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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’…

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,…

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…

Enduring Persecution Results in Salvation Grace, mercy, and peace to you; from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this Reformation is from our gospel reading, verse 22: And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will…

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)?

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…

The Trinity Is the word “Trinity” ever found in the bible? If it is not in the bible, then how is this used as a theological term? Trinity comes from from the Latin “trinitas” which means three. It is used theologically as a description of “tri-unity” or “three-in-oneness” of God. Up to this point, we…

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…

Is Grace Unconditional? Do you love to eat? Have you had a great meal? 12 Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward. 13 Instead,…

Following Jesus arriving in Jerusalem and causing a scene at the temple, His return the next day and having His authority challenged directly, Followed by His teaching in parables to tell the leaders that they we not truly of the kingdom Jesus has just be challenged again by three question meant to show…

Jesus Christ is described as Son of David, Son of Man and Son of God. His sonship speaks of his divinity and humanity and is closely associated with his role as promised Messiah, suffering Saviour, risen Lord and coming judge and king. It also speaks of his intimate, obedient and unique relationship with his Father and of his mission to enable people to become children of God through faith in him.

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. Kingdom servants serve a great king who has forgiven far more than they could ever forgvie each other.... so failure to forgive excludes one from the kingdom because this King’s kingdom has…

James 2:1–17 , Matthew 22:37–40 Summary: In James 2 , we are reminded that faith without works is dead, and in Matthew 22 , Jesus instructs us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Application: This sermon can encourage Christians to show their faith through tangible acts of love and kindness towards others,…

We all struggle with “ shoulds ” - the idea of promoting “self-made religion”. It is my observation that some personalities struggle with the “shoulds” of legalism more. The use of the word “should” in our thoughts and speech is an indication that we are functioning in a cycle of condemnation and shame…

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…

Revelation 19:1-10 Review the timeline Chapter 19 is about the sights and sounds that John hears. The SOUNDS (v.1,6) are about events in Heaven The SIGHTS (v.11,17,19) are about events that move from Heaven to Earth culminating in the 2nd Coming of Christ and the punishment of the Antichrist and the…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

TEXT: LUKE 23:44-49 | JESUS CRUCIFIXION WEEK TIMELINE Introduction Explanation : As we prepare for this Sunday to celebrate the resurrection, we must first look back at the passion week of Jesus. Where did He go, what did He experience There is some important ground work to lay as we come to the day…

The Preparation for His Arrival vs. 1-7 Now all this was being done so that prophecy would be fulfilled. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; Lowly, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of…

The cross is the most radical and revolutionary symbol the world has ever seen! Radical because it shows us that the answer is in God’s grace not our works. Revolutionary because if it’s meaning is embraced it changes everything about life. Our relationship to God, each other and the world around us…

For the past several weeks, we’ve walked through various TOPICS... various ANCHORS of Christianity And being something that we do every year... VISITING these topics in this way... SO FAR…we’ve covered... The Anchor of Prayer Anchor of Faith Anchor of Giving (last week) And now - this week - we come…