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What are you doing here? Repeated question Out of my comfort zone learning lots of things Information vs. Experience Getting to know people Passion, gentleness, determination, mana Experiences I’ve never had before Tangata whenua side of powhiri sharing in the kitchen, and in the laundry making friends…

Evening 14 July 24

23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were…

What is in the heart is reflected in the home. Today’s passages are in a section of Moses sermon that covers a lot of ground. They consist of situations that may arise in the Israelite culture and what God has to say about them. We are going to take another bite out of this section today. Last weeks…

A life in view What are all of the best things that have happened in your life over: Your last 5 years: I came here to serve as your pastor, We have seen people be saved, recommit their lives to Jesus, and be baptized. Your last 10 years: My family grew again to 8 people, We were part of an amazing home…

This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays King, ruins town, and beats high mountain down. What Am I? I will give you a bigger hint. 31,536,600 Seconds 525,600 Minutes 8760 Hours 365 Days 52 Weeks 12 Months 1 Year 10 Years…

As we approach a day like Mother’s Day some question whether the church should recognize secular holidays in their sermons and times of worship as our focus should be upon God and His Word. I agree with this, however when it comes to a day where we honor the role of mother or father… this is far from…

This Week’s Theme: Show Some Love Word of the Week: Commandment - A a mandate; an order or injunction given by authority; charge; precept. Why do ye transgress the commandment of God. Matthew 15:3. Memory Verse: Mark 12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,…

Morning 28 July 24

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Call to Worship I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

Honoring Authority Getting into the 5th commandment 16 “ ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. A just society begins at home A just society honors God above…

1 Samuel 20:18-42 and Genesis 1:14-16 Review We are starting a new cycle of Torah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We will dedicate this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the cycle If we were to think about…

15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name,…

Why is it hard to obey? It is hard to obey because someone has asked us to do something contrary to our own desires and our pride doesn’t like that. Kids. It is hard when we want it to be our idea. Cleaning. Today we embark on a journey through a large chunk of Deuteronomy that centers on what we learn…

Intro: As we continue to study through the Ten Commandments, I want to remind you that this begin with a series called “Intimacy With God” by Pastor Tommy Higle from FBC Marietta, Oklahoma. We have seen how God has used different circumstances in the life of Moses to draw him into intimacy with Him so…

Perhaps no other commandment illustrates the inter-connectivity of the Law than the Tenth Commandment. When we are breaking one commandment, we are breaking other commandments. We begin with the commandment itself as found in the book of Deuteronomy. “ ‘And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And…

Our Scripture lesson comes from... The earth is the Lord ’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. May God bless this the reading of His holy and infallible Word. As we look at the Eighth Commandment, we…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Moses feeling tired, perhaps even angry How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? Moses had to establish lines of command through the tribes to organize…

Commands Against Violence Last week we entered into the commandments that have to do with human relationships. We looked at the fact that while all of the ten Commandments have to do with our relationship with God, We honor God, we show our love for God, in the keeping of all His commands. And how we…

Our Scripture lessons this morning come from Ex 3:13-15 and Deut 5:11 . First... Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “ I am who I am…

Honoring God by Honoring Parents Since moving down here to Palm Beach County, I have noticed a certain impatience some folks have in traffic. I have especially noticed that some people, within a millisecond of a traffic light going green, expect the car in front of them to speed off like a rocket, and…

Great Commandments In the next several weeks, you will find the parts of Deuteronomy we have already looked at and those to come interweaving with each other, with a continuous theme throughout. The theme is that through Moses, God is reminding the Israelites that He is their God, and has already shown…

Living as God’s People As I have continued to study this book of Deuteronomy, it has struck me more and more the nature of repetitiveness found there. And when you zoom out from just Deuteronomy, you find that the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, contain as well certain themes or statements…