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Intro; One of the most important Paradoxes of the Bible is the one we will look at tonight that looks at the cost of being a disciple of Christ. Jesus spent a lot of time healing the sick, interacting and teaching the public, but He spent a lot of time teaching His followers privately about why He came…

How we think, what we believe, shapes our world. Our thoughts and beliefs are very powerful. Our world shapes what we think and believe. Yet, the world we live in also shapes our beliefs and thoughts about things. The location is important. Jesus is in Caesarea Philippi the capitol of pagan worship,…

The story of the Bible, all that we read throughout the Old Testament, has been leading to this point, where God himself will enter the world he has created in the person of Jesus. Since the early pages of the Bible it has been foretold that a messiah will come to the Jewish people, and that through…

1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For we have spent enough of our…

14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who…

The Christian and The Cross SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT MARK 8:31-38 Being a Christian is fantastic! As you embrace Christ, your problems become opportunities, heartaches turn into joys, bad times fade into the past. Your career succeeds as it never has. Your relationship with those around you is enhanced.…

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…

Jesus travels as far north as possible and still be in the “Holy” Land of Israel. The area of Caesarea-Philippi, about 40Km north of Lake Galilee. It is far away from the temple and the priests and Pharisees in Jerusalem. It is outside Herod Aggripa’s Tetrarchy of Galilee, is however in his half brother…

It is my habit when preaching through books of the Bible to begin with the background and overview of a book at the beginning, highlighting key themes, verse, and the overall flow of the book, and then circle back around to that at the end of the study to review what we’ve seen. Usually I’m able to do…

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 22 And they came to Bethsaida.…

Introduction New theme for the month of February: The Truth About Salvation Annual theme reminder “Spiritually Mature in Truth” In Spirit and Truth, We Mature; In His Word, We Stand Secure! Days Message of The Cost of Salvation will cover three key points: What is Salvation The Cost of Salvation for…

The cross is the most radical and revolutionary symbol the world has ever seen! Radical because it shows us that the answer is in God’s grace not our works. Revolutionary because if it’s meaning is embraced it changes everything about life. Our relationship to God, each other and the world around us…

How can we be Diligent about Discipleship?

I have talked before about my time at Chick-fil-A. Those of you who have been around for the past almost eight years are probably tired of my discussions of Chick-fil-A. I have worked for several food service companies, but CFA was hands down, by far, the best at training workers. They had processes…

As with the other disciplines that we have discussed, submission begins with and inward focus that results in an outward reality. The key of all submission begins with the difficult, but true words of Jesus that we read a minute ago and, likewise 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples…

Open you Bibles if you would to Mark chapter 8. We’ve been walking through this book chapter by chapter and verse by verse, seeking to grasp Mark’s intended meaning to his audience. We are at the mid-way point of the book, and here we find a significant shift in Jesus’ approach to ministry. Up until…

2 Timothy 3 Good morning church. We are beginning our service today with a little bit of awesomeness! This morning we get to do, not one, not two, not three, but 4 child dedications to the Lord! The good news is they are all from the same family, so it won’t take all morning. We did one of these recently,…

27 Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” 28 So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I…

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one…

Following Jesus Matthew 16:24–26 (NKJV) 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is…

Mark 15:21 (NKJV) Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by , to bear His cross. As we look into the scripture this morning I want to point out a very important fact that is mentioned. Simon was just a man…

Paradox defined: A statement that seems to contradict itself. The call to discipleship and the cost of discipleship SEEM a hard, heavy weight to bear, but the truth is discipleship is the one way to eternal life AND to find the highest meaning in this life. That Luke 9:23-25 “ Then He said to them all,…

In Acts 8, the church grows beyond its cradle of Judaism. In Samaria a famous sorcerer, Simon, is wooed by the power of the Holy Spirit, but his response is disastrous. What did Simon get wrong, and what can we learn from it?

Welcome... Introduce Self... Pray... Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.…

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