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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…

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)?

Often we pay attention to cleaning the outward appearance of a car to look nice, but how often do we clean inside the engine so that it runs smoothly? Is the same thing true in our spiritual lives to maintain a healthy soul?

Religion or Relationship?

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing…

First of a three part series. 6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we…

Matt 23:1-12 ; 23-28 Jesus publicly condemns the Pharisees (23:1–12). 1. The wickedness of these men (23:1–7) a. They do not practice what they preach (23:1–3). b. They place heavy burdens upon the people (23:4). c. They do everything for show (23:5, 7). d. They demand to occupy the place of prominence…

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…

Let me tell you a story from my childhood Two weeks ago we talked about the introduction to the passage that we are looking at today. Interesting Structure Introduction (vss. 1-12) A. First woe (vs. 13) B. Second woe (vs. 15) C. Third woe D. Fourth woe C. Fifth woe B. Sixth woe A. Seventh woe Conclusion…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

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…

Introduction 17 Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God, 18 and know his will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law, 19 and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the ignorant,…

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…

Definition and Introduction Legacy: Something handed down from an ancestor, predecessor, or the past. Types of Legacy: Physical: Material possessions and property. Intangible: Names, reputations, and influences. Biblical References Leviticus 25:25-34 God instructs Israelites on maintaining family land…

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…

Another challenging sermon Pretty much everyone in church would say, I am a follower of Christ. Where the challenge comes in is, what does it really look like. Do we follow at a distance, Is it like subscribing to a YouTube channel, Does following cost me anything Text 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples,…

The Hypostatic Union In a previous week we addressed the topic of Jesus as the Son of God, and Jesus as the Son of man. We even covered “why it was necessary for the redeemer to be God?” And why it was necessary for the redeemer to be man?’ Today will involve the next logical question from that - How…

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…

I’ve got a joke today about 3 kingdoms and mathematics. A perfectly triangular lake has 3 kingdoms on its 3 sides The first kingdom is rich and powerful, filled with wealthy, prosperous people, the second is humbler, but has its fair share of wealth and power. The third kingdom is struggling and poor,…

Introduction There are many in the Christian world who are involved in what is called an ‘ecumenical’ movement. ecumenical (def) general / universal. In other words - if it has the label ‘Christian’ then you are included in the group, and lock arms and ‘work together’ for the ‘greater good’. There’s…

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…

1 Corinthians 13:1–7 (NASB95) 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love,…

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…