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Today we go over the last Beatitude that deals with the Christians character, one truly living the Kingdom life. Today we talk about peace or Shalom. Shalom denotes a right relationship with God, with others and with God’s good creation. But what has been a constant throughout time, strife, or dissension.…

Torah: Review Tanakh Brit Hadoshah Eber (ebur) I AM (grafted) He appeared will have life Brit Chadashah: Brit Chadashah Second Coming/ Tribulation A New Moon Anani Tribulation Evil Inclination/ And He went Out Grafted Matthew Two -14 In Hebrew Arose= qom Path of Inclusion - Vayeshev - And He sent - 7…

Today we are going to start diving into the greatest sermon, The Sermon on the Mount. For the last several weeks, God has laid this on my heart for us to go through this. I am not sure how long this will take us , but we are going to take our time and dive deep into this. Today we start with Matthew…

Acts 1:1-8 . Matthew 5:9-16 . 1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering…

Depression is something that many people deal with at different times of life. There are many factors in depression. Physical health is related. Studies show that diet can impact depression and other mental or emotional health concerns. Sometimes depression comes with an explanation. The person may be…

Introduction A time of revolution. Maccabean revolt. Desire to throw off the yoke of the Roman Empire. When revolution is popular, peacemakers are unpopular. Imagine the responses: “This is not time to talk about peace! Don’t you know what time it is?” Phrases echoed even today. The message of Jesus…

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…

Prayer Review of Last Class Last week, Brian led us in considering the God-like characteristics of Faithfulness and Self Control. Do you remember the three things that hinder us from being faithful? The triple H. It is hard, it hurts, or we have a big head. Sometimes, we need a little bit of motivation…

Hosanna! Save us! We just read from Mark 11:1-11 - Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. My favourite part of it is Mark 11:11 11 Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. Such a great…

Our misunderstanding and misdirection Matthew 5:1-5 I. Opening Illustration Her face is one of the most recognizable of the twentieth century. She was not a fashion queen or a movie star. She held no official positions or offices. She lived for fifteen brief years. Anne Frank was born in Frankfort, Germany…

Today we are going to be looking at verse 7 this Beatitude deals with mercy, another characteristic of one truly living the Kingdom life. It is this fact—that they have recieved God’s mercy that makes them merciful. I am going to read through verses 2-12 again and then I have a story to share. 2 And…

Review Introduction Tanakh Brit Hadoshah 18 According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, Fury to His adversaries, Recompense to His enemies; The coastlands He will fully repay. 5 From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language,…

Why does Jesus take Center stage? Introduction Turn in your Bibles to Matthew 3:13 . While you are turning their I want you to think about a simple question. Since Jesus is sinless, He always has been always will be sinless. Then why does Jesus need to be baptized by John who is baptizing people who…

Align Yourself A Christian’s Motive To magnify the beauty , goodness , and or greatness of God Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. What you go to do or say represents the Lord Jesus Christ. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the…

1. Living in a Divided World Part 1: United in Christ Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6 Focus: Emphasize the importance of unity within the body of Christ despite differing backgrounds and opinions. Overcoming Conflict Scripture: Matthew 5:9 ; Romans 12:18 Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, we come before You…

Introduction Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Only choice, Seriously funny, Civil war, Grow smaller, Jumbo shrimp, Pretty ugly, Act naturally. But also enjoy paradoxes. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller) Captain John Yossarian. After multiple missions flying his B-25, he knows odds are increasing that he will be shot down.…

When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the humble, for they will…

In Amos 6 we find out one thing that God hates. Amos 6:8 (ESV) The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord , the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob …” This verb has the idea of finding something repugnant, repulsive, or that which one loathes. This particular verb is a Piel participle…

1 Peter 3 Good morning church! Baby Dedication- Axel Wallace Choiniere Eli and Tori Pray and pray for service 1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste…

Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 – The Way of the Wise Last week, looked at God’s work in justification and sanctification through means . Circumstances and choices – these shape us into Jesus’ likeness as the more of each of these we experience, we gain godly wisdom. Sounds great, except we know how we can become…

Today we are going to be in verse 8, we are going to be talking about purity and vision. remember when we started the Sermon on the Mount I mentioned there similarity to the 10 Commandments in their structure. Some of them deal with our relationships to man and some of them with our relationship to God.…

John 8:31-36 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You…

Today we move on to the next Beatitude in verse five. We see again a statement that goes against the social norms of Jesus day as well as ours. The entire list of Beatitudes can be seen as an paradox, Jesus take the norm and flips it on its head, His list of Kingdom qualities seem foreign to many. As…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:22-23 | FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : PART 4 INTRO EXPLANATION : Over the past 4 service in Galatians we have worked our way through the slices of the fruit of the Spirit. We saw the slices that foremost must come from the Lord Himself and be directed to the Lord Love, Joy, Peace All of these…

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…