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When it comes to the greatest names in church history, without a doubt, the name John Wesley stands out above the rest. And why? Not simply because he was one of the great evangelists of all time, Nor because he was one of the great writers of Christian Hymnody, writing over 6,500 hymns, which include…

What’s in a name? We seldom are concerned about the literal meaning of our name, for instance David—beloved one, Elizabeth—God swears/promises, Kelly—warrior, Gregory—watchful, etc. Some names, however, are worth millions of dollars: Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Brett Farve. Some names announce a person’s…

While Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman approached him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. She poured it on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw it, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This might have been sold for…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Passover Read Luke 21:1-22 Communion Transition based on Matthew 26:30 by worship team Song: Taste and See Gethsemane/Betrayal/Arrest Read Matthew 26:36-56 Marcus Speak Pilate Read Matthew 27:11-26 Prayer Crucifixion Read Matthew 27:27-66 Brief Pause for Silent Reflection Song: Once Again? Resurrection…

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, “You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,…

Verses 1-2 As we get into chapter 14 we again depart from a strict chronology as Mark often does for the purpose of comparing and contrasting different events in the life of Christ and now move backwards a few days to the Friday before Palm Sunday. We know the timing from John 12 . The reason Mark now…

14 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. When we think of Judas Iscariot, what are some…

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…

Centuries ago in Italy, an artist about to paint a picture of the Madonna and the Child after long search found a beautiful young peasant woman with a lovely child at her breast. He selected them for his model, and the picture was painted and hung in one of the galleries. Long afterward he was at work…

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…

He Is Alive Is it Important that He Died and Rose Again 22 And according to the Law, one may almost say , all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives…

When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,…

Good evening and welcome back to Fellowship. We’ve been going through 52 Q&As compiled into the New City Catechism. And tonight we are looking at the importance of Ordinances. A little history: 7 sacraments in Catholic Theology Baptism – cleansed from original sin – caused regeneration – encorporated…

Intro: Golf Instructor When I was in middle school, my best friend had access to a golf cart. We heard of a golf team and thought we’d join to get to be the Duke’s of Hazard Read Matthew 26:1-27:50 Page 586 1. Jesus’ death was a necessary fulfillment of God’s plan Through our study of the bible this…

Pericopal Series: Living in the Hope of Our Inheritance 1. Living Our Unchangeable Inheritance ( 1 Peter 1:3–9 ) 2. Living in Reverent Fear ( 1 Peter 1:17–21 ) 3. Living through Unjust Suffering ( 1 Peter 2:19–25 ) 4. Living as Holy Priests ( 1 Peter 2:4–10 ) 5. Living to Witness to the Hope ( 1 Peter…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

We continue on our journey to understand our identity. The point to this is to give you an understanding of value. Not a puffed up vain sense of value that has it’s roots in the idolatrous notion of self-esteem where we look at ourselves and try to puff ourselves up. But in looking at ourselves through…

EVERYONE PRAYING Luke 18:1 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; While man and men in the Bible is a word that refers to a human adult male - it is also a word that is used as a plural encompassing word to include all men, women, children, etc.…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

INTRODUCTION New Monthly Series in our Theme of Renewed Faith is Prayer Sunday School - Q&A Sunday Evening - Continue with Renewed Love Wednesday - Which Church are We PRAYER Pew research states 78% of all Americans pray at least once a week. 57% pray at least once a day. Serious prayer begins after…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

Put on the New Man 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. The new man is created in righteousness and true holiness 10 And have put on the new man , which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: The new man is renewed…

Since the beginning of this year. We have looked at the book of Matthew. We began with the genealogy of Jesus and these next two weeks we are looking at the ending of the life that Jesus spent here on earth. Next Sunday is Easter and we will look at the Resurrection and what Jesus said to us as He was…

• So it’s been 2 weeks since we’ve seen each other - and so I think it would be best to recap where we are... 3 weeks ago we started this Easter Mini Series... Where we started out by looking at - 1st century Jewish Expectations of the coming Messiah... We saw some interesting things... No Trinity No…