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Analogies help the world make sense. In life there are things which are hard to understand because of their uniqueness, complexity Sin has consequences. Hosea 13 makes it very clear that sin has consequences. It may not be immediate but sin always produces negative consequences. The nation will get a…

God’s character is perfect. Who is God? The short answer is-perfect. In every characteristic of God he is just this—perfect. We are imperfect. Though we strive for perfection we will never attain it. God’s goodness is powerful. We have seen this to be true as we sung of it this morning. For the people…

Our Motives for Service 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Our Motives Can Reveal Our Hearts 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 2 So he prayed to the Lord , and said, “Ah, Lord , was…

Proclaim Liberty to the Captives Last week Doug shared how God calls us to proclaim good news to the poor. This is what Jesus was anointed to proclaim. The Good news was His own death and resurrection. Victory over death and sin. As Jesus proclaimed this with His own life, so we are called to proclaim…

Leviticus 23:33-38 We continue to study the Fall Feasts Today is our last feast: Sukkot Road Map We will speak about the the connection between Sukkot and Shabbat We will speak about the Special Feast of the Lord We will take a closer look at the feast in which Jewish men are supposed to go back to Jerusalem…

Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. God is sovereign, in control. Do we believe this truth of Scripture.? Do we believe that God is really in control? We want…

TEXT: Hosea 1:1 | THE MERCY OF GOD TO AN ADULTEROUS PEOPLE INTRO : Intro about the minor prophets There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years.…

Intro What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; You may have heard or read this phrase before, anyone know where it comes from? Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet - Juliet is trying to convince herself after meeting Romeo that if he only had a different last name,…

The Dawn Of A New Day 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord ; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 14, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal With great power, God delivered the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, led them for forty…

God Visible and Invisible At the close of last week I noted that the “Word of YHWH” as a visible appearance of God as a man. This could lead to several questions. One of those was how a first-century Jew would have parsed the idea of Jesus being the “Word made flesh.” True, there was Old Testament precedent…

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

Wilt Thou not Revive us Again? Psalm 85:6 We see in this verse a question the Psalmist posed to God. [Back story] Some believe this Psalm to be written of David, possibly eluding the treachery faced of the Philistines. Others attribute it to a post-exilic time, after their return from Babylon, desiring…

A Cal to Spiritual Wholeness Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Verse 4 James calls the Church or believers adulterers and adulteresses. Actually, there is only one word…

10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, I order for a person to know someone they must acquaint themselves with that person. When we talk about “Acquaint” we sometimes refer to a casual knowledge or a casual relationship.…

“The Word of God” Part 1 Foundations are often faulty. When we think about foundations there can be cracks and even worse it can cause structures to fall down if not carefully checked. Check this out. We see these advertisements all over today. Because if left unchecked our homes or even larger structures…

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Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 REVIEW This is our forth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words The Torah goes on to recount the 42 stations from the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are…

What does our world need? We live in interesting times, in uncertain times, in fearful times. How we as individuals and especially a church answers this question will help to determine our future ministry. I do not think there is only “one answer” and definitely not a “silver bullet” that will do. Our…

Numbers 25:10-30:1 REVIEW So far we can summarize what we have studied about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers by this Summary b’Midbar Sinai, take a census, arrange the camp, and Naso Levites for holy work— b’Ha’alot’cha the lamps, shine through the night for God! Sh’lach l’Cha spies if you must,…

Who is God? This is a great question which every culture that has ever exist or will exist must answer. The answer to this question will then help to answer other questions: where did I come from? Where am I going? How do I treat others? What is required of me in this life? What is an idol? A second…

Romans 11:25-36 As Paul writes these chapters he is letting the Christians in Rome know that it is a surety that God will Redeem Israel. God loves is unchangeable. If Israel will call upon the name of the Lord they will be saved. This is evident in their history, and it will be true in their future.…

This morning we continue on our journey through the gospel according to Matthew....a journey that we have entitled The King and His Kingdom . Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn with me to Matthew 2 . When you are there and if you are able to, please stand for the reading of God’s Word. Matthew…

Jesus Was About His Father's Business... Why Are You Here? Most everything that Jeus did brought life. See John 3.17 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. But, today, Jesus cleanses the temple and curses a fig tree.…

Introduction We have Advent to discuss the the amazing events leading up to and surrounding the birth of Jesus. But what happened after the birth of Christ? Jesus as child Jesus in Egypt Matthew 2:13-15 “Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,…