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Isaiah 40 Good evening, thank you for coming tonight. I know it is a busy season for folks right now. Our ladies are preparing for their retreat this weekend and I know that takes ministry planning, but also planning on the home front. I would love it if our mid week gatherings when we are on break from…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone. We are continuing in our Advent series, that is based off of Isaiah 64:1 “1 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!” and how Advent is the celebration of God opening the heavens and sending Jesus down to…

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be…

Exodus 13:17-14:31 Introduction In our last Torah Portion we talked about the Plagues So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children…

When our kids were small, the beach was a favorite place for us. One particular afternoon when Karen was at work, I took two of our kids there to play. A game of tag turned into a disaster when one of them tripped over a barnacle-covered rock. She was scraped from three inches above the knee to three…

What do we know about sheep ? Sheep are dumb. Sheep can’t defend themselves. Sheep are easily lost and have no sense of direction. If they are separated from the flock they can’t find their way back. Sheep are easily scared and scattered. Sheep will follow whoever or whatever is leading them. Sheep will…

Exegetical Point: John the Baptising was not the Christ, but testified that Jesus was. Homiletic Point: Hear that Jesus is the Christ, and testify it to the world! Intro How do we prove something happened? In court proceedings, innocence or guilt comes down to whether you can prove beyond a reasonable…

Introduction A Great Restoration 1 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. 2 “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the Lord ’s hand Double for all her sins.” 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness:…

1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord ’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in…

If you remember last year, I did cover a little story about the Shepherds. Shepherds in the Christmas narrative have a special place in my life. You see, I was usually type cast growing up in the children’s Christmas program as the shepherd. I have often wondered why I was type cast as a shepherd. Maybe…

Does anyone know the scout motto? It doesn’t matter if you’re a girl scout or boy scout. The motto is “Be Prepared.” These are the two words that are embossed on the Eagle Scout Medal given to Boy scouts highest rank recipients. Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, was often asked, “Be prepared…for…

When life gets chaotic and uncertain, it is important to stop and remember who is actually in charge.

Let’s back up a bit You know the expression, “One step forward, two steps back.” That’s kind of where we’re at this morning. We’re getting closer to Christmas — further along in Advent — hopefully a bit more prepared for the birth of Jesus; and yet, we’re headed backwards in the scriptures. We go from…

Today is one of the teaching I so hope you can learn.I do not mean just understand but have it bear lasting fruit in your life.It’s about knowing that God is on your side to help and really cares for you. It can change your attitude in life and hardship once you live this.Today we will dive into our…

We have heard salvation’s declaration many times. We have heard of its delivering power of sin. Yet we have felt far more the pleasures, consequences, and trappings of sin. God seems like a subject at times. The new things of this life seem more attractive. We have all felt the strong desire for a friendship,…

Intro Continued prayer for Israel and their safety and peace. That war is not worse than it must be. But that is is not short of what it needs to be. It is not outside of God’s control. He has made it clear that He knows how and when the final answer to rebelion to Him will come. But it is hard to see…

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Preeminent Domain Last week we saw how the arrival of John the Baptist and Jesus the messiah played out against the backdrop of the divine council passage in Isaiah 40 . While the episodes of John’s appearance and Jesus’ baptism are familiar, the framework provided by Isaiah is easy to miss. The supernatural…

For this second Sunday of Advent, our text this morning is Luke 1:26-38 : In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said,…

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, Read opening paragraph (225) The Gospels Restricting our overview to just the gospel of Matthew Matthew 1:1 (ESV) The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David , the son of Abraham. Matthew…

God is the “I Am” Good afternoon! Thank you for coming to the service this afternoon. We read in Exodus 3:13–15 (LSB) [That at the burning bush] Moses said to God, “Behold, I am about to come to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ And they will say…

Isaiah 41 Good evening church! We picked back up in the book of Isaiah last week with Isaiah chapter 40, which I love. A couple of you seemed to as well... and one of you actually suggested that we shift into low gear and go back through that chapter slowly, breaking it down over the next two weeks.…

Engage This morning we mark the return of our focus to the Gospel According to Luke after a seven-week break where our attentions were fixed upon Jesus, who is God’s Image, God’s Wisdom, and God’s Mystery…the same Jesus who in our last time with Luke, was that boy who was at the temple sitting among…

The lamb taking the book We see the lamb taking the book from the one on the throne in the Book of Revelation? 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Jan. 2023. Summary and Goal In the previous unit, we explored why God would judge the sins of His people.…