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At the beginning of this series I made reference to Jesus speaking of Jonah as if Jonah is a real person, as a manner to dismiss the idea that Jonah is just a person of myth or legend. Jesus speaks of Jonah as historical figure, as he does Nineveh, and he does the Queen of the South. Bartering with God…

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…

10 immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. 11 Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly,…

Intro Time zones and time change. Time change next week. That’s a reality of our current time system that is very inconvenient. But there are other aspects that we hardly think of that are very convenient. Time zones were created as a result of and by railroad companies. How could one town know when…

Intro Forget it! That can be descriptive, or prescriptive. There are many things we want to forget, or really should forget, that seem to hang us up. When we fixate on those things I hope we have a friend who comes along beside us and in love tells us, “For get it! Move on!” When it comes to things we…

14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware…

We are reminded that God counts us as righteous and designs our reality for the greatest good. We are encouraged to have an eternal perspective.

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 2 And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. ( Mark 8:11 LSB) And sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given…

Intro: The last time we saw Moses he had become a failure in trying to save his people through the murder of an Egyptian taskmaster. Now he is in the backside of the Midian desert, married, a new dad, and tending sheep for his father-in-law Jethro. While at Mt. Horeb, Moses sees an amazing sight, a bush…

Jesus did what the Law could not do by cleansing the Leper.

Children Message: God’s endless resources 2 king 4:1-7 The widow and the debt collector A prophet’s widow came to Elisha in a panic. My husband died in debt and my creditor is going to take my boys away and sell them as slaves, to pay the debt. Would you like to be taken from your family and made a slave?…

Today’s text is tailored to teach us that “ Jesus is point blank with the spiritually blind and patient with the spiritual slow .” JESUS IS POINT BLANK WITH THE SPIRITUALLY BLIND. The spiritually blind are argumentative. The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven…

THIS TEXT IS TAILORED TO TEACH US THAT JESUS IS ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE EVEN THESE PEOPLE. Jesus is entering His final days of earthly ministry. His crucifixion, an event He has often spoken of, is just weeks away. However, in our text Jesus does not speak of His impending destiny. His focus at this moment…

52 For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” 5 The blind see…

I. Comfort Food A. Pandemic shortage 1. Spring 2020 stay at home orders 2. things begin disappearing in stores a. disinfectant, wipes, toilet paper b. flour and yeast 3. people quarantined at home started making bread a. April 20, 2020 USA Today article b. 2 to 3 weeks buffer inventory disappeared as…

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…

Live the will of God and rely on the strength that He provides

Prepare for this upcoming election! There are 72 days left until the general election in November. So, before I begin the message this morning I want to challenge you to begin preparing for this upcoming election. Register to vote! The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina is Friday, October…

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…

Bro Mark Smith's mission sermon for the South Texas MBA (audio volume is corrected about 2 minutes in).

“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…