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Big Idea: We are not saved by fear of God or interest in Jesus but in saving faith. people can show a certain fear of God but not bow to him Lightning: Luther had a close call and feared God, this led him to join a seminary Yet others have had near missed with death and still mock God If not with their…

We need reminders. We do not always get things right the first time. We must continue to be reminded of what we should know and do know in order to live out our faith well. Life can be exhausting. As a church we know this to be true right now. We have had a long 5 weeks hosting 4 funerals. Church we…

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…

It’s always a joy to return to a place that was so formative for me. For those who do not know me, I attended and served here during the majority of my college years and was blessed by the teachings, friendships, mentors, discipleship, and everything else that came as being part of this church. I pray…

I’m going to be real right now… NO CAP? Jesus taught things that made people walk away from Him. Jesus never hid what following Him would cost people. He was honest. What I’m going to tell you is the truth. And if your motive for doing “christiany” things like going to church, reading the bible, praying,…

This week I received a phone call from an individual in response to our door hangers that we passed out eight days ago. After I answered the phone the person said this: “Hello. I would just like to say that the Lord doesn’t want you soliciting Christianity” and then she hung up before I had any opportunity…

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,…

This Torah Portion: Gen 32:3 - 36:43 Messengers Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to make a covenant with them We also heard how God also uses his daughters: Sarah - Abraham’s wife, Rebekak - Isaac’s wife We have been talking about how the…

21 They went into Capernaum, and right away he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. 22 They were astonished at his teaching because he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes. 23 Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out,…

I want to talk to you this morning about “A Fools Conscience”. To understand the message we must first give a good definition of its title. Conscience - A capacity or faculty of moral intuition or reflection. A person’s internal awareness or sense of abiding by or transgressing moral standards. The conscience…

Children’s Thought: If you could have one wish in the world, up to half a kingdom, what would you wish for? [pause] A good heart will wish for good things. A bad heart will wish for bad things like: Accidents, injuries, revenge In today’s story for the grownups, a girl, whether young or old, won a great…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers…

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…

Verses 1-3 As Jesus goes to His hometown of Nazareth, some of the the people who have known Him most if not all of His life are blown away at His teaching and display of power that we know is the evidence that His teaching is from God, but that they are rejecting. The people of Nazareth are too familiar…

This morning, we are going to jump right in where we left off last Sunday morning. Turn to and read Mark 6:14 . Pray. King Herod Heard And king Herod heard of him ; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves…

Turn to and read Mark 6:7-14 . Pray. As we continue through Mark chapter 6 on our Journey with Jesus, we have the opportunity to see Christ’s ministry expand and we also see some additional results from His ministry as word about Christ’s ministry continues to spread. This morning we are going to look…

Turn to and read Mark 6:7-14 . Pray. As we continue through Mark chapter 6 on our Journey with Jesus, we have the opportunity to see Christ’s ministry expand and we also see some additional results from His ministry as word about Christ’s ministry continues to spread. This morning we are going to look…

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…

Thank You From the depths of our hearts we want to thank you as a Church, the Elders, Pastor Caleb, for allowing us this opportunity to take this sabbatical. This has been an amazing time of growth for me as your pastor, and I am encouraged with the church as well, our men who preached from God’s Word…

The Lord Stood with Me Primary Scripture Reading: 16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles…

Luke 3:1-14 The last mention of John the Baptist in Luke’s account was his birth, marked by his father Zacharias’ praise to God for His fulfilled promise ( Luke 1:67-80 ). After about thirty years of silence concerning John’s life, Luke reintroduces him as a pivotal figure beginning his prophetic ministry.…

Introduction As we dive into this section we have to change our focus from our western worldviews, which tend to emphasize equality, egalitarianism, individual rights. The Hierarchy and authority are of prime importance in traditional Eastern Cultures. They are critical features of an honor-shame worldview.…