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Torah Portion : Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah : Judges 13:2-25 Road Map Review Map of the Journey in the Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok We explained Zadok comes from the word Zaddik - righteous this is the High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek Introduction Torah Portion : Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah…

I. COMPARING THE ENCOUNTERS II. THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Luke 1:11–17 (ESV) — 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “ Do not be afraid , Zechariah,…

The Call of Christmas Zechariah: A Call to Prepare If you were to read your Bible straight through, when you got to the end of the Old Testament, you may only have to turn a page or two to get to the New Testament. Some Bibles have a Page that simply says “New Testament”, some Bibles go straight from…

MARY’S RESPONSE OF WORSHIP Mary, filled with joy and bubbling over with praise, hurried to the hill country to visit her beloved relative, Elizabeth. There’s no suggestion that Mary was fleeing the shame of her premature pregnancy. It seems she simply wanted a kindred spirit to share her heart with.…

We are in the third week of our series, The Promise. Jesus gives to each of us through His coming four promises that we are exploring. The first week I looked at hope. Hope in God does not disappoint us and when we place our hope in Jesus, we find a life that is full of peace and contentment. Last week,…

(S1) Places everyone, words you hear just before the start of a play… Movie—’The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’— The church wanting it to be perfect—perfect cast (their kids)…right words at the right time…places everyone… Were they really expecting a Christmas miracle? They were hoping for the same production…

We spent 5 weeks talking about doing nothing. The basic idea is this: God is the one in charge, who has the plan, who knows when and how to fix things. The logical conclusion: there will be (many) times when I want God to act, but he has not decided to act yet. The right thing to do then is “nothing.”…

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…

Well Good Morning, you are going to need your Bibles today. I hope that you have brought one. Here at Antioch one thing is you are always going to need a Bible and a note book. Turn with me to Luke chapter 1. Last week we began our exciting journey as we took a look into the beginning act of the gospel…

A Priest, A Prayer, and a Promise This morning we are going to be looking at Luke 1:5-25 . I know that if you have one of the bookmarks I made that this isn’t what is listed on there. We were supposed to get through verse 38 this morning, but both of these sections are jam pack full of beautiful nuggets…

Break the Silence intertestamental period of 400 years since the Prophecy of Malachi 1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the…

Luke 1:5-56 Joy

season of celebration of Jesus’ birth hope, love, joy, peace faith in God to bring hope out of the impossible READ Luke 1:5-25 . Barrenness (v7) Despite being “good” people, they lacked one significant blessing: a child * age * emotionally/spiritually spent Out of barrenness, God produces miracles 1.…

Luke 1:14–17 (ESV) — 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel…

Luke 1:5-25 Scene 1: I have met some interesting people in my time. Some of the most interesting have been people who really wrestle with what God wants. Some clearly know what God wants and they spend their life being angry with God. I remember one time when I had just started the journey of training…

John 1:19-51 19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?”…

Have you ever heard those stories about someone lost at sea? In the summer of 2017, two longtime commercial fishermen—John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski—set out to fish from Montauk, Long Island. As they headed out to sea, about forty miles offshore, Anthony was sleeping below deck while John started…

Good morning, turn with me to Luke Chapter 3. Today the message is titled, “The Testimony is True.” The testimony of Christ is true church. As you are making your way to Luke chapter 3 we see the Lord’s baptism mentioned in of the Gospel’s. - Matthew 3:13-17 . - Mark 1:9-11 . - John 1:29-34 . 21 Now…

John 14:15-18 We have begun a new series in which I have entitled “The Great Life.” The Great Life is the life that is yielded to the Holy Spirit. We studied last week the three types of Men: The Natural Man, the Carnal Man and the Spiritual Man. The Spiritual Man is the one who will be able to experience…

Today, and for the rest of the Advent season, we will be examining some of the mysteries of Christmas. Our theme is “unwrapping the mysteries of Christmas”. And really, these mysteries are not hard to read about, for scripture clearly teaches about them. The mysteries we are examining are comprehended…

I. Introduction Update on life I’l be taking the new role of senior pastor at a grace called Grace Bible Church of Cedar Ridge It is in Grass Valley, California, which is about 1 hour north of Sacramento Beautiful area that we’re excited to move to And our family was welcomed well, so we’re super excited…

Setting the stage This was a troubling time for Israel. There had been no words from the Lord for 400 years. Spiritual leaders were deeply tied to traditions and protecting the law while awaiting the coming Elijah ( Mal4:5-6 ) 5 “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of…

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…

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…

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…