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A couple of weeks ago, we left off with Jesus naming His disciples. If you remember, I said it reminding me of a pick up basketball game where you would pick teams, except Jesus picked 12 to be on His team. There were still more that followed Him, but He chose 12 to be in His inner circle and then He…

Who is Jesus? (Part 2) Luke 7:36-8:3 Several weeks ago, we looked at that all too popular verse in Luke 6 . Luke 6:37 “37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” However, as we examined it we noticed that the text doesn’t…

Who is Jesus? Luke 7:18-35 Q: What is the Lord’s Supper? A: Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another;…

MARY MAGDALENE 9 Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. Mary Magdalene is one of the best-known and least-understood names in Scripture. Scripture deliberately draws a curtain of silence over much of her life and…

Working and Worshiping Scripture usually includes Martha and Mary together, and they lived with their brother Lazarus in the small village of Bethany - about 2 miles SE of the Temple’s eastern gate. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, Both Luke and John recorded that Jesus enjoyed hospitality…

24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 1 Blessed is the man That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the…

Big Idea: John was among the greatest of prophets, but the believer today is greater than John The people’s response to John the Baptist and Jesus shows us that we must be careful to: Accept God’s Word When it is hard to receive When it is graciously given Realize that God uses many teachers who have…

How do we define joy? Joy is closely related to gladness and happiness, although in the NT, joy is more a state of being than an emotion - a result of the choice to know and meditate on the character and promises of God. What is the source of joy? The source of joy in our lives comes from being in step…

Intro Whose glad to be in church today? Turn to your neighbor and tell them you are glad they are in church today. Week 1 of a 9 part series on the Fruit of the Spirit. We will do this on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are several reasons that I wanted to do this series… God has this hope in us that we…

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…

Jesus forgives The purpose of Jesus coming was to save the sinner, to make way, to be the way for salvation. Jesus is at a Pharisee’s house, we looked at that last week, but want to bring back to remembrance what we read last week. 36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and…

Wicked Generation When you think of wicked, what do you think of? Do you think that Php2:15 is for today too? 15 so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,…

Questions Is it OK to have questions about Jesus, about God, about the bible? Does having questions mean you do not have any faith? Recently Jesus had presented the sermon on the plain ( Lk6:20-49 ) Jesus healed the Centurions servant on the way to Capernaum ( Lk7:1-10 ) Healed a widow’s only son in…

My prayer this morning is that you will figure out how to make some time with Jesus. Find a time and place and learn to get alone with the trinity. That is what we are going to talk about today is getting alone with Jesus. If you have your Bibles, go with me to the book of Luke. I am in chapter 7. We…

Big Idea: Jesus increases our faith. Doubts come to all believers Doubts are caused by circumstances and weakness Doubts must be brought to Jesus himself The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the…

One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his…

Luke 7:18-35 Introduction It’s such an honor to be with you and open the Word of God together. Lately, and by lately, I mean in the last few years, I have been increasingly alarmed and saddened by the number of friends, former students, former church members, and other people in my life who have gone…

Big Idea: Proper understanding of sin should bring shame, and realization of forgiveness should bring gratitude and LOVE. Jesus came to save sinners Pride keeps many from believing on Jesus All believers have been forgiven much How long have you been a Christian? In almost every church are: Older Christians…

The Message Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue…

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…

The Puzzle of the Sinful Woman: Why Did She Weep? 1. She knew she needed forgiveness to be whole again. (v. 36-39) Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining…

Luke 7:36–50 (ESV) One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing…

Nothing! For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. As we see the disintegration of morality and the rule of God in the world today, many…

If the question where to come up...”what is truth” we would undoubtedly get a million different opinions of what that truth is, based on every mans opinion and often, not according to any kind of evidence or proofs whatsoever. In today's society, people stand on and hold true to their own truth. Many…