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(S1) — SERIES ...the unwavering expectation that our loving God is working in every situation for our good! Optimistic —Negative outlook never leads to a positive life— Starve our fears and feed our faith Grateful — Gratitude is the gateway to a healthy life! Confident —trusting God over self— Confidence…

Characteristic of the day: Imagine for a moment that you are walking down the street by a park and you see an elderly woman being attacked by a gang of thugs. Then you observe a policeman, sitting on one of the park benches, perusing the local paper. You shout to the policeman, pointing to the woman…

Please stand... Ok, ready? Stomp your feet. Ok good. Have a seat. Clap your hands together! Ok good. If you remember last week - we looked at the Ever-Ready mercy of God…and what we saw was that... God’s Mercy Waits for our Confession That it’s EVER ready - to pounce on our confession But we also saw…

Called to Confession Called to Confession I’m a nerd. I’m not sure if it is a nerd. I’m just a super anxious person. Although I’m actually quite mellow. I just hate doing the wrong thing. Maybe because I’m a ‘laatlammetjie’. My brother and sister are 7 years older than me. And they were naughty. We laugh…

This Week’s Theme : Serve the LORD Where You Work Word for the Week is People of God : Those called out to belong to God and serve him in his world. God called Israel to be his people in the OT, anticipating the calling of the church in the NT. Memory verse : Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other…

False Worship can be characterized as any forms of worship that are not worthy of God, especially worship offered without sincerity and obedience or that is contrary to the commands of God. Contrary Worship Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense…

The five senses... Ears (hearing) Skin and hair (touch) Eyes (sight) Tongue (taste) Nose (smell) If you had to RANK these in order of importance.... what would that look like? According to research (Aristotle - Greek Philosopher)…the order is... Sight Hearing Smell Taste Touch BUT - some might argue…

This past week - our country appointed a new President... This is not NEW to us... It’s something that has been going on for a long time, since this country was founded. And if we THINK about the ROLE of President... We find that what comes with the Presidency - is - Authority. Authority to MAKE DECISIONS...…

Elijah Review: Confronting Baal Worship : 1 Kings 17 : Ahab was a very evil king and did more to provoke YHWH than all the kings in Israel, the northern kingdom, before him. Baal worship was promoted by Ahab due to his marriage to Jezebel. Elijah confronted Ahab and proclaimed to him that there would…

Today we are going to see the culmination of SIN within the nation of Israel.... And we’ll see God respond. Up to this point in these books of 1 and 2 Kings - we’ve seen COMPETENCE from Israel’s kings… in doing EVIL in the eyes of the Lord. Last week - we saw the INFLUENCE of the Enemy (SIN) - within…

Walking with God Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed? We know that from the first verses of the book we are discussing a time in which the nation of Israel was at the zenith of its riches Under the reign of Jeroboam, the nation was les away rom the one who gave her such…

If you were with us last week - we looked at HOW WE as believers - are to handle the Commands of God... And IN-SO looking, we found that God’s Commands... Are to be obeyed Are to be obeyed in God’s strength Are to be obeyed in God’s strength & timing Are to be obeyed in God’s strength & timing, IN faith…

Baptisms How many of you have multiple kids? Ok - how many of YOU have a favorite kid? Ok - how many of you have - AT TIMES - been persuaded by one of your children (in WHATEVER way) - so that you end up being PARTIAL with them? In other words - does your kids behavior - at times - cause you to be PARTIAL?…

All throughout history - we’ve seen war become an alto familiar posture for mankind. And TODAY - war can take on various forms... And can be fought on a variety of different types of battlefields. War has been a part of human history for as long as we’ve been around... And it’s really because of what…

“Everything is fine — God must be happy with us.” But God is willing to prove His case against His people. That case is based on the LORD’s covenantal relationship with His people This is Micah’s final wake-up call for God’s people…will they hear and turn from their wickedness? If they do not, there…

It’s been a few weeks now, having been at the Men’s retreat and then out of town last Sunday... And so I wanted to provide a recap from the last time we were together. If you recall - my last sermon ended with a - TO BE CONTINUED. In THAT message - we saw a Portrait of Sin... specifically - regarding…

Torah: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1-19 Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara i The Great Day Picture of Torah Readings Picture of the two prophecies Introduction A Holy People Picture of Torah Reading Summary of Torah Reading Torah: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses…

Micah Exordium: “Houston we have a Problem” Does anyone know where that quote comes from? The tom hanks movie is probably where most of us know it from, it was a quote by one of the astronauts on the appolo 13 mission in the 70’s During the flight there was a massive explosion on the aircraft. We’re…

SLIDE: Pic of Mulberry I didn’t know that this is what a mulberry looks like - BUT - recently I was standing in line at a Store in Strongsville... And I look down - and i see a bag near the check-out - and it says “MULBERRY” on it. I stopped - and my brain automatically started singing the song... And…

Coming out of Easter weekend can always be a challenge, BECAUSE every year, Easter will take for itself - at LEAST 2 weeks (sermons) - (sometimes more)... And it causes us to have to break from our trek through WHATEVER book we’re walking through at the time…as a church. …And it can take some time to…

We have been doing a series called “Stay Positive.” Negativity is everywhere in the world today. It causes fear and uncertainty, which causes stress, which can turn you into a source of negativity. One common theme that negativity uses to create fear in your life is to convince you that there is not…

I. The Breach of The Covenant, 4:1-3. The LORD stated His charges against Israel in 4:1–3 and then developed these charges in reverse order. Here are the serious charges God is bringing through His prophet, Hosea, against Israel. The first accusation is there is no faithfulness (truth, trustworthiness)…

Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Road Map Review We have been developing the idea of two: , Two Two Two Two Two r Two Two two exiles - Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin Picture of three plagues (1) (2) (3) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full…

What is the purpose of Jesus? To embody and demonstrate what Love is with His life. To glorify Love and to Manifest who Love is. As His bride our purpose is to glorify and manifest Love. Now you are uniquely made in the image of God and only you can demonstrate and manifest Father in that unique way.…

Ever since my youngest daughter Tenley began talking - she has ALWAYS - LOVED - Stories. *In the car (Dad - can you tell me a story?) *Random times at home * EVEN on the toilet (she would ask me if I’d tell her a story) And EVEN NOW - in the car - she asks for a story - except now - I stream youtube…