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The Christian story - the human story- begins with relatively simple instructions. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves…

Jesus Loves Me Apostle’s Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He…

25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives…

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. Jesus begins an extended dialogue He and God are to be trusted equally In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And…

Know God How do we get to know God? And, is there a difference between knowing God, and knowing about God? Too often, we may be as guilty as the Israelites described by Moses in Exodus 3:13 13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent…

After offering himself to the disciples in the previous pericope, in the second of these six statements Jesus offers the Holy Spirit. Jesus begins to articulate the Christian life after his departure and speaks about living in obedience to the commandments of God in a fallen world that opposes God and…

25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives…

12 Therefore, just as tsin came into the world through one man, and udeath through sin, and vso death spread to all men5 because wall sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but xsin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over…

The beauty of the Gospel is seen in the gracious gift of Holy Spirit to convict and comfort.

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Do you sometimes open the Bible and feel unequipped to understand what you’re reading? Or perhaps that you would not be able to explain to someone else what it means? Well, don’t worry, because I feel that way too sometimes. That’s how I felt as i was approaching…

Christians are under grace as a rule of life Obedience that is primarily motivated by love 17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. Love has been perfected with us- Lit. “love has reached its goal” with…

The Ghost In the Room: October’s Theme The end of October has so much attention on ghosts, ghouls, witches, demons, devils and death. You already know that stuff, of course. You can’t escape it. We carve strange faces in round orange squashes and put lights or candles in them, either to show our own…

There is Only One Way That’s the message from John 14:6 : Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” That is a settled reality. It comes from the mouth of the Son of God, Jesus, and it is pretty well an absolute: NO ONE comes to the Father except…

When we do what Jesus says out of a heart of love for him, we find some incredible benefits in our own lives.

Introduction Christmas is the time where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. This should be a time of great joy. It should be a time to remember the blessings we have in this life. This often though is a time when people find themselves lonely. The Birth of Jesus God Spoke Through the Prophets There are…

14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Peace is assured with faith in Christ Jesus calms our fears 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe…

Get the right idea of what love is. Eros- Physical love or attraction Not in the bible but Epithymeo- Lust To take that which isn’t lawfully yours, to covet. Phileo- Brotherly love I care for you your a good friend. Agape- Sacrificial love Highest form of love that their is. We speak of the love of God…

Belief: An opinion of judgment in which a person is fully persuaded. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.…

Peace, fear, comfort, multiplication How does peace, fear, comfort and multiplication work together? Look and remember how they work together (Act9:31) 31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort…

Introduction Good morning from my office to your living room or bedroom. Do you have you coffee? I’ve got my Diet Dr. Pepper! The governor shared on Thursday that So, today I’d like to start a series of messages on the Holy Spirit. The one thing that has connected us all while we’ve been apart as a church…

The world is changing . This is not necessarily a bad thing. But this means we must be at least aware of this fact. How will church respond? This is a question which keeps my brain moving. Hopefully also yours. Our call is to be faithful . This is our calling. Yet, faithfulness does not mean unchanging.…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Today we will be studying John 14:15-31 . This is a longer passage than we typically cover. However, in this passage, I found that Jesus is repeating two main concepts as he is seeking to comfort and encourage his disciples. The main concepts we will be considering today are Love, Obedience and Fellowship.…

Introduction We have help through Change We have peace in Change The reality of Change Conclusion