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*** Image: White cloth The American Red Cross was gathering supplies, medicine, clothing, food, and the like, for the suffering people of Biafra. Inside one of the boxes that showed up at the collecting depot one day was a letter. It said, “we have recently been converted and because of our conversion…

The GOSPEL READ John 3:1-18 passage 1) The Command/The Confusion Explain Nicodemus’ quandary His question - literally “Water and the spirit” He knows the Law, He knows what Moses wrote Interesting to look at the two on the road to Emmaus, Jesus uses Moses’ writing to point out that He is Messiah 2) What…

A Baptist and a Methodist are standing at the side of the road holding a sign that says "Turn around. The end is nigh." A young man passing by in a car leans out to shout at them, "Go Home You Religious Freaks" and races away. Moments later they hear a yell and a loud splash. The Baptist turns to the…

John Damon settled in Chicago and married a divorcee with four daughters lbecame a salesman. The family relocated to Cincinnati and then to Miami to evade detection, Westover said. However, the marriage soon faltered, and Arnold cut off all ties with his stepdaughters after his divorce. He met his second…

Hosanna, means, “save now, help now, or save we pray thee.” It’s roots are in Psalm 118:25 Lord , save us! Lord , grant us success! This Psalm was one of the psalms sung by the Jews as they approached Jerusalem for the feast of Passover. It is a Psalm which looks forward to the Davidic King, the descendent…

Countdown Video: Born Anew Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything…

Man is totally depraved and unable to save himself. His salvation was bought by Christ through His death, burial, and resurrection, and is solely a work of God’s Grace. In His death Christ made full and vicarious atonement for man and was the propitiation of God’s just wrath against sinful man. This…

Bookkeeping class - 1 penny off! Famous verse: John 3 verse 16 in the middle of our reading today. Jesus interaction with Nicodemus has some things to teach us today. Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word: 1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling…

The Gospel reading for this Sunday, from John chapter 3, contains the best-known, and most quoted, and memorized scripture by Christians and unchristians alike, these words of Christ, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal…

Have you ever been grateful for a second Chance? Do over? New Lease on life? Opportunity to do something better the second time around? There was a man, standing before God, anxiously awaiting admission into heaven. Peering through the gates, he could see those streets paved of gold, heavenly beings…

Some of you have heard me tell a story before of my first year preaching, when a lady decided she needed to have a sit-down with me and tell me my sermons were accusatory. She went on to tell me that in a recent sermon, I had used the word repentance 39 times! Now, in that sermon, I was preaching from…

For this second Sunday of Advent, our text this morning is Luke 1:26-38 : In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said,…

Today is a special day for us, as we will be celebrating the baptism of 3 people. We first see baptism in the New Testament when John the Baptist begins his ministry. And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside…

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever…

Jesus makes some big claims about bringing us new life—in the here and now. but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent…

Intro: When Taylor and I put together my bed frame verses the girls beds. What we're going to look at today in the Bible is how we're supposed to, how we've been designed to, relate to Jesus Christ. If you have your Bibles…hopefully you do...we're going to be in the book of John. Once again, if you're…

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless…

Today’s readings show us the universal nature of God’s plan of salvation. When Jesus said, “No only can enter the kingdom of God,” He is condemning the entire human race. All have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God. But, God’s promise is universal. “All are justified freely by His grace…

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?” The Works of Josephus:…

We return to our series on the footsteps of Jesus. Previously, Jesus had called five disciples and performed his first miracle in Cana by turning water into wine. He also went to Jerusalem for Passover and overturned the money changers tables for running corrupt businesses in a house of worship. Today…

Prayer: “Lord, your word says that you will give us a new heart. It says that you will give us a heart of flesh and put a new spirit in us. We want that, Lord. Take our old heart of stone and throw it away. Replace it with a heart of self-giving love that looks like yours. Amen.” to introduce this message…

John 3.16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Nicodemus *** Image:…

John 3:1-21 Beginning last week we are looking at 8 statements of Jesus where he says the words, “Verily, Verily.” As we said last week, the Greek word that is translated Verily, is the Greek word that has been brought over from the Hebrew as Amen. This is, of course, where we get our word Amen. This…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted! Prayer Teen Talk Hymn - Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Friday…

Our Statement on the Holy Spirit The Spirit We believe the Spirit is the third person of the Triune God who is sent by the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin and to turn hearts toward God. He gives new life to all who believe, adopting them as children of God, sealing them for eternity, and…