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MARY MAGDALENE 9 Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. Mary Magdalene is one of the best-known and least-understood names in Scripture. Scripture deliberately draws a curtain of silence over much of her life and…

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…

Sinners in the hands of a Gracious God Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an angry God - totally appropriate, those who do not receive Christ will come under the judgment of an angry God Christians are sinners in the hands of a gracious God, who removed our guilt and condemnation but Jesus went…

We just celebrated Independance day for the USA. We celebrated the birth of the greatest nation in history. This nation was based on a Judeo Christian belief system. 22 For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us. From this verse we can see that even our form…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19- 17:14 Road Map Review Shemini (8) mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara The Great Day - HaGadol Picture of Torah Readings Summary of the Passover Torah Readings The term Chol HaMo’ed Picture of the two prophecies. dry bones and Ingathering A Holy People…

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…

The Last Encounter The woman caught in adultery Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught…

John 8:1-11 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”…

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…

Today we are talking a bit about excuses to sin. Here is a couple of excuses for thing I thought were funny: When our new hire didn’t show up for work, I called her. She explained that her mother had passed away and that she would need a few days off for bereavement. “Of course,” I said. A week went…

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable…

INTRODUCTION A. The “I Am” Series 1. Jesus reveals Himself as the eternal Son of God 2. The “I AM” statements help us understand Him B. The Light of the World 1 Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down…

We are talking about love. Last week, we discussed that love should be the basis of everything a Christian does. But, what truly is love? Paul wrote that without love, we are nothing. But, what is love? Let’s read what Paul wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I…

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely…

The Setting Jesus had been in Galilee when challenged by brothers ( Jn7:1-4 ) Jesus went to Jerusalem during middle of feast, undercover not openly ( Jn7:10 , 14 ) Jesus taught in the temple ( Jn7:14 ); people were astonished, marveled at his knowledge Jesus taught about true doctrine (7:16-29) The Jews…

A Messy Reality We live in a broken world. We ourselves are born with a sin nature passed down to us by our father Adam. This nature is spiritually dead and unable to act, think, or even want the things of God. Holiness is beyond our reach. Jesus stepped into our mess and joined us. He became one of…

John 7:53-8:11 Notes for the message: 1. Teaching in the Courtyard , 7:53-8:2. This arrangement of the paragraph throws light for us upon the loneliness of Christ. “Every man went to his home, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.” He had no home of His own. He was house-less and homeless in the world…

Intro Kids: How did you get the Bible in your hands today? Copying by hand originally multiple manuscripts/scrolls ( we have some only one generation away from the originals!) translation Then came books & printing When we compare old copies, we find spelling mistakes etc, but in some places we find…

Grace Intro I love preaching verse by verse through the bible for a couple of reasons. I’m not smart enough or creative enough to come up with a different sermon series every few weeks. God’s word dictates what I will preach. This means that it will steer me away from pet peeves, hobby horses, and soap…

Is Jesus the Messiah? Call to Worship Intro Have you ever been into a television series and really enjoyed it. Then all of a sudden there is this extremely slow paced episode that no one seems to like, but it’s important for moving the story along. These are called expositional episodes. And the reality…

Intro: What is the best way to prove a point - give an example right? Especially if people are unwilling to believe your claim, whether you are true or false, by giving an example of your claim, you hearers will know the truth. For example I can build a chicken coop. Don’t believe me just looky here…

See yourself through the perspective of the three different characters in the account of the woman caught in adultery, found in John 8:1-11.

What causes depopulation of the modern church? Truth 31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 4 “Behold,…

2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.…

Intro I think I am having a wife joke. Women are so precious and they ought to be precious to their husbands and to the congregation. For women are precious to God: So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Prayer He didn’t just create…