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Authority What is authority? Who has authority? Does everyone with authority use it for good? Who gives authority? Who is your authority? It seems like everything they are an authority on everything. I mean you can hardly get on FB without a middle schooler telling you how to fight inflation, or shoot…

Sometimes forgiveness is hard work. As we complete our series today on forgiveness I think it is important to state the obvious: Sometimes forgiveness is hard to do. Other times it is simple and easy. The greater the hurt the harder it may be. Forgiveness is NOT reconciliation. Though I believe forgiveness…

Who are we as a people? Who are we as Christians? 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. Who are we as Americans?…

Is your political ideology aligned with God’s Word?

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…

Jesus' opponents attempt to trap him but as Jesus escapes their trap, he also teaches us something profound about how we relate to God: We belong to God - He created us, He rescued us, bought us back from the trouble we'd gotten ourselves into. Jesus calls us to give back to God what belongs to him: everything.

au·thor·i·ty noun 1. the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. In Luke's writings today we will see that Jesus has BOTH the Power and Right to do these things... Our scriptures today will cover the final week of Jesus life prior to the cross… PASSION WEEK! I want us to…

SCRIPTURE INTRODUCTION : Today we get to be a “fly on the wall” as we listen to Jesus and the religious leaders have conversations regarding life right now and in eternity. Although their questions were not sincere, Jesus gives eternal truth about what’s expected as we live life in this present time…

It seems like, when kids are around 3-5, they become very interested in the why’s of life. Why is the sky blue, why is my hair this color, why do the deer eat our garbage? The question why, can quickly become infuriating becasue after about the 5th why, your running out of answers. As we get older, many…

Intro; This morning we looked at how “God’s Timing Is Perfect.” Even though we live in a world where we don’t like to wait for anything, we learned three things about God’s timing; His timing brings Him the greatest glory His timing teaches us to trust Him by waiting on Him His timing increases our faith…

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…

Wisdom and Joy When God created humanity he created us with the capacity to gain knowledge and to put that knowledge into action. That is wisdom. As we talked about a few weeks ago there are really two types of wisdom: General worldly wisdom, like knowing a tomato is a fruit but not putting it in a fruit…

What A Fool Believes 27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, Controversy. it is loaded in Luke 20 . The Jews question Jesus’ authority. Jesus has told the parable of the master of the vineyard, where the father sends servants to the vineyard and finally sends…

Opening passage: Luke 18:18 –23 Growing Forward Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: Renewing your mind in Christ. Your Presenter: OrLando Yarborough III Opening passage: Luke 18:18–23 (NKJV)) Luke 18:18–23 (NKJV) Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what…

Introduction Luke A physician ( Col 4:14 ) and a colleague of Paul ( 2 Tim 4:11 ). A researcher v1 Wrote 2 NT books. Theophilus Hellenists 60-70AD - Likely 60-63AD Luke was a physician ( Col 4:14 ) and a colleague of Paul ( 2 Tim 4:11 ). Luke compiled his gospel through research. (compile v1, write an…

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…

Will You be Made Whole? This message uses examples from the Bible of types of healings. However, the main focus is more on the hindrances or opposition to healing. And, even more, the focus is on the thoughts, actions, and beliefs of the one that is healed. Our theme verse today is John 5:6 6 When Jesus…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were…

1 Praise the Lord ! Praise the Lord , O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans…

Just after the Seder, Jesus and his disciples depart to the garden of Gethsemane to pray. All but one.... After spending time in prayer, Jesus was betrayed by one of his closest friends and arrested. The rest of his friends scatter and deny him. He was then brought before Caiaphas, Herod, and Pilate…

Encounters with Jesus You Will be With Me Luke 23:33–43 (ESV) 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to…

Encounters with Jesus You Got to Go Up the Tree Luke 19:1–10 (ESV) 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was…