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Resurrection 23 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, Jesus has just answered the question about paying taxes to Caesar for the Pharisees and later on that day gets cornered by the Sadducees. Now all three groups had challenged Jesus’…

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…

Coming out of last week, Jesus was asked questions by the Sadducees about the law in relationship to the resurrection if someone had multiple husbands. They wanted to know whose wife she would be in heaven after the resurrection. What they were trying to do was get their point across that the resurrection…

Paying Taxes Now, we must remember that Jesus has spoken the third parable related to the wedding feast. In that parable Jesus is pretty blunt that “many are called”, but “few are chosen”. Does this mean God has already chosen those who will go to heaven? (Pre-destination?) Certainly not, what this eludes…

Introduction Open your Bibles to Matthew 22 And as you find your way there, remember that Jesus is in Jerusalem in the final days of His earthly ministry. And He is currently focusing His time on calling out the religious leaders of Israel who refuse to believe in Him. worse than that, they are actively…

Obligations to Government obligation: bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally. 1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the…

Introduction—Lord’s Great Marriage Feast : several things need to be noted about this parable. The Great Marriage Feast, deals with the Kingdom of Heaven . This is important. Although the parable tells how God dealt with Israel and turned from Israel, its major point is God’s dealings with His new people,…

With Thanksgiving coming up this week, and with the changes of life and growing older, I guess I have gone a little nostalgic. I can remember the younger days of what Thanksgiving meant. Putting on warm clothes, getting a fire started to warm water, and turning the hogs into sausage, ham, pork chops…you…

You don’t need to be greedy, because God’s image is on you and in Christ, by faith, He’s promised to always provide for you everything you need.

(Remember — God Wants His People to Turn His Way!) GOAL: Continually submit yourselves to God’s authority, which includes what He instituted. Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text this morning is first from verse 21 in the Gospel…

Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor? I don’t know how much tax you pay - but I know I pay quite a lot. And then - at the end of the tax year when I give SARS some reasons to give some back to me… I feel guilty and worried I’ve made a mistake somewhere. Taxes - in my opinion are not a bad thing.…

The goal of the sermon is that the hearers will take seriously God’s offer of grace. — The problem is that we sometimes make God's gracious offer an excuse for sinning. — The means to the goal is that God invites all sinners and provides them with the needed garment. There are invitations we might be…

Respond to the invitation of your King with grateful & faith-filled obedience rather than entitlement!

Matthew 22:1-14 Speaking of chosen - I think I regret choosing to preach on Mt 22:1-14 - I chose it because its complicated. And then - as I wrote my sermon I found myself getting more complicated. But here goes... My attention... Socks and Crocs If you know me well - you will know that I probably wouldn’t…

Introduction This morning, Isaiah prophecies a feast upon the mountain of the Lord, the Psalmist’s cup overflows, Paul commands us to rejoice, and Jesus tells a parable about a wedding. The common theme here is that a party is going on, so we should get on board. I hear from a few of you each week who…

1 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say,…

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. 1 I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love! 17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will…

Big Idea: Jesus has called sinners, and only sinners, to follow Him. Even the worst of the worst can be saved Salvation calls for Celebration Righteous people don’t need saving The beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ should be evident this morning in our text as we see the event of Jesus calling Levi,…

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…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Call to worship Welcome everyone! James 4:7-17 “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned…

Call to worship Welcome everyone! TITUS 2:11-14 “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our…

Giant Problems This will begin with a review: I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” So this struggle begins. Remember the serpent is actually a divine being, not a mere member of the animal…

In His Presence Only the humble believe him and rejoice that God is so free and so marvelous that he does wonders where people despair, that he takes what is little and lowly and makes it marvelous. And that is the wonder of all wonders, that God loves the lowly…. God is not ashamed of the lowliness…

Overcoming Drama-Makers - Lessons Learned Today, we’re going to continue in the series we’ve been in called No More Drama. What I want to do this week is take you through some final steps that summarize what to do with the drama makers in your life. I’m calling this message Keeping the drama-makers from…