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Priority, what does that mean? Priority: (N) the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important. What are things that are a priority in your life? Have your priorities changed over the years, can they change, should they change? (Transition) In our passage tonight we will see the priority…

Neighborly Love On February 19, 1968, Fred Rogers debuted his show Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Would you be mind? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my neighbor? For 33 years and nearly 900 episodes, Mr Rogers was the face of what it looked like to be a neighbor. He taught Kids how to have compassion, how…

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THEM Was Martha’s frustration at Mary justified? At first, she probably tried to hint in a “subtle” way that she needed help, by making extra noise—maybe moving some pots and pans around with a little more vigor than the situation really required, and then by letting some utensils…

The Model Prayer the prayer that the disciples asked of Jesus to teach them last week the prayer was for daily bread without food our bodies will grow faint and die this week we are looking at the next phrase forgive us our debts David Guzik - Just as real as the need for daily bread is the need for…

We express our dependence on God. Intro Kids who do you go to when you need something? What do you do? Why? ( Because you know that they will hear you, and they are likely to give you what you need) Prayer is much like that, but between us and God. Jesus even describes prayer like going to a father for…

TEXT: GALATIANS 2:17-18 | LOVE NOT LEGALISM INTRO EXPLANATION : We are approaching the end of this 2nd chapter here in Galatians, and we are nearing what is probably the most notable verse in all of this book in v.20. But before we reach that all important verse, we cannot miss the powerful reminder…

Introduction: Why is prayer so hard for believers? And why don’t Americans see prayer as important in their lives? According to Barna research from 2020, the percentage of Americans that had prayed during the past 7 days (mind you this was only one time in the past week!) was 83% in 1996. By 2020, this…

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” What is Jesus talking about? Why the three terms? The Debts of Israel Deuteronomy 15:1-11 ; Lev. 25:8-13 ; At the end of every seven…

Working and Worshiping Scripture usually includes Martha and Mary together, and they lived with their brother Lazarus in the small village of Bethany - about 2 miles SE of the Temple’s eastern gate. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, Both Luke and John recorded that Jesus enjoyed hospitality…

Introduction This evening I want to point you towards one person who loved to serve others. She had her faults - just like we do - but she was a woman that can teach us a thing or two about ministry today. This woman’s name is Martha. Martha: “lady [of the house], mistress] True to her name, Martha is…

Introduction: Priority. The word means to take precedence or urgency. It is the state of being in superiority or rank. It refers to something that is very important and must be addressed before other things. This word has become more and more popular as of late. We hear people talk about priorities in…

Big Idea: Don’t let your service to the Lord keep you from His Word Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much…

What is More Attractive Sermon Series (First Sundays) What is more attractive than God’s Family? Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— remember that you were at that time separated…

Prayer: The Believer’s Lifeline Luke 11:1-13 If I walked up to you and asked what you think are the top 5 things a Christian should do to grow in their relationship with Jesus. You would surely say things like: Go to Church, Read your bible, Do Good etc. And I Believe that one of those things in the…

Serving Jesus Growing up I listened to country music. There was a song released by Alabama that really hits at the message of this morning’s text. The chorus goes. “I'm in a hurry to get things done Oh, I rush and rush until life's no fun All I really gotta do is live and die I'm in a hurry and don't…

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…

What is our “Daily” bread? Give us today our daily bread. This seems like the easiest part to interpret, except that we don’t actually know what “daily” means. There are three possible interpretations, and they are all Biblical. Give us today the bread we NEED to SURVIVE . The whole Israelite community…

Chalk and Cheese. Fire and Ice. Most people will tell you that siblings are each unique in their own way. One may be calm and measured, the other hot headed. One may be very gentle, the other rough and ready. One may be intellectual, the other more hands on. One may be a handful and a headache for parents,…

Our Father The model prayer begins with our father this is a prayer that can only be prayed by a child of God when we pray asking for forgiveness it is to our Father not the Judge of the world Jesus says in John 10:15, “I lay down my life for the sheep.” In other words, in the death of Jesus, God has…

Today, we begin Luke chapter 11. Do you remember the first time that you wanted to learn how to pray? For me it was probably early on in middle school or junior high. I was in my youth group and I felt this deep urge to want to know how to grow in my relationship with God. I knew in order to grow with…

Today we are continuing Luke Gospel in chapter 10. This is our 13th week in the book of Luke. I hope you have received something from Luke’s Gospel. Maybe you have noticed that Luke is a very thorough guy when writing his Gospel account of Jesus. I have said this many times in this series. Luke records…

Inheritance the Lawyer how to inherit eternal life the answer Jesus gave to him is obey the law perfectly always without fault trying to help this man see his need of a savior inheritance only goes to the children and if you are not saved you are not a child the inheritance not only comes to you in the…

Meillä on ollut teemana viimeviikkoina Jumalan rauha ja varustus ihmisten tarpeisiin ja olemme nostanee näitä hienoja raamatun jakeita esille kuten; Vaan etsikää ensin Jumalan valtakuntaa ja hänen vanhurskauttansa, niin myös kaikki tämä teille annetaan. ja Sentähden minä sanon teille: älkää murehtiko…

I made a rookie mistake this week. At my small group on Monday night I made the bold assertion that I would be preaching on prayer and proclamation as a spiritual discipline - praying, and sharing the good news. And at that point it was true - months ago when Rebecca and I planned this teaching series…

The Prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray: One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give…