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Good morning. I am so glad that we can be here today. Today is Pentecost Sunday. This is the day that the disciples were gathered in that upper room and were waiting expectantly for the promise that Jesus had given them of a helper. I was thinking about that idea. The idea of waiting and wondering what…

Torah Portion : Exodus 33:12-34:26 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Road Map Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara The Great Day - HaGadol Picture of Torah Readings Introduction 12 Then Moses said to the Lord , “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send…

Acts 1-5 & John 15 JESUS’ FRIENDS AND HELPERS huddled together in a stuffy upstairs room. Even though it was sunny outside, the shutters were closed. The door was locked. “Wait in Jerusalem,” Jesus had told them, “I am going to send you a special present. God’s power is going to come into you. God’s…

The central thought of the text is that Jesus is the water of life that quenches spiritual thirst. THE GOAL of the sermon is that the hearers will continue to satisfy their spiritual thirst in using His Word and Sacraments. _____________________ Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and from our…

Exile The Israelites are in Exile the northern kingdom has been taken by the Assyrians the southern has been taken by the Babylonians the land is desolate the people are in despair without hope God gave Ezekiel a vision of the future in this land where there is an army of dry bones the people of Israel…

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…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

This Torah Portion: Gen 47:28 - 50:26 Introduction In a previous Torah portion we discussed how this was a picture/ type of the End Times, with Joseph in power In our last Torah Portion, we talked about what it means to draw near to God - walk in His ways We also talked about: The story of Jacob coming…

Resurrection in the OT is “rare” Direct references to resurrection—coming back to life after physical death—are rare in the OT. The example of Elijah resurrecting a boy simply describes it as a return to life (חַי, ḥay ; 1 Kgs 17:22–23 ) with a restoration of the boy’s living essence (נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh…

Introduction Context And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,…

God Keeps His Word The Christian mindset is perhaps for the most part one of thinking positive. Many of us have favorite verses that we can recite from memory of the Lord’s promises for blessings to us. And it is easy to read the Bible that way. Of course God is for us, because we believe in Him. God…

Restoration and Resurrection Intro This sermon series has been near and dear to my heart. We have one more week of this series before we take a break for Christmas and begin John in January. Back in 2013, I was blessed to get and visit England and Scotland. On of my favorite parts of this trip was to…

Before we get to this morning’s message, I want to encourage you to please read the Worldview Magazine about the challenges of taking the Gospel to the Asia Pacific region: How great is the need? On Page 14 we see it: 40 countries with close to a Billion people — 20 of which have no AG missionaries (maybe…

Today, we begin a new series called, The Return of the King. When I say king, I am meaning King Jesus, the ultimate king. Before we get started, turn in your bibles to the very last chapter of the last book of the bible, Revelation chapter 22. Jesus speaks 3 times in this final chapter. 7 “Look, I am…

Wellbeing in the Kingdom Valley of Dry Bones · Intro · Main o Read Ezek 37:1-14 – The Valley of Dry Bones o Case study in ruach: § Breath ; Wind; Spirit / Holy Spirit § God’s energy / manifest power in the world § Holy Spirit is God’s agent by whom he brings life and creative power o Context of Ezek…

Today is Pentecost Sunday. The day of Pentecost was the day that the Holy spirit descended upon the house where the disciples were and it sounded like a rushing wind. Tongues of fire appeared and rested on each one of the disciples and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other…

The title of the message is “The God of the Living”. This is because God is not the God of the dead but He is The God of the Living This phrase was part of the response Jesus gave to the Sadducee's when they gave him a hypothetical question that was meant to trap him. They asked Jesus about a woman who…

Introduction We have explored in our series the wilderness worship that God can lead us into - things like silence, fasting and solitude. We have also thought about sorrow in the desert, the sacrifice Jesus has made to bear our suffering and the sacrifices we’re called to make as a response. Lots of…

1 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord , and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. 3 And He said to…

Are you being real? Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Are You Being Real? Whole House of Israel Jesus and the man at the waters One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When…

12 And they said, “That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one obey the dictates of his evil heart.” 8 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the…

The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones…

One day, long ago, Jesus stood in the temple courtyard and shouted aloud: “Whoever is thirsty must come to me and drink!” Sisters and brothers, (Drink from glass.) when was the last time you were thirsty? (Drink.) I mean, really thirsty? (Drink.) Thirsty down to your soul? (Drink.) What about the kind…

Hearing about Jesus’ Resurrection The disciples experienced Jesus’ death as a tragedy that made the possibility of his being the Messiah impossible. All they had seen, all they had done together, all they had hoped for, and all that was promised to them was gone. They had seen or heard the news of Jesus…