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41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you…

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages…

If you could see God change one person’s life, who would it be? And how do you imagine it would happen? Today, we’ll see how Jesus the Messiah transforms us to become ministers of the life-giving presence of God in the lives of others. The Messenger Isaiah 61:1-4 - Those who mourn in Zion have good news.…

Sarah lives Chayei Sarah TORAH: Gen. 23:1–25:18 HAFTARAH: 1 Kgs. 1:1–31 GOSPEL: Jn. 4:3–14 INTRODUCTION: But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall…

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated…

So many losses, yet so much hope in Christ

When Jesus was born it marked the beginning of God’s promises of a coming Messiah being fulfilled, not only for the Jewish people but for all the world. Our Scripture for today is one of those promises. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers…

Introduction 1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings…

What does it mean to Arise? 1 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. 2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. To arise means ++To be stirred up ++To be awake…

The Blessing of Aspiration Aspiration can be positive and negative. The Bible provides many warnings about selfish ambition This type of ambition is a strong drive for personal success without moral inhibitions. What is Aspiration? To have ambition toward something. Aspiration is to make something ones…

Welcome Home Introduction - Pastor Theresa is performing a wedding for Angelo and Rosa Merenda’s daughter in Minnesota. She is returning later today. Pray for safe travel. Pray for the Service - Thanksgiving Let’s praise the Lord together Lord You are Mighty Roar From Zion The Battle is Yours Moving…

What Child Is This? Wise Men Words composed by an Englishman named William Chatterton Dix in 1865 continue to help people around the world consider the annual question posed during the Christmas season: What child is this? Within the lyrics of this famous Christmas carol about the baby Jesus who was…

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 16 For men verily…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Let Your Light Shine Prophecy to Israel - we can own this as the church because Messiah has already come One of those “glory” passages that we love to hear… and then we think: “one day”. “I can’t wait to see this happen”, or even “World watch out! One day I’m gonna shine, and when I do you’d better be…

It is, and always has been our behavior, our sin that has separated us from God. The Lord says, “Call!”, say “Here is your God!”, “Lift up your voice like a trumpet”, “I will heal him; and I will lead him”. The Lord asks one thing, “turn away from transgression”. There is a God kind of life. There is a way for us to find peace and it begins as we “remove from among you the yoke, the finger-pointing and evil speech ... offer your soul to the hungry”. He says to “Clear the way!”

We have just experience Christmas over the past several weeks... Christmas as we know it is full of myths and legends - some scriptural, some anecdotal, some from Victorian Christmas traditions, and some from modern day entertainment. The story of the Little Drummer Boy comes to us from the most recent…

Isaiah 60:1 1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. The time marked by the rising of the sun. It signals the end of night and relief from its attendant concerns, and the approach of daylight with the opportunity for renewed daily activity. The light of dawn…

What is your favorite passage of Scripture? Mine would have to be Lamentations 3.22-23 Because of the Lord ’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! The contrasting ideas of light and darkness show up close to 40 times in the…

Go over the Survey Easter Weekend - 346 people were in some service or event over Easter Weekend. 10 B’s - those who were starting a Faith in Jesus 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Moses feeling tired, perhaps even angry How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? Moses had to establish lines of command through the tribes to organize…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

We’re into our New Testament flyover series called Casket Empty, the second part of our fly over of the entire Bible. Last week I gave you, what I hope was a bit of encouragement in reminding you of three things to keep in mind as we go through this series: Don’t get frustrated by the pace. Try and see…