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December 4th - Ugly Sweater Fellowship December 21st - Outreach Day December 24th - Christmas Eve service Dec 29th all worship Jan 5th - Holiday Dinner Jan 6 starts 21 Days of Prayer and fasting Jan 17-19 Winter Camp We are here nearing the end of the book of James, learning from the younger brother…

Scripture: Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge…

Sin and the Nature of God INTRODUCTION: The book of 1 John, written around 90 A.D., over 50 years after the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, provides a rich tapestry of theological and practical insights for early Christians. John, known as the "disciple whom Jesus loved," is traditionally considered…

The God of Truth Today we are looking at another one of the hard sayings of Jesus. We have watched him take on the perspectives of the day, confront the norm, and challenge the heart. In this passage we have the privilege of seeing Jesus take on our perspective of verbal communication, our words and…

God settles all accounts justly & graciously

Announcements: December 4th - Ugly Sweater Fellowship December 21st - Outreach Day December 24th - Christmas Eve service Dec 29th all worship Jan 5th - Holiday Dinner Jan 6 starts 21 Days of Prayer and fasting Jan 17-19 Winter Camp Sermon: Introduction We are working our through the book of James, coming…

It feels like we are being drawn into a fight we are not supposed to be in. So what do we do and what are we supposed to be focused on? Ted Hanson’s blogs: Bloggs = https://ted4you.com and https://ted4leaders.com https://christlifetraining.org Living in the comfort seeking societies of the world often…

Intro Week 8 of the Book o fJames James is such a practical book. James is the brother of Jesus and he is a Pastor. He is the pastor of the church of Jerusalem. Many people are scattered just like today since COVID. Many folks have never come back to church (anywhere) or even gone back to work. So James…

Introduction This morning, we continue in our sermon series through the book of James. We will be studying James 4:13-5:6 . In our passage this morning, James is referring specifically to the arrogance of some businessmen and the rich. However, since it is the Word of God, even if you and I are not in…

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok Zadok comes Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth nṣr Picture of the Branch of Righteousness Picture of the two fig trees and the…

Ephesians 6:1-4 We have been looking at the home the last few weeks. We looked at the need to live self-sacrificially in the home. If we live for ourselves, we will have a very miserable home. But if we life sacrificially for God and each other, we will have a God honoring, and loving home. We then looked…

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to…

2 Tim. 2:3–4 ; 4:7–8 Intro: This weekend, we celebrate Memorial Day. A day first observed on May 30, 1868 to honor those who died in the Civil War. Now, on Memorial Day, we honor the memories of all those who have died in the military in the service of the United States of America. There have been hundreds…

If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Would you choose to be the President of the United States? a famous musician? an athlete? etc. Most of us would want to be someone who is successful. It is important to realize that successful people did not become successful over night. A great musician…

We sin if we OVER or UNDER esteem our contribution to our future.

The key to avoiding fights and quarrels is mortifying selfish passions and submitting to God's grace in the lives of others.

A man in 1580’s England came up with a saying “A fool and his money soon part.” He didn’t come up with that idea. It comes from the Bible. 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person, but a fool consumes them. That’s an Old Testament way of saying, “A fool and his money soon part.”…

Simplicity In this series we are talking about the habits of a healthy heart. Last week we talked about the habit of self-examination and we confronted the fact that we all tell lies. Specifically we discovered that the person you often lie to the most is YOU. Today we are going to talk about one of…

1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4 Who…

13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. 15 What you ought…

Failing to Plan, is Planning to Fail - how many of us have been told if we are to be successful we have to plan for that success? We are to set goals, and benchmarks to reach those goals. This month, I am writing my annual faculty report, but it started last year with a plan of work - setting goals for…

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold,…

James 5 Good morning Saints! If there was anywhere in the book of James that it was true what some commentators say about the similarities between James and the book of Proverbs it might be this fifth chapter. As James prepares to close out his letter, he hits on various topics that kind of jump from…

James 4 Good morning church, and Merry Christmas! I want to encourage you all to join us this evening for our candlelight Christmas eve service. As Nicole said, it begins at 5pm and will last no more than an hour. The kids will be in here with us, so it will mostly we a time of song and praise. We will…

Introduction For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Foundation of a Purposeful Life Walking in Purpose Trusting God’s Timing and Providence 1. Foundation of a Purposeful Life When we think of this, what comes to…