a puzzled look on its face, looking into the horn of an old Victrola record player. You may even know the name of that picture—“His Master’s Voice.” But have you ever wondered why the dog looks confused…

For God’s glory! I think we can agree that Paul lived, and even suffered for God’s glory. It was not an easy road to travel, but in all things he gave the glory to God. We can learn from him. Paul is drawing to the end, coming to the climax of his apostolic defense. A final display of his love for the…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Introduction Kids? A heads up: Today is going to be hard for some of us. God’s power in our weakness, is topic that is infinitely comforting and encouraging to the one who yields to God’s work in our lives. But, if we have a discontent spirit and a prideful heart, if we try to throw off the reigns and…

My ministry is determined by my shape . What God made you to be determines what he intends to do. You will understand the purpose you have been made for, you will understand the kind of person you are. This is the secret to knowing God’s will for your life. God would not give us inborn talents and temperaments,…

“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and , of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” ~ C.S. Lewis 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 1 I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained…

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.…

Introduction This first thing we notice in this letter is that everything is positive - there are no words of condemnation - Jesus only had good things to say about this church The City The name it self means brotherly love - and as Christians we are called to have brotherly love The city of Philadelphia…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

Even in times of struggle, we are not alone. Believers must prioritize relationships, support one another in minisry, and remain faithful to their calling despite challenges and disappointments.