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Introduction Today I wanted to share with you a message that the LORD gave me from my devotions this week. It’s a familiar passage of Scripture, one that is much beloved. I want to speak to you today on the topic ‘Living Unbound’ Church, know this: There is a difference between Living and Living Unbound.…

Resurrection Victories: Life

The First Nöel we’ve all heard the song haven’t we? “The First Noel the angels did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay” Did you know this is a very old song? It was first sung outside churches, somewhere around the 13th or 14th centuries in Cornwall - that’s south east England.…

Jesus Wept 35 Jesus began to weep. One of the verses of our reading for today - those powerful words. Jesus began to weep. When last did you weep? With sadness, with joy, with frustration? Perhaps just unexplained - a build up of tension and anxiety. Released in a flood of tears. We’re not sure what…

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…

Chalk and Cheese. Fire and Ice. Most people will tell you that siblings are each unique in their own way. One may be calm and measured, the other hot headed. One may be very gentle, the other rough and ready. One may be intellectual, the other more hands on. One may be a handful and a headache for parents,…

NAME - THAT - VOICE! Three voice slides (Bugs, Darth, WW of West) God’s Voice See Psalm 29:3-9 The Power of God’s Voice 1- Creates the universe and everything in it Genesis 1:3 (NASB95) Then God said , “Let there be light”; and there was light. God SPOKE everything into existence 2 - Rules over nature…

Today’s Theme Today we have a theme verse. It is not the passage we will be studying but it clearly sums up the main truth you and I should understand from listening to the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead Four Days Dead! 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or…

1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb…

This Easter season we have been looking closer at our King… The King of Peace coming riding on a donkey Friday we looked at the King of Justice as Christ died for sin Death had occured The capital offense paid & atoned for Satan the serpent of old had stricken the heal… BUT… the head of this serpent…

Today we are here to celebrate and remember the life of George Rickert. A Husband, a Father, and a brother to us all in Christ. Who has now gone to be with Christ, His Lord and Savior. It seems like it was just the other day that I met with George, Gerry, and Ryan at the Dockside restaurant in Breezy,…

Grieving in Hope In this life if you have never grieved then you have never loved Grief is love in the context of loss or separation To grieve well is to love well Jesus, in this mysterious passage, reveals his heart for us, his anger at our plight, and his willingness to take our place. Today we celebrate…

In 2022, the year began with four funerals that impacted our church. We did not host all of them, but they impacted the lives of people in our church. Cathy Dockery, Becky Wilson, Alton Zamzow, and Jim Keese. That was a tough start to the year. Funerals always remind us of our own mortality. As we pick…

Peace for the Disciples Death disturbed their faith in the authority of Jesus. So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.” Jesus explained to them that God was still in control . (11:4) When Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory…

We’ve all experienced victories of some sort in our lives as well as experienced fear and failure. Yet all these experiences accomplish nothing if they don’t bring about some type of change in our lives. The victories are not really victories if they don’t bring about a positive change as a result. likewise,…

Anchor Verses: 38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did…

Lament Introduction: Looking at Lament Psalms. We don’t talk about Lament psalms very often. It’s difficult to find material and examples to preach on laments. Because We don’t want to feel laments at Church. 44% of the Psalms are Laments. If we’re going to look seriously at the Psalms, we have to explore…

Trouble Brewing Everything seems to be a problem with someone. People sent to Jesus about Lazarus (11:1-3) Trouble was Whom Jesus loved was sick. Jesus going to Judea (11:5-8) Trouble is disciples thought he would be killed Lazarus is dead (11:11-14) Problem is he delayed and now Lazarus is dead. Martha…

Death does not mean death As a Christian you may understand that statement, death does not mean death. Now let’s see how Jesus explains it. What does death does not mean death mean? How can we know that death is overcome, and by who and by what? 23 “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her. 24 Martha…

Intro Easter Sunday What is today all about. Why do we gather? Jesus is resurrected from the dead. But what is the significance of this? What does this matter in today’s world? Have you found yourself in a place where your love for the Lord has perhaps waned. You are not as interested, not as fascinated…

The resurrection of Lazarus points forward to other resurrections that are on the way; all reminders of the restoration of shalom.

Come Out of Your Grave!!

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship 100% of the time, His little feet. I am looking for a couple of people who would want to be available at the end of service to answer questions and meet any body that has questions. If this is something you might want to participate in please let me know. Call to Worship…

Prayer: “Lord Jesus, you are the resurrection and the life. We ask you to resurrect us now, today, and give us life where sin and darkness have set in. Help us to live as you lived, trust as you trusted, and love as you loved. Amen.” The story of Lazarus is filled with emotions on the extremes: from…

You Are A New Person As the text for the last regular Sunday of the Lenten season, this will be heard by Christians preparing to join the Palm Sunday crowd in their shouts of welcome and praise, but only to experience a few short days later how shouts of praise are drowned out by cries of “Crucify him!”…