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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

For Marriage Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image,…

Created in Perfection 26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” 27 So God created human beings in his own…

INTRODUCTION New theme for month of April “The Power of the Holy Spirit” Let us not forget our annual theme of “Spiritually Mature in Truth” The Comforter “One who is called along side of with a view of helping” Two simple objectives for today Who is the Holy Spirit / Ghost / Comforter /Helper /Spirit…

The Call of Christmas Mary - A Call to Provide Big Idea: God Calls us to provide Him a place of priority in our lives. A Call of Humility A Call of Submission A Call of Faith Have you even noticed how people in the cities often look down on those in the country, or those from small towns? In our country…

Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Review Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Introduction Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Gibson Which Jesus? Combative…

Genesis 3:1-13 We are going to start a new series today entitled The Hold of Shame. This three-part series addresses the realization that shame can trap us in harmful secrets, struggles, and circumstances. Shame often pushes us to withdraw into isolation and focus on our perceived failures. This series…

INTRODUCTION What image comes to mind when you think of a tree planted by a stream: He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord , whose trust is the Lord .…