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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…

When you have been married a long time you have freedom to say anything you want to them. A man named Danny was looking in the mirror the other day as his wife, Jenny, passed by. “Honey, all I see when I look in the mirror is a fat, ugly, old man. I could really use a compliment.” Jenny replied, “Right,…

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…

Introduction: The cold winds of winter are blowing. The wind chill is minus 30 degrees, the air minus 4 degrees, as I drive to “a mountain to pray.” Just minutes before, I left Jim’s bedside. The next 24 hours will tell the tale. Either the doctors and nurses were in time with medicine or they were too…

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…

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…

Crepuscular Light Beautiful What do you call it? systematic, scientific explanation for why light behaves in this way we can box it away, explain it away, maximise our intelligence and minimise teh mystery, but we cannot escape the beauty Patterns & control human beings are funny kind of people. We think…

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

Introduction Let's start off today by reading Matthew 6:9-13 where we find the Model Prayer, often referred to as the Lord's Prayer. Let's read it all together. Matthew 6:9–13 (KJV 1900) 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come.…

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…

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.…

Prayer changes things. The most effective prayers are not the ones which seek to change my situations and circumstances—the world and people around me; the most effective prayers are the ones that change ME.