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“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…

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…

A TOP-DOWN FAITH “Satan Is Strong, but Jesus Is Stronger” 20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 22 And the teachers…

TEXT: LUKE 2:11 | BORN THIS DAY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : EXPLANATION : Last week we began to dive into the good news the angels had delivered to these lowly shepherds. We rejoice in the wonderful fact that this good news was for all the world… but on that incredible night they discovered it was good news…

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Good Morning, I am so glad that you are here to worship with us this morning. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians chapter 2. We are in a series on the foundations of our faith, and the verses that I want us to look at here in Ephesians chapter 2 explain so much of what we are going to look…

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.

Simon the Zealot The next name given in Luke 6:15 is “Simon called the Zealot.” 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and…

The final group of four apostles is the least known to us, except for Judas Iscariot, who made himself notorious by selling Christ to be crucified. This group seems to have been less intimate with Christ than the other eight disciples. They are virtually silent in the Gospel narratives. Little is known…

James Of the three disciples in jesus’ closest inner circle, James is the least familiar to us. The biblical account is practically devoid of any explicit details about his life and character. He never appears as a stand-alone character in the Gospel accounts, but he is always paired with his younger…

Suffering Unjustly 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. Christianity did not preach against slavery in Rome, but it overturned slavery in Rome. This truth would take years to do, and in the meanwhile, Christian slaves proved…

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…

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 continuing 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…

With Friends Like These - Part 2 Intro ‘Blood is thicker than water.’ Nothing comes between family. Those of you who are part of an adoptive family know there are limits to that statement. Our section of scripture today explores the connections and relations of people and of God. We will look at an uncomfortable…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

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…

Irony is defined as contradictory situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true. 20 Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. 21 When his family heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his…

Introduction Good morning and welcome again to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. It’s always such a joy to be here with you. I want to invite you to open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 2 where we will be today. Last week I started in talking about the Ministries of Jesus. I mentioned that I was…

Announcements Does anyone have any announcements? Saturday, April 16 at 9am Mike Swenson and crew will be grinding the stumps on the side of the church so we can beautify that area. April 24 is Baptism Sunday. We have 4, maybe 5 brothers and sisters that have felt the Holy Spirit’s call to be baptized.…

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.”…

The Sermon on the Mount Opening Before we dive into the text this morning I would like to say a few things to preface our text. We are going to be talking about standards today, and our habits good or bad stem from our standards, so as Christians where should our standards come from? This is the question…

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…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 3. We will begin reading in verse 20 and we will read all the way down to verse 35. 20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 21 And when his family heard it,…