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Good morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 6. We live in a day an age where there is much confusion about truth. There are some people today who believe that truth is not relevant, or you can make truth whatever you want it to be. A man can now choose to be a woman or even worse go into…

Big Idea: Elevating God as Holy and Worthy is an essential act of faith. God is Holy God is eternal God is creator God is worthy God will be eternally praised God is Holy throughout scripture: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Here God’s holiness is displayed in that He was the…

The God of Truth Today we are looking at another one of the hard sayings of Jesus. We have watched him take on the perspectives of the day, confront the norm, and challenge the heart. In this passage we have the privilege of seeing Jesus take on our perspective of verbal communication, our words and…

1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3 He said to them, “Have you not…

The Call of Christmas Mary - A Call to Provide Big Idea: God Calls us to provide Him a place of priority in our lives. A Call of Humility A Call of Submission A Call of Faith Have you even noticed how people in the cities often look down on those in the country, or those from small towns? In our country…

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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…

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. “I do not receive glory from men; so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. “I do…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple Torah. Evil Inclination Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: Vision/ Hazon By Fire Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 7 Consolations:…

A. Rapport for the time What has a high value in your life? Think for a moment of what really is important to you. Now, quickly compare that to the list of activities that you participate in on a regular basis. There may be times in my life when those two events do not line up. B. Reading of the text…

Summary: The passages in James and Matthew both emphasize the power and importance of our words. James warns about the destructive power of the tongue, while Matthew teaches that true greatness comes from speaking and serving others with humility. Application: This sermon will encourage Christians to…

The Prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray: One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give…

Good morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 3. As you are making your way there I want to speak a moment about the importance of God’s Word. The Preaching of the Word of God is the highest point of our Christian Worship. It is not because there is anything I do or anyone for that matter…

Pride goeth before the fall. This was a favorite verse of mine as a child, because I loved to quote it against my siblings if I thought they were acting arrogantly about anything. It was one of my favorite weapon verses, that was handy to whip out to guilt someone into a change of behavior. Imagine my…

Destined to Serve “If they listen and obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant. We live in a day and age where Power, prestige, fame and position top the ranks of the worlds most desired! The Words of our Lord and Savior tell a very different…

Men Who Met God November 5, 2023 Isaiah 6:1-7 Secular: Beneath the Marquand Chapel at Yale Divinity School is an undecorated prayer chamber. Some refer to it as the catacombs. The octagonal room rises to an immense height. Its unadorned walls are broken only by small openings for light. As we approach…

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless…

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…

Intro Last week we began looking at this passage in to book of Luke where Jesus is warning the Pharisees and lawyers. The Pharisees and lawyers are both very religious groups. Seeking to know and follow the law. The difference between the two types of people were that the Pharisees were adding a lot…

Leviticus 1:1-6:7 Review TORAH GPS We continue to use the Torah as our guide to do our portions So far we have come from Genesis to now Leviticus, and God has been at work Let me summarize it like this: B’Reisheet, in the beginning, God creates Paradise, but we fail to rest. God begins again with Avraham…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me this morning to 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 12. Now let me explain my controversial title to this morning’s message. Commands for Christians. Now some of you might look at that title and think how is that controversial, and then there…

Christians are good at creating a vague expectation of what we should do without ever telling what it is exactly we should be doing. Read the topic today, Oh, sure… follow the Lord--- yeah yeah, that's what I do. I follow the news, I follow the Packers, I sometimes follow the weather. This morning I…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 22:2-25:9 Last Torah portion we spoke of the Red heifer being all about sanctification, and purification After the event of the red heifer we spoke about last Torah portion, the children of Israel had taken some territory, coming to Kadesh ( a sacred…

It can be a problem for many people today to describe God as Father. Some never knew their father, others were abandoned by theirs, and still others were abused. For these people the term ‘father’ carries a lot of negative feelings. The truth is that our earthly fathers are human just as we are and even…