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Intro CHANGE INTRO:: In the song “Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel, we are presented with two opposing concepts painted on various canvas’. Sleep and waking. Aware and unaware. Quiet understanding and boisterous ignorance. Light and dark. Connected and disconnected. Hearing and silence. I don’t…

How many of you have heard of the concept of a 5-tool baseball player? Traditionally the skill sets needed to be an excellent baseball player are broken down into 5 broad categories called tools. There is the Speed tool, The Fielding ability tool, the arm strength tool, hitting for a high average tool,…

31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. 32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. 33 And He took him aside from the multitude,…

This week, we change from the faith of the Canaanite woman who requested mercy for her daughter to Jesus continuing to heal many. 29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the…

Title : A Speaking Problem: Don’t Talk About The Mute Mark 7:31 “And again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.” Mark 7:32 “And they brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they pleaded with Him to…

18 We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at, the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. Mark (For the Group) Prepare the way of the Lord. The baptism and temptation of Jesus. Preaching, and casting…

After looking at what it would be like to lose your hearing, or never have been able to hear, and then being healed of it by Jesus. Do we need our hearing to be healed by Jesus or do we just need to learn to listen better.

We live in the most amazing times. When I was a kid, if someone had a phone in his car, it meant that he was very rich. Now I bet most of you have a phone in your pocket or purse. When I was a kid, computers took up whole buildings. Now we can carry them in our briefcases. When I was young, we all watched…

5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for…

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…

Turn to and read Mark 7:14-17 . Pray. Last week, as we considered Christ’s interaction with the scribes and Pharisees, we saw that scribes and Pharisees aside God’s Word in favor of tradition. They even went so far that they rejected God’s Word in favor of tradition. We see Christ’s indictment in vs.…

Introduction Good morning and welcome again to Dishman Baptist Church. We are so thankful that you are here - and for those of you who are joining us online we’re thankful for you as well. It is always a highlight of my week to be here with you - and not because I am the speaker but that we get the awesome…

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…

Has God’s grace touched your life? Has His love changed you? Has the gift of Jesus changed your eternity? If so, you are called to share the same message which changed your life. You have a mission to share your story and make disciples. Are you keeping it to yourself…or are you sharing the message?…

Bro Mark Smith's mission sermon for the South Texas MBA (audio volume is corrected about 2 minutes in).

Feeling out of place Ever had someone try to make you feel like you are out of place? not good enough to be somewhere? That is what is so hard about learning a language - you have to humble yourself to learn, to get funny story?? where people look down on you happens all the time - they don’t say anything,…

Isaiah 56-57 Good evening church! As I look around tonight, and out into the camera, I can clearly see that what we have here tonight is a gathering of the who’s who in greater New England. The hippest, coolest, most intelligent, highest skilled, best looking, most popular, stand outs in all of the land.…

Prayer as a way of life (Mention guest speaker [Rex Yoder?] next week, if it wasn’t already announced.) For the last few weeks we have been talking about “The Way.” Specifically, we have been talking about the way Jesus lived His life. Jesus was always busy, always serving and teaching people. People…

Serving Others With Humility January 8, 2023 Summary: Jesus shows us how to live our lives, with humility and servanthood. Philippians 2:3-11 I remember going to so many Pittsburgh Pirate games when I was a young kid. Seldom able to afford a ticket, but me and my friend would hang around out side Forbes…

Becoming Clean Mark 7:14–23 (ESV) 14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” 17 And when he had entered the…

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…

Jesus Sent them out with Instructions Mark 6:7–13 (ESV) 7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to wear sandals…