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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…

Good Morning grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 4. This morning I want for us to take a look into the ministry of Christ as He begins to not only authoritatively teach, but also heal those who were possessed. There were many times throughout the Lord’s ministry that we see Him dealing…

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things.…

Introduction: What is faith? Why is faith important for us as Christians? Samples in stores - something to show what the full thing will be like. 18 While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on…

As he was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” So Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him. Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

Last week - Fasting, to do or not to do - that was the question Jarius’ daughter - dead brought back to life Woman with blood disorder Two Blind Men 27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” 28 When he entered the house, the blind…

When we look back to last week, we find Jesus as he heals a paralytic. He hears the questions, how can He forgive his sins? And answers which is easier, to say ‘Yours ins are forgiven,’ or to say ‘Rise and walk’? Jesus not only forgave the paralytic of his sin, because of the FAITH shown by him and his…

1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This…

The Ultimate Authority of Christ

Intro: What is this? Have a few example for someone to guess about: Now we know these things have confidence in this knowledge because we have proven it to be true. Too often in our faith, we do not test to see if it is true, we do not test to see if God’s promises are true. Now, don’t get me wrong there…

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…

Jesus is Compassionate in Spite of Disobedience 27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They…

INTRODUCTION . Peace = a state of tranquility or wholeness . We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Thomas Merton (Trappist Monk and Writer) 1 But there will be no more gloom for her who…

A few years ago the Muppets and CeeLo Green co-performed a Christmas song called “All I Need Is Love,” complete with a music video. In true Muppets form—I don’t know how many Muppets fans we have—but if you haven’t seen it, it’s full of action and humor, and all the favorites show up—from Kermit, Fozzie,…

We reviewed the Damascus situation today. It is amazing that we were studying Damascus, as the world is shocked at the events in Syria in the last 48 hours. We consider the 3 main passages that pertain to Damascus prophetically. We continue our study of Acts 9 and Saul's conversion.

Late fall has us preparing for winter and celebrating the harvest. For most of us, not living close to the land, it is far more symbolic than it once was, but we still have a vestigial, cultural celebration of harvest. Looking for themes of harvest in the Bible is fruitful (pun intended). We run across…

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…

Good morning church! If you have your Bibles go ahead and flip on over to 1 Pet 5:5-7 . While you’re heading that direction first I want to give a shoutout to those that came and helped do a deep clean on the church yesterday. I’m super thankful for your willingness to care for one another by caring…

About prayer and blessings Asked about prayer, taught about prayer ( Lk11:1-4 ) Taught about “good gifts from Good Father.” ( Lk11:5-13 ) Our Passage 14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said,…

Introduction As we study through the Lord’s Prayer or the Model Prayer, we have seen that Jesus taught this on at least two occasions to His disciples. Recorded once in Luke in response to His disciples’ request, “Lord, teach us to pray,” and the other time is recorded in the Sermon on the Mount which…

We cannot be certain what verse 1 refers to. Tensions of the day made revolution possible at any time. Pontius Pilate did not get along with the Jews- he was insensitive to their religious convictions. He brought official Roman ensigns into Jerusalem and the Jews were angry with Caesar’s image in the…

Ecclesiastes, Part 6: Less is More Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 The teacher inserts something of a reality check or “interlude” within the body of laments of life under the sun. [Goal: To encourage God’s people to remember that “God is in the heaven and you are on the earth.” So, “fear God.” – Unpack “fear”, as…