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Perhaps you have seen them, the signs popping up all over Greene County attempting to encourage young people struggling with suicidal and addictive thoughts. One in particular caught my attention the other day; it read, “You are Enough”. This short phrase perfectly sums up the spirit of our age. That…

This morning we are finishing our series titled Criticizing Jesus: The Words of Jesus. In this five-week series we will look at the criticisms Jesus faced during his ministry. What does each criticism reveal about Jesus’s character, priorities, authority, and mission? If you look at the Gospels you can…

13 Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. 14 As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. 15 Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax…

Week 4 of Making the most of your time. Hopefully it has helped. 15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. We are told to make the…

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 John wore a camel-hair garment…

I Have the Right Rev Thomas (TA) West, Sr January 2, 2022 Introduction Over the last year or so, we have all hear these words .. --- I HAVE THE RIGHT --- Yes, under the US Constitution we do have certain rights or freedoms. --- FREEDOM --- Many take that to mean that I can do what I want when I want…

I don’t think you have to try hard to understand that most people’s lives are out of balance. We used to teach this to kids in Campus Life… Living Balanced Life. Jesus modeled it. 52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. Jesus grew mentally, physically, spiritually,…

Religious Rebuke. (v. 23-24) A. The Narrative. 1. Jesus and His disciple are walking through someones grainfield. The Disciples begin to pluck the heads of grain. B. The Religious Reaction. (v. 24) 1. The pharisees accused the Disciples of Jesus of doing what is “ unlawful ”. a. This was in no way a…

Introduction In the times of Christ even as it is today, “The Sabbath” is a controversial issue. The word “sabbath” means to cease and rest. It is a day of complete rest from secular work following six days of labor. Established and modeled by God. 1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of…

What is rest? REST, Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest , when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest , when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated Freedom from work or activity.…

The Tired Prophet in 1 Kings 19 , we have the story of Elijah the prophet of God during King Ahab and Queen Jezebel’s time. Elijah had just had a GREAT victory for God, defeating the 450 prophets of Baal. We might imagine this would be the start of a really Awesome series of moves, fixing the Northern…

Let us pray…Gracious and Loving God, as we come before you this day, our hearts are full of love for you and the life of your Son, our minds are full of the things that we need to do yet today and in this coming week, and our eyes cannot escape all that flashes before them as we scan the TV, computer,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, we pray for hearts focused on you, for ears trained to your still speaking voice, and eyes to see clearly the path you have laid before us, Amen. The Invitation I know in the last year this does not or has not happened much but think back…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

BIG IDEA: Worship is recognizing the worth-ship of God. God reveals Himself to us in many ways and a life commited to worship takes time to stop (shabbat), recognize, and give God the weight (value) He deserves and yet worship often gets relegated to something that happens as we sing on Sunday mornings.…

Did the Jews incorrectly apply the law of God to Jesus? Are there examples of people incorrectly applying the word of God today? Does everything in the Bible apply to us today?

Pastor Mike reads verse by verse through Mark 2:23-28

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

I wasn’t sure how to begin this morning’s message. However, after this weekend, I know…It’s amazing how God works. The messages which we heard this weekend, in my mind, go right along with this morning’s message to the point where I had to “re-arrange” and “add to” the message this morning... Follow…

Jesus came to restore right worship Jesus came to earth to deliver us from our sins. But He also lived a righteous life and showed us what a life looks like that is devoted to God. The Pharisees had made decrees that you couldn’t do work, in the first passage they were picking grain, rubbing it together…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. As always it is a pleasure to have you here with us this morning - whether you are physically present or virtually present through our online stream we are blessed to be able to serve our Lord and to worship with you this morning. Please…

We are back into are expositional walk through the book of Mark, as we we bear witness to the “ Matchless Power of the Mighty Miracle Worker” . If you recall, when we were with Mark last, just before Christmas, we left part one of of a two part message, the sermon title was when “Tradition and Truth…

The rest God has for you. · As a young boy I played various sports—baseball, basketball….I was proof that a child could not be any good and still play…or at least, practice. I remember running laps, doing drills. I remember very clearly, when doing those laps and drills, that we had to continue and could…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…