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Introduction: Shepherding is an occupation that most of us will never consider outside of a setting like this. We won’t have our children tell us that they want to be a shepherd when they grow up. We will probably only think about them when we put up our Christmas decorations and when we are in church…

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…

– I am the Good Shepherd / I am the Door. John 10:1-21 A really good Black Forest Chateau Cake is a wondrous thing. Layer upon layer of chocolate cake interspersed with layers of cream and jam and chocolate sauce, topped with layers of dark chocolate. When you indulge slowly in a really good multilayer…

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Our passage this morning comes from John 10 vs. 1-10. Let’s read it together. “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper…

Preamble : Text : Zechariah 11:1-14 Open your doors, O Lebanon, That a fire may consume your cedars. Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the impenetrable forest has come down. There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For…

In the age that we live in, 1 Timothy and 1 Corinthians are some of the more difficult books of the bible to go through. This is because they are counter cultural. But we must ask ourselves, are we going to adhere to what the bible says, to what God teaches us. Or are we going to do what we want to do?…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

Introduction: A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the rich young ruler. This young man had power, prestige, and plenty of provision. I couldn’t help but alliterate that. It must be a Baptist thing. He had acquired an amazing amount of wealth and was seen as blessed by many of those around him. He…

Introduction: When we think about God, what attributes of His stand out? His glory? His justice? His omnipotence meaning His power? His omniscience meaning He is all-knowing? His love and mercy? His forgiveness? There are many, many others we could describe as well. However, one that is probably among…

For the past three years I have coached boys basketball at our local YMCA. The Y league is a developmental league. That means sometimes you get kids that have never played basketball, at least on a team, before in their lives. And some kids love to play and can’t get enough of the sport. Some kids are…

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…

Here at the end of Peter’s letter, he’s starting to wrap things up. We’re going to take a few weeks to go through 1 Peter 5 . And we’re going to see some repeated themes and some closing remarks. Here, at the beginning of his conclusion, Peter addresses the elders of the churches that are scattered around…

Isaiah 40:10-11 , John 10:11 , Hebrews 13:20 , 1 Peter 2:25 (Based on Sermon Series SRVCC4 Jesus, The Giver Of Real Life! - The Good Shepherd John 10:1-21 , 24 July 2005) Scene 1. We all want to be ‘Living Life To The Max!’ Isn’t that what all the TV ads tell us? If we buy this product, or sign up for…

Go to the lost, give what you got, and bring peace. intro me We talk a lot at Hope City about how the Bible is our absolute authority - over tradition, over culture - because we believe it is God’s word to us. We want to be a church which hears what God has to say through it, and a church that tries…

Introduction: Analogies are helpful to let us compare things or explain things. We have all kinds of comparisons and idioms. It’s getting colder outside and some of you may have pulled out your hoodie and said something like, “I’m as snug as a bug in a rug,” to indicate you were warm and cozy. You may…

Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn to John 10 . We are continuing our current sermon series entitled “I AM” in which we have been studying various passages from John’s Gospel with the intention of fixing our eyes upon the person and the work of Jesus Christ.so that we might know Him, love Him,…

Sunday November 27, 2022 James 3 : Two weeks ago, we returned to the text of James 3 . We began looking at the context, rather than jump straight in and begin to EISEGETE the text … Woops did anyone catch that? notice I didn’t say, exegete which is to take out from what is there ... but eisegete which…

Four Statements: Jesus is God! Jesus knows you! Jesus died for you! You can know God! 1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God : Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves!…

Introduction: The weather has turned colder and the leaves are starting to fall, pumpkins are now in the stores and decorating people’s porches. We have officially reached the time where churches are publicizing their Fall Harvest Festivals. We are full on in the Harvest season. But did you know that…

summary These two chapters seems intrusive. The oracles against the nations ended in Ezekiel 32 , followed by the announcement of Jerusalem’s fall (ch. 33) and a transition to the future hope of Israel (ch. 34). Chapters 35-36 are an oracle against Edom (“Mount Seir”) followed by more restorative language…

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…