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Introduction In preparing for Christmas this year I wanted to take a slightly different approach. Most often when we think about Christmas, we begin in the New Testament. And yes that is the main focus of Christmas. We often read the story of Jesus birth in the book of Luke. Which is a wonderful place…

Good morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 6. We live in a day an age where there is much confusion about truth. There are some people today who believe that truth is not relevant, or you can make truth whatever you want it to be. A man can now choose to be a woman or even worse go into…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, we come before You today with grateful hearts, acknowledging that You are the Creator of all things. You spoke the world into existence, and Your work in creation was perfect and complete. As we gather here on this Labor Day weekend, we thank You for the gift of work…

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Genesis 2:18-25 By familiarizing ourselves with Genesis, esp. the first two chapters, we can reaffirm God’s purpose for our lives. And it is important that we reaffirm God’s purpose for what we will look at today – the foundational institution of marriage – because we have certainly lost our way as a…

last week we touched on the Holy Spirit and learned that he is a gift to us from God. It makes me wonder, What’s the worst gift you have ever received? 1. Garbage Can Ensemble - Never give a woman any kind of household appliance or something that is going to make "housework" easier. Ie: Garbage can ensemble…

Humans invent dragons to represent the CHAOS in our world that we cannot CONTROL . Examples: Canaanite Mythology: Yam (the sea); Tunnan (sea dragon); Lotan (giant serpent); defeated by Baal Babylonian Mythology: Tiamat (the deep sea/salt water) defeated by Marduk If you keep bogies and goblins away from…

Remembrance As we gather this evening it is for the purpose to remember what Jesus Christ did… As we gather together we remember Him as we come to the Lord’s table, an sacrament instituted by the Lord Himself… The night that He would be betrayed… Jesus did something unique with His followers The Bread……

One thing that last 1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 3 knowing this…

His Needs, Her Needs Love Bank Differing Needs Unmet Needs God’s Design to fill those needs God’s design for love creates the greatest romances! Classic romances and fairy tail endings are wonderful. We all long to see romantic love be genuine, spontaneous, and everlasting. That’s why we say, “and they…

Text - Nehemaih 9:38-10:39 Subject - Covenant Theme - Making a covenant. Thesis - God’s word caused the people to recognize their sin and their need to make a new covenant before God. Principle - In making a covenant/promise to follow Christ, you are not simply promising to keep yourself from certain…

Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 Road Map Review Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks W‌e spoke about two exiles -two exodus Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema 1. God and His Holiness. 2. The Nation and…

Last week we discussed the truth that we are all addicted to something. And we need to admit that we are powerless, that in our own power our lives are unmanageable. Until we admit this, we will keep living broken, miserable lives. As Paul wrote: For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that…

Intro: Over recent years we have used the summer series to dive deeper into a topic than we can in the course of a sermon. For example, we spent a whole month on the study of FELLOWSHIP. We mention fellowship, and as we preach on it we have an expectation that you have a biblical understanding of what…

Advent 2023 – The Love of the Word (Jesus) This fourth week of advent lands on Christmas Eve this year as we celebrate the coming of the Messiah. Much like our Easter celebration of the Resurrection in the Spring, this Sunday is like every other Sunday in that we come together to worship the risen Jesus.…

Torah: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Halftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 Road Map Review Dividing the baby in two Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob 14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;…

John 8:12-20 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.…

I Believe in God, the Father Almighty Genesis 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Exodus 3:14 (ESV) God said to Moses, “ I am who I am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I am has sent me to you.’ ” I Believe James 2:19 (ESV) You believe that God is one;…

Introduction In a world that often blurs the lines between gender roles, the concept of biblical complementarity becomes more critical than ever. Especially with so many Christians having grown up in a family environment that is completely alien to what the Bible prescribes. And as someone who grew up…

THEME : Supremacy of Jesus WHO (Authorship)? Barnabas Apollos Paul WHEN: 33 - 69 AD TO WHOM : Christians who came out of Judaism WHY: They were wavering in their faith and contemplating a return to Judaism. The writer was encouraging them to remain in the Faith They were discouraged by persecution and…

This morning we are going to begin talking about the Kingdom of God! Many people view the kingdom of God as some place that they will go to when they die if they believe in Jesus This is absolutely correct! However, maybe it is a bit more than that? We are going to talk this morning about what the Bible…

Good morning. I am glad that we can be here together. last week we talked about how when we read the book of Revelation we have to remember that it is the story of who Jesus was, is, and will be. The fact that we have to start with understanding that the word of God points us to him and what he did for…

The Dad’s unfinished task It might be a stereotype, but I suspect that there are a lot of dad’s out there who have a lot of handyman jobs around the house, many of which have been started, although some haven’t even got that far, that just sit there unfinished. You know, I’m just a bit busy this week……

We live in a culture that is rapidly changing. Ten years ago, hardly any of us gave a thought to what public bathroom we would use, biological men competing in women’s sports, bathroom bills, or asking someone their preferred pronouns. The subject of transgenderism has dominated much of our consumption…

Torah Portion: Numbers 30:2-36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28 ; 4:1-2 Review Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok Zaddik - Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth (Heb. נָצְרַת) nṣr ( Picture of the Branch of Righteousness Picture of the two fig trees and the menorah…