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Introduction: Pastor Nouh Yattara was born into a nomadic Muslim family. He shared his testimony on Voice of the Martyrs Radio recently. He talked about his life of fear as a Muslim. He was afraid of so much. He was afraid of superstitions, demons, and death. However, this all began to change after he…

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…

A New Setting Jesus has finished His sermon to the people with the warning of Repent or perish we saw that to perish ultimately means to go to Hell and unless someone repents and turn to the cross of Jesus they will go to Hell to everlasting destruction unless someone turns their life over to Jesus to…

Text - Luke 13:10-21 Subject - Kingdom Theme - God’s Kingdom Thesis - God is working in small and insignificant ways to build His Kingdom. Principle - Intro I have mentioned before, one of the main themes in the book of Luke is the upside down - inside out nature of God’s kingdom. That is one of the…

Two weeks ago, we left off where Jesus was addressing the crowd and His disciples. In the final verses of that weeks sermon, Jesus told a parable about a servant being ready for when the Master comes. This week, we finish up chapter 12. Jesus transitions us to another thought along this line. Look at…

The Chain Breaker Justin Gatlin Luke: The Road to Jerusalem / Luke 13:10–17 Kid Time Daniel 3:12–18 KJV There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship…

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…

A crippled woman came to worship God. In the Lukan passage, we come upon a simple story of a woman who was worshipping in the same synagogue as Jesus. She had a physically crippling condition. Her condition kept her from standing straight up for eighteen years, not unlike what some experience today from…

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. 14 And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue.…

Luke 13:1–17 (CSB) 1 At that time, some people came and reported to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And he responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things? 3 No, I tell…

God requires repentance from all before it is too late, Our faithfulness is demonstrated in compassionately pointing others to the remedy for their situation.

I wanted to talk about the piece of scripture from Isaiah that spoke about God giving us Beauty for Ashes Ashes definition- It was a practice of putting ashes on the head to show mourning, grief or repentance 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news…

Released on the Sabbath The synagogue leader isn’t happy about this, he’s mad. “How dare Jesus do any form of work on the sabbath.” The Importance of People Jesus uses the same word to convey the point with a donkey and the woman when he says untie and loosed. lyo- which is to loose something. Anyone…

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…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Jesus upsets the religious authorities by healing on the Sabbath again. Why does he seem to play fast and loose with Jewish religious rules? Because they have fundamentally misunderstood the basis for the Sabbath: a celebration of freedom rather than another burden. Jesus comes to bring freedom.

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Peace 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring…

Isaiah 61:1-3 ^= Thoughts for me as I am preaching (Memory Joggers) $= Key points What is hope to you? Hope has two definitions the first is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen , or is a feeling of trust. Ask yourself which one do you aline with? ^ Think of the people Isaiah’s…

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…

Where are you looking for hope? Are you looking for it in the economy? Are you looking for it in family? Are you looking for it in a spouse? Are you looking for it in a secure job? Are you looking for it in a leader? Are you looking for it in a friend? Where do we find hope? When we look in the wrong…