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Do you remember when Chuck Norris jokes were all the rage? Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he actually doesn’t push his body up, he pushed the earth down. Chuck Norris disproves the theory of evolution and natural selection. If it really were survival of the fitest,…

Leviticus 1-27 God’s Holiness means he cannot look upon sin; out of love he seeks a way for it to be forgiven which is achieved through the substitution of sacrifice. The ultimate Sacrifice being Christ Scene 1/ Prior Preparation Prevents Pretty Poor Performance. Running in the Olympic finals is something…

Jesus did what the Law could not do by cleansing the Leper.

28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord , The fruit of the womb is…

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Introduction And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. ‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. ‘Do not turn to idols,…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

Introduction: A. Illustration: Story Of Two Angels There is a legend about two angels who were sent to earth to gather up the prayers of men. One was to fill his basket with the petitions of mankind. The other was to gather their prayers of thanksgiving. Sometime later they went back to the Father’s…

Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Tzaraat Keep an eye on the well-being of the community. Intro to the series this is a story of God’s unrelenting love to recreate a “good world” for very sinful people. Because of God’s unrelenting love, after the storm a good world can be co-created. We are in our…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Perk up. How does that work. How do you get out of your lonely place? PErk up doesn’t work because you loneliness is not the need for something from with yourself. It’s something that you have been disconnected from. It is relational. It’s not a better relationship with yourself that will fix it. We…

Leviticus 1:1-6:7 Review TORAH GPS We continue to use the Torah as our guide to do our portions So far we have come from Genesis to now Leviticus, and God has been at work Let me summarize it like this: B’Reisheet, in the beginning, God creates Paradise, but we fail to rest. God begins again with Avraham…

Introduction: There are two groups of people that struggle to come to Christ. One group is prideful and denies their need for Him. Oftentimes they even deny His existence despite the proof that is all around them. This group seems to grow by the day. But the other group is in just as bad of a situation.…

Text : Let my cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh; Give me understanding according to Your word. Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. Let my lips pour forth praise, For You teach me Your statutes. Let my tongue answer with Your word, For all Your commandments…

A Chain Reaction Lets play a game. I”ll describe a situation to you and you tell me what has just happened. You are watching the jumbo tron and you see a woman crying… jumping up and down saying yes yes yes… what just happened? What about this one: A group of kids wearing matching pajamas all looked…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Introduction So far in the Leviticus Torah portions we have talked about what is clean and unclean in the eyes of the Lord. We have been given guidliness (Mishpatim) of what to eat, how to do motherhood, how to server in the Tent of meeting And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

A journey can have surprises. Unexpected events which are inspirational. It might be a veiw that was far better than you imagined it would be. It might be an unexpected encounter with a magnificant example of God’s creation. It might be listening to the story of an inspiring person whom you just meet…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

COVID-19 Has Affected Our Assemblies Congregation’s Digital Presence 10% Did Before Covid 10% Don’t Now Spoiler Alert: (where we will wind up) Watching services online is not the same as being there. Tack Chumbley: Virtual assembly is life support. Virtual assembly is 2D. People are 3D. Face time is…

Service in Christ's Kingdom demands all that we are/have.

God’s holiness is rooted in his unique identity as the creator of the cosmos and the powerful source of all life and beauty and goodness. However, the power of God’s holiness is also dangerous to us as mortal creatures. But, in God’s desire to partner with humanity, he made a way for us to access his…

Exodus The word Exodus means Departure The Exodus event is the Central redemptive act of the OT. The Primary event of the Old Testament. The Exodus makes Israel a nation. Who is the Main Character of Exodus? As we read this book we must keep in mind that God is the central character. Hyksos And a new…