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1 John 1:5-10 A few weeks each year I take a couple of days and go visit some churches here in Michigan that have Christian Schools, to try to encourage them and give them some pointers. I do this for the curriculum company that my family uses for homeschooling, and the company I used to work for about…

Introduction Destructive forces: Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Floods, Earthquakes. Sin is destructive . Murder / Anger last week. Adultery / Sexual sin today. Destroys families, relationships, reputations, ministries. How do we deal with adultery and its source? Jesus’s next teaching on what it looks like…

Introduction Children when they dress up - me as my dad (farmer). A very external appearance. Not going to send a kid in a firefighter’s costume into a blazing apartment complex. In a similar way, the Christian faith is so much more than just what it looks like on the outside. The Christian faith is…

Morning 17 March 24

INTRODUCTION Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Forgiveness is very important in the Bible For if you forgive others…

Intro: The Mission Games: “To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” FACEBOOK “To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” GOOGLE “To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.“…

Intro Talk about families. How many of you shudder at the thought of all the family gatherings during the holidays? During the holiday season, we will all spend more time with family that we do the rest of the year. Someone once said this about family… It’s good to see them come and it’s good to see…

Series- The “One Anothers” My goal in this series is to come to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a member of a local New Testament church. What are the duties and responsibilities of church membership? My mission is to discover exactly what kinds of things we promise to do for each other…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:22 | FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : PART 3 INTRO EXPLANATION : As we continue our walk through the fruit of the Spirit, we have looked at the first three slices of this fruit. Like an orange that is peeled to reveal the slices within, these slices of the Spirit are to be equally present in the…

What is prophecy? Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Last week we talked about how God speaks Creation Written Word Physical Word - Jesus Church Individuals - Holy Spirit - Prophecy Why prophecy? God’s way of speaking to His people - obviously, not His only way, but one way! 1 In the…

Introduction Retaliation at Falls Creek. Turning off hot water heater to koolaid in shower heads to stealing clothing and bedding. Retaliation is nothing new. About a year ago, we looked at the life of Samson ( Judges 14-15 ) His riddle led to a threat and him striking down 30 men. Then after his almost…

Does God love the elect more than the unelect, or does he love them the same? If you want to understand more about the love of God, I encourage you to read The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by, D. A. Carson. I am indebted to his work on this topic. If I am to answer this question we will need…

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” What is Jesus talking about? Why the three terms? The Debts of Israel Deuteronomy 15:1-11 ; Lev. 25:8-13 ; At the end of every seven…

How many here today have ever wanted to get revenge for something that someone did to you? Most of us right… the others are lying. Sometimes, revenge is sought after by those who have been hurt by someone else… or even spouses. One older lady in life who was dumped by her husband – poured gallons of…

Jesus the way maker Makes a way for peace with God Justification and reconciliation ( Rom5:1 ) Makes a way to have peace with mankind By breaking down any dividing walls ( Eph2:14-17 ) Makes a way to have peace with oneself One that surpasses all understanding ( Php4:6-7 ) Makes a way to have peace in…

INTRODUCTION Last lesson in our month series of “The Power of the Holy Spirit” Spirit is not an “it”. He is a person and member of the Godhead ( Genesis 1:2 , Luke 3:22 ) The gift of the Holy Spirit is an indwelling, not a possession ( 1 Cor 6:19 , Romans 8:9 ) The Holy Spirit does NOT do anything contrary…

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…

Morning 29 March 24

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…

Sermon Key Passage In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his…

Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Review Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Introduction Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Gibson Which Jesus? Combative…

Intro Whose glad to be in church today? Turn to your neighbor and tell them you are glad they are in church today. Week 1 of a 9 part series on the Fruit of the Spirit. We will do this on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are several reasons that I wanted to do this series… God has this hope in us that 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…

Exodus 20:7 Matthew 5:33-37 We come today to the third commandment. There really is a progression to these commandments, they almost build one upon another. I Am Your Lord - Thou Shalt have no other gods before me. In which we looked at Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, spirit, soul…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We gather in Your presence today with hearts open to Your wisdom and guidance. We thank You for the gift of this gather together with the opportunity to come together to learn and grow in Your Word. Lord, today we seek to understand more deeply the importance of communication…