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This Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Introduction 10 Steps I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bring the one -third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on…

Hebrews 11:11-40 Introduction: Good morning again. It’s a joy for me to be with you each week and share from God’s Word. At this time children can be dismissed to children’s ministry time if they would like. I invite the rest of you to open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 11 where we will be camped out…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

When Abraham failed to love his neighbors, it was because of his FEAR of DEATH. Fear of death made him SELFISH and SUSPICIOUS of his neighbors. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely…

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been…

When Gilead, Eastern Israel, became desparate, they sought help from the bandit Jephthah to lead them in the battle against their enemies. In return, he would be their ruler. But does great skill in battle make for a great leader? Join us as we discover the tragic consequences of promoting bad character.

Consider Your Circumstances Wrong ways of knowing God’s will: Inner voices Dreams “Fleeces” Misuse of Scripture Biblical principles for knowing God’s will: Begin by obeying God’s will as revealed in Scripture Prioritize faithfulness to duties Bathe decisions in prayer Gather all the information you can…

Scene 1/ There are times when the future isn’t looking good. This was certainly the case during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Forces from the beaches & harbour of Dunkirk between 27 May & 4 June 1940. Entire Armies from England, Belgium & France were surrounded by the Germans. There was…

Faith Studying faith is like drinking from a spiritual fire hose. The scriptures are filled with example after example of genuine faith, failed faith, earth shattering faith, and just enough faith. No matter which category of faith or place in your faith journey you are in, God has something to say to…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Hebrews 11:17-22 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son, the one it had been said about, Your seed will be traced through Isaac. He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead, and as an illustration, he received…

Here we are at the first Sunday in the New Year of 2022. And often we pledge to make a new start to have a better and more fulfilling life than what we had this past year. And there is nothing wrong in desiring that. But the difference in desire and obtaining a more fulfilling life depends on what we…

Introduction We are coming to a close in our Series titled ‘The Forefathers of Faith’. In our series, we began by looking in depth: God’s Definition of Faith: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” The Importance of Faith in the Eyes of God: Heb.…

Introduction For the last few months on Sunday mornings we’ve been studying on the topic of faith using Heb. 11 and the patriarchs in the Old Testament listed there as our examples. Just as a side note - Justification in the eyes of God has always been by faith. They weren’t justified by works in the…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: God’s Definition of Faith: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith is believing…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

SERIES ON FAITHFULNESS On my heart: faithfulness, connection There is NO connection without faithfulness It’s just pretend, superficial, social group This series is a challenge 75% of NT is corrective I’m OK with that, God inspired it Two choices: Either you’ll get over it or you won’t I pray this series…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: As to what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith is believing…

Introduction Last week in our Introductory message of this series ‘The Faith of Our Fathers’, we examined man’s CONTEMPORARY - AND CONTRARY definition of what Faith is, vs. what we find in the Scriptures. Man’s current view of faith states: (From m-w.com) (def) a(1): belief and trust in and loyalty to…

Introduction In times past I have often spoken of our American forefathers: George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams - those great Godly men upon whose blood, sweat, tears & - most importantly, prayers - was founded. The reason we have the liberties that we do, is because of those who came before…

Verses 16-20 Soldiers = Pilate’s bodyguards Governor’s headquarters = Praetorium - Pilate was the chief magistrate and this is his courthouse. Battalion /Garrison - 600 soldiers Clothed Him in a purple cloak ... They are doing this to humiliate Jesus who had already been mocked for being the Messiah…

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that…

Does it matter ? The question we ask, even if not out loud. Does it matter how I live? Does it really matter what I do? Does what I do really influence and effect others? Closely connected is the question: Does anyone notice? Depending on how we answer this question we may start to wonder... Do I matter?…