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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…

Who Bothers to Thank God? Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. My mother, as well as Tanya’s, taught us to write “Thank You Notes”. If ever I missed, a lecture would follow and sometimes punishment. I wish I did a better job of writing thank…

Gratitude is our response of thankfulness for God’s goodness, love, provision, and grace. It is the undercurrent of all other faith practices—the well out of which they flow.

Remember to Thank God! Thanksgiving Day, a day our nation has set aside to remember to give thanks to our God. In the creation account in the Book of Job we read, “The morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy” (38:7). That’s the beginning of creation. And in Revelation, the very…

You don’t know what you have until you have nothing! Perhaps this is why we struggle so much with having an attitude that is thankful towards God for all that we have and especially for our salvation. Almost everyone in this room has so much and has never been in the situation where you have nothing…

The Gift of the Magi Over 100 years ago. a man named O’ Henry wrote the story “The gift of the Magi” It’s about a young married couple with very little money at Christmas time. The family had only two things of value, Jim’s pocket watch, which had been passed down from his grandfather, to his father…

Good News For Those Far Away While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee. Samaria - A region of Israel inhabited by an ethnically and religiously group distinct from the Jews. They were descendants of Jews who had married outside of ethnic and religious Jews. Jews considered them…

What are the side Effects of Obedience? Tale of two disobediences: Saul Disobey’s God towards Amalekites. The Healed one leper of ten. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord . 2 “Thus says the Lord…

What are the side Effects of Obedience? Tale of two disobediences: Saul Disobey’s God towards Amalekites. The Healed one leper of ten. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord . 2 “Thus says the Lord…

Thanksgiving = Giving Thanks You will never learn to give thanks for what you have for what you have, until you learn to give thanks for what you don’t have. As God’s children, what should we give thanks for? 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 15 For all things…

Deuteronomy 8:1-10 ; Psalm 67:1-7 ; Philippians 4:6-20 ; Luke 17:11-19 Introduction/Opening What a day! I started the day looking forward to a quite one; I even brought Oscar — my dog — to office with me, knowing that he would quietly sleep on my office floor. Within a few minutes of walking in the door,…

1. They stood at a distance 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance It was custom that those who had leprosy were not allowed to be with everyone else. They often formed communities outside of the cities. When people came along, they would stay back…

11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when…

We are starting a new three week series leading up to Thanksgiving. This series addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence…

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

When looking at your life, would people view you as a grateful person? Do you demonstrate to others the same mercy and grace that God has shown to you? Leprosy Horrible disease that when you caught it, you were cast out of the community. Were no longer allowed to be with your family. No longer allowed…

11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. 13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 So when He saw them,…

Introduction Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them,…

Introduction Good morning once again from the Pastor’s cave. I trust your couch is comfy this morning. You have your snacks, popcorn, or cheerios I hope you have your bible or favorite bible app handy. I’ll share a little about when and how we might be able to reopen at the end of our time together this…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

God Surrounds Us, with Righteous People. Is our Obedience to God’s word consistent. Do we learn form others? What do our children learn from watching us? Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich. A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king…

What we see God direct us to do and to be in scripture is simply put basic. Given the instructions at face value even a child can understand… in fact children often follow His instructions better. It is not that His instructions are difficult to understand… but to to our sin natures they are difficult…

Introduction When I was teaching High School math, can anyone guess what question I had to deal with every week? “When are we going to ever use this!?” Bright students did not just want to learn a list of steps, they wanted to see how it fit and why it fit. They could learn the steps for a single test,…

Love Your Neighbor - Part 2 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 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 can see it through…