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Advent In our presiding bishop’s advent letter she reminded us: “In this time of waiting and preparation, let us: - Open our hearts to those struggling in poverty, loneliness, or despair. May we listen to their stories and respond with compassion. - Extend our hands by sharing our resources, talents,…

Introduction: We live in a faithless generation. I think most people would agree with that assertion. Jesus spoke of His own generation as a faithless generation as well as we saw back in Luke 9:41 . We can probably safely assume that our generation is not any more faithful than Christ’s. With that in…

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…

1 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: 3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in…

Radical Love: The Heart of a True Neighbo Bible Passage: Lk 10:25-37 Recommended Study: In preparation, consider using Logos to explore the historical context of the Samaritan's portrayal versus the Jewish priest and Levite, which could deepen your understanding of the implications of Jesus' choice of…

Good morning, we are so glad that you are here with us this morning. I hope that you have brought your Bible today. Turn with me to Luke chapter 6. Today I want to share with you a model of genuine love. In fact, our text tells us that we are to love those who are our enemies. During the American Revolution,…

The Sinners the parable of the lost sheep familiar and loved about a lost sheep who needs to be rescued sometimes we look at the story of the parable and assume that we know the meaning we will automatically go to verse 3 and read and loose the context of the reason for the parable miss what Jesus is…

Woe To You (Part 1) In the late 90’s, I was introduced to Christian music. It was mostly the contemporary Christian music like Micheal W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jars of Clay stuff. And I thought it was okay, but eventually I was introduced to some of the more edgy and hipper music. And the first…

What is more attractive than God’s family? Those who are saved by grace through faith in Jesus are given a new family. Series: What is more attractive? Than God’s family Than corporate worship Than serving together Than learning at the feet of Jesus Than the gospel Therefore remember that at one time…

Priority, what does that mean? Priority: (N) the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important. What are things that are a priority in your life? Have your priorities changed over the years, can they change, should they change? (Transition) In our passage tonight we will see the priority…

We cannot be certain what verse 1 refers to. Tensions of the day made revolution possible at any time. Pontius Pilate did not get along with the Jews- he was insensitive to their religious convictions. He brought official Roman ensigns into Jerusalem and the Jews were angry with Caesar’s image in the…

Myth of Neutrality I’m going to be honest with you all. This morning’s sermon is going to make some of you uncomfortable. This will be uncomfortable on two fronts. The first is that we are going to talk about the spiritual realm. Specifically about demons. And the second, is b/c Jesus confronts us with…

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 get back into our series of The Way, the Truth, and the Life: Following Jesus through the Gospels. We have reached a point in Jesus’ life where he is about a year-and-a-half into what will end up being about a 3-ish year ministry. We have gotten to the point where Jesus is giving…

Introduction: Good morning, Church. Some of you just looked at your handout for today and got a little overwhelmed! I somewhat apologize for catching you off-guard with the wealth of information that you have been given. We are going to be covering some deep doctrines of the faith in today’s message.…

Good Morning, turn with me in your Bible to Luke chapter 5. One of the things you may have noticed throughout the last few weeks as the Lord began His earthly ministry is how Luke shows us over and over again the Lord’s total victory and power over everything. Jesus defeated Satan and the temptations…

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…

Neighborly Love On February 19, 1968, Fred Rogers debuted his show Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Would you be mind? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my neighbor? For 33 years and nearly 900 episodes, Mr Rogers was the face of what it looked like to be a neighbor. He taught Kids how to have compassion, how…

Taking a look at the Lord’s Supper to see how God painted Himself in His amazing grace.

The Place Of Honor Jesus is continuing to speak to the scribes and Pharisees after the church lunch He was observing them as they jockeyed for positions at the table Jesus had healed a man on the Sabbath which they were not approving of Jesus displayed to them their hypocrisy V 5 what Jesus is doing…

How do you measure greatness? Do you measure greatness by someones performance in something? Do you measure greatness by someones title or position? Do you measure greatness by what others think of someone? Or, do you measure greatness by what God’s word says about greatness? Oxford dictionary: (N) the…

Intro Who enjoys a good feast? Most all of us do. Most of our holidays all often have food as a significant focus. Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July BBQs. What is better than a simple feast? A feast with people you really love. People you want to be around. A good…

Morning 15 September 24

Intro; Tonight we come to probably the hardest paradox in the scriptures for one to fulfill, “Leading Others by Serving” . For the most part, the Greeks and Romans in New Testament times despised manual labor. Many of them turned their work over to their slaves and simply gave orders. The ancients dreamed…