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Introduction: A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the rich young ruler. This young man had power, prestige, and plenty of provision. I couldn’t help but alliterate that. It must be a Baptist thing. He had acquired an amazing amount of wealth and was seen as blessed by many of those around him. 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…

Intro One of the greatest mental and emotional needs we have is to feel valuable… that our life matters… that we are worthwhile and that we made a difference. Life cycle - start work… build a career and or wealth… then start trying to do something that matters. In our society today, we typically find…

I want everyone to take a moment and think about the time that you asked Jesus to be your savior. Did you feel an emptiness in your life? Were you running from God when you finally submitted to Him? Or were you like me and you decided at a very young age that you wanted Jesus to be in your life? Think…

We have come to the end of our paragraph here in Ephesians 4 . For most of our time in this text we have been answering the question, “What causes growth?” A healthy unified body (vv. 1-6) The gifts of our ascended Lord Jesus (vv. 7-10) The shepherd/teachers equipping (vv. 11-12) All of the saints participating…

Genesis 37:1-40:23 Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Road Map Review Haftarah Introduction 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord , And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He…

Intro: I made the statement a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to share a message or two regarding some current events that we are seeing in our world. At that time, I addressed the poor state of our nation using the assassination attempt of President Trump as my main illustration. Today, I want to…

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…

Introduction Tonight we’re going to examine a man that lived in Jericho by the name of Zacchaeus. If you’ve gone to Sunday School as a child, you probably remember a song about him. We’re going to look and examine a very special day. The message is simply titled ‘One day in Jericho’. I. The Reality of…

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. Why? Here we are introduced to a Jewish gentleman…

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…

Has anything exciting ever happened in your town? (Allow response.) Maybe a circus or a fair or even the President came to your town! What do people usually do when something exciting is going to happen? (Allow response.) They might put posters up or show what is happening on TV. They could even post…

In the 1980s this man build a massive empire! He owned major resorts, art collections and lots of real estate. International guests could arrive at Brisbane or Cairns airports and be transferred to either the Gold Coast or Port Douglas resorts by Hovercraft. I visited one of his two major resorts. Unfortunately…

I Timothy 1:12-20 Good morning church! We are resuming our study of 1 Timothy this morning with a message entitled Exceedingly Abundant. No fancy Hebrew or Greek this morning, but in our own language exceedingly means extremely…more than just a lot....and Abundant means rich supply, great quantity, or…

We are talking about love. Last week, we discussed that love should be the basis of everything a Christian does. But, what truly is love? Paul wrote that without love, we are nothing. But, what is love? Let’s read what Paul wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I…

Introduction: Many of us in here this morning made at least one New Years' resolution. We want to be fitter. We want to travel more. We want to read through the whole Bible. We want to deepen relationships. Resolutions are made because we want something different in our lives. We want to make a change…

Good Question As we begin this year a good question to ask of the LORD is what must I do to live out the Kingdom. As we begin our 21 Days of prayer and fasting, I would encourage you to make part of your prayers this question, this seeking of God, “what must I do?” What are you asking of me God? What…

WHAT KING IS THIS? on his final journey into Jerusalem The long uphill climb from Jerusalem. SHOW PICs Pilgrim route. “Up” to Jerusalem Bartimaeus is Encountered. Bar = son Timaues, or Timao = honor Names the Nameless Luke 18 -35-43 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside…

Luke 19:1-10 “ Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore…

I recently went in to see my dear friends Ed & Sue. We watched a movie together. If you ever get to see the movie, “The World’s Fastest Indian”, see it. You may ask, why did we watch it? It’s not about an indian- it’s about an Indian. An Indian Motorcycle That is Burt Munro’s 1920 Indian Scout. It had…

Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus Last Sunday we were in Luke 18 - The story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. The Pharisee stood up proudly saying - I thank you that I am not like those others. The tax collector beat his breast. Turning to God and asking for mercy and help. We read the words of Jesus: The…

Finally! An easy one! Zacchaeus - the pantomime villain rich, corrupt, short Scurrying ahead, pulling up his skirts and climbing a tree All the ingredients are there for the “baddy” to get his comeuppance. The people in the crowd must be holding their breath, giddy with excitement. They know who Zacchaeus…

The Ruler and the Tax Collector You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’” “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was…