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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…

1. Jesus came into this world through a mess. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the…

An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram, Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon,…

Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 Road Map Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok Zadok Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir ( Numbers 6:1-21 ), Nazareth (Heb. נָצְרַת) Nazir nṣr (to guard) Picture of the Branch…

If there was one woman in the bible that we could say stood out, and was most recognized, and most memorable, who would we say it was? Mary Of all the extraordinary women in Scripture, one stands out above all others as the most blessed, most highly favored by God, and most universally admired by women.…

Text: Matthew 1:1-17 Main Point/FCF: Jesus is the savior this world needs. God can redeem your brokenness and use you for the Kingdom. Introduction to Matthew We’re embarking today on a study of my favorite of the four gospels, the Gospel of Matthew. The book which we know as the “Gospel of Matthew”…

God frequently chooses that which is damaged or broken to magnify His glory.

Where it Started As I mentioned a while back we are going to do something a little different we are going to look at the various Scriptures that paint a picture of David’s life. This is what you would call a biographical sermon series. We will be introduced to hopefully familiar characters, and My hope…

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ. Matthew very precisely defends the virgin birth of Jesus Christ both humanly and divinely.

Introduction We need to learn from the experiences of others. In 2003, a 27-year-old outdoorsman - Aron Ralston - embarked on a solo canyoneering adventure in Utah’s Blue John Canyon. His passion for adventure and his belief in his own abilities led him deep into the rugged wilderness, seeking the thrill…

Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 REVIEW We completed the book of Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers From that book, we will continue to speak about common themes in Deuteronomy/ Devarim Distorted Thinking Today very predominant We talked about the prophetic significance of the Golden Calf - idolatry We will…

The Arrival of the King INTRODUCTION: Good morning everyone. My name is Joshua McCay. I’m the preaching minister here at ACC. Over the next severaral weeks we’re going to be going through a series called Kingdom. And we’re going to dive into the book of Matthew and really flesh out the idea that we are…

Jesus’ Pedigree It is important to recognize that the Gospel of Matthew was written to the Hebrew people in the first century. It is a thorough record of Jesus’ right to the throne of David. King David God made a covenant with king David, establishing a Davidic dynasty and promising an eternal Davidic…

It is deeply ingrained in every person to know where they come from. It is a natural part of who we are. Many of you are probably familiar with Ancestry.com, a site dedicated to people building family trees and discovering their ancestry. Just last year, a woman found her biological father through DNA…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Any astute viewer of the movie “101 Dalmations” is left with only one question: Why is Cruella de Vil so evil? I mean come on! Why would someone want to hurt white spotted puppies? Was that not your experience watching the movie? Well, good thing that Emma Stone and company…

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…

The Reader for the Jewish audience, Jesus is the rightful receipient of promises and heir to the throne of David for all readers, He is the savior of all people. Only way to the Father Matthew does not try and paint over history or how He got here. The line of Jesus contains, Jews, Gentiles, Kings, prostitutes,…

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” - Matthew 2:2 Haggai 2 1 On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet saying, 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor…

Intro: This morning we talked about the Genealogy of Jesus and His family tree. In looking at it we found some “knots” on it. Knots develop on trees as the result of diseases that injure the tree, or an insect that stings the tree. The tree heals around that affected area & causes a gall, or a knot to…

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father…

Intro: Probably the most exciting parts of Bible reading are the genealogies of where we read someone begot someone, and they begot someone else, and we don’t know how to pronounce any of their names. Just kidding! Though genealogies are boring to most of us, they are very important God or he would not…

Introduction: Good morning once again and welcome to Hope. At this time our children can be dismissed to children’s worship. I invite the rest of you to open your bibles or devices to Matthew 1 with one finger and Ruth 1 with the other. Leading up to Christmas Sunday we are spending the sermons walking…

Messiah in Salvation History Mt 1:1-17 ; Gen 12:1-3 ; 2 Sam 7:4-17 (HPC 6 Dec 20) Confidence in God and his Promises! The old missionary had reached her final day on earth. She had spent time overseas in the past as a cross-cultural, overseas missionary. But for the last several decades had been a faithful…

Good morning again. Go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 1. We are beginning a series of messages for the Christmas season called Family Christmas: Investigating the family of Jesus. Christmas is when we celebrate that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, one hundred percent God and one…

Matthews Gospel: The promised Messiah