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A Child's Wisdom "A little girl was sitting on her grandfather s lap as he read her a bedtime story.From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again.Finally she spoke up, Grandpa, did God make…

We live in a time when many things are being redefined. ideas of gender, relationships, etc Jesus did not redefine family. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever He and the Father are one Family is designed by God and to be honored Christ affirms family values He addressed divorce several times…

Author: Jude The brother of James. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Half brother of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon…

Introduction Introduce this series dealing with the Holy Spirit / Ghost Oftentimes you have various denominations that will take one part of the Triune God and emphasize them more than the other two: As Baptists, we’re often guilty of stressing the importance of Jesus, to the neglect of the Father and…

Message Today we begin our series on the Acts of the apostles. Some writers have suggested that it could be alternatively named, “The Acts of the Holy Spirit.” Or, “The Acts of the Risen Christ Through the Holy Spirit Working Through the Church.” I mention this because each title gives us a slightly…

Jesus commands us to have faith, and he gives faith to those he loves. The mountaintop experience is followed by service The physical and the spiritual are often connected The faith of the congregation impacts the kingdom impact Luke 9:37–43 (ESV) On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain,…

The Second Coming and Subsequent Judgments What is the second coming? The second coming is that event when Jesus Christ—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will gloriously return to the earth at the end of the present age (after the tribulation period) and set up His 1000-year kingdom on earth. The very…

1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and…

The Celebration of the Departure of Jesus The Culminating Event Luke 24:49–53 (ESV) 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51…

Easter and Christmas are probably the most significant days in the Christian faith. The birth of Jesus and His resurrection, major components of the gospel. Instead of spending just one week focusing on the Easter event, I wanted us to spend a few weeks after Easter reflecting on the resurrection and…

MARY’S RESPONSE OF WORSHIP Mary, filled with joy and bubbling over with praise, hurried to the hill country to visit her beloved relative, Elizabeth. There’s no suggestion that Mary was fleeing the shame of her premature pregnancy. It seems she simply wanted a kindred spirit to share her heart with.…

Review In verses 1-11, we learned that Luke was writing this book so that Theophilus could be a witness of the Lord Jesus. A witness is someone who can affirm with confidence what he himself has seen or heard. Since the time of Christ, every generation of Christians have been called to witness of Christ.…

But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen…

Planning for a trip. Who likes to do that? Anyone? My wife and I hate it. We usually say we don’t go on vacation because we are too poor to…really it’s because we don’t want to plan for it and pack for it. I was thinking about the stages of preparing for a trip over time. Really little and mom and dad…

Acts 1:3-14 WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Intro : The past month and a half had been a whirlwind for the Lord’s disciples. Just forty days earlier they had seen Him die on a cross. On that day all their dreams and hopes came crashing to the ground. They hid themselves away in fear of suffering the same fate…

The book of Acts is one of the most intriguing and powerful books of the New Testament. Following directly the events that transpired upon the death and resurrection of Christ. All things to this point where the events leading up to his death and resurrection and the teaching of Christ while he was upon…

This morning we’re going to start a series studying the book of James. We’ll start in James 1 and work our way through the whole book. The book of James was written by James the half brother of Jesus (see Matthew 13:55 and Gal. 1:9 ). He was a firsthand witness of the sinless life of Jesus. It’s pretty…

Hebrews 1:4-14 As we continue into Hebrews, we began last week by seeing that the author of Hebrews shows us how Jesus is better than the prophets. He is God’s perfect revelation to us. The author then moves to the Angels. Through the millennium there have been a few men who have had encounters with…

Introduction We come today to gather before the truth of God’s word, to hear his voice an his will in our lives. Let us Pray If you would open you bible to 1 Timothy chapter 1. While you are turning there after a little introduction. Today we start to explore what is commonly know as one of the Pastoral…

A mother buys her little boy a helium balloon from a vendor at the fair. Its shiny foil liner is shaped like his favorite cartoon character. He clutches the balloon string tightly as they make their way to the Ferris wheel. All at once, a dog from the crowd barks loudly behind them. The boy jumps suddenly…

Merry Christmas, everyone! We told the Christmas narrative last week. We saw how Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, and the Wise men all experienced the Presence of God through the coming of Emmanuel, God with Us. Now, let’s read what happened after Jesus was born, about forty days. When the time came for…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

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…

Before we get to our text this morning, I want to give you a brief introduction into the book of Acts. The book of Acts is the second book written by Luke. It is written to the same person that He wrote the book of Luke to, Theophilus. We just finished the Gospel of Luke that gave us a beautiful look…

The Ascension Let’s take a look at all the Gospel account of the Great Commission and the ascension. 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority…