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Most of us don’t like silence. We especially don’t like it when it feels like God is being silent. 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the…

How many of you like movies? You all know I do. How do you go about deciding whether you will watch a movie or not? Back when they had physical video stores, you might go in and look at the cover, read the description on the back, see who the actors were, or ask around for recommendations. In the internet…

Intro The Bible is a big book. In fact to call the Bible a “book” is a little misleading, because it is actually a collection of books; an omnibus of spiritual writings collected over thousands of years. It is a library of works. With different authors, different genres, written at different times. Because…

Do you remember the song we use to sing when we were kids? This Little Light of Mine. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Let it shine let it shine let it shine. Won’t let Satan blow it out, I’m gonna let it shine. Gonna let it shine till Jesus comes, I’m gonna let it sine. Let it shine…

I don’t know what you favorite Christmas movie is. Perhaps its “It’s a wonderful life” or “White Christmas” or “A Christmas Story” or “Elf” perhaps “Die Hard”. Have you ever thought about what it is about these movies that make them so iconic and special for this time of year? In each story, the stage…

The Story of Jesus In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Before Jesus was born, there was the VOICE of God. The VOICE is the part of God that talks, acts and CREATES. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.…

Introduction This is the last Sunday in our Advent series on the four evangelist and their perspective on the Christmas Story. If you have been here through the entire series, Hopefully you have seen the pathway of how they are connected and how they give us the readers of this story of God a greater…

Summary This meeting focuses on Jude 4-5 . In Jude 4 , the false teachers who are Jude’s opponents are said to have long ago “been designated for condemnation.” What does this phrase mean? In Jude 5 , the author shocks his readers by informing them that it was Jesus who saved the Israelites from Egypt.…

Merry Christmas! Christ in Christmas may choose to not recognize Him but cant take him out… Christ mas… because of Christ Big Idea of the Text: Christmas isn’t an abstract holiday or idea; Jesus came to earth as a real human to reconcile us to God. Application Point: Christ’s willingness to show a “messy…

Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses…

10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord , and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Author: John Once again, unnamed. Internal and external evidence supports this. External. He was widely accepted as the author by early church fathers. Internal. In depth detail that…

B’reisheet In the Beginning Introduction How many of you know that the Bible was written in Hebrew Many say the OT was written in Hebrew, and the NT in Greek What we have is only what we have found as evidence: Greek documents showing the NT and Hebrew for the OT. However, most the characters and places…

Each Person is Fully God What is an accurate way to describe each person of the Trinity? God the Father is clearly God It is evident through the Old and New Testaments, where God the Father is clearly viewed as sovereign Lord over all and where Jesus prays to his Father in heaven. The Son is fully God…

21 He also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen.” 24 And he said…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 13:1-15:41 So far, we have discussed how God longed to show Himself to Israel. If they had come up to mount Sinai the complete restoration back to God would have been accomplished as the Lord would have tabernacled in them. They could not do it. We have…

Introduction Definitions Truth Jesus is the source of ALL truth. He taught the the truth is determined by God’s Word. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.…

Entertaining Angels has been our theme this season, following along with Christ’s Birthday Observance from the Christian Women’s Connection annual reminder to make Jesus the Subject of our Christmas celebrations. Mary Lopez began the season for us on the first Sunday of Advent with a reminder that we…

What are the trimmings? The Nativity, The Lights, The Gifts, The Tree, The Feast What is the meaning of each of these trimmings? The Nativity - Tells the Christmas Story. The Lights - Who is the Light of the world? 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He…

Introduction: One of my favorite things to do around Christmas time is to look at Christmas lights. I don’t know how many of you ever got to drive out to Yonkers and see the Tripp Family Christmas lights, but it was amazing to see them. You could see the lights as you turned down the road and saw the…

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Remember Genesis 1.1 … it is a recollection of that. It does not mean a specific point in time- it means , or assumes, a timeless eternity. God was the original “to infinity and beyond” advocate. Word- logos- it refers…

This week, we celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Advent, and we reflect on the great anticipation of God’s people who longed for the coming of the Messiah. They were so anxious, waiting for the One who would show them the way out of their darkness. During Advent, we try to imagine ourselves waiting as they…

Abraham’s World We learned from Deut. 32: 8-9 that YHWH placed the nations under the governance of junior elohim - the sons of God of His divine council. Having disinterested humanity, unwilling as it was to fulfill the mandate of Eden to overspread the earth, he decided to start over. The reader of…

Advent as if a cheer Once finished, ask the question, “What’s that spell?” Then ask, “What’s that mean?” Odds are there will be a humorous silence. Say: “Advent comes from the Latin word adventus and means arrival or appearance. During these next four weeks of Advent, we are going to be celebrating and…

Intro: One of the things we need to understand about the past generation of Jewish people during the time of Christ and even after his life was that Angels were a big deal. Angels assisted in giving the law to Moses and there where angels who would speak to Godly saints. So, I want us to keep all of…

Today we will look at the second person of the trinity, The Son. This statement will take the next four weeks and this morning we will be talking about the person of Jesus. As we begin today, I want to start with a warning. Warning The TRUTH about who Jesus is, is crucial 24 For false christs and false…