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Abraham: Following God's Promise

4. Look for literary form. Teaching Discourse material like Jesus’ sermons. The epistles could also be included. Is the author teaching his audience something? These passages explain Christian truths. They are generally fairly easy to interpret and apply. The challenge is figuring out what caused the…

Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah : Joshua 2:1-24 Road Map Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Joshua Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the Haftarah, Biblical Presentation Closing - significance Review Map of the Journey…

The Bible tells us that faith is interactive. This means that the faith God has planted in his people calls for a response; the Bible also gives us a clue to what that response looks like.

INTRODUCTION Thesis Statement : The Grace of God not only saves us, but also teaches us to live godly lives in this present age. RECAP OF GRACE Source of Grace comes only from God The receiving of this Grace is Faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ For by grace you have been saved through faith.…

Last week we looked at the pattern of how to witness to a person. There was an example that Philip gave to us when he met the Eunuch and led him to Christ. This week, we will look more into how to lead certain people to Christ based off their ‘religious backgrounds’. This will not be an exhaustive list…

A History of Mother’s Day Mother’s Day, in one form or another, has been around a long time. In ancient Greece, a celebration honoring mothers occurred every Spring. In the Middle Ages, a custom called Mothering Sunday began when children, who often left home early to learn a trade or become apprentices,…

Faith -> Action: Don't reverse the arrow!

1. James and Wisdom (vv. 2-8) James discusses trials as producing maturity. Lacking nothing. No mistake that He then mentions lacking wisdom in v. 5 Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The end of the matter; all has been heard.…

Sermon on the Plain: True Discipleship Luke 6:43-49 Christ the Solid Rock As many of you know I am a champion for knowledge. I think learning is one of the key factors to growing as a person and as a Believer. The more we know about God, the more clearly we see him. And the more deeply we can love him.…

James 2:14-26

Evening 2 June 2023

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. Billy Graham Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln The Man we are looking at today for our…

I hope that you have been engaged in reading the book of James. My hope is that you read this book as I am teaching from it. I believe that you will get a better understanding of what James is trying to teach us. This is our third week in this series. Today we move to chapter 2. If you have ever attended…

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial,…

# Nehemiah 8:13-18 Good morning once again. As always, it's a joy to open the Word of God with you. Go ahead and open to Nehemiah chapter 8. It's been a couple of weeks since we were in Nehemiah so let me recap what has been going on. During the time of exile, the Jews were exiled to Babylon. Nehemiah,…

Walk in the Truth As we continue on in our series on the book of Deuteronomy we come to a transition in Moses speech. If you remember chapter 1 verse 1 we are told that Moses is teaching the people: 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah…

Definition of Revive: to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again or to restore to consciousness or life. to renew in the mind or memory i remember the church that was in the warehouse....enter to worship and leave to serve. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye…

Words matter. Not only does what we say matter but how we use a word matters. Which word we use matters in every day life. We talked about this last week and some of us have been having a little fun with things. Words can be complicated. Especially in the English language. The example of red and read.…

Faith in Action is how we Rise Above. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. 1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things…

16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Martin Luther - the founder…

What does it mean to be a servant? A person under tribute, a bonds person or slave, by right of purchase, pledge for indebtedness, or indenture (legal agreement, contract, or document). As we look at the upcoming Experiencing God, one of the first things we must establish is - what is our relationship…

For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober,…

Scripture Reading 1 Cor 1:26-31 Welcome Good morning church family. I hope you had a very blessed week and if you didn’t I hope you will find a time of peace and encouragement as you worship and grow under the guidance of his word today. If you are a guest with us today I would love to follow up with…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…