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We are reminded that God graciously works through people for His people. We are encouraged to look for "times such as this."

Esther - part 3 - Today we are going to finish this brief study of the book of Esther. In this study we have been focusing on the characters of the story. We began by talking about King Xerxes as we explored what life in Esther’s time would have been like. Last week we took a look at the relationship…

Good Morning Emmanuel Family! We are so glad you are here today. There is an account of God’s people, the Israelites, in Exodus 31-33 when Moses is up on Mt. Sinai meeting with God receiving the ten commandments. Receives 2 tablets written with the finger of God... Moses was taking too long People make…

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the third year of his reign,…

Providence: Everything, good and bad, has a part in the overarching plans of God for good. When we can’t see God, he is working in the background. 1 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he…

How to live faithfully ? This one of the fundamental questions Scripture tries to teach throughout each book and chapter. What does it look like to faithfully love God and love others. Faithfulness is a broken world. We live in a broken world which is not ideal in many regards. Our world is messed up.…

These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush. In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa. He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles,…

Introduction: Esther’s main theme is God’s providence. God’s hand in the lives of people to accomplish His purposes we looked at how God sustains our lives presently we looked how God shows up all over the Bible in lives of people Now we turn to the book of Esther itself. If you have not already please…

How did you get here? Personal Stories Salvation Transition: Seeing God’s hand in the course of ones life is the doctrine of God’s Providence God’s Providence Definition His Hand Preserves and Sustains His Creation Job 34:14-15 “If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit…

Introduction Last week we introduced Xerxes a King of kings that was a fool. Showing off his glory through a 6 month party and then throwing a 7th day part for the common folk. Where every single guest got a unique Gold cup. and You thought your grab bags were cool. When he is really drunk he decides…

Introduction Chapter 1 serves as a prelude to the Book of Esther. It introduces the motif of feasting, which runs throughout the book;6 it sets the stage for action in the Persian royal courts; and it adds details that explain certain aspects of the story. For example: why Ahasuerus needs to find a new…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Intro: In Genesis, God reaches out to a righteous man name Noah. And he tells Noah to build him a boat. Now they would probably be familiar with boats, but a boat that big? How big, big enough to fit two of every animal and survive for about a year. Why? Because God was going to send rain, a deluge like…

Bienvenido Diezmo y Ofrenda Lamentaciones 3:23 RVR 1960 23 Nuevas son cada mañana; grande es tu fidelidad . (HÁBITOS): define: QUIENES SOMOS . Q: (PODEMOS CONTAR CON DIOS): pero: ¿ PUEDE DIOS CONTAR CON NOSOTROS ? 1 Corintios 16:2 RVR 1960 2 Cada primer día de la semana cada uno de vosotros ponga aparte…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

Esther 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over those…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

God’s servants must do all they can to ensure that God’s program of blessing continues from generation to generation without interruption.