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Jeremiah 19-20 Good evening church! We are picking up our study in Jeremiah chapter 19. Let’s pray 1 Thus says Yahweh, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. 2 “Then go out to the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is by the entrance…

Principles of the Spirit-Led Life: Enabling Grace Communion: 5 aspects of communion; #1 Proclaim 1 Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes……/ When you participate in communion, you are proclaiming that Jesus died and shed His…

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.…

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…

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…

Growing In Grace and Truth 2 Peter 3:14-18 Central Truth: Divine P erspectives Define MY J oyful E xpectation ! Peter’s P urpose : To ‘ Stir Up’ > 2 Peter 1:12-15 and 3:1-2 To see believers G row in G race and K nowledge of God! > 2 Peter 1:2 and 3:18 Can I have M ore G race ? ‘Unmerited Favor’ Grace…

Big idea: Jesus has been proven, so we must trust in him Jesus’ power was shown: In his very words In creation obeying his word His Strength is made perfect in our weakness should encourage us to trust in him Appeal to Authority fallacy: A fallacy is an error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid,…

Ash Wednesday I shared this quote with you from Dr Lisa Hancock who writes helpful worship resources for the United Methodist Church. We must encounter our sinfulness and frailty not with shame and blame but with honesty and truth, trusting that God receives our confession. I don’t have along sermon…

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…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1–10 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 they…

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…

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— For this reason I bow my…

Power and Weakness 9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. I guess that 2 Corinthians 12:9 is among my favourite moments from Paul’s writing. Paul…

Galatians 5:13-18 We have been going through a series looking at very carefully the relationship we have with the Holy Spirit. When we are yielded to God we can take part in what I am calling the Great Life. It is a life promised to us where we have help and guidance and love and joy and peace, as well…

Over the years there have been many different models and methods for church growth. In America we have experience the Mega Church movement. Or the seek-friendly movement. Out of these man-made movements different models have been developed for how to grow your church. These movements purposefully research…

Intro; Tonight we will began a study through some “Paradoxes of the Bible” . The titles and scripture come from a book written by Warren W. Wiersbe entitled Truth on Its Head. What is a Paradox? A paradox is a statement that attracts attention because it seems to be contradictory,. For example, “Less…

TEXT: GALATIANS 2:19-21 | THE CRUCIFIED LIFE INTRO ILLUSTRATION : I love to go hunting. That wasn’t always the case. Growing up in Indiana I primarily went fishing, but did very little hunting. When I first moved out to Montana and went hunting for the first time, it was a little bit of a nerve wracking…

INTRODUCTION New theme for December “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” and the final topic for our 2023 theme of Good Fight, Right Race, and Steadfast Faith. Today’s sermon is “ Fix Your Gaze on Jesus in a Distracted World.” Central Theme For greater peace and contentment in a world filled with distractions we…

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…

Happy Thanksgiving! I think we get to say “Happy Thanksgiving all week” this week and “Merry Christmas” the entire Month of December, don’t you agree? thanksgiving is a time of counting our blessings, and saying what we’re thankful for around the table with friends and family. But, in our broader culture,…

INTRODUCTION but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Within this verse we see the key factor of staying strong in the Lord - and that is the concept of waiting on the Lord. But…

Rukoillaan aluksi.... Käytä aikaasi Jeesus suhteen rakentamiseen niin menestyt kaikilla teilläsi. Mikä Sanassa on on meille tärkeää. Kristillisyys ei ole kuollut asia vaan se on elävää asiaa. Emme noudata mitään kuolleita periaatteita. Siksi henkilökohtainen suhde Jeesukseen on niin tärkeä asia siksi…

Today we return to our exegetical study through the opening chapters of the book of Revelation. As a way or reminder, we are blessed, according to Chapter 1, when we read or hear the things written here. We are studying the very letters Christ wrote to His churches. He knew what was happening and what…

As there are some folks who are coming to our church and are new to the faith, as well as the rest of our congregation we must be firmly rooted in the fundamentals of the faith. Over the last several months we have been looking at the foundations of our faith, and making sure that we help believers build…

Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Review We continue with the new cycle of Halftarah readings The Halfarah are supplementary scriptures that go alone with the Torah Portions The third reading from the book of Genesis is named Lech Lecha. It means "go forth." The first verse says, "Now the LORD said to Abram, 'Go forth…