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Joseph Joseph was made steward over the house of Potiphar he had to learn the language learn the customs and ways of the people go to the market place to buy groceries run the finances of the house make money in investing manage the gardens and land manage the other slaves Joseph was the overseer of…

Mother’s Day Comments” "Good morning and happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms here with us today! Today is all about celebrating you and everything you do. Moms, you're like superheroes with your love, strength, and endless support. Take a moment to think about how much moms mean to us. Whether…

Intro - We just had the harvest Fest. Your faithfulness helped us reach 838 people with a safe and fun time, a time when our people were able to love on 838 people, give them candy, feed them, give them Christian books, and our prayer team folks prayed with a lot of people. We have given money to help…

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…

3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. 4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. 5 The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Many a man proclaims his own…

Today is Palm Sunday, the day that we celebrate with believers around the world this triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as King of peace. This is the beginning of what we celebrate as Holy Week. Historically, if Jesus would have entered the city today - he would be crucified on Friday, and resurrected…

Introduction: This week, we are coming to one of Jesus’s most interesting parables. Parables are stories with a meaning. According to the ISB Encyclopedia, they are often metaphors with a short narrative which almost always seek to reveal and illustrate a truth about the kingdom of God. There is usually…

Have you ever thought about what you would do if you only had one year to live? What would you do to finish up your life? Would you spend it making lots of money? Would you spend reaching out to family members that you have never met? Would you spend it going places you’ve never been before? These are…

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…

For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. The earth is the Lord ’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. God owns everything since everything is God’s the question is not, “how much of my money should I give to God?” but rather, “How much of God’s money should…

Introduction Key important points we will look at today God’s Principle of little and much Two Things Standing in the Way of Obedience God’s Principle of Little and Much “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.…

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…

Tonight we’re going to conclude our series on “ Developing a Biblical Worldview .” Your worldview is the way you look at the world. It’s the beliefs that you base all of your decisions on. Everybody has a worldview whether they realize it or not. It’s often un-clarified. It’s often unspoken but everybody…

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…

Good morning and Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. A young boy once said that Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend as much on the gift. Most men… what gift? Mark Twain said, " When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.…

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…

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at God’s promises… We looked at his promises about giving. Then we looked at God's promises of heaven, and then we looked at God's promises of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit last week. Today, I want us to look at God's promises about your future. Now, you ought to…

The Good News Of Kingdom Values Alright, this morning we are going to look at the good news of kingdom values. And we are going to do that by looking 2 parables sandwiched around a challenge by Jesus to the pharisees. The first parable we are going to look at is confusing without context. But that’s…

In the previous chapter, Jesus told us a parable of prodigal son. It was actually a story about the prodigal’s older brother as Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, who were hard hearted towards those who sought out forgiveness. He compared them to how the elder brother reacted when the prodigal came…

God's Promises About Giving Today we're going to begin a new series for the summer that I'm very excited about. I want to begin by telling you that the words, promise and promises, are actually used over a thousand times, in different English translations of the Scripture. One scholar did a study. He…

In the Large Catechism, Martin Luther asks and answers this question, in his comments on the First Commandment: What does it mean to have a god? or, what is God? Answer: A god means that from which we are to expect all good and to which we are to take refuge in all distress, so that to have a God is…

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Jesus was good at getting to the point. He often summarized a principle of the kingdom of God with a very straightforward, black and white manner. Even when He used parables…

Jesus tells this parable to convey the cost of discipleship. This parable about a dishonest manager who had one admirable quality, persistence. The manager squandered the property of the rich man But, he had the audacity to cover it up for his own gain. He literally stole property of the rich man to…

What are we to make of today’s parable taught by our Lord. As I shared two weeks ago: Jesus, as God in the flesh, entered into a specific time and place in history to convey eternal truths – and to do so, he needed to communicate in a way that would be easily remembered and transmissible. Many of Jesus’…

Another uncomfortable reading Very strange story At least the commentators have trouble with this one too! Two interpretations: Verse 9 - use your ill-gotten gains to win friends, so you can have treasures in heaven - endorsing the behaviour of the shrewd manager Verse 13 - you cannot serve both God…