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Today we are going to be talking about Love, not the love that our world talks about, but real Love. Last week we talked about how God’s love for us motivated Him to provide our free gift of salvation. Today we are going to dig into Love, specifically loving God and how that shapes us. You hear myself…

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…

One Another I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. One of the most important things when…

Exodus 20:7 Matthew 5:33-37 We come today to the third commandment. There really is a progression to these commandments, they almost build one upon another. I Am Your Lord - Thou Shalt have no other gods before me. In which we looked at Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, spirit, soul…

Exodus 20:4-6 Acts 17:16-34 The Ten Commandments are often thought of as the core of civilized society. Without the belief in God and without His guidance and and being told what His expectations for man are, there is no moral barometer that we can regulate our society. We have heard the commandments…

Exodus 20:12 Ephesians 6:1-3 When we began this study we looked at the time when Jesus was asked by one of the Scribes what is the greatest commandment. 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy…

Into How many of you would like to live the greatest life possible? Life kind of works like a Bell Curve. You grow in peaks and valleys and peaks and valleys… Businesses start up with a lot of energy and growth and then plateau and then often decrease. It’s the same with our health. You get stronger…

Kids Takeaway of the day: Boundaries are Good! God - We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously…

When Maria Rubio of Lake Arthur, New Mexico, was making a burrito in 1977, she saw the face of Jesus on one of her tortillas. She was thrilled and showed it to her husband and neighbors, who all confirmed that the tortilla had a face that looked like the classic Roman Catholic images of Jesus. She took…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple person. study of Torah. Evil Inclination Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations:…

We all want clarity. In a world where there is chaos, confusion and more of the such we seek clarity. What is the best way to…? This is where in previous sermons I have talked about praying for wisdom. Without wisdom we will never see things clearly. In Jesus’ day there were 613 commands from the OT.…

Torah Portion: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:7-6:8 Road Map Micah five six if following the original text - in NKJV would be Micah five 7 Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Micah five Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the…

Exodus 20:8-11 Hebrews 4:1-11 We have been going through and teaching about the Ten Commandments and their New Testament reiterations, and expansions. The New Testament has something to say about each of these Laws. We started by looking at God’s Law to Love God the Most - I am the Lord thy God which…

We’re going to start off a little differently today. I need at least 4 volunteers. Did you ever play follow the leader? I’m the leader and you will follow me. Great fun! I enjoy making people do things that they probably would not do on their own initiative. What is the basic rule of Follow the Leader?…

How long can you balance on one foot. Some of you will do better than others. But even the best of us will only survive several minutes at the most. Well, did you know that the world record for standing on one foot is 76 hours and 40 minutes! That’s over three days! It’s hard enough to stay awake that…

Intro I want to end this year and as we look forward to the next asking a question. What does God want from you in the year to come? What does he desire from each of us? What does he expect? The reality is that what God wants from us is our love and devotion. He wants us to spend time with Him. He wants…

Words have power. We hold these truths.... We the People.... Fourscore and 7 years ago... We have nothing to fear... I have a dream... Movie & TV references All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of…

“Serving God is not a job for the casually interested. It’s costly service. He asks for your life. He asks for service to Him to become a priority, not a pastime. To be called a “Christian” you must serve psalm 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. How much more shall…

13 Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. 14 When they had come, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and care about no one; for You do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar,…

Our foundation Scripture is Matthew 28:18-19 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Last week we added…

Numbers 30:1-36:13 REVIEW So far we can summarize what we have studied about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers by this Summary b’Midbar Sinai, count the army. Count Levites separately, and Naso everyone for special tasks. b’Ha’alot’cha the lamps, shine as a light to the nations. Though spies Sh’lach…

One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all…

Intro Are we asking the right question? Are our questions of eternal importance or trivial in the moment? Do our questions seek to give or receive understanding or to cause division? Is our aim our kingdom or God’s Kingdom? I’m sure we’ve all hear “There is no dumb question.” On some level, that might…

26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe,…

What did you do this week that mattered? It’s an intense question, but one we should ask ourselves often, otherwise we get to a point in life. Figured out that Lori is the age now of when I first met her mother, Reaona. 1. There are things that are monumental when you are there at that moment, you know…