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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care…

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Restoring my soul. Restore- to bring back to its original existence, use, or position. Restored. 1939…

It is Easter Sunday! He is risen! Today is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. January 1, 1863 was a history defining day in our country. We were entering our third year of the Civil War. President Lincoln then declared, through the Emancipation Proclamation, that all slaves held in the…

“Begin as you mean to go on, and go on as you began, and let the Lord be all in all to you.” ~Charles Spurgeon The beginning of the story of Jesus is important because God is the same, yesterday, today and forever. He always begins as he means to go on. This is why it is important that, like Mary, we…

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…

Chalk and Cheese. Fire and Ice. Most people will tell you that siblings are each unique in their own way. One may be calm and measured, the other hot headed. One may be very gentle, the other rough and ready. One may be intellectual, the other more hands on. One may be a handful and a headache for parents,…

Passover 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my…

Main Preaching Theme: Let’s embrace God’s agenda for our lives rather than have the attitude that, “It’s my way or not at all” and so miss out on his blessings. Main preaching intention: I believe that people will be inspired to look for what God is doing in their lives and to grab the opportunity that…

Plot We are still looking at Wednesday, the middle of the week. Two days before Christ’s crucifixion. Everything is rapidly building; Jesus is intensely preparing His disciples for His death, and the religious leaders were behind closed doors plotting His death. When Jesus had finished all these sayings,…

Introduction Open your Bibles to Matthew 26 sample text Text When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. what is the passover? When God’s people were enslaved in Egypt, God sent moses to tell Pharaoh to “let my people go”. But Pharaoh would not listen. So God unleashed nine plagues onto…

25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? 26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? 27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”…

It was about 5 months ago, that an opportunity arose for someone to fill in for the adult Sunday School class as Lanny was finishing up the study of the book of Philippians and was in need a few weeks break while he was away. A though intrigued me for quiet some time about the why and the what of our…

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” Why would God lead us into temptation? When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil,…

Text - Luke 12:13-32 Subject - Theme - Thesis - Jesus warns his followers of the danger of greediness for personal gain. Principle - As Christians, we must consider what God gives us and seek how He would have us use His resources for the betterment of His kingdom. Intro - 13 Someone in the crowd said…

Last time, we covered the period of time when Jesus prepared His disciples for the last time. The Passover was prepared, every arrangement had already been pre-ordained and was completed as Jesus said it would take place. He brought the disciples into the upper room and spoke of a betrayer. One who had…

Good morning church Announcements: Next Saturday - Youth Fundraiser, Couples dinner Tonight - Youth Group Wednesday Night - Children and Adult Bible Study Pray - Preach. We know the church is to behave as a hospital for sinners. Sometimes we look more like a nursing home, other times we look more like…

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly…

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Has anyone ever asked themselves, why does a person become offended when someone comes against them or says something against another. Why as believers, do we feel so bad and condemned when we act towards someone inappropriately Many of these feelings, if not all, stem from a thing that is often misunderstood…

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” The most notorious and universally scorned of all the disciples is Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. His name appears last in every biblical list of apostles, except for the list in Acts 1 , where it doesn’t appear…

Paul , and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without…

TEXT: OBADIAH | SERVANT OF THE LORD There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : Back in Genesis, Abraham had a son named Isaac.…

Five Greek Words Matthew 26 26-30 “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.” And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood,…

Fisher of Men Why is the term “Fishers of Men” used by Jesus? What does it take to be a “fisherman”? Study the fish, know what water temp is needed, where cover is, how to present the bait… We know every detail in an effort to be successful in our catch. Now, how does that translate into winning souls?…

TEXT: JAMES 5:12 | STOP SWEARING INTRO ILLUSTRATION : If you would venture back with my to my elementary playground. We would find the slides, the swings, the basketball courts, and kids running and chasing one another. We were soaking every second of life out of our 30 minute recess time. Depending…