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If you were asked to describe our world in one word, would you choose the word “peaceful” ? Probably not. I’m guessing there are a lot of other words that come to mind before peaceful. Your list may include words like chaotic, broken, unstable, frightening, or disintegrating. As a nation, we've lost…

(S1) — JOY to the World... “10 the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Sometimes Joy can be difficult to find unless we are looking for it MOVIE “SHIFT”—Joy in the midst of chaos …experiencing a time of joy, prior to it life was either…

Introduction The night of Jesus’ birth was a night like any other that would be a night like no other. Just days before, the decree went out through out the land that the entire empire was to be registered. A young man hears of the decree and looks to his betrothed who is at the last moments before the…

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…

3rdSunday of Advent -- Joy Reading: Luke 2:8-14 Introduction: Not a comprehensive study of the expansive subject of joy, but a practical look at how we can experience joy during the time of advent; of waiting for Jesus to return, even as the world around us spins more and more into chaos. I. The Value…

Mom No. 1: How do you get your sleepy-head son up in the morning? Mom No. 2: I just put the cat on the bed. Mom No. 1: How does that help? Mom No. 2: The dog’s already there. Son: Dad, do you know the difference between a pack of cookies and a pack of elephants? Dad: No. Son: Then it’s a good thing Mom…

John 14:1 0 -14 Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we pray in submission to His will, and to both the power and purpose of God. Read the text John 14:1-14 . Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we submit to His will to both…

First, something to grasp Grasp: Final night of Jesus earthly ministry Grasp: Final hour or two before His arrest and leading to the cross Grasp: Troubled disciples with troubled hearts are given words of comfort (chapters 14-16) Tonight before getting started let me put a phrase I found by Wiersbe on…

66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son…

The overarching theme of our text this morning is that what is coming in the future, the glory that God has in store for us, is unimaginable and beyond compare! The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily…

Jesus is comforting His disciples before His death “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. Jesus is preparing the disciples for His death The next few days could destroy His closest followers But He is “leaving” soon as well They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed,…

... Because Her Hour Has Come ..." John 16:16-22 Genesis 35:16-19 INTRODUCTION: Today of Course our message is about Mother’s Day, so of course Happy Mother’s day to each of you. Our title for today is .. Her hour .. the scripture for today is taken from John 16:16-22 16 “In a little while you won’t…

Joy, Peace, and Victory This morning we are going to wrap up Jesus’ final discourse to his disciples before he goes to be crucified. Throughout the last several weeks we have looked at how Jesus is preparing his disciples for his departure. In these last few verses, Jesus is really going to focus on…

John 16:16-33 There are many things that can be considered in this passage of scripture. We can see that our belief is nothing to glory in. Sometimes we think we are something because of our tremendous faith. Yet Christ tells the disciples who had just made a plain statement to the fact that they believed…

Jesus’ death and resurrection give birth to reconciliation; reconciliation produces the joy of obedience. When the world tries to steal your joy dial 911.

On April 11, 1996 the entertainment world suffered a great loss when Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the hit song, "The Hokey Pokey", died at the age of 83. It was told that he died peacefully and that he led a full and happy life. Still it was a very difficult time for the family. It turned…

Trying to Make Sense of What Doesn’t Make Sense For a few weeks we have been teaching from what Jesus taught between the upper room and the Garden of Gethsemane. But before we get to the prayer of Jesus, I want to look at something that is a part of the teaching of Jesus that the Disciples were still…

As Jesus prepared to leave the disciples, he reminded them that he was offering them a new Counselor and new comfort. Find out what that means for us today in this message from John 15:25-16:33.

Introduction As I have told you many times before, I have developed a process to select sermon speaking passages and themes. I often spend time in prayer and begin to develop a framework for the messages. This Advent season has been like many others in my planning, but this season has been much different…

“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said these…

Jesus’ Farewell Going away to prepare a place you will do greater works than I I and my Father are 1 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you forever— Yet a little time and the world will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live,…

Today we will be studying John 17 together. Often we refer to the Lord teaching the disciples to pray in Matthew 6:9-13 , and Luke 11:2-4 as the Lord’s Prayer. Certainly, Jesus did pray those words, and they are the Lord’s prayer. John 17 is another of his prayers. However, this prayer is not his instruction…

Today we are in John 16:16-33 . This being the night before Jesus was crucified, Jesus was giving a final warning, and final encouragement to his disciples before it all unfolded. The disciples were perplexed at some of what Jesus was sharing. They were, I am sure, worried or concerned at what Jesus…

6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ Return to God part…

Intro 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice.…