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Scripture Reading 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died,…

Scriptures 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin…

Thursday is Independence Day for us here in America. We live in the greatest nation in this history of the world and it’s because our founders based it on both the Bible and a Judeo Christian belief system. What I want to do is look briefly at the parallels between the United States’ founding fathers’…

Today is Fathers Day. I had asked some time ago if I could speak on this Sunday because there is a message I heard around 22 years ago on Fatherhood in this building that impacts me to this day. Shayla and I have been married for 15 years and have had children for 14 years. You can do the math. I was…

Many years ago, there were some soldiers who were fighting a forest fire. They were fighting it but had become surrounded by flames. Just then a plane flew over them flying very low to the ground and dropped notes that were weighted down onto the area where the soldiers were located. The note stated…

1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.…

Text - Nehemiah 13 Subject - Drift Theme - Spiritual Drift Thesis - Principle - As Christians today, we must be aware to guard ourselves from spiritual drift. As we turn to our text this morning, we see an all to familiar yet still sad pattern of events. The cyclical pattern of returning to faithfulness…

He who does not prepare for death is more than an ordinary fool. He is a madman. Charles Spurgeon In the day and time that we live…it seems we don’t hear much talk or preaching about Hell or death... And for good reason..who wants to talk or think about hell and death... We want to hear about the good…

For the last several years I have gotten up super early on Easter to think about how many people so easily awake to forget about Jesus and what He has done for us. Our society has not helped with this over the years. It is so easy to put things on our schedule on Sunday’s or just to sleep in on a Sunday…

Text : 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto…

Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall…

The choices we make from day to day all combine together to impact the person we become. Joshua reminds the people that their journey with God involves some choices; our path of discipleship involves choices too.

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

Introduction Message about Choices we face in the life of a Christian Our theme this year (as you know) is ‘Such a Time as This’. Throughout this year, the LORD has given us messages as: ‘A Time to Send’ ‘A Time to Support’ ‘A Time to Share’ ‘A Time for Courage’ A Time for Consequence’ Today in recognition…

A. Rapport for the time Deflection—and desire to see ourselves as the hero of our own story... This means that Israel’s problem was not fundamentally their corrupt and inept leaders (God dealt with them decisively), nor was it the Philistine threat (they could not prevail against God’s heavy hand). If…

Intro Welcome to RC again. We are glad you are hear. If you are watching online, we appreciate you watching. We would love for you to be here in person. We are in the last week of the Book of James. We will do some more book studies in the future. James is the most practical book in the NT. What he writes…

A. Rapport for the time Have you ever tried to be two different things at the same time? Happy when you are really sad inside. Perfectly fine on the outside while you are miserable on the inside but feel like no one should know? B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text Let…

Lost Identity Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. “and you the servants of Saul” Their lives demonstrated that…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

On Memorial Day, we remember the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. One such hero is Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith, the first Medal of Honor recipient in the Iraq War. His selfless act of bravery saved the lives of many of his comrades, and his legacy reminds us of…

1 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day…

READ: Josh 24:14-18 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord . And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord , choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your…

Hebrew Terminology: The most significant Hebrew word for faith is aman, a root word that denotes reliability, stability, and firmness. Aman concretely meant to support or to uphold, as for example the strong arms of a parent would uphold an infant. 9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God,…

The Mission of God CHOOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE ! Introduction Joshua 24 is all about commitment: commitment to one’s family, commitment to truth and to moral virtue, and above all else, commitment to God. Life today is not about commitment instead it is all about choices and the opportunity to…

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” OVERVIEW OF JOSHUA First of the twelve historical books (Joshua-Esther) The Law — Genesis // Exodus // Leviticus // Numbers // Deuteronomy History —…