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Introduction If you haven’t been here, over the last few weeks, we have been speaking on the topic of stewardship. Specifically Biblical stewardship of our finances, and the responsibilities we have as Christians concerning our money. Stewardship (def) administration of an economy or estate; i.e. “the…

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…

Opening Prayer Mighty father, Please let the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, our rock and our redeemer. Amen. Intro Christmas day. It’s one of my favorite days of the year! Unfortunately it’s not for very spiritual reasons... You see Christmas is…

Heavenly Bread in a Deserted Place Our gracious God provides generously for us so that we might have what we need to serve him and others in love.

Priorities. Priorities are what makes the world work. We all have our priorities. Yours are different than mine. Mine are different than yours. Sometimes things come along that force us to rearrange our priorities. That happened to me this week, when I went in for a tooth evaluation and ended up with…

30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they departed…

READ: Mark 6:30-44 30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate…

Intro We’ve all experienced much and little. Sometimes not when we wanted either! The same might hold true in our life with Jesus too. Some blessings that bring us to tears. Some hurts or hopeless days that do the same. The Bible never promises a difficulty free life, rather more the opposite. But It…

Feeding the Five Thousand Back in Mark’s Gospel, Pastor Calvin got us rolling with the story of John the Baptist’s execution... The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.”…

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,…

What are some reasons that people come to Christ? Fear Guarantee of heaven Cure for sin To find meaning You see, this is vastly different than the way that the disciples followed Jesus. From what we know, the followed Jesus simply because He said “follow me.” You see, people that come to Jesus for the…

The mission of the church sends us out to serve others; the way in which we serve our local community frames our actions as followers of Jesus.

Learning to trust God when He gives you an impossible task.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate…

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 30-34 This is one of the rare things that is found in all 4 of the gospel accounts, and the only miracle recorded by all 4 gospel writers. It is also the one miracle that is probably the most often attempted to explain away. It is found here, as well as Matthew 14:13-21 , Luke 9:10-17 , and John…

This morning, as we continue our “Journey with Jesus” through the book of Mark, we come to two very familiar events: the feeding of the 5,000 and Christ walking on water. As we begin this morning, it would be good to remind ourselves of how Mark portrays Jesus Christ. Hopefully you’ll remember the key…

Tell the Story ( Matt. 14:13-21 ; Mark 6:32-44 ; Luke 9:10-17 ; John 6:1-15 ) Jesus the King of Kings, Has a great following. And He wants to get away, so still preaching and teaching around the Sea of Galilee they get in a boat (Matt, Mark, John) and sail to the area around Bethsaida which is on the…

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…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. We are blessed and thankful that you would join us this morning from wherever you are. We will be back together soon but unfortunately that day is not today and so we appreciate you joining us. Please take your Bibles and open them with…

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…