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Baptism: the door home Coming home in freezing rain. Relieved to get home. Didn’t feel like home till i got a hug from my sisters and a hug from my mom. followed by a slap Baptism lets us in. But its the filling of the Spirit that shows us we are home. It is the product of the life with God that is the…

Good morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to Luke Chapter 3. Today we are going to finish chapter 3. Next week we will begin our Summer Series as we look into the wise sayings and practical wisdom of Proverbs. We hope you will join us for this exciting journey. This morning we come to the genealogy…

ANNA: THE FAITHFUL WITNESS It is truly remarkable that when Jesus was born, so few people in Israel recognized their Messiah. It was not as if no one was watching for Him. Messianic expectation in the early first century was running at an all-time high. How did Daniel figure in to the prophesy of Messiah?…

John the Baptist passed the baton to Jesus after he correctly identifies him as the Messiah, God With Us. We finished up Matthew Chapter 3 in our Series on The Gospel of Matthew.

Last week we started a journey looking at spiritual gifts in the church. We specified those spiritual gifts centering on the miraculous spiritual gifts or sign gifts that Paul deals with in the church in Corinth. Last week I made the case for the belief system called cessation ism, which holds to the…

(S1) — Luke 3:21-22 The word of God... (S2) — Church/Parents/Bible Stories/Jesus “You may be the only Bible some people read, the only Jesus some see… { Luke 24:13 } — Journey to Emmaus… 17 ...sadness written across their faces. Jesus’ death...missing body…Hopes/dreams of a properpus future… This man…

Satisfied with life? Do you ever get the feeling of being dissatisfied with the situation you’re in? Some of you might want to give a hearty - Absolutely - to that. Life just throws you one lemon after another. Some of you might give a more nuanced yes. Yes, there are parts of life that cause great dissatisfaction,…

Introduction One of the things that I love most about Advent is that it gives me a chance to remind all of you about the story that the New Testament is actually telling. You will here again and again something like “God chose Israel to redeem the world through them, and when that didn’t work, he promised…

When I was a kid there was a stretch on the road heading south from Hawkes Bay that I always used to look forward to - just before you reached Norsewood there was an amazing hill that came out of nowhere - and my brother and I used to beg dad to drive as fast as he could over it - it was one of those…

The Habit of Solitude Raise your hand if you have a difficult time slowing your mind. Now raise your hand if you didn’t hear what I said because your mind was somewhere else. As amazing of a person as Amy is, this is something that we are both guilty of. In fact, the most common question we ask each…

Prepare the Way Several years ago, I was used to train dogs. In that business, I got to work with all types of trainers. I worked with search and rescue dogs, drug dogs, and even some agility dogs. Even though I knew what they could do, it was still amazing to see them work. They would know where to…

Today, we begin week 4 of our series that is taking us through Luke’s writing in both the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. So far we have gone through chapters 1 and 2. If you have not been doing so, please read through the books of Luke and Acts with us. These messages on Sunday morning will mean…

Good morning, turn with me to Luke chapter 7. Just to catch you up, last week we took some time to see how Jesus deals with our doubt. How many of you are dealing with doubt today? John the Baptist was dealing with doubt himself while he was unable to come to Jesus because he was in jail. Based on everything…

We hear those words from Isaiah and in light of this past week the mere mention of fire may be difficult to hear. For that I’m sorry. Here the fire is not necessarily literal fire as we’ve seen across our news feeds this past week, but trials, difficulties, persecution, hardship. These things will not…

When I was asked about a month ago to preach during Advent, focusing on Joy in the third week of the season, I was excited. After all, who doesn’t love a good Advent message about joy? I was ready to dive into the season with a warm, feel-good message about the happiness we find in Jesus. But then I…

Preparation Begins Well it’s official, we’re in the crazy season. Schools are bringing things to a close and we’re getting the end of year presentation assemblies. Everyone’s planning a Christmas party, whether it’s the class party for those in school, or the work party for those who work, or the party…

Luke 3:1-14 The last mention of John the Baptist in Luke’s account was his birth, marked by his father Zacharias’ praise to God for His fulfilled promise ( Luke 1:67-80 ). After about thirty years of silence concerning John’s life, Luke reintroduces him as a pivotal figure beginning his prophetic ministry.…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…

The Son of God A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a post in one of the pastor’s groups that I’m in. And though it’s not super surprising I was somewhat taken aback by what I saw. This is the image I saw This image is disturbing. There was a survey done by called “The State…

Power and Authority Introduction The sword series, walking through how to read the Bible. Starting with how to read a passage. Then how to read a topic. Topic we’re studying is the Holy Spirit Last Week we read H.S. is associated with Life and Creation. But that’s just one facet. This morning, Big idea.…

This is the third week of Advent. And each week we’ve been looking at one of the videos on the themes of Advent from The Bible Project. We’ve explored the theme of Hope as we wait expectantly for the Messiah. Then last week we looked at the theme of peace, and so today we get to the theme of Joy. So…

As we begin our message today on the second Sunday in Advent, our theme is Peace. I want to share with you a vide3o from our friends at Bible Project. I encourage you all to watch these videos more than once, as there is a lot of information packed into these short videos. You can find them at Bible…

Malachi 3:1–7 (NIV84) 1 “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when…

Good morning. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 3. As you are making your way to Luke 3 , I want to remind you of what King David said in Psalm 119 . “O how I love your law.” Antioch our church is a church that is commited to God’s Word and to teach God’s Word. The reason why that is…