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We are blessed! Now, what are we going to do with all of the blessings that God has given us? Somebody has said that there are three kinds of folks in the world. There are risk-takers, caretakers, and undertakers. Now the risk-takers are those who just believe God and move out. The caretakers are those…

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…

Title: Worship the Lord for He is Good ( Psalm 103 ) Proposition: Worship the Lord for He is Good Idea : God wants us to worship for who He is and for what He has done! Worship the Lord for He is Good How do we know what God is and what He has done? Read Psalm 103 . A Call to Praise the Lord (1-2) The…

23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ…

Pyramids Introduction: Who here has ever had a pen pal? How difficult is it to truly know someone when you’ve only ever contacted them with a letter? How difficult is it to really get to know someone you’ve never actually met in person? How much easier is it to get to know that person after youve sat…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Exodus” means “a going out,” or “departure” (taken from the Septuagint and the Greek noun exodos). The book of Exodus provides the historical account of God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt’s cruel slavery. The narrative captivates and challenges us. In the period of Exodus, however, Egypt was…

Laws for a Holy Nation The Mosaic Covenant 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. God, who is the only God, must always come first Living a Full Life: A Pictorial Interpretation of the Ten Commandments…

The Contest Plague of blood 16 But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. Plagues of frogs Plagues of lice Plagues of flies Pharaoh’s compromising offer. Characters: God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron. If God be against…

From Slavery to Nationhood The Cry of a People 6 And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. 7 But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did…

The Purpose of the Tabernacle THE PRESENCE OF GOD Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it. And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain. According to all that the Lord had commanded…

David Foster Wallace once gave a commencement address titled, “This Is Water,” where he called out our culture’s obsession of worshiping false gods—beauty, power, intellect—as well as living as though large, noble, transcendent truths hold no power. He said, “You get to decide what to worship.… Everybody…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you this morning, we all have needs, wants, and desires in our hearts. And so, in this day and in this time, as we listen and hear, we ask you to help us clear all the desires that are selfish so that we can focus solely upon the things that we need…

In the previous verse we have looked at, God had told the Israelites they were not to make a covenant with people who worship other gods or to make idols or to worship at pagan altars. They were to worship the LORD alone. By obeying these commands in verses 11-17, the people would remain spiritually…

Let us pray…Gracious and Holy God, as we come before you this day, there is so much in our hearts and in our minds…we are concerned about much and so in this time, we ask that you would help us to clear our hearts, our minds, and our spirits so that we may clearly hear your voice above all the others…

Let us pray…Gracious, Holy, and Loving God, we are so grateful today for all that you have given to us. We ask now that you would help us to open our hearts, our minds, and our spirits to hear your still speaking voice above all others that might be ringing in our ears this day. We pray this in your…

What is rest? REST, Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest , when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest , when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated Freedom from work or activity.…

33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord : I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy…

God's rules are intended to move us beyond religion to seek Him for relationship.

The Transfiguration Luke 9:28-36 When we read and study the NT we need to understand that it isn’t a stand alone piece of literature. I remember I was listening to a professor who was teaching through the book of Matthew. And he said something that stuck with me. He said opening up your bible and beginning…

VI. Deeper Wickedness (4:1-9) A. His Extreme Feelings What extreme feeling was dominating Jonah’s life. Anger.... So we need to ask what made Jonah extremely angry and why did it make him angry. The obvious answer is that God did not destroy the city of Nineveh as Jonah thought he would. And it’s pretty…

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…

Torah Portion: Ex 33:12-34:26 ; Deut 33:1-34:12 Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 ; Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 Maftir: Numbers 29:17-22 Review Three Weeks 3 Rebukes “Nachamu Nachamu,” Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah: Afflicted and Stormed Tossed 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But…

Pluralism The Olympics demonstrated a great example of this. I didn’t watch the open ceremonies. I don’t watch the Olympics - but as I’m sure many of you saw either by watching it or by hearing of it from the news, or on the internet - the Olympics… Olympics - Blasphemous representation of the Last Supper.…

What if we loved people the way God does?