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INTRODUCTION . 1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger…

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…

Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah : Joshua 2:1-24 Road Map Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Joshua Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the Haftarah, Biblical Presentation Closing - significance Review Map of the Journey…

Judges 13:25-14:20 Last week we were introduced to a man, Manoah, and his wife. They were told they were going to have a son, a son that was going to be great! He will begin to deliver Isael out of the hand of the Philistines. Because of the cycle of sin that Israel was stuck on, once the last judge…

Genesis 37:1-40:23 Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Road Map Review Haftarah Introduction 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord , And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He…

Evening 25 August 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…

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,…

Something to Count On Pray Read 1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous…

14 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those…

Holy War We closed last week with the demise of the giant Og, last of the Rephaim (see Deut. 3: 1-11 ). Israel’s battles in the Transjordon bring us face-to-face with an issue that has troubled bible students, pastor and scholars for centuries: the practice of extermination in Israel’s war of conquest.…

Our Scripture lesson this morning comes from… “When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Deuteronomy 7:1-5 : “When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the…

Before I preach, I want to take a moment to talk about our opportunity to help some of our family in the body of Christ, particularly to the west of us in Fort Myers, Naples, and other places that were impacted by Hurrican Ian. There are about 11 C&MA churches in the areas that had the most devastation.…

Why Did God Command the Destruction of Nations? Part 2 So here are the four doctrines, or topics, that we are looking into to help us understand this passage: The holiness of God Sin (and the dangers it brings) God’s Wrath God’s Sovereignty (In everything, including salvation) We return this morning…

Why did God Command the Destruction of Nations? Part 1 This morning we are going to begin studying what for many people is a troubling passage of scripture. It is a passage that skeptics, atheists, and even some professed Christians would say indicates that God is not nice, or God is not fair, or the…

The Basis of Salvation Good Evening beautiful People of VMBCLA, GLBC, and all who may have stopped by this way. I thank God that you are still holding on to God’s unchanging hand. I greet you in the name of Jesus our Christ and Lord. Last week, I began to teach on the subject of “The Necessity and basis…

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

After fearful retreat, God cleanses and bandages the wound then starts on a process of recovery by providing in 4 ways.

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple Torah. Evil Inclination Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: Vision/ Hazon By Fire Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 7 Consolations:…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…