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This Week’s Theme: Serving Together with Humility Word for the Week is Humility: An attitude of lowliness and obedience, grounded in the recognition of one’s status before God as his creatures. Memory verse: Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, Point: Whatever you do,…

We all face different challenges in life, but one thing is common in all of them. Will we trust God in our circumstances and look for opportunity to serve him? Now the correct answer to that question is, “of course I will!” But the reality is that some circumstances are particularly difficult and the…

7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout…

Great opportunity can come unexpectedly, so it pays to be prepared! Last week we saw how Esther a young woman found herself in a situation she had no control over. She was a young woman under the protection of her older cousin Mordecai. Her expectation in life was probably that a suitable marriage would…

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…

Have you ever been in just the right place at just the right time? Years ago I was leading a mission trip the summer after 9/11. One particular student was “randomly selected” to have his luggage searched after a 30 minute ordeal at the ticket counter. He then was randomly selected to be re-screened…

Lets take a look at the result of this stand that has,will and must be made. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage. 6 He had learned of Mordecai’s nationality, so he decided it was not enough to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he looked for…

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

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

Esther 2:19–3:15 (CSB) 19 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate. 20 Esther still did not reveal her family background or her ethnicity, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai’s orders, as she always had while he raised her. 21 During those days while…

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…

Where is God when evil surrounds me? That is our question of the day! If you are new to Emmanuel, welcome! We are so glad you are joining us today! As mentioned earlier, if you are our guest, we are asking you to do one of two things for us today. Either, fill out a friendship card in the pew rack in…

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…

When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate. Esther still did not reveal her family background or her ethnicity, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai’s orders, as she always had while he raised her. During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the…

Mordecai Saves the King (2:19-23) 19 When the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate. When the virgins were gathered together the second time seems to suggest that another group of virgins were gathered after Esther was named queen. this agrees with…

Introduction Hatfields and the McCoys Everyone has heard of the Hatfield and the McCoys. It is the most famous family feud in American History. The Hatfields and the McCoys lived on either side of a creek named Tug Fork. That creek served as the geographical border between Kentucky and West Virginia—the…

Introduction *** TURN THE HOURGLASS OVER *** At the beginning of the year, I unveiled the theme for the year, and preached unto you a message titled ‘A Time for Consideration’. In that message I’d asked you just to begin the year in consideration of three things: Consider Time ( Itself ) I wanted us…

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…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Introduction It has been a couple of weeks now since we were with our Jewish friends and their plight. The last time we visited the account we were in Chapter 7 and the villain of the story had well and truly got his comeuppance, not only had he been rumbled, he had been put to death on the very instrument…

Intro; We now come to the meat of the message that Jesus is preaching. He has served appetizers and drink with the Beatitudes/Similitudes, and has set the table for the main course with His fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. Now we are fixing to dig into a feast! Usually at a feast [ buffet ],…

What OT Laws Apply to Us Today? This is a question asked by many, both in the Church and in society as a whole. Tad touched on this briefly in his LGBTQ series that he finished last week because the answer to today’s question has a lot of bearing on that issue. While I am going to try to answer that…

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.

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