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Introduction: Have you ever looked at those 3D puzzles called magic eye? They used to be popular and everyone would go cross-eyed staring at them. They are made from a pattern that then has another image hidden behind it. I want to show you a few optical illusions this morning and see if you can spot…

What is more attractive than God’s family? Those who are saved by grace through faith in Jesus are given a new family. Series: What is more attractive? Than God’s family Than corporate worship Than serving together Than learning at the feet of Jesus Than the gospel Therefore remember that at one time…

** Matthew 12:43-45 ** **Scripture:** Matthew 12:43-45 **Main Idea:** You can’t just empty your life of bad things and expect it to stay that way. Transformation comes not just by removing sin, but by filling your life with what matters most—Christ’s presence and purpose. --- ### **Introduction:** -…

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…

Good Morning. I am so glad that we can be here this morning. It is a good day. Strength of Will. Strength of will is an important attribute in the world that we live in. If the World did not have people who are strong willed would we be able to survive and thrive as humans have? I think about this and…

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,…

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things.…

1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 14 When…

- **Text**: Matthew 13:1-9 , 18-23 - **Main Idea**: The Parable of the Sower reveals four different responses to God’s Word. The heart determines growth. - **Hook**: *“Have you ever planted something, like a tree or a flower, with great hope... only to watch it die in a few weeks? Frustrating, right?…

Introduction: I was in Walmart the other day and if you’ve been in the store recently to look at the Christmas Clearance sales, you have probably noticed that they have already moved out the Christmas items to make way for Valentine’s Day stuff and they are setting up their spring displays. My wife has…

** Matthew 12:48-50 **, where Jesus says: > "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." ### **Sermon Title: "Redefining Family: Living as God's…

Prayer of Adoration God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power. May we walk gently. May we speak only after we have listened well. Creator of all life, help us enter the New…

Scene 1. When you set yourself up as superior to everyone else, you are very likely to get things horribly wrong. Let’s look at some examples. Stalin, who was he? What is he infamous for? Chairman Mou, who was he? What was he infamous for? Hitler, who was he? What was he infamous for? Pol Pot, who was…

Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as something which starts in our world right now and is available to everyone; how do you see the kingdom in your own backyard?

Review • Cooking • Fishing • Feasts • Money Parable of the Sower & the Seed 3 PARTS: 1. The Parable itself 2. Explanation of the Style 3. Explanation of the Parable Many refer to this parable as the parable of the soils because it is not really about the sower or the seed - it's really about the different…

3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,…

Planting Seeds Introduction Chapter 13 is the third of the three major speeches in the book of Matthew The first major speech is the sermon on the mount, the second was in Matthew 10 , the fouth one is Matthew 18 , and the last one takes up chapters 23, 24, and 25 You’ve heard me talk about those five…

Are you the one? INTRODUCE SELF, SET TIMER, INTRODUCE SERIES INTRODUCTION -We’re Working through our series on the Book of Matthew Called Kingdom. -(Recap Chapters 1-10) -All the ways to follow along: Bible App, ACC app, Handouts, (If someone wants one of those let me know, I can still get them printed…

As we have gone through the book of Romans verse by verse, Paul has taken on this great journey focusing mostly on the Righteousness of God, and our relationship to that righteousness. After a brief introduction in chapter one, He began to expound on the Sin problem that all of humanity has. But not…

34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” Jesus continued to speak to the…

Last week we studied the parable of the sower, and Jesus gave reasons for using parables. A parable is a short moral story that was often expressed with imagery and metaphor. It illustrates a truth using examples from life and can show similarity of things we are familiar with. But even when things may…

- Supporting Idea: Many people will reject the truth because of Satanic opposition, their own hard hearts, and because God will blind them further. But some will receive the truth and bear spiritual fruit. Jesus’ first parable might be thought of as a parable about parables. It explained the need for…

Foundations of being the church. Jesus walked out and lived these anointed lanes of heaven. We too can walk in His footsteps under the same anointing that Jesus does. There are lanes in our lives that we are anointed walk in and other lanes we are not anointing to walk in. These lanes are a shadows cast…

Following up with this mornings sermon, we will start tonight with the scribes and Pharisees asking for a sign from Jesus. While we might all be skeptical of someone who walked into our church and started to teach a different doctrine and heal people, going contrary to what we had all been taught from…

Foundations of being the church. Jesus walked out and lived these anointed lanes of heaven. We too can walk in His footsteps under the same anointing that Jesus does. There are lanes in our lives that we are anointed walk in and other lanes we are not anointing to walk in. These lanes are a shadows cast…