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Engage When God calls you, you go where he sends you. Such was the case for a man who was born in the United Kingdom who God called to pastor a church here in the U.S. And for as much as we share in similarity between our two countries, we are worlds apart in many other respects. Take for instance names…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2. Scripture memory 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Title and start Catch.. Lucien of Antioch (an early Christian believer) said, ‘A…

Prayer is coming into communication with the living and active God... Prayers moves us from the: Physical to the Spiritual Temporal to the Eternal From self-focus to God-focus This week we are going to look at the NT How Not to Pray 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to…

‌Series Thesis: Christ is for you and for me, together in Christ, we are his church. Prayer: This morning we pray for a greater measure of your peace and clarity. Would be hunger for your word and the truth within. Would we love our brother and sisters in Christ as you have so loved us. We are creatures…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers Bible memory And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Title Catch- What do angels get to see that we do not? Angels are amazing They are said to…

Our Scripture lesson today is taken from Luke 6:27-42 : “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2.Memory verse For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Title What are some valuable ministry tasks people do? Chris Mueller writes "Women thought being a godly woman meant they must be a ministry speaker, write books…

Psalm 73:1-28 As we wrap up this series on the Truth about Forgiveness, I want to talk about what will happen when we refuse to forgive…and how to conquer it. No one sets out to be a bitter person. When we talk about conditional forgiveness inevitably someone will raise the concern that this will only…

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And…

Intro This morning we continue in the book of Romans. We have been looking over the last few weeks of this 12th chapter of the book of Romans with the theme - why not now. Why not now, live your life for Christ? We make a choice every day, and in reality, multiple choices throughout the day in regards…

I titled the message “Tough Love”, but in the case of our text this morning, tough love does not mean what people usually mean by it. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the terminology Tough Love. This is because often times what people mean by tough love is not really love at all. What many people…

Our foundation Scripture is Matthew 28:18-19 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Last week we added…

Introduction: Every family has a culture embedded in it. Some families are outdoorsy. Some families are extremely social. Some families tend to keep to themselves. Some families are known for sports. Some families are all about books. Some families love to travel. Some families are more homeward in orientation.…

What does it mean to be a teacher? What does it mean to be a student?

The Freedom of Forgiveness Today we wrapping up the River Valley Church study about purpose in the freedom that God gives us. Just as a quick recap, we kicked this series off by looking at the source of our freedom. Without God freedom wouldn’t even exist! By the power of His word, He created us for…

The spiritual fruit of kindness is not about being a nice person; kindness in the Bible is a combination of two expressions: compassion and mercy.

Pastoral Prayer Chris is sick, those that are ill and recovering, Ukraine Intro Good Morning Everyone. Thank you for joining us here today and online. For those of you that may not know me, I am the youth pastor here. I spend most Sundays downstairs with the next generation of the church. This morning…

Good News. Love Your Enemies. So many of us Christians love the salvation of Christ but not the teachings of Christ. Let’s be honest, his teachings are hard, challenging. We much prefer the idea of salvation from our sin than the command to obey his teachings. Salvation reminds us that Christ died for…

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road? A: To prove it wasn’t a chicken. Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: To show the squirrel it could be done. Chickens are always funny- right? Well, they are always funny until you try and answer a particular question about them. Which came first- the chicken…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today a “cancel-culture” environment has become more common than before, where simple disagreements and differences of opinion makes enemies out of friends. I recognize that I’m painting with a broad-brush,…

27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, Love your enemies- understood as having genuine concern for someone regardless of their outward beauty or likelihood of reciprocating towards you. 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. You’ll note that…

Joseph and his brothers We all know the story Not suffering for its own sake, but because any other way leads to death Reconciliation leads to life All seems a bit much. Beyond our Limits we read these passages - Josephs welcoming his brothers, Jesus teaching love for enemies, and it sounds great. But…

Forgive! What is the single most difficult thing for Christians to do? (ask first) But … Forgive is exactly what we are COMMANDED to do… Look at Col. 3:1-17 — The Apostle Paul gives us some direction on Holy Living… Look at what he says: Colossians 3:1 (NRSV) 1 So if you have been raised with Christ,…

Intro: Values to live by… Last time… Giving Respect I have had to read obituaries and introduce people at places and mispronounced their names from time to time… to make it worse, we often try to correct what we did and often we make it worse. Has anyone besides me ever tried to make something wrong…

We have been working our way through 1 Corinthians and came to chapter 6, where Paul was chastising the church for not properly handling disputes. Instead of having other saints help them work through issues, they were going to court with one another. After looking at what Paul rebuked them for doing,…