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The Aussie Battler As we near the American presidential election, you can almost guarantee that all of the candidates are going to make reference to the American Dream. It’s the idea that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. You’ve just got to put your head…

We are a people who are generous with our time, abilities, and money.

Hebrews 13 Introduction I had a boss once who had this habit of over-explaining. Anybody here know an over explainer? Is anyone here guilty of being an over explainer? An over explainer is someone who gives way too much information to a simple question or request. For example, this boss of mine, an over…

Congratulations! We’ve made it to the end of the letter to the Hebrews. The author has said his piece, in his view “briefly”. So here he goes with some final exhortations. Are we ready to dig into them? Let’s go: He begins with an overarching theme: He 13:1 Let brotherly love continue. How do we do that?…

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:20a | SINS OF IDOLATRY INTRO EXPLANATION : Last time we found ourselves in Galatians 5 , we found ourselves dealing with the sins of immorality. Adultery, Fornication, Uncleanness, and Lasciviousness. To summarize those sins, they are all sensual sins that are participated in outside…

Introduction This month as many of you know is what has become known as ‘Pride’ month. According to my reading, Pride month is celebrated in June because of the ‘Stonewall’ Riots’ where in June of 1969, police raided a gay bar in Greenwich Village in NYC. This sparked a riot and began the ‘gay pride’…

Introduction Last time my title was “Freedom to Serve”. In that sermon, which is still available on-line, I covered a lot of scripture and used lots of examples; some based on my own experiences, to outline what it is to serve God and the methods he uses to prepare us for service. At one point in the…

Introduction 1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it. 3 Remember those in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily. 4 Marriage…

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth…

Heading test 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

Hebrews 12:3-13:25 Good morning church! We are going to try to move a bit more rapidly through our remaining section of Hebrews. But before we do, we have some important business to take care of. We have a baby dedication this morning. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do as your pastor,…

22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord . Last week we started into a series on relationships. And I warned that this series may feel very pointed. It may feel like I am telling the whole church about your problems, and dealing with them from the pulpit in a way that…

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. Called to Good Works This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain…

We’ve come to the final chapter of the letter of Hebrews… 2 more weeks after today... This chapter is not directly connected to the main point of the letter, but it is also not completely disconnected either... The final exhortations in chapter 13 are given to further help us understand how we are to…

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,…

As we now begin to look at chapter 13 of Hebrews everything here focuses is centered around our relationships with one another as believers and our relationship with others in our community. In other words, there are many times where you may have wondered how am I to live as a Christian? So, our message…

1 Thessalonians 4:9-4:18 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. We got as far as the 8th verse last week, let me just remind you that Paul begins the chapter with the words finally then. Not as his closing, but as a transition between doctrine and practice. Or teaching…

Introduction Well good morning once again. Thank you to those who are just now joining us online. Please reach out and let us know how we can pray for you. At this time children may be dismissed to our children’s ministry time. I invite the rest of you to turn in your Bible or device to Hebrews chapter…

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.…

Those things we think will help us in life will ultimately fail us in death. In contrast, that which seems to offer us little help in this life will never fail us in death. Today’s gospel reading provides a vivid illustration of these realities, while giving us a glimpse into heaven and hell, two very…

LOVE: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL Those things we think will help us in life will ultimately fail us in death. In contrast, that which seems to offer us little help in this life will never fail us in death. Today’s gospel reading provides a vivid illustration of these realities, while giving…

Starting at the End I’ve said many times that the Christian life is the process of becoming who we already are in Jesus Christ. That is to say, when you were baptized, you were baptized into Christ, and in Christ, you already are everything that you ever will be. The Christian life then begins at the…

Hebrews 12:18-29 18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them. 20 For they could…

We are in the final chapter of Hebrews! Congratulations for hanging around with us for this long. The book of Hebrews has been a challenging, but rewarding journey through the Gospel according to the Jewish mind. None of us come from the Jewish background that this audience did. This is why it presented…