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1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do…

1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3…

taken forward to maturity

(Story of my dad sitting me down when I was in jr. high and telling me it was time to get a job and helping me to begin to grow from a child into an adult, into a man. I was no longer going to sit around and sleep in. As a young man I had a paper route and by the time i was in High School I was working…

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,…

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence,…

What scripture definitively supports the position that the Church will be the bride of Christ, rather than Israel being the bride? So, there are two, maybe three views of who Christ’s bride is. First, I do want you to note that there is no passage that actually uses the exact phrase, “The Bride of Christ.”…

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.…

Last week we looked at the very serious sin of unbelief as the author of Hebrews told us to hold fast to our confession of faith. They reminded us that we can indeed enter into the throne room of grace with boldness, knowing that the one enthroned there loves us and will grant mercy and grace when we…

1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do…

Are we a family? What is the best thing about family? Why is it we want to be a part of something so badly? Funny even in the beginning God said in Genesis that it is not good for man to be alone. We are relational creatures, designed after our creator, that is the reason we desire family so much. And…

Inmaturity in a young child is expected. When a little one responds by sulking or spitting the dummy we understand that they haven’t grown up yet and don’t know how to deal with disappointment. Sadly some adults haven’t grown up and display very similar behaviours in how they deal with life. They throw…

11 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.…

Introduction 1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this…

11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is…

What is true of individuals can be true of churches . This seems “natural” to me because churches are made up of individuals. What is true of us personally can be the truth of the church. Some traits are double-edged . They have both positive and negative qualities to them. Two qualities: contentment…

We are mere days from the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. The irresistible, unceasing flow of time continues. At the dawn of a new year, we become a little bit more aware of time’s passage. This morning, let’s think about how the passage of time is affecting our relationship with God. It is to…

48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works,…

The Gospel we proclaim The gospel we proclaim is important, not just important but eternally important, for it is heaven or hell and there is no middle ground on this. That is why we are spending time in this series in looking at the gospel, the gospel we proclaim. (preach the gospel) Have you heard…

About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

What is faith really? Is faith a forced belief? Is faith in something? Is faith in that something will happen? Or Is faith something more beautiful and more tangible then that? Faith = belief in God from a root word = trust in or to have confidence in or be persuaded. To make friends of. Sense; To have…

I Believe... Christian faith isn't just a set of beliefs and traditions, but should inform the very foundation of all we say and do. Pastor John Gray, who recently came under scrutiny for buying his wife a $200K Lamborghini, And it was handled by John Crist, popular Christian humorist, pronounced that…

The Changing Times 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy…