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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…

EZRA Ezra spans from 538-486 bc • This is the same time as BUDDHA , CONFUCIUS , and SOCRATES • The narrative picks up where 2 CHRONICLES left off • The events take place under the MEDO-PERSIAN empire The Babylonian empire has fallen to the MEDO-PERSIAN empire King Cyrus issues a decree for the Jews to…

12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. 14 Let now…

A breach in your relationship with God is the most deadly foe Illustration of breach stopping supply Transition: A breach is most deadly when it is undetected. In order to avoid the surprise of the deadly foe: Properly Assess The foreign marriages were not something that took place over night. Ezra had…

Ezra 10:1–17 1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons…

P repare Your Heart Ezra 10:1 P lan to Obey Ezra 10:3 P artner with Other Christians who P ray Ezra 10:6 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.” 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse…

Verse 1 While Ezra prayed and made confession… (What we covered last week in Ezra 9:6-15 ), after he had already been so distraught about the sin of the people in intermarrying with the people who worshipped other gods that he had pulled out his own hair and beard hair... As he prayed and made confession…

This morning we come to the section of 1 Corinthians in which Paul addresses the topic of divorce, however, divorce is not the main topic of this passage, rather it is the sacredness and beauty of marriage. This is why I have entitled my sermon using the words of Jesus, “What God Has Joined, Let Not…

The People Confess Their Sins 1 While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. 2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed…

Isaiah 30:21 21 Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. The organ of speech; someone’s voice expresses a person’s character, thoughts and emotions, and attracts attention by its tone and volume. The human voice…

If there is one think the world now understand, it is how to prevent the spread of disease. Coronavirus and it’s disease, Covid-19, have drasticallyh impacted our day to day lives and things may never be the same From masks to gloves, to plexiglass seperated tellers and salespeople, we have become used…

What are we supposed to do when we sin? Find out as we watch Ezra's reaction to Israel's sin in our final message from the book of Ezra.

Sometimes life is about pig slop and fish guts. That was true for the prodigal son and for Jonah. The prodigal son ( Luke 15 ) ended up squandering his father’s wealth and eating pig slop. Jonah rebelled from God’s command to preach to Nineveh and ended up in the guts of a big fish. In The Story we will…

Keep the fire burning! William Booth (Founder of Salvation Army) once said “I want you young men always to bearing mind that it is the nature of a fire to go out; you must keep it stirred and fed and the ashes removed.” Paul wrote Timothy to 2Tim1:6-8 6 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the…

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…

God’s will is identical with his being, his wisdom, his goodness, and with all his attributes. And it is for this reason that man’s heart and mind can rest in that will, for it is the will not of blind fate, incalculable fortune, or dark energy of nature, but of an omnipotent God and merciful Father”…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah rebuilt…

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…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah for 2024. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah…

"Thoughts and Prayers” is a common and kind comment, perhaps on a social media post or as a reply in a text message. In our post-evangelical world of the 2020s, “in God we trust” is accurately a fill-in-the-blank as practice for our culture. “In no God do I trust” is the refrain of many. Perhaps fairly…

I. The Genesis Model - Genesis 2:22-25 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” 24 Therefore a man…

Zechariah, whose name declares that the Lord remembers, is a prophet of hope. A contemporary with Haggai, he ministered to a people who from every human perspective had every reason for despair and disappointment. Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary…

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…

The demonic hierarchy is composed of different levels of demons, some of which are more powerful than others. The hierarchy is based on their position and their ability to influence and control other demons. Understanding this hierarchy is important because it can help you identify and resist the negative influences of demons. Learn more in the message Understanding demonic hierarchy