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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female. But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the…

I’m at Kid’s Kamp which I have done for maybe 20 years here in Southern California. Each year we have a weekend camp that is kind of an introduction to youth camp, but mostly stands by itself to help 7 to 11 year old campers experience some time with God, learning more about what salvation means, and…

One day a mother heard her son saying some pretty unwholesome things . Furious she said, “Young man, where did you learn to talk that way?'" The boy hesitated, looked toward his father, and asked, `Well, Dad, should I tell her?'" Dads you do have some powerful influence in the lives of your children…

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…

Out with the Old, in with the New BI: Jesus is the uncomfortable Messiah who brings in the new and only way to God. 1. Introduction. Good morning everyone. welcome to Epping Presbyterian Church. well little children have come into my life, I’ve grown to love throwing things out. Out with the old, in…

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…

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…

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…

Save The Date Have you ever received one of those Save The Date invites? Often its for a wedding, or birthday party, or baby gender reveal, or some other big event for the one giving out the invite. I mean, that the truth right? Usually the one giving out the Save the Date Invite is the one you will…

This is the only day, literally, the entire world thinks about Jesus Christ, in their own way I look at Christmas like I look at Thanksgiving, July 4, Memorial Day or Veterans Day There’s a lot of gift giving I want to talk about the First Gift Greatest gift of God is his grace and mercy - exemplified…

INTRO: Good morning and Merry Christmas. It’s always a joy to break open the Word of God and proclaim the good news to you. Go ahead and if you have a Bible open to Matthew chapter 1. We’ve already heard from the account of the nativity in the book of Luke. Now we look at Matthew. Over the last few Sundays…

Shekinah Glory Now if you recall, when we reviewed the dedication of Solomon’s Temple, we saw that the visible manifestation of God’s Glory of His presence as it had been seen throughout the history of Israel, what the Rabbis call the Shekinah Glory of God, was sent to fill the Holy of Holies of the…

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…

Welcome Good morning everyone. Today we are on the third Sunday of Advent, which from our reading we see is on the topic of Joy. Advent, like Lent, is a time of repentance, of turning back to God, but on this third week we specifically think about the joy that we have in Christ. For today then, we are…

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…

John 1:1-39 As we prayed over the students, teachers, and coaches, I wanted to give them a bit of a message to encourage them as they start back on their journey. So, we will revisit some things we have talked about a while back again this morning. Who is the greatest person that you have ever met? What…

Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn to John 15 . This morning we are finishing up our sermon series entitled, “I AM...” Throughout this series we have studied various passages from John’s Gospel while intentionally fixing our eyes upon the person and the work of Jesus Christ...so that... we…

Subtitle: Perfect Preaching Provokes Punishment Big Idea: Jesus, the Perfect Preacher, Provoked some of his listeners to want to kill him Last week, we began to look at this passage, where Jesus is in the synagogue and reads from Isaiah and tells the people that He is the Servant Isaiah prophesied. This…

By rewinding all the way back to the beginning of John’s gospel, we discover that John himself rewinds us all the way back to the beginning of Genesis; what is it that John wants us to see by turning his gospel all the way back to the beginning?

Romans 9:1-5 Chapter nine starts a new section of the book of Romans. Chapters 9-11 speak directly about Israels place in all of this. The change from chapter eight to chapter nine is abrupt. The church has a logic question that is answered here in this section. The Jews are God’s chosen people with…

Serving Others With Humility January 8, 2023 Summary: Jesus shows us how to live our lives, with humility and servanthood. Philippians 2:3-11 I remember going to so many Pittsburgh Pirate games when I was a young kid. Seldom able to afford a ticket, but me and my friend would hang around out side Forbes…