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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 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…

Steadfastness We have been in a series called “Habits of a Healthy Heart.” Today we are wrapping up this series by talking about being steadfast. Sticking it out, hanging in there, being faithful on a daily basis. This idea is about more than dealing with some big and tough situation too. It’s about…

A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord ? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. 3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. 4 Those who…

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…

23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome. Last week we were introduce to Saul, who became the first king of Israel. Our passage described Saul as the ideal looking king. Good looking, tall, strong, everything you would look for in a king. But we got some hints that things would not be great with Saul…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Christians are under grace as a rule of life Obedience that is primarily motivated by love 17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. Love has been perfected with us- Lit. “love has reached its goal” with…

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?

Announcements Are there any announcements? Thank you for helping out yesterday at Mikey’s Celebration of Life. Thanks for bringing food! Thanks for setting up, tearing down, and cleaning up! The Revelation Bible study continues this Thursday June 30 at 6:30pm with Kevin. If it is too hot in the sanctuary…

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…

Matthew 7:1-6 Introduction: In 1996, the year that I graduated from high school, Tupac Shakur released a song titled, “Only God Can Judge Me.” The sentiment expressed in the lyrics was that everyone else should get out of his business. OF course, though he acknowledged that only God could judge him,…

Sermon texts for tonight are: John 13.1-11 ; Matthew 23.25-28 ; Matthew 27.24 The week of Passover was one of flurry of activities and preparations. Very similar to what many are doing these days as we prepare for Easter. In fact, a friend of mine made the astute and accurate comment about this week…

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…

What does a mask do? It hinders our voice and vision A proper mask can protect you from certain dangers What does a mask NOT do? Most masks will not protect you or others from a virus A spiritual mask will not protect you from the outcome of sin Reasons why we wear a mask To hide our true identity To…

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…

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,…

Introduction Last week we began a series titled “Having Communion with God”. This series speaks to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit / Ghost of God. In that introduction, we looked at Act. 1:1-12 , the Scripture which demonstrates the ‘Changing of the Guard’ as Jesus concludes His ministry AT THAT TIME…

As we approach Thanksgiving, we need to remember that God calls us to give thanks in everything. But there are people who desire to spurn the good things of God, to reject and hate the blessings of God. 1 Timothy 4:1-5 Last Times We hear this phrase the last times....and what we jump to is the end of…