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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…

We want to be right. No one likes to lose or to be wrong. Failure seems like the worst experience. This goes along with the first point. We do not want to fail and we have started to experience that failure means we are “worthless”. Our culture has become so toxic in this way we have given rise to anxiety…

Become This is the last sermon in a series that looks at the concepts: Believe Belong Become Reflecting on what it means to be a member of a church. And more specifically - a Methodist Church. Our believing in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit leads us in to a way of life. The Father…

24 From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by…

Intro: Lessons are sometimes best given in stares of 3 - In The Three Little Pigs , we learn that under preparation and construction can be your downfall. (In the original story, the first two pigs do get eaten!) - In Goldilocks and the Three Bears we find that preferences are fine, but presumption is…

Title : A Mother’s Faith Mark’s emphasis is on the fact Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. That Jesus came into the world announcing the Kingdom of God, He healed the sick, He cast out demons, and He died for our sins, only to rise from the grave victorious on the third day. Traditionally, Mark (or…

18 We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at, the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. Mark (For the Group) Prepare the way of the Lord. The baptism and temptation of Jesus. Preaching, and casting…

The Syro-Phonetician Women Have you notice the growing crowds around Jesus, lately. Many people love him Many people want his help Many are curious about him and But he also has many enemies, just looking for a way to trap him. to get him in trouble ultimately to get rid of him. And the man wants a little…

5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for…

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…

Turn to and read Mark 7:14-17 . Pray. Last week, as we considered Christ’s interaction with the scribes and Pharisees, we saw that scribes and Pharisees aside God’s Word in favor of tradition. They even went so far that they rejected God’s Word in favor of tradition. We see Christ’s indictment in vs.…

Introduction Good morning and welcome again to Dishman Baptist Church. We are so thankful that you are here - and for those of you who are joining us online we’re thankful for you as well. It is always a highlight of my week to be here with you - and not because I am the speaker but that we get the awesome…

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…

Just a Few Crumbs Mark 7:24-30 Mark 7:24-30 I’M JUST ASKING FOR THE CRUMBS Intro : Does anybody in this room have a need in your life? Most everyone here has several important needs. I would go a step farther and say that most people in this room today have one or more major needs in their lives and…

The brightest jewels are often found in the darkest places. Christ took his “disciples of little faith” 20 miles outside of Israel to a Gentile city to teach them about the fundamentals of great faith. What was the Genesis of her faith? Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd…

Feeling out of place Ever had someone try to make you feel like you are out of place? not good enough to be somewhere? That is what is so hard about learning a language - you have to humble yourself to learn, to get funny story?? where people look down on you happens all the time - they don’t say anything,…

Text : Mark 7:8-9 — "For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men... Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." Let me start out by saying, I have nothing against traditions. I have many this time of year, but sometimes our traditions can…

“The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.” — Ralph W. Sockman The Bible tells one big story. It’s God’s story, and it is the central story of the universe. What does this illustration represent? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references…

Hebrews 5-6 Hebrews 5:11–14 “On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing. For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk,…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

We are moving along in our series on the book of Luke. Today we are in chapter 14. Jesus is making his way towards Jerusalem. He knows that it is getting closer to the time that He must fulfill the purpose that He has come to earth for. Chapter 14 is a common scene that have been noticing throughout…

The gospels see a large increase in demonic activity around Israel as Jesus’ public ministry begins. He famously quotes Isaiah 61:1–2 , “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty…