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Spiritual Beings Today we are going to finish up this detailed study of spiritual beings. We have been making our way through a Bible Project study of the Elohim in the Bible. In the first week we learned that “Elohim” is the Hebrew word for “Spiritual Beings.” The word “Elohim” was also used as a name…

This morning we are going to begin talking about the Kingdom of God! Many people view the kingdom of God as some place that they will go to when they die if they believe in Jesus This is absolutely correct! However, maybe it is a bit more than that? We are going to talk this morning about what the Bible…

Rethinking Trials and Temptations GOSPEL – Mark 1:12-15 THEME: Jesus overcomes Satan and rescues people from the devil’s dominion by His Gospel. GOAL: That the hearers realize that the decisive battle against Satan has been fought and won. MALADY: We are such easy prey for Satan. We think we must overcome…

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…

River ( Mk 1:9-15 ) I don’t know whether or not I like the feeling of putting my feet in the water. My grandparents used to live next to a river with mudbanks that held prawns. You would sink up to your knees. And you could dig out the prawns by hand for my dad to put on the fish hooks. There is something…

We all long for new beginnings. Most people love things “new” and then when something becomes “normal” or “used” we quickly go to something else. Mark is writing a “biography” of Jesus. Now this is not the same as our biographies today nor is it as simple as this. Yet, if we understand and use this framework…

Know your place and boldly proclaim Jesus’ baptism of repentance as you wait for His return.

INTRODUCTION Is temptation a sin? Did Jesus sin when He was tempted? Could He have sinned? These are just a few questions we will address this morning in our study of Mark’s gospel Today we are considering Mark 1:12 -13. Please take you’re Bibles and turn with me to Mark chapter 1 Mark’s account of the…

(S1) — The Judean Wilderness ( erēmos) Desolate, uninhabited, rough terrain; deserted, barren, dry parched land as far as the eye could see. Few would journey there, let alone live there! The Judean Wilderness, home for nomadic shepherds, bandits and fugitives! A place where most would choose not to…

9 It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. 11 Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom…

07/08/22

Announcements March 27 after service will be our first potluck. Baptism date to be set for April, if you would like to be baptized please see Pastor John after service. Women’s Fellowship April 2, noon, here at the church. (Tea and a light lunch). Are there any other announcements? Introduction Good…

Tempted and Tried 12 Immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him. Why is this Important Jesus was not only 100 percent God he became 100 man in order to truly become…

Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 1) 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God., 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;he will prepare your way” 3 “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:Prepare the way for the Lord;make his paths…

Introduction Early cycling years - the hill right south of my parents’ house. 1 Mile to the top left you breathless, but the ride down was breath taking! By the time I would hit the flat I felt like I could peddle for hours in the freedom that momentum provided. Mark begins his recording of the life…

Mark 1:12–13 (ESV) 12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. Review So, with the Spirit descending from heaven and with the words that he speaks,…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the gospel of Mark. We will read verses 1-8 by way of review and then we will read all the way down to our verses for study today, verses 9-13 . 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written…

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and…

Please pray with me: Magnificent, Sovereign, Holy God - open to us your Word this morning. Give us ears to hear, minds to understand, hearts that are changed, and spirits that are moved to act. We are here Lord to listen, and we invite you to speak. To the glory the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.…

40 Days in the Wilderness Every First Sunday of Lent, whether we are in Year A, B, or C, the lectionary has the Temptation of Jesus featured in the Gospel reading. This is because our 40 days of lenten devotion are to be modeled off of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness. Unique to Year B, however,…

Is believing enough? Growing up, one of the shows we seemed to see every year was the 1960’s TV version of Peter Pan with Mary Martins as Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up. At one point Tinkerbell drank poison which had been left for Peter Pan to drink and die from . The little blinking light that…

But Mark’s Gospel... Matthew’s Gospel starts with the genealogy of a king Luke’s Gospel starts with a millenial hope coming to fruition John’s Gospel starts with the creation of the universe But Mark’s Gospel starts with a hurricane John bursts onto the scene - baptising a swathe through the Judean countryside.…

We are led back to the Baptism where God in the fullness of Father, Son and Spirit affirmed who Jesus was and what he was called to do. Then he was sent to be tempted in the wilderness for 40 Days. ~40 days is the furthest limit of the human body without food. Noah released the raven after 40 days of…

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…