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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…

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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…

Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah : Joshua 2:1-24 Road Map Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Joshua Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the Haftarah, Biblical Presentation Closing - significance Review Map of the Journey…

ILLUST: Fanny Crosby Adage - “Jesus meets you where you are” - this is true, but people take this as never needing to change TRUTH - Jesus meets you where you are, then you see His plan, then you decide where you want to go, how far you are willing to walk with Him We see this in our account of the blind…

The Gospel According to Genesis Today, we will deal with a few passages from the book of Genesis that teach us about the prophetic text concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we approach the days to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must learn about the prophetic texts that teach…

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 2:4-17 According to Encyclopedia Britannica, work (in the science of physics) is the “measure of energy transfer that occurs when an object is moved over a distance by an external force, at least part of which is applied in the direction of the displacement.” In other words, work is using energy…

Is God like us? It is part of the world infected with sin that mankind makes God in our image. Most people’s conception of God is that He is like us only a little stronger and a little smarter than we are. The passage before us today could seem to suggest that God is indeed like us, after all here we…

It’s Worth It What is your VBS story? Are you among the 60% of adults who attended VBS while growing up? If so, the odds are that your experience was positive. Nine out of 10 American adults who attended VBS while growing up report having positive memories of those experiences. And, if you did attend…

Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 Road Map Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok Zadok Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir ( Numbers 6:1-21 ), Nazareth (Heb. נָצְרַת) Nazir nṣr (to guard) Picture of the Branch…

Today we are going to walk through a series on marriage and family. Marriage and family are the bedrock of every society. The healthier our marriages are, the healthier our families will be, and the healthier our society will be. Wherever you buy books from, there are sure to be countless books on marriage,…

Heliocentrism For a few centuries before Jesus came to earth, a number of Greek philosophers, including Aristotle, started taking an interest in science and how the world worked. You might actually be interested to know that contrary to popular opinion, even in this time before Jesus, they actually figured…

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…

More than a SURVIVOR, Part I Rev. Thomas A West, Sr February 4, 2024 Romans 8:35-39 God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! Since May 31, 2000, Americans have been watching a television series called SURVIVOR. Twenty-three years and forty-three full seasons, It is the longest running reality…

Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

Intro I don’t know how many of you follow the news and what is happening nationally. This week was election week and while we did not have anything here locally, there were a number of things that happened across the country. For an off year election cycle, no Senate, House, or presidential candidates,…

Trust Psalm 23 “A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you…

The oxford dictionary on Google defines solitude as: “The state or situation of being alone A lonely or uninhabited place” Thought technically, solitude means to be alone, christian solitude holds a different truth The truth that we are never alone Solitude for the christian is the opposite, it is getting…

1 Samuel 20:18-42 and Genesis 1:14-16 Review We are starting a new cycle of Torah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We will dedicate this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the cycle If we were to think about…

LESSON 5 THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT OF CREATION Text Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 26 And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the…

God’s Design As I told you all last week, for the next three weeks we are going to be taking a journey around how we can best share our faith with others. I don’t know about you, but for many believers sharing their faith can be difficult. It can be overwhelming. Questions arise in our minds like, “What…

One of the favorite buzz words used in our culture today is the phrase, “toxic masculinity.” This is the idea that to be a man is to be toxic. It is the idea that we must, in our understanding and according to our own pleasures and lusts, redefine what it means to be a man. In fact, that line of reasoning,…