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Remembrance As we gather this evening it is for the purpose to remember what Jesus Christ did… As we gather together we remember Him as we come to the Lord’s table, an sacrament instituted by the Lord Himself… The night that He would be betrayed… Jesus did something unique with His followers The Bread……

Intro: It’s Christmas Eve! I hope you have plans to enjoy the holiday and all it brings. We know that the the secular world, and those in other religions do Christmas with different motives, focus and even aspirations of this holiday. For Christians, Christmas is a very special time of the year. I’m…

A busy week in the news All Blacks lost to France - never a good start. In fact, with the Italy match on, I’m surprise to see so many of you here! Gang patch ban Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East I don’t even want to think about US politics. Hikoi mo te Tiriti - largest protest in a generation. All…

Our Gospel reading stops at a convenient, yet slightly strange place in the lectionary. Jesus has just told Pilate John 18:37 (NRSV) “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” But…

This morning we are going to begin talking about the Kingdom of God! Many people view the kingdom of God as some place that they will go to when they die if they believe in Jesus This is absolutely correct! However, maybe it is a bit more than that? We are going to talk this morning about what the Bible…

The Danger With “Your Truth” For several weeks God has had it on my heart to do a series that would help us to be more aware of some of the crazy things that are popular to believe in today’s world. I am still praying about what that series will look like and exactly what God wants me to teach. As I…

Good morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to Luke Chapter 3. Today we are going to finish chapter 3. Next week we will begin our Summer Series as we look into the wise sayings and practical wisdom of Proverbs. We hope you will join us for this exciting journey. This morning we come to the genealogy…

Pre-service music Welcome Good evening. Welcome this gathering of Hope. We are gathered here tonight to remember what was done on the behalf of sinners so many years ago on a cross, on a hillside, in Israel. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, God in the flesh, willingly gave His life on the cross for our…

Pontius Pilate I am Pontius Pilate. And the only reason you recognise my name is because it features in your creed. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried… You sing about me. You talk about me. Whenever you talk about Jesus. During the reign of Tiberius Caesar I was made…

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…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Distant Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 11 “O you afflicted one,…

So, I have a story about a wise old computing nerd and his new technological apprentice. He wanted to tell his young child some core life morals, as well as teach about old technology. The wise man first showed the kid a polaroid camera. The kid quickly took it, and snapped a photo, but was very confused…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome back to our sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed, where we are going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the Lord Jesus…

I’ve got a joke today about 3 kingdoms and mathematics. A perfectly triangular lake has 3 kingdoms on its 3 sides The first kingdom is rich and powerful, filled with wealthy, prosperous people, the second is humbler, but has its fair share of wealth and power. The third kingdom is struggling and poor,…

Jesus was not the king that the PEOPLE of Jerusalem wanted. Mark 15:7-12 John 19:13-16 There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. Pilate answered them, “Do you want…

20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23 save others, snatching them out of the fire;…

Fr. Michael’s Sermon for Good Friday, March 29, 2024

Jews presentation of Jesus Jesus arrested brought to Annas and Caiaphas ( Jn18:24 ) Peter had denied Christ as predicted ( Jn18:17 , 25 , 27 ) Jesus stood before Annas ( Jn18:19 ) then sent to Caiaphas ( Jn18:24 ) From there Jesus was taken and presented to Pilate ( Jn18:28-32 ) Pilate contemplates the…

Throughout the story of the bible, things were not always going incredibly well for God’s people. In fact, the majority of the Bible deals with people who are in trouble, people who are broken, people who are oppressed, and so on. But in the middle of all of those, for hundreds of years, one thought…

If the question where to come up...”what is truth” we would undoubtedly get a million different opinions of what that truth is, based on every mans opinion and often, not according to any kind of evidence or proofs whatsoever. In today's society, people stand on and hold true to their own truth. Many…

Job’s Integrity I registered for the July 4th 47th Annual Twin Sizzler Bike Race. in Medina. Back in May I registered for this race, and it happened on July 4th. I got the T-shirt. The real deal- Job. 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one…

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world…

Homiletic Point: Jesus is King! Intro We’re dropping in part way through the story, so let me catch you up real quick The Gospel of John is a record about the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, The first half of the book covers several miracles (signs) that Jesus performed as he traveled around Israel…

It’s Friday It’s been 5 days since Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey, being hailed as the King of Israel, and willingly, intentionally fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah showing himself as the promised King of not just Israel, but of every nation. But before he was crucified he was questioned…

Scripture weaves together: Prophecy - Isaiah, Psalms Narrative - John Didactic (teaching/application) - Hebrews Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form…