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TEXT: HAGGAI | THE FESTAL ONE There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : In 586 BC, Nebudchadnezzar and Babylon had brought Judah…

Introduction Our new them for September is “What Ever You Do, Work Heartily” Corresponds with our 2023 theme of Right Race, Good Fight, Steadfast Faith Our Topic for today’s message is “Finding Purpose in Our Work” Some Common Attitudes Towards Work Work from a Biblical Perspective Living Out Purposeful…

Give it up for Jesus An important part of our worship is our singing, singing praises to His name, engaging together. It is also something you should do in your private time, in your private devotion to Him. Rightly so, it has the potential of great spiritual benefits to those who do it, who engage in…

Illus: Millie and waking me up at Taylor’s house in Abilene … So, kind of by way of review, what we covered last time I preached a couple of weeks ago, Paul started off by saying, "Put to death therefore what is earthly in you…" If you remember what we talked about last week, that language Paul uses,…

Intro: I worry so much. I always have. It stems from my old nature. In Colossians 3:17 , we get a sense of God's vision for our lives. Here's what it is: Read: Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through…

2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. 5 Walk in wisdom…

Our Motives for Service 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Our Motives Can Reveal Our Hearts 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 2 So he prayed to the Lord , and said, “Ah, Lord , was…

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Work Knowing The Final Goal. We center on the person of Jesus. We shift our attention toward eternal joy. We endeavor to shine the light into darkness. We bring the season of eternal life to a…

Announcements: Monday - Council meeting Wednesday - Children / Youth services Saturday - Worship practice and church game night Intro to Focused: Over the summer last year, I taught my older girls how to start a fire with a magnifying glass. We had been moving things into and out of the new house, and…

This is the fourth and final sermon of our Ugly Christmas Sweater Series. For the past few weeks we have looked at the ugliness that can take place during the holidays. Today I want to look at the ugly actions. During all seasons we have to be mindful of our actions, but Christmas is a season when we…

What is worship? Worship in both the Hebrew as well as the Greek literally means to be pronate…to be face down…or, to bow down... Worship is when we are on our face before God... I looked up the word worship in my software and read almost all of the results. The vast majority of the times that worship…

We are living in un-precedented times right now. I believe that we are living in the last of the last days. The Last Days began when Israel became a nation. People can believe what they want to believe, but Israel is the key to every thing about the end times. Hamas, Hezbollah, and others all supported…

Last week we started into a series on relationships. And I warned that this series may feel very pointed. It may feel like I am telling the whole church about your problems, and dealing with them from the pulpit in a way that doesn’t feel very fair to you. So I want to explain myself before we get to…

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,…

This is our final week of the series Jesus is Greater. I hope that I have shown you areas of your life where Jesus is greater. Today we want to continue with this thought. I want to look at your relationships. All of us have relationships. The people that are in our life and important to us. We don’t…

Have you ever asked yourself the question, why are we here? Why are we here on this earth? Why are we living in Fort Smith, AR in the year 2023? Have you ever thought about what the purpose of life was? Today I hope that I can give you an answer to this question. This week, I’ve had to do some soul searching.…

Colossians 3:23-24 ; Revelation 22:3 Theme : God created us to work for his glory, both in this life and in the life to come. Introduction : Work is a common and essential part of our lives. We spend most of our waking hours working, whether at home, at school, or at our jobs. Many people find there…

7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed…

What is your favorite kind of bread? Any homemade bread fans out there? According to one website that I found, there are over 200 different kinds of bread in the world... And these are just known, identified kinds.. This doesn’t count all the different kinds bakers may experiment with! People love bread…

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Work Knowing The Final Goal. We center on the person of Jesus. We shift our attention toward eternal joy. We endeavor to shine the light into darkness. We bring the season of eternal life to a…

11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.…

Welcome Advent Reading Today we light the 3rd candle of the advent season. This is the candle of peace. This candle represents the peace that God has given his chosen people. The peace that we have through Jesus Christ as we have been justified and reconciled to God. Because of God’s great love for us…

Two Perspectives One advocates for traditional hierarchies and conservative family values . One advocates for complete liberation and independence for each person . Paul’s teachings fit with neither one. Paul teaches less powerful Christians to live within the power structures of their society. Wives,…

1. The conflict . (1)A. Scripture says everyone should be teachers. When we hear the words “teaching” or “instruction” in church we often think about the pastor. You aren’t wrong. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,…

2 Olkoon mielenne siihen, mikä ylhäällä on, älköön siihen, mikä on maan päällä. 3 Sillä te olette kuolleet, ja teidän elämänne on kätkettynä Kristuksen kanssa Jumalassa; 4 kun Kristus, meidän elämämme, ilmestyy, silloin tekin hänen kanssaan ilmestytte kirkkaudessa. Meidän pitää varjella meidän mieltä…