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Intro Forget it! That can be descriptive, or prescriptive. There are many things we want to forget, or really should forget, that seem to hang us up. When we fixate on those things I hope we have a friend who comes along beside us and in love tells us, “For get it! Move on!” When it comes to things we…

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,…

14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware…

We are reminded that God counts us as righteous and designs our reality for the greatest good. We are encouraged to have an eternal perspective.

Jesus did what the Law could not do by cleansing the Leper.

Children Message: God’s endless resources 2 king 4:1-7 The widow and the debt collector A prophet’s widow came to Elisha in a panic. My husband died in debt and my creditor is going to take my boys away and sell them as slaves, to pay the debt. Would you like to be taken from your family and made a slave?…

THIS TEXT IS TAILORED TO TEACH US THAT JESUS IS ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE EVEN THESE PEOPLE. Jesus is entering His final days of earthly ministry. His crucifixion, an event He has often spoken of, is just weeks away. However, in our text Jesus does not speak of His impending destiny. His focus at this moment…

52 For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” 5 The blind see…

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…

Live the will of God and rely on the strength that He provides

Prepare for this upcoming election! There are 72 days left until the general election in November. So, before I begin the message this morning I want to challenge you to begin preparing for this upcoming election. Register to vote! The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina is Friday, October…

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…

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

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…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

Selling Jesus Short-John 11:1-16 Stilling Storms- See Matt 8.27 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?” Forgiving and healing Mark 2.7 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 12 And he rose and…

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…

Title: The Compassionate Provision of Christ (Part 1) Mark 8:1 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them, Mark 8:2 “I feel compassion for the crowd because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.…

Following Jesus Matthew 16:24–26 (NKJV) 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is…

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…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.