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8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. As a class shepherds had a bad reputation… more regrettable was their habit of confusing “mine” with “thine” as they moved about the country. They were considered unreliable and were not allowed to…

Hebrews 10 Introduction There’s certain things that they don’t tell you when you get married. Like there’s these unwritten rules in marriage that I think everyone just has to figure out on their own. My wife and I got married in 2012. She was 19, I was 20. And I could write a book about all the things…

Introduction Good morning all. We have been working through Paul’s letter to Timothy as he charges him to set right some issues that had developed in the church. He sent Timothy a letter of encouragement and correction for the church to conduct themselves in a righteous and God honoring way. One of the…

I’ve titled the message today, “It Is Finished.” Clearly I’m borrowing the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of John. There in the crucifixion scene, Jesus is up on the cross and we read: John 19:28 (ESV) After this, Jesus, knowing that ALL WAS NOW FINISHED , … What was finished? Let’s take a quick…

The Stated Purpose For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” The first thing to understand about the coming of Christ is His mission! He didn’t come to make our lives easier, better, or richer. Those are all a result of the mani reason, to redeem us back to God! Understanding the…

Dwells in Us Individually 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the…

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that…

Pastor Michael Mehring I want to take us on a journey — a journey of the last few days of Jesus life— we will be Going… —from the garden — through the trial — to the cross — engaged in the battle of the ages — and finishing with the victory!! Let’s begin from the garden Jesus was facing Substitution…

Introduction The night of Jesus’ birth was a night like any other that would be a night like no other. Just days before, the decree went out through out the land that the entire empire was to be registered. A young man hears of the decree and looks to his betrothed who is at the last moments before the…

Intro; This morning I want to look at Easter from a different prospective, but with the same outcome. The Apostle Paul in his writings, often uses analogies of one preparing/training themselves for a sporting event with the intent of winning. 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but…

“Stand with…your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.” Opening illustration: In 2013, I began to develop a very bad case of indigestion. So, for 24 hours, I treated it with Tums, Pepto Bismol, Rolaids, and lots of water. Severe pain, yet I kept treating the indigestion, until at a church…

There are many times in our lives when we underestimate the seriousness of a situation. We don’t take sin as seriously as God does! That is our problem. How do we know we don’t take sin seriously enough? Unbelievers : How could a loving God send people to hell? Believers : We betray our casual attitude…

20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands;…

Teach God’s Character and Work. (The Word) So that the people may turn from a rebellious Heart (Root) Sins of “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” (Repentance) and “Be Reconciled to God” (Justification) Resulting in Transformation - behavioral change of the work of the HS (Sanctification) Which is obedience…

Have you ever felt dirty? Story about the sewer pipe… the sewer gutter in Nakwi... but the kind of dirty we are talking about is not physical… it is spiritual… With Chapter 10, we are coming to the climax of the author’s argument that Christ is superior in all ways to all that the Jewish believers had…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34 Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11 - Micah 7:18-19 Isaiah 57:14-58:14 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes “Nachamu Nachamu Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.…

His grace alone. The abundance of grace Reigning in Life “Sometimes God is angry with me, sometimes He is happy with me.” This is what many people are believing today: Sometimes God is good, sometimes He is not! Sometimes He is happy, sometimes He is not! God said emphatically “If you don’t preach grace…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46 :18 Review Map of the 40 year journey Amalek’s Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking Desires offerings Red Heifer Distortion - Corruption 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But…

There are many times in our lives when we underestimate the seriousness of a situation. Illustration : There is a YouTube channel I like to watch called “Just Rolled In.” It is a series of short clips that auto mechanics send in about the dumb stuff they find when doing repairs on people’s vehicles.…

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes…

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Died for Our Sins Behold, the Lord ’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his…

When I was in college, one of my classmates my freshman year was guy who was a bit misguided in his approach to the things of the Lord, the Scriptures, and to his fellow classmates. He was a bit of a jokester, which often provided needed levity in a long semester with deadlines and the like, but sometimes…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

Intro 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 From…