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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.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…

1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called…

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…

‌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 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…

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 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,…

We are continuing Values to Live by and we are going to look at another endangered value today… respect. We live in an extremely rude culture and it’s getting worse every day. It seems to me that respect for other people and their property is at an all time low. Look what happened with all the riots…

In one of His sermons Jesus states these words found in Luke 6:31 “Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. Paul would later state this concept in Galatians 5:14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement , “ You shall love your neighbor as yourself .” Paul would later…

Introduction: Open to 2 Samuel 1 We are back at it with our current series of going through Samuel and Kings The last time we preached on Samuel we finished up the first book of Samuel and read of Saul and Jonathan’s death... An event that ended 1 Samuel, which in its 31 chapters showed us that God is…

Introduction Good morning! Last week Jesus spoke some very hard truth to me, and hopefully to you. I have dealt with it continually this week. ((You know, if I preached on tithing, and you don’t tithe, you could just go fix it. You could set up a bank draft and be done.)) But... Jesus told us that we…

Introduction Good morning. This is going to be a tough sermon this morning. Some of the sermons in Daniel were tough because the passages took a lot of study and then I had to figure out how to relay to you what I learned clearly and within the time frame. This is hard in a completely different way.…

Love your Enemies, Goof morning church! great to see each one of you here. And a big welcome to those watching online. Today we are continuing the The bride has made herself ready series And what I want to share is on easier said then done! Love your enemies The preacher's Sunday sermon was Love Your…

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…