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This Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Introduction 10 Steps I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bring the one -third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on…

An airplane flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and bumping around in the sky. One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next to a preacher and knowing he was a preacher she turned to him for comfort. She said, "Preacher, can’t you do something?" she demanded. He replied, "I’m sorry,…

September 6, 1998 AM PULLING THEM OUT OF THE FIRE TEXT: Jude 17-25 INTRODUCTION Read text. September 11, 2001 21 years ago our lives were changed. Not since WW2 had U.S. borders been breached on such a scale of death and destruction with almost 3,000 people killed and 25,000 injured. Most of those who…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

Introduction Have you ever tried very had to please someone, but ended up missing the mark. Maybe it was a boss, you know the kind, driven, high expectations, yet seemingly unaware of your efforts to please. Maybe it was a parent that you so desperately wanted to please and everything you did seemed…

Jude is one of the shortest books in the Bible, but packed with significant doctrine. The overall theme of the book is that believers should remain firm in their faith and resist the influence of false teachers. Jude was previously describing certain persons who had crept into the Church unnoticed (…

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, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And on some have compassion, making a distinction; 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Agape Feast December 18- this includes communion, potluck, and a sweet time of fellowship in the Lord. So please, bring your favorite dish. Angel Tree Kids- please see Kathy if you are interested in buying gifts for children whom have incarcerated parents. Baptism-…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

21 Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. 22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. 24 The grace…

This morning I want us to think about the idea of blessedness or happiness? Three time in just eight verses Paul draws our attention to the idea of blessing or the one who is blessed. V. 6- just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works V. 7- Blessed…

We have gone over what those who creep into the church are like lately. We have seen that their beliefs are based on feelings and emotions and what they want. These people will twist and turn truth to fit the mold they want. They do this through slow movements and some through abrupt and bold movements.…

From warnings to worship! Jude while small in number of words, and verses, had a mighty amount to say. Strong warnings for the sanctified. Now we draw to an end of the writing and the start of our application for us as the church today as we close out this short letter. Jude methodically gave some words:…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. Thank you for the wonderful message of music! Today, is communion church and all are welcome to the table who have recieved Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We take communion because not only…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. What a blessing it is to be here in the house of the Lord with you this morning. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Jude. What a dismal picture of the church we have been given. The licentious, permissive lifestyles of the teachers has led…

Pastor James takes us through Jude 3-4.

The simplest understanding of eternal security comes from our understanding of salvation . When we understand what we did to receive salvation and what God did we clearly understand why our salvation continues through eternity. Eternal security as related to the Father . 1. His purpose . 28 And we know…

All the neighborhood stood still and quiet, my wife froze where she was at, I stood looking at my son… my heart beating powerfully in my chest with some of the deepest fear mixed with concern and panic that it had ever felt. Just seconds before… I watched as my young son rode his bike between our cars…

1 T here is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through…

How can I be sure? Because He is able, He said He would and He does not lie. “Will your riches keep you from distress, Or all the forces of your strength? Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent? and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for…

What Jesus Means To Me! "What Jesus Means to Me" To me the only important thing about living is Christ, and dying would be profit for me. Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I…

Remember the Words of Jesus Keep Yourself in the Love of God Have Mercy on Others

Scripture Reading Proverbs 2:20 -33 Good morning. Q. 28. How does Christ execute the office of a prophet? A. Christ executes the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by this Word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation. Today we have much to pray about and much to be thankful for. Pastoral…

Scripture Reading Psalm 24 Good morning. As we gather today we sit under the King of Glory. The one who created the universe. Who created you and me and who knows the beginning and the end. Let us start today remembering who is in control all of the time. Let us look at our Catechism question for the…

In Romans 8:30 Paul assures believers that the goal of God's plan and all of the essential parts is the glorification of believers.