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Intro How can you tell if someone is being insincere? 1) Inconsistent body language. ...3) They're rarely the first to reach out. ...4) Lack of empathy. ...5) They're quick to break promises. ...6) They seem perfect. ...7) They avoid serious conversations. ... Fake nice people may appear polite and friendly,…

1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.…

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…

Fear there are different types types of fear in God’s Word there is the fear fear of God because of sin and the punishment of sin there is also the fear/ reverence of God that we as Christians should have the christian church used to be known as God fearers the person who has not been regenerated is…

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things.…

Sunday Service for Pentecost Sunday May 19, 2024

Leaven is a biblical illustration of permeation, influence. John F. MacArthur The whole idea of our spiritual conversion and our walk with God is to separate ourselves from sin.....To be holy as God is holy To be as unleavened rather than leavened…or to live in purity without hypocrisy or doublemindedness.…

Dangers of Passivity Luke 12:1-12 I want to tell you a story that happened in the 1940s during WWII. The Nazi party was trying to gain popularity throughout Germany and one of the ways they sought to do that was through the church. So what they attempted was to create a “pro-Nazi” faction within the…

Introduction: I’m sure most of us have used a hammer at one point or another. Some of us may have fond memories of accomplishment. Others may have terrible memories of pain in your thumb. Either way we know that a hammer is used with force. We have adopted an expression in modern times that we call “dropping…

A crime without a conviction. How hard is it when a child goes missing and the kidnapper is unknown? How hard is it when a disease ravages the world and the blame isn’t assigned to anyone? When horrible things happen and someone is to blame but an answer never comes . . . what then? This is our topic…

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…

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…

Good News For The Religiously Tired Deconstruction, Discontent, and Deconversion These are hot topics right now within the American Church. One of the opening sermons of this series delt with these topics. There are many podcasts, YouTube videos, articles, and TikTok's that approach the subject. Some…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

21 He also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen.” 24 And he said…

The third commandment is about more than blasphemy; it is a commitment to always seek the one true God as he reveals himself in scripture.

We must not allow earthly distractions to divert our eternal perspective.

Intro Week Three of Four Week One Looked to Amos and the fact that our faith is not to be a performance God doesn’t care about the performance or the check list if our hearts aren’t in the right place Week two Jeremiah’s testimony to the court prophets They just kept telling people what they wanted to…

SPRING FEASTS (Picturing Christ’s First Coming) Passover Feast. ( Leviticus 23:4-8 ) ​ Leviticus 23:4–8 4 These are the feasts of the Lord , even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord ’s passover. 6 And on the fifteenth…

Introduction Chapter divisions Last week talked about hypocrisy careful to tithe garden herbs, but neglected justice and love of God. Spiritual disciplines are great! Just don’t replace the biggest things with smaller things. == Jesus is still talking about hypocrisy Gives us some ways to avoid hypocrisy…

This shows us that following Jesus is a black and white matter. Not something that we can be wishy washy about. Following Jesus is an action that takes the heart. The outward appearance of religion isn’t enough. Warning Against Hypocrisy Hypocrite is borrowed from an ancient term taken from the theatre.…

Introduction In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden…

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…