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A Heart for Others (Part 2) 1Thess. 3:6-13 Intro Last week we looked at the first 5 verses of this chapter. We saw: I. Paul's Concern A. His Affection for the Church a Strong affection for others will always lead to sacrifice. Love gives itself away for its object. Selfless commitment to meet others’…

Exodus 20:1-17 Hebrews 13:5 We are finishing up our series with the last of the Ten Commandments today. As we read through all of the ten commandments just earlier, we can see how this may be the perfect cap to the commandments. If we will obey this one commandment, we may be able to keep all the rest…

18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. It is likely that Jesus is referring back to the fact that He would be leaving them 33 “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.…

Mother’s Day Comments” "Good morning and happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms here with us today! Today is all about celebrating you and everything you do. Moms, you're like superheroes with your love, strength, and endless support. Take a moment to think about how much moms mean to us. Whether…

Maundy Thursday - The Ultimate Example Introduction: Let’s take a moment before we begin with tonight’s message and look at why it is called Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday, refers to the Thursday before Good Friday when the Crucifixion took place. It commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with…

A thief breaks into a house at around 3 AM. As he's walking about in the house with his flashlight, he hears a voice whisper, *"Jesus is watching you!"* Startled, he points his flashlight towards the source of the voice. In the corner of the room, there's a birdcage with a parrot in it. The thief breathes…

In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar encounters the power of the God of Israel for a third and final time. What is God trying to teach this great king? What does Nebuchadnezzar learn? What can we learn, today, from this clash of human empire and divine sovereign? Join Malcolm as he delves into the drama of Daniel chapter 4.

16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 O Lord , thou hast searched me,…

In John 13, Jesus initiates a discussion in the upper room regarding the importance of loving one another. Through both actions and words, Jesus illustrates that showing love to others includes acts of humble service.

Secular - The Title today is Serving Jesus, Even If We Fail. The Following story is about a judge who failed. A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: “My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I…

Happy Valentines day. This is a day when we pause to celebrate love. 34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” The disciples had been told to love…

Intro Whose glad to be in church today? Turn to your neighbor and tell them you are glad they are in church today. Week 1 of a 9 part series on the Fruit of the Spirit. We will do this on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are several reasons that I wanted to do this series… God has this hope in us that we…

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…

One Another I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. One of the most important things when…

How many of us has had our CC numbers taken or been scammed? This week I bought $300 airpods to be sent to CA.. I’d like to start with an illustration from Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Juan Zamora of Richland, Washington, owed a bill he could not pay for a charge he did not make. After filling up…

We mentioned earlier that Christians don’t so much join churches as they do submit to them. The word submit scares people today. Wives submitting to husbands. Husbands have abused this. Christians submitting to spiritual leaders. Church leaders have abused their power. Yet throughout scripture God tells…

1. The church and its members are like a fruit bowl . This is a metaphor that will help us understand the metaphors for church we find in scripture. But first let’s back up to last week and work forward. Last week we saw the importance of the institutional side of the local church. The church is an assembly…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We gather in Your presence today with hearts open to Your wisdom and guidance. We thank You for the gift of this gather together with the opportunity to come together to learn and grow in Your Word. Lord, today we seek to understand more deeply the importance of communication…

A man and woman thought they needed to go to couples counseling because, while they had a strong marriage, there was just one thing that drove the wife crazy. So they get in the car and get to the office and the first thing the counselor says, “So, what brought you here today?” The wife immediately speaks…

We don’t grow INTO one-anothering but we grow IN one-anothering. Tonight will help us grow in our one-anothering. Part of growing up in Christ is enlarging our horizon of care. One-anothering or caring for souls is soul care. Soul care is not making life work on the surface. Soul care is not done in…

BI: Be comforted because we will go home to be with our Lord. But only Jesus can take us there. Introduction Morning everyone. welcome to Church. Well i wonder if you have heard of Australian journalist Cheng Lei. she was a business reporter for China’s state-run English language TV station CGTN. she…

Into How many of you would like to live the greatest life possible? Life kind of works like a Bell Curve. You grow in peaks and valleys and peaks and valleys… Businesses start up with a lot of energy and growth and then plateau and then often decrease. It’s the same with our health. You get stronger…

I want to begin this morning with an anonymous story I found online “While watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I watched a church in Atlanta honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the church even bothered to…

1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness…

Introduction: know which muscles to exercise. Grace Values The Gospel We value believing, living out, and growing in the Gospel through evangelism, discipleship, personal living, and community relationships. Grace Values The Bible 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for…