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Luke 2:1-7 Well we come to the birth of Jesus in our verse by verse look at the Gospel of Luke. We arrive about 8-10 weeks early for the perfect paring of the Christmas season. But we should remember this wonderful story all year, not just in December. For four centuries, the Jewish people had awaited…

Psalms of Ascents: worship songs, preparation songs. 120- The prod that gets us going 121- Tune for the road 122- A song of worship 123- A song of reality Illustration : It is a good thing to receive a healthy dose of reality: explaining to my sons how the real world works: car insurance, gas, phone…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple Torah. Evil Inclination Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: Vision/ Hazon By Fire Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 7 Consolations:…

Ministry is hard. Ministry involves sacrifice. Real Christlike ministry is possible only by means of God’s grace. This kind of ministry involves transformation. Our old sinful, corrupt, selfish hearts must be transformed into new grace-filled, loving, and humble hearts. This kind of transformation is…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Intro: Have you ever gotten home after a long day and just wanted to collapse into bed. It seems like at different stages in life I’ve had that, a few times this week I have just wanted to collapse in bed after a long day. I know many of you have experienced that level of weariness. Many of you more…

Isa 40 Isaiah 40:1–4 ““ Comfort , yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. “ 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.” The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare…

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…

We come to the end of our series on Romans 5-8 . Here in vv. 31-39 Paul sums up and concludes everything he has been teaching since chapter 5. 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul has been, in a sense, arguing for the assurance…

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…

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…

Introduction Attention Getter: Christmas Theme: Joy to the World! We are going to look at 4 different Christmas themes that encourage us to have Joy. God has brought Joy to the World. These themes are just four places that we can find hope, rest, restoration, healing, comfort, and joy. Introduce Topic:…

Trusting God Puts our Anxiety to Rest A Quick Recap: Habakkuk complains to God “How Long?” God’s Answer: I am going to punish the evil of my chosen people. I am sending the Chaldeans to wreak havoc in order to deal with Israel’s sin Habakkuk’s second complaint: The Chaldeans are so evil, how can they…

12 And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy. 14 They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound…

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…

He Knows Everything Omniscience of God About All Things 22 “It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him. 5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight,…

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

What Does Social Justice Mean? Society - b: a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests Justice - Definition of justice 1a: the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of…

The Beginning State in Genesis 1 Is Nonfunctional If existence in the ancient world was best defined in functional terms rather than material ones, as suggested in previous chapters, and “create” is the activity that brings the transition from nonexistence to existence, then “creation” would also be…

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,…

PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

We continued our review of Isaiah 53, and of Acts 8, viewing the Gospel of Isaiah, and the remainder of Luke's account of Philip and the Ethiopean.

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…