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Text - Luke 15:8-10 Subject - Theme - Thesis - Principle - Last week we began looking at Chapter 15 of Luke. Luke begins with the word now - implying a short time between the dinner party of chapter 14 and these people coming. He finished with ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear’. Luke’s very next…

Introduction Today we’re taking a departure from our study in the book of Ephesians to examine this very familiar passage of Scripture, known as the story of the prodigal son. In keeping with our theme this year, the Title of this message is ‘A Time to Come Home’. But I’ve also subtitled it ‘A Tale of…

Introduction The Concept The Critical View The Confirmative View I. The Concept Known as “ Once Saved , Always Saved ” II. The Critical View God and man both are responsible for Salvation Grace Saves , but Works are Required to Keep It III. The Confirmative View 1. Salvation is by Grace through Faith…

Introduction: Today’s sermon is on a passage that we have probably all heard in some way or another. We will be talking about the parable of the prodigal son. In this parable we are introduced to a father with two sons. The father in the parable represents God and the sons represent two different types…

Have you ever lost something of value to you? Have you ever lost something that was so important that you looked all over until you found this item? Today, we are moving right along in our series on the book of Luke. I am in chapter 15 and in this chapter Jesus gives us three parables of something that…

Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

Four stories Then Job answered the Lord and said: “I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful,…

Intro We are doing this series because it’s important for us to live out the values we call the Fruit of the Spirit. Why? the world is desperately seeking all of these Fruit. They are looking for love… joy… peace… They are looking for these, they just do not know how to find them because they are looking…

Text - Luke 15:1-7 Subject - Love Theme - God’s love Thesis - God’s love is displayed through his effort to find the lost. Principle - I was having a conversation last week about our time here in the book of Luke and felt it would be good to talk a little about it here this morning. One thing that we…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:20-21a | SINS OF ANIMOSITY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : We all had our favorite TV show or movies when we were kids, unless you were one of the ones that grew up without tv. Back when I was a kid, we were one of the cool families that had an entertainment center. It wasn’t enough to have a…

We talked about a lot of this last week, but I want to bring more clarity to it this week. 1. When is church discipline necessary ? A disciple is one who follows Jesus. Disciple-making is done by teaching, training, and correcting a disciple. teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And…

Better than Broken How many times can we get it wrong? How much advice would we take back? Whose philosophy are we actually following? What can make us better than broken? Biblical Fatherhood Our role: 6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Our Struggle:…

Ephesians 4:29-32 We have been going through the series The Great Life. One of the biggest lies that Satan tells to the Christians is to downplay in our lives and understanding the life that God has prepared for us. The life of the Spiritual Man, the Spirit filled man, is a life of peace and joy and…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather in Your presence today, we are filled with gratitude for the opportunity to delve into the profound truths of Your Word. We come before You with open hearts, seeking to understand and embrace the depth of Your love manifested through Immanuel.…

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…

How many of us has had our CC numbers taken or been scammed? This week I bought $300 airpods to be sent to CA.. I’d like to start with an illustration from Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Juan Zamora of Richland, Washington, owed a bill he could not pay for a charge he did not make. After filling up…

Text - Nehemiah 11-12 Subject - The city Theme - Restoring the city Thesis - Repopulating the city was necessary for the spiritual and social revitalization of the Jewish people. Principle - Christian, your participation is part of God’s plan in building His kingdom. Intro Last week we began looking…

Context Sheep and Coins V 1-2 Tax collectors and sinners were coming to listen to Jesus the religious people were grumbling because Jesus was associating with the sinners so this is the context of these 3 parables the lost sheep the 99 sheep represent the pharisees who see themselves as perfect not needing…

Before we continue on to the second Beatitude I am going to read an account of something that happened during Adolf Eichmann’s trial in 1961—he was being charged with war crimes for his role in Auschwitz. For those of you may not know this was a Nazi concentration camp used by the Germans to supply forced…

One Sunday morning, a man named Bob walks into church for the first time in, oh, about 20 years. He’s feeling inspired, ready to turn over a new leaf, and is practically glowing as he takes a seat. But as soon as he sits down, he notices that he’s seated in the quietest section of the church. Everyone…

Text - Subject - Theme - Thesis - Principle - Over the past few weeks we have been looking at the parable of the lost sons together. Each of the three main characters reflects different lessons. The prodigal shows us the devastating effects of sin and the nature of true repentance. The father shows us…

What is your faith journey? Our goal is to desire to glorify God and be used by the Spirit. It requires us to step out of our comfort zone. How do you surrender your day to the Lord? How is God personable to you? In prayer, we surrender our agenda. How do you witness to people on a trash route? We use…

Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17 Halftarah: 1 Kings 3:15-4:1 Road Map Review Torah Portion Review/ Summary Genesis 41:1-44:17 1 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river. Mikets = the end Pharaoh has a dream. This is a wake up call for Pharaoh.…

Text - Luke 15:11-32 Subject - Theme - Thesis - Principle - The story we are about to look at today is probably one of the most well known in all of the Bible. When I think of well known Bible stories I think of David and Goliath, Daniel and the Lion’s den, Noah and the ark, the Christmas story (Jesus…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:22 | FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : JOY & PEACE INTRO ILLUSTRATION : It was a couple years ago now, I was hunting by myself and I was sitting about halfway up the mountainside. It was mid afternoon and the sun had been shining all day as I sat there just waiting for the sound of an elk or the…