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Intro How are you going in your faithfulness to the LORD? Perhaps you are early days as a Christian, and growing like crazy all the time, that’s great! But the reality for many of us is that we have been Christian for years and the early holiness gains we had seem like a distant memory. You may find…

Walking with God Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed? We know that from the first verses of the book we are discussing a time in which the nation of Israel was at the zenith of its riches Under the reign of Jeroboam, the nation was les away rom the one who gave her such…

The motivation For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. We have started a journey to…

Introduction Today we begin an epic journey together through the vision of Isaiah Isaiah (& prophets generally) often seem intimidating to us Isaiah is both familiar and mysterious - we know many of the passages yet so much of it seems difficult Isaiah is daunting - from very beginning we are overwhelmed…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple person. study of Torah. Evil Inclination Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations:…

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…

After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days. The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting…

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 have several national holidays throughout the year when we celebrate our freedom. One of the particularly freedoms we celebrate is the freedom to worship together in the manner that we believe is fitting. We have the free exercise of our religion, meaning we can live out our faith, or should be able…

Time to Reason Isaiah 1:2-20 --- My sacrificial worship will only go as deep as my amazement in Christ and His work of redemption seen in the depths of the glory of the Gospel. “Mercies should never grow stale or look like common things to you.” — John Flavel God’s Case Against Judah - 1:2-4 Judah’s…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

Isaiah 1 & 2 Good evening church! It has been a blast meeting together as Growth Groups in our homes over the past few months, but it is nice to gather as a whole as well and fellowship together. It is my hope that as we continue to grow together, that our digging deeper into the Scriptures does not…

Introduction Bechukotai -In My Statues Torah portion: Lev 26:3-27:34 After having studied the last Parashah: laws of the Sabbatical year: Shmita- and limits the debt service ration, now God tells us the consequences of staying in His statues or not This is similar to what He commands in Deuteronomy Blessings…

You and I are living in chaos and uncertainty, and the chaos demands your attention. On average, Americans receive up to 80 notifications on their smartphones every day, not counting actual phone calls. And they pick up and check their phones 150 times per day. We are being conditioned to live in constant…

We started last week working on the subject of rebellion. We talked about how to prevent rebellion. Most of it has to do with the consistency and dedication of the parent. The real problem is when we already have a rebellious child. Children can rebel for many reasons. They can rebel because of a poor…

“When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said "Repent", He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” Martin Luther’s 95 theses, that shook the world, began with this. All the other theses were dependent on it. All of his points about the abuses of the church, the selling of indulgences,…

Finding God’s Favor 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; God’s Favorite? 11 For God does not show favoritism. 34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism God shows no favoritism or partiality 3 Now Israel loved…

Philippians 4:6-9 · Decision making is a process that includes making a choice or judgment about an attitude or action. · Decisions are an act of the will, and they are always influenced by either the mind or the emotions. · Ultimately every decision we make ought to be based upon this question: What…

The People’s Hearts Have Grown COLD Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me; The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.” Alas, sinful…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in truth, one verse at a time! Isn’t the white fluffy stuff absolutely beautiful. Whit means pure church and I am reminded every time it snows of this verse: “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord , “Though…

25 When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. 25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. 1. When Crisis comes, many Christians are too immersed in the world . 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these…

“I don’t know if we’re going to make it,” said the man sitting across from me in my office. “I want us to stay together, but...” his voice trailed off. He and his wife had been married for ten years. They had a young son in the second grade, and another child on the way. He was working on his masters…

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…

23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with…

Woe To You (Part 2) Luke 11:45-54 Last week we looked at the first part of this section of Luke. Jesus addressed the Pharisees and their hypocritical teaching and standards toward the common man. As Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, he begins to offend others sitting at the table. Jesus often offends…