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Everybody wants a place where they know they can belong; the Bible assures us that we are created for belonging, and baptism is the sign of God’s promise that we always have a place to belong with him.

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok - righteous Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth Nazir nṣr Introduction Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah…

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…

"Savior - Because I need Saving"

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…

Omnipotence- All Powerful This week we are going to look at the third of God’s Omni’s. We have examined God’s Omnipresence and his omniscience, and this morning we are going to look at his Omnipotence. Omnipotence simply means “All Powerful”. What do you think about when you think about power? I think…

Isaiah 42-45 Good evening church! Just a reminder that we are transitioning back to our Growth Groups for the months of May and June, so wherever we leave off tonight, we will pick back up the first week in July and continue on through the summer with our midweek study. I’m excited to get into the Word…

God is. This is the central truth of the universe. But why is it important to our lives? It is important because this one truth has massive implications for our being, our identity, our purpose, and as we will see, every choice we make either moves us closer or farther from our own flourishing and wholeness.…

Elder - Matt Markham

Today is Fathers Day. Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads. This August will be 10-years since my Dad went home to be with the Lord. What a great guy! A wonderful sense of humor, while always teaching me a new way to handle a project or problem. I have many fond memories of my Dad, but the one that stands…

Verse 6 When they had come together - Think about this. This is the last recorded moment of the disciples being together with Jesus before His ascension into heaven. They will have to wait until they too went to heaven to be in His constant presence again. What a moment this is. No doubt the disciples…

Introduction One Creator 1 But now, thus says the Lord , who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow…

Going to your death, how many would go this way? How many would willingly accept that this is what I need to do? Jesus Knows All Jesus is demonstrating omniscience in this passage. That is being all knowing. This passage reveals to us not only that Jesus knows that He will be delivered up. But the timing…

The catechism tells us that our only comfort in life and in death is that we belong to our faithful savior Jesus. What does that assurance look like in our world today?

Several times in the past I have told you that Tammy and I really like reality TV shows. One we came across a while back, and he has done several is about a man Named Bear Grylls.Any of you seen him. Christian guy. HEAR IS HIS PICTURE.Let me tell you about him. He was he a SAS Officer. or special air…

1 But now thus says the Lord , he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire…

It is obvious that the immediate context of this passage is God’s deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Babylonians, but there is a lot of application that speaks to the character of God and the salvation and deliverance He provides for His Church as well. God has redeemed us 1 Now this is what…

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.

I Have Engraved You on the Palms of My Hands Isaiah 49:8–16 (ESV) 8 Thus says the Lord: “In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages, 9 saying to the…

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Psalm 115 Opening Illustration: “I designed this t-shirt I’m wearing.” Truth – I didn’t design it, but it’s fun to take credit. You’d be impressed with me if I did and that would make me feel good about myself. Truth is, I like to feel good about myself, so I might do things motivated towards making…

Isaiah 43: 10-15 We live in an age where many deny the existence of the true and living God but men are spiritual creatures and they will worship anything. They may worship His creation or His creatures Those who deny having any faith at all are actually revealing they have faith its just faith in themselves…

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…

Intro “Where were you when…” This is a question we ask around important events. During pivotal moments in history, we tend to remember our circumstances. The longer we live the more of them we experience. For millennials, the biggest moment was probably 9/11. For all of us, a different kind would be…