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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…

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. This is a saying we have in our world. The question becomes, who is my friend. Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, The Old Testament revels we must be careful…

Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to welcome you today as we continue in our series on Spiritual Friendship. Before we delve into our topic today, let me extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you. Whether you're joining us in person or online, your presence here is deeply appreciated. We are…

INTRODUCTION Good morning Church, Today marks week 5 of our series in the Gospel of Mark. That means Pastor Gary left about five weeks ago as he started his sabbatical the Monday after launching us into this sermon series. Maybe more so than others, I’m counting down the weeks until he is back in the…

Whether someone is in a wellness program or in athletic training, there eventually comes a moment in which all progress seems to come to a halt: the dreaded plateau. The plateau is that situation you arrive in where whatever you were doing no longer produces the same results. The diet only gets you to…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Introduction Good morning FCC! We are the few and the mighty as there are people traveling and graduations going on. What a blessing it is to open God’s Word every week to see what he has. We have come as far as Matthew 9 , so let us open our Bibles there. We…

Overcoming Labels To kick things off today, I want to ask you a question to think about. How would you describe yourself in 3 words or less? Would you describe your appearance? Tall, dark, and handsome? Short? Fit? Out of shape? Sun-burned? Freckles? Long hair? Frumpy? Hipster? Old fashioned? Would you…

One of the challenges with any kind of religious activities that are observed weekly is that we can easily fall into the rhythm and habit and fail to think about what those things mean. This is a concern that many people have about the Lord’s table. Churches in our tradition usually observe the Lord’s…

Introduction In preparing for tonight’s message, I wasn’t sure as to what I felt led to preach. I will be beginning another series for Sunday nights, and have a thought, but I just don’t have peace as to what to preach - so, as I sat there asking the LORD what to preach, I flipped open my Bible to this…

21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. 22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24…

Intro James Webb Space Telescope Two Images. 1. MIRI (mid-infrared) = can see through things that block our vision 2. Red shift = distance Can see the beginning from the end. Today, we’ll look at a section of scripture that shows Jesus seeing what’s hidden, and of being able to see the end from the beginning…

Forgiven Mark 2:1–12 (ESV) What is the most distinctive benefit that Christianity has to offer the World? There are some people who think the great legacy of Christianity is a kind of morality, a kind of ethical approach to life. There are others who think that the great legacy of Christianity is that…

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 John wore a camel-hair garment…

When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word to them. They came to him bringing a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they were not able to…

Father’s Day Father’s Day 2021 1 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. 3 Then they came to Him, bringing…

Introduction: Good morning, If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark 2:1-12 Having studied Mark chapter 1 for 7 weeks now, we turn our attention to chapter 2. We know from chapter 1, that Mark’s primary aim is to show us that Jesus really is the divine Son of God.…

Mark 2:1-5 / Undeterred 1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four…

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,…

Interrupted Life 1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. Home… of Peter and Andrew? Or himself? Not sure. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. The crowds had followed.…

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…

Turn to and read Mark 2:1-12 . Pray. Once Christ’s ministry began, He never looked back and He never slowed down. But, no matter how “busy” He was, He was never in a hurry He was never overwhelmed; He never got frustrated; He was always calm and at peace. WOW! Although there is more that could be learned…