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Welcome Intro Last Week we saw that - The Head of the Body of Christ is also Our Savior and reigns supreme over all things. He is the image of the invisible God By Him all things were created In Him all things consist (are held together) He is superior over both His current and New creation However,…

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care…

We come now to the third session in our Hickory Corners Bible Church Basics class, giving a quick overview of what we believe, and how we operate based on what we believe. In this third session, we will look at the redemption solely available in Christ Jesus, the only escape from the righteous judgement…

We continue on our journey through Advent. We have looked at being prepared, joy, and love. Today we are going to look at adoration. Adoration being our proper response when we come into contact with the almighty. When we think of adoration, we think of loving, of caring. But adoration is more of an…

Big Idea: Jesus has other sheep to bring into his fold. The Proclaimer of the Gospel: Must not be fearful Must go on speaking Must trust the result to Christ This morning I am continuing on the topic of evangelism. I am thankful so many of you have committed to pray for the lost that are in your lives,…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

INTRODUCTION . 22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. 24 The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:13 | MOTIVATED BY LIBERTY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : It was 248 years ago that 56 men including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock, signed the declaration of independence. They were agreeing with the terms, conditions, and guarantees of that documents. In what…

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to…

Secular - Today is about promises, so let me tell you a story about a balloonist who is about to break his promise. A hot air balloonist got blown way off course. Realizing how lost he was he decided to lower altitude to see if he could get some help from someone on the ground. He saw a large wilderness…

Bible Question. What is the Great Apostacy? 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:21 | ASSURED AND SURRENDERED INTRO ILLUSTRATION : Kynoa losing her tooth in her cake pop She lost it without even realizing it. EXPLANATION : Upon first glance and without careful reading and study of this passage, it would seem that Paul is now telling us that we can lose our salvation…

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. What does it mean that the Lord is my shepherd? If you were to take a shepherd from this time home with you today, he would have no concept of our culture or sociewty. He would not understand driving to a destination, the speed with which you drive.... grocery…

ILLUST: Funny selective hearing? My wife keeps telling me I have selective hearing. I told her I wouldn’t need selective hearing if she practiced selective talking. In hindsight she may be right. I certainly heard a whistling noise when that pan flew by my head. READ: John 10:22-42 Intro/Background -…

55 “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall…

The language Jesus employed when speaking to the Samaritan woman in John 4 holds significant weight. Throughout his discussion on worship, he emphasized the importance of a fitting response to a correct understanding of God's nature. Jesus redirected the focus away from the physical location of worship,…

Meillä on ollut teemana viimeviikkoina Jumalan rauha ja varustus ihmisten tarpeisiin ja olemme nostanee näitä hienoja raamatun jakeita esille kuten; Vaan etsikää ensin Jumalan valtakuntaa ja hänen vanhurskauttansa, niin myös kaikki tämä teille annetaan. ja Sentähden minä sanon teille: älkää murehtiko…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

As you all know, this week I was at 4-H camp and while it was 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. days. I was tired and completely run down, but I thought back to a few things that I was able to accomplish this week. One thought in particular was being able to speak some words of peace to campers that had never been away…

Luke 12:29-32 Intro: Well, here it is Father’s Day again. It is another one of the holidays created by the greeting card companies to increase our guilt and their income. I am always amazed at how we treat Father’s during Father’s Day. On Mother’s Day we often hear sermons exalting the role of the mother…

“Foundations Series” Well Good Morning, today we are continuing in our Foundations Series. There is nothing worse that walking down a stairway in the dark and missing a step or thinking there is a step there and falling down and hurting ourself. We so desperately need a firm foundation. And the same…

Recap Today we are going to go over the next piece of armor the helmet of salvation, another defensive tool in the Christians toolbox. We have girded our loins with the belt of truth to be ready, and we put on the breastplate of righteousness to protect our hearts, we have shod our feet for readiness…

It had taken David's adversaries a while to finally get him. He was tired of having to deal with them. He was tired of their malicious lies and slander. He was prepared for God to punish them severely. He therefore requested that their names be removed from the Book of the Living. Some people have expressed…