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The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him,…

This morning we are going to look at the only passage of scripture that says anything about the childhood of Jesus. The other gospels do not say anything about the life of Jesus between his birth and the beginning of his public ministry. But Luke records an interesting incident. Over the last two weeks,…

Introduction Watching the movie A Christmas Story has become a family tradition. TNT and TBS even show the movie for twenty-four hours straight on Christmas! The movie tells the tale of a young boy, Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. His mom is against it, so he spends much of the movie…

We are continuing our series on Advent. As we saw last week it is unusual for a Baptist Church to celebrate Christmas using the word Advent. But the word advent just simply means the coming of a notable Person, thing or event. And as such we are celebrating the coming of the Lord in the past, present…

Rev 5:1-7 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these…

Well Good Morning. Turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 1. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the…

Have you ever said the wrong thing and not realized you did it? Today we will be talking about trusting God for the right words at the right time. But our following story is about someone who didn’t have the right words at a particular time A woman named Wanda was at Publix and the cashier was having…

15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name,…

James 1:1-8 We have been walking through this journey to discover the Truth about our Eternal Security. Today I want to emphasize that we must take the whole of scripture in order to formulate our belief system. Yes, this is a lot of work! But it is the only way we can truly understand and balance all…

Who Will Go for Us? The arrival of Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, is the fulcrum upon which God’s plan for the restoration of Eden tilts toward realization. He is the center of the biblical epic. Even though someone reading the Bible straight through has to wade 3/4s of the way into it before encountering…

Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. For centuries Israel offered sacrifices to God for sin. Over and over, blood flowed, testifying that the penalty of sin was death. But over and over, a substitute stood in place of the sinner. Countless animals died under the priestly knife as…

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 love this time of year. And this year has, for some reason, been extra special. I think the months of planning leading up to the nativity are maybe some of it for me, but I’m not sure. Christmas isn’t my favorite holiday (Thanksgiving all the way), but this Christmas season has been something, even…

MERRY CHRISTMAS! What a joy to be family on this glorious day as we celebrate the coming and birth of our Savior! So far as we have focused on the Baby Christ Child… we have looked at and considered: Our Great God & Savior as the Good Shepherd We looked at the Dark, Dirty, and Distant sheep that our…

Introduction This morning we are continuing in our series of the 4 evangelists and there view of the Christmas Story. We have looked at Matthew, Mark and this morning we will take a look at the Doctor’s view of the story. As I said at the beginning of the series, Luke is all about Details, Details, Details.…

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…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

Recap last week George Burns in “Oh, God!” Do you swear to tell the truth..... “So Help Me Me” If it pleases the court and even if it doesn’t - “I’m God” The prologue of John makes a case for God becoming man and revealing himself and making himself known in Jesus. He asks us to believe so that we may…

7 But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. Exodus Overview Exodus (Greek): to exit , depart, going out DATE: 1446BC 1 In the four…

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…

Last week we kicked off this important series on how we all desperately need a substitute. Human beings need a substitute since “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Sin separates human beings from God. We saw this last week as…

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…

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…

EASTER 2023 Why Did He Do What He Did? Thursday, March 30, 2023 1:01 PM 📷 Most of you know the Easter story; We know the timeline: Jesus came into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday – riding on a donkey and everyone singing and praising God, shouting Hosanna and waving palm branches. Jesus taught the people daily…