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23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were…

“Enemies” are easy to come by. Now I am not necessarily talking about those who are out to get us or destroy us. Instead I am talking about those who we disagree with. We all deal with many pressures. Daily live is filled with pressures. Sometimes it may seem like we are living in a pressure cooker.…

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…

Good Morning grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 4. This morning I want for us to take a look into the ministry of Christ as He begins to not only authoritatively teach, but also heal those who were possessed. There were many times throughout the Lord’s ministry that we see Him dealing…

Introduction We come today to gather before the truth of God’s word, to hear his voice an his will in our lives. Let us Pray If you would open you bible to 1 Timothy chapter 1. While you are turning there after a little introduction. Today we start to explore what is commonly know as one of the Pastoral…

Review Tanakh Brit Hadoshah Eber (ebur) I AM (grafted) Brit Chadasha - He appeared have life Brit Chadashah: ( John 4:3-14 ) Tribulation A New Moon Anani Introduction Summary Torah Portion: ( Gen 28:10-32:3 ) 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 1 So Jacob went on his way, and…

Jesus came to do “new” things. He was bringing new life, new love, new grace. Jesus does “new” things. The Gospel of Mark exists to help us be faithful. We must remember why it was written. Early Christians needed the encouragement on who Jesus is so they could keep moving and living out the Kingdom…

Jon shares about the role of those in the Bible which we do not want to imitate. We don’t want to be “that guy”. We cannot mistake proximity to matters of God with intimacy with God.

Phil 1:23-30 Today we closeout this series on our mindset with a look at our emotions as a whole. Emotions are important to our spiritual well being. Allowing our emotions to be involved will allow us to minister to one another. The emotions of one teenaged barista, made the difference in one woman's…

1 Samuel 20:18-42 and Genesis 1:14-16 Review We are starting a new cycle of Torah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We will dedicate this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the cycle If we were to think about…

Acts 21:26-36 Last week we started a series on the Truth about Our Mindset. When we talk about our mindset, we are talking about how we literally set our minds…or what we set our minds upon. Last week we saw that we need to take every thought captive, and to bring it under obedience to the Word of God.…

Jesus Christ, Superstar. That was the title of a Broadway musical, and eventually film back in the 70s. I personally have never seen this, but according the worlds foremost authority on everything and most trusted source for all facts, wikipedia. This rock-opera interprets the psychology of Jesus and…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…

The Blueprint for Discipleship How many of you have had the opportunity to work with blueprints for something in your life? Maybe you haven’t dealt with blueprints yourself, but you know what blueprints are and how they function. A blueprint is a design, a pattern, a plan that if followed, will give…

Why are you a Christian? Now, this is assuming that you are a Christian. Are you? Why do you call yourself one? You might say “because its true” to which I reply. What is true? What do you hope to get out of your faith? What do you hope to get out of obeying what the Scriptures teach One of, if not THE,…

What is the value of asking good questions? Maybe I should step back and ask, is there value in asking good questions? Yes! How do we evaluate that? If there is value, how do we make sure we ask good questions in order to realize that value? Sometimes we’ve heard that “there’s no such thing as a dumb…

We are talking about love. Last week, we discussed that love should be the basis of everything a Christian does. But, what truly is love? Paul wrote that without love, we are nothing. But, what is love? Let’s read what Paul wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I…

1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.” 4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath…

This morning we are finishing our series titled Criticizing Jesus: The Words of Jesus. In this five-week series we will look at the criticisms Jesus faced during his ministry. What does each criticism reveal about Jesus’s character, priorities, authority, and mission? If you look at the Gospels you can…

31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him and told him, “Look, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside asking for you.” 33 He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Looking at those…

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. 10 As soon as he came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased.”…

Week 4 of Making the most of your time. Hopefully it has helped. 15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. We are told to make the…

I Have the Right Rev Thomas (TA) West, Sr January 2, 2022 Introduction Over the last year or so, we have all hear these words .. --- I HAVE THE RIGHT --- Yes, under the US Constitution we do have certain rights or freedoms. --- FREEDOM --- Many take that to mean that I can do what I want when I want…

Mark 3:13-19 William Barclay gives a very informative introduction to the choosing of the 12 apostles and I want to share it with you. He says, “JESUS had come to a very important moment in his life and work. He had emerged with his message; he had chosen his method; he had gone throughout Galilee preaching…