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It’s Friday It’s been 5 days since Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey, being hailed as the King of Israel, and willingly, intentionally fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah showing himself as the promised King of not just Israel, but of every nation. But before he was crucified he was questioned…

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will…

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…

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…

Suffering Unjustly 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. Christianity did not preach against slavery in Rome, but it overturned slavery in Rome. This truth would take years to do, and in the meanwhile, Christian slaves proved…

While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob with swords and clubs was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.” So immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings,…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

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,…

They Beat Him and I hid Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr June 6, 2021 Matthew 26:30-35 As a young man growing up, I had a few close friends. There was Harold, it seemed that Harold was the one the would convince us to do things that would always and I do mean alway get us in trouble. And that trouble would sometimes…

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…

Let’s pick up the story: Jesus has washed his disciples feet. He is showing them radical service and explaining that this is radical new love. More than the foot washing, he is about to law down his life for his disciples who will abandon him in his most desperate hour of need. Despite your shortcomings…

Good Morning, today we are starting a news series of sermons entitled “Unashamed” . One day an old man was casually walking along a country lane with his dog and his mule . Suddenly a speeding pick-up truck careened around the corner, knocking the man, his mule, and his dog into the ditch .The old man…

I. The crucifixion of Jesus was fully under the control of God (47-56) 47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will…

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…

Today we are going to look at a favorite character in the Bible. As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and eat it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you. For…

Opening Comments · Happy Easter – Resurrection Day! – Victory in Jesus day! · Welcome all · Thank workers · Thank visitors · Test again Boudreaux Joke · Recently a routine police patrol was parked outside a bar in Houma, Louisiana. After last call, the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated…

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…

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…

• 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…

The Rider of the Clouds A few of the fundamental elements of the Old Testament mosaic are familiar and we will not take the time to analyze those. One of these is kingship. The Israelite kingship had a quasi-divine flavor, which was common in the Near East - civilizations believed kingship was instituted…

Introduction Summarize: This past Christmas fell on Sunday and we were blessed to consider our savior, the promised messiah, and how He was born in humility. We saw the genealogy of Christ, the birth of Christ, the seeking of Christ by the wise men, and the rejection and persecution of Christ by Herod.…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…