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Morning 3 November 24

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…

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within…

Resurrection Victories: Healing

When we look at these 2 words - our minds can run to extremes in both cases Those king’s / rulers who desire power and will stop at nothing to get the power they crave Those with overwhelming heart and will lay everything aside at the sake of pleasing a potential critique or have to evade a difficult…

The Problem paralysis is not to be assumed as the direct result of a person’s sin, it may be for the glory of God. However, all illness, disease, handicap, is a result of living in a fallen world with a fallen condition. - Job’s friends related disease and death to sin, so did Jesus’ disciples this is…

Jesus knows our greatest problem is our sin which will kill us forever. He has the authority and the heart to forgive us.

Introduction Text And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. Jesus is returning to Israel. Specifically, Jesus is going to Capernaum. We may think that “his city” is Nazareth, but a few chapters ago, Jesus moved to Capernaum and was living there for some time. Map And behold, some…

Whether someone is in a wellness program or in athletic training, there eventually comes a moment in which all progress seems to come to a halt: the dreaded plateau. The plateau is that situation you arrive in where whatever you were doing no longer produces the same results. The diet only gets you to…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Introduction Good morning FCC! We are the few and the mighty as there are people traveling and graduations going on. What a blessing it is to open God’s Word every week to see what he has. We have come as far as Matthew 9 , so let us open our Bibles there. We…

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…

Only Jesus has the authority to forgive sins.

What Kind of Man is This? This morning we continue with our series: What kind of Man is This? We have seen that Jesus is the kind of man who rebukes winds and waves, and they submit into complete calm. Last Sunday, we saw that Jesus is the kind of man who speaks to demons, and they flee at his command.…

The Ultimate Authority of Christ

Welcome! My name is Adam Diaz, and I am one of the pastors here at Abide. If this is your first time joining us, I just want to welcome you and thank you for being here to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with us. If you’re here and you’re not a Christian, I’m glad you’re here. If you’re not sure…

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…

Intro Week two of looking at - “beholding” - Jesus. And looking at the ways in which faith in Jesus Christ allows us to see and experiance the world in wonderful and unique ways. Last week we looked at trust Ahaz did not trust in God Rather he trusted in himself and in fleshly wisdom in the end this…

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 was Criticized for His Authority to Forgive (v. 1-8) 1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins…

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,…