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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Accept & Forgive Be Accepted Humility Humility Moving Forwards

Discouraging times Crooked and perverse generation ( Php2:15 ) Man has traded the truth for lies ( Rom1:23 ) - Even the church can be discouraging Barna reports 3,500 people leave the church a day, 1.2m will leave the church in the next year Disunity, church splits, quarreling Gossip (Transition) Who…

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…

A Perspective on Thanksgiving Redemption or renewal is at the heart of every great story. Renewal is “an instance of resuming an activity or state after an interruption .”~Oxford Dictionary Renewal: “to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection” ~Merriam Webster Dictionary Each of these…

With Thanksgiving coming up this week, and with the changes of life and growing older, I guess I have gone a little nostalgic. I can remember the younger days of what Thanksgiving meant. Putting on warm clothes, getting a fire started to warm water, and turning the hogs into sausage, ham, pork chops…you…

The sinfulness of man 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Sorrow in sin “Sorrow as it relates to confession is not primarily an emotion, though emotion may be involved. It is an abhorrence at having…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather in your presence today, we humbly come before you with hearts open to your wisdom and guidance. We thank you for the opportunity to explore the art of healing conversations and the transformative power they hold. Lord, we invite your Holy…

Introduction As I thought, prayed and considered what to preach today, I could find no peace. I read through various Scriptures and God didn’t give me liberty with any of it. Until this passage was brought to mind. This is one of the great parables of Jesus - one that is beloved by many throughout the…

Bishop Richard Miller 10/01/2023 11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took…