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1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to…

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…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara The Great Day - HaGadol Picture of Torah Readings Summary of the Passover Torah Readings Picture of the two prophecies. dry bones and Ingathering A Holy People Nakedness Picture Love Others as yourself…

The Chief Priests and Elders have just questioned Jesus’ authority while He was teaching in the temple. Who gave you permission to teach and preach like you do? The people accepted Jesus as the “prophet from Nazareth in Galilee” 11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”…

Last week, we saw Jesus cursing the fig tree. For practical purposes, Jesus removed something that was not performing as expected and removed it from taking up space. He did so, not as a warning or as a threat, but as a teaching moment for the disciples to know the power and authority He and even His…

18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. 20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled,…

It's possible to rent an amazing variety of things. Last month the Men’s Club purchased cans of paint to re-stripe the Parking Lot. And with this purchase we were able to use this small cart that held the can of paint. With the squeeze of the handle the paint would spray from the bottom of the cart onto…

Introduction Last week we were reminded that simply coming to church and saying our yes to God and his call for us to work for his kingdom is not enough. The son who does the will of his father is not the brother who says yes and then refuses to work in the vineyard, but rather the brother who originally…

Which of the Sons Are You? What is God like? Last week's readings showed that God is not fair, but gracious. Today the church is reminded that the grace of God does not give us license to sin. God doesn't want mere lip service but a broken and contrite heart that turns from sin and does the will of our…

Which of the Sons Are You? What is God like? Last week's readings showed that God is not fair, but gracious. Today the church is reminded that the grace of God does not give us license to sin. God doesn't want mere lip service but a broken and contrite heart that turns from sin and does the will of our…

Introduction Our parable this morning reminds me of the words of the Apostle Paul. We’ve been studying the opening chapter of Romans in our adult catechesis, and in Romans 2 Paul says this: For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.…

Philippians 2:2 Philippians 2:2 (NRSV) 2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Make My Joy Complete I love it when people pick up there phones and have a look at them - then they smile. You know then - that someone on the other side cared…

Wedding Clothes Now when the Pharisees 38 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, 39 they assembled together. 40 And one of them, an expert in religious law, 41 asked him a question to test 42 him: “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 43 Jesus 44 said to him, “ ‘ Love 45 the Lord…

Good Morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to James Chapter 1. As you are heading that way we have been taking a look at the parables of Christ and what exactly do they mean? We have taken a look at parables that talk about the Kingdom of God, parables about judgment, parables about salvation…

Good Morning, I am so glad that you are here with us today and we prepare for a week not only to remember and reflect on the Cross, but also to celebrate next weekend our risen Savior. Today we continue in our series of the Lord’s Parables. Would you turn with me to Matthew chapter 21. The title of our…

Deception Defined : an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true; A falsehood. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. The simple believes everything,…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Call to worship Welcome everyone! 1 John 2:25-29 “This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you. As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach…

Call to worship Welcome everyone! LET US STAND AND WORSHIP! “Waymaker” Words and Music by Hillsong PRAYER OF PRAISE FOR WHO GOD IS Lord, we praise You for choosing us. We praise You that in ur grace and mercy You reached down and called us by name and that now we belong to You. We worship You this morning…

Three False Methods, and a True One Three wrong ways: Seeking God’s will through signs and “ fleeces ” Where do we get the idea of “fleeces” from? Gideon We say that people are “setting out a fleece” when they challenge God to reveal His will through some uncommon event or through some apparently chance…

Palm Sunday is when we begin to reflect and remember the last week of Jesus’ life on Earth, before his death, burial and resurrection. Palm Sunday is a day of celebration. But what are we celebrating? As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two…

God patiently, passionately, and perfectly invites you to participate in the glory of the Son!

The Just Live by Faith CONTEXT OT sacrifices could not provide permanent cleansing (10:1-4) So God found the solution in the sacrifice of Christ (10:5-10) Christ's perfect sacrifice achieved eternal perfection for all who believe (10:11-18) SO DRAW NEAR & HOLD FAST (10:19-39) THOUGHT-FLOW (10:19-39)…

Introduction As we have mentioned earlier, Covid has changed my plans. I will be putting on hold the continuation of the Series of What we hold to be true. A key component of this series was to get together and to study the Main idea. As this is difficult to do, I will be putting that on hold, but hopefully…

Trouble in the Text: Jesus judges Israel’s leaders for being unfaithful & unfruitful. Another parable condemning the conduct of the Chief Priests and Pharisees in Jesus’ time. The landowner (God) plants the vineyard (kingdom of God; Isa. 5:2 ), has a wall built around it, had a winepress built, and has…