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Rethinking Our Appetites Holy Communion is a Participation in Christ GOAL— I want my hearers to realize the benefits of Holy Communion by showing what God is sharing with us and what we share with one another. MALADY — We don’t realize that as we worship at places with differing confessions of faith,…

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…

The Last Supper Mark 14:12–26 Intro: In our prison system, a condemned prisoner is usually allowed to choose what they will have for their last meal. Some of their choices are interesting. • Gary Gilmore —The first man executed after the death penalty was reinstated in 1977, chose hamburgers, eggs, potatoes…

Obadiah 1:1-21 Genesis 32:3-36:43 Review Picture of Malachkim 3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Picture of Shelach Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 32:3-36:43 Picture of Esau and Jacob Picture of Esau and Jacob - meaning Descendants…

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? - Don’t answer that! We’ve all heard that expression. It’s not necessarily talking about walking and gum. It’s talking about being able to do two things at the same time. But what do we mean by that? I think we could mean one of two things. First, we could…

12 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?” 13 And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. Thanks for joining us for our first ever Good Friday Service. This service will be different then our normal service. We'll sing some songs, take communion and read some scriptures, but there will be no sermon. The focus of this service is on the death of our Lord…

As we looked at Judas, and what the price was he received to betray Jesus. I have often wondered what went through the mind of Judas as he went back and was with Jesus and the other disciples. Was there any remorse? Was there any second doubts? Was there any shame? In contrast, is there any shame when…

What Is This Bread? What Is This Wine? For us who grew up in the Lutheran church, Martin Luther’s Small Catechism conjures up recollections of confirmation instruction. As though wearing a badge of honor, we probably recall the pastor who expected us to recite major parts of the catechism—and we did…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Communion Here at First Community Church, we do communion the first Sunday of every month and today is that day. We welcome everyone that has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior to take with us in remembrance of His sacrifice and its implications. I will pray…

The phrase “the darkest day” or “darkest hour” has been used throughout history describing a time when bad events are at their worst. Some darkest days in history were; The early period of World War II, from the mid-1940 to mid-1941, when it was certain that Britain would be invaded by Germany [ Churchill…

Dave’s Foreknowledge (Kids) I have here a sealed Guess as to the final number. Kids, pick a number 1-10 Multiply it by 2 Multiply that number by 5 Divide by your original number Subtract 7 What is your Answer Let’s see if I guessed right. It says 3, was that your answer? I knew it would be because the…

The Last Passover The First Lord’s Supper Mark 14:12–21 (ESV) 12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go…

2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4 But one of His…

3 Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. 8 You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I…

Verses 12-16 Exodus 12 gives the instructions for Passover and the feast of unleavened bread - 14 “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord ; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. 15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened…

From Palm Sunday to the Tomb This is Palm Sunday, so we will begin with Mark’s record of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem, followed by “Hosanna” by Paul Baloche: 6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer Our text is 2 Samuel 16:15-17:29 The title of our message is Holiness is greater than wisdom... Now of course, to be holy, in part is to be wise… yet there is a wisdom devoid of holiness… especially of which the world esteems to be wise yet goes against the will of God And…

Good morning. Welcome again to Dishman Baptist Church. Please turn in your Bibles with me to Mark 14 , Mark 14 . We’re blessed that you are here with us this morning. Many of our brothers and sisters in Christ are caught in the throes of a late winter storm - but here, we are gathering and we are blessed…

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…

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…

Introduction Issues with Technology and Fine Dining USA Today reported that a chef named R.J. Cooper was opening a restaurant. The carpenter asked him if he would be installing a cell phone charging station at the hostess desk. R.J Cooper answered this question abruptly with NO - 100% NO. The article…