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Late fall has us preparing for winter and celebrating the harvest. For most of us, not living close to the land, it is far more symbolic than it once was, but we still have a vestigial, cultural celebration of harvest. Looking for themes of harvest in the Bible is fruitful (pun intended). We run across…

Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had…

39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”…

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…

The language Jesus employed when speaking to the Samaritan woman in John 4 holds significant weight. Throughout his discussion on worship, he emphasized the importance of a fitting response to a correct understanding of God's nature. Jesus redirected the focus away from the physical location of worship,…

We are two weeks away from Easter and I am teaching a few weeks on the importance of reaching out to those around us. Last week, I preached on becoming Salt and Light in a Dark World . Today the message is Look Around. If you think about how good it feels to know that you have been forgiven of everything…

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Thirst No More

Intro: I made the statement a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to share a message or two regarding some current events that we are seeing in our world. At that time, I addressed the poor state of our nation using the assassination attempt of President Trump as my main illustration. Today, I want to…

The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have…

5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. Fishing was hard work The catch was ++Not a trophy ++Not to display…

4H Clubs make 4 pledges, but Christ-followers focus on 4 priorities

Secular - One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two pathetic-looking men by the side of the road, eating grass. He ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked the men, "Why are you eating grass?" "We don't have no money for food," the…

Compound interest teaching: If you took a penny on day one and doubled the amount each day - how much in 30 days? $ 5,368,709.12 No bank offers that kind of doubling interest - but it does dramatically illustrate what compounding does. What if we did that with inviting people to church? 25 of us works…

James 1:1-8 We have been walking through this journey to discover the Truth about our Eternal Security. Today I want to emphasize that we must take the whole of scripture in order to formulate our belief system. Yes, this is a lot of work! But it is the only way we can truly understand and balance all…

Today we come to one of the most gripping stories of Jesus’ ministry. As Jesus is getting ready to leave Judea and make his way north to Galilee, he makes plans to pass through Samaria, which is a direct route, but Jews didn’t pass through Samaria. It isn’t until you get to verse nine that you get a…

Prayer: Lord, we are so grateful that you are not finished writing the story of our life yet. Some of us today need a new chapter. Help us to turn the page from guilt and shame into a new story of healing and belonging. Amen.” (Illustration idea: Surprise Ending. Today's sermon has a twist at the end…

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Order of Service Welcome Hymn - GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART (174) Psalm Reading 5 Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act. 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Prayer Teen Talk Hymn - Be Still (566) Notices Prayer Meeting -…

It is important to be reminded of vision. Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Part of shepherding is keeping us laser focused. We easily forget and get distracted. We gain new people that don’t understand. So we will kick off 2023 with a couple sermons that help us…

One of the hardest parts in sharing a sermon is thinking about how to begin. How do I hold your interest in something so vitally important that if you really consider it, really deeply think about it, let it seek down in to your soul it will change your life. A new friend of mine, Austin, from Gravity…

If you knew the gift of God Introduction Our theme verse for this message is John 4:10 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. Jesus had been Baptizing…

39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is…

Jesus and personal Evangelism We have been looking at Jesus and His example of personal evangelism. And have covered much territory. So, again, some reminders before we get to the results. Because of divine we have seen some unlikely things (4:4) Jn4:4 “4 And He had to pass through Samaria.” Briefly…

Impact! We are using Jesus example of personal evangelism with the Samaritan woman and today we will continue, His interaction, His impact, led to realization and activation! Previously we have seen Unlikely things Unlikely place, unlikely time, unlikely person, unlikely conversation A physical need…