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We are continuing our survey of the Old Testament this morning, as we look at the overview of what took place after God revealed Himself to the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai. Each week, we have been asking two main questions. What do we learn about God? What do we learn about mankind, or ourselves? Over…

There’s power in prayer WE as a church community have some big things going on… as a denomination we are being asked to make some pretty big decisions… locally, as a community we are beginning to ask again if we might be better together as one church on one mission in one community… or is it better to…

Intro - Phil 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Do you have any goals for the future? Financial or…

I began with reading this story this morning to remind us of a few things: God hears our cries! God provides people to help us carry the load! At this time the Israelites had been led out of captivity and Egypt and were wondering around in the wilderness. They were obviously hungry and started complaining.…

6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Great initial spiritual blessings are no guarantee of continuing…

Numbers 7-11 Last week in our marathon introduction to the book of Numbers, we left off in a significant spot at the end of chapter 6, so lets look at that again, chapter 6:24... 24 “The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up…

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

Wednesday night we launch REACH! Yes!!!! This church is one of the most valuable things we do as a church. REACH for us is the first touch with families in our area. We bus in approximately 80-100 students under the age of 18. We will feed dinner to 200 people and about 140 will be under the age of 18.…

Isaiah 58-59 Good evening church! So glad you came tonight to join us through this journey through Isaiah. Let’s pray… Show us what you have for us, purify our ways, that we would honor You and bless You. 1 “Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression,…

Jesus’ outline of Revelation: What was seen: Jesus Glorified - Revelation 1:9-20 . What is: the Seven Churches - Revelation 2-3 . What will be: Jesus’ judgement in the seven seals, trumpets and bowls. Revelation 4-22 . Revelation 2:17 . 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.…

OVERVIEW OF BOOK Title: NUMBERS (Comes from the two CENSUSES that are in the book Author: Moses Date: 2nd month of 1445BC → 1406BC Begins exactly 1 year and 1 month after Exodus Audience: the 2nd generation after wandering in the wilderness Main Characters: Moses Aaron Miriam the nation of Israel Main…

Psalm 128 Let’s take a poll real quick, raise your hand if you want to be happy. Everyone wants to be happy, these verses tell us that the man who obeys its words will be blessed. The word translated blessed is a Hebrew word that means a person’s state of bliss. It is also translated in other verses…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 8:1-12:16 In our previous Torah Portion we spoke about Numbers 8:1-4 in the context of the rapture This week, we will talk about the Torah Portion, regarding The Set Up of the Lamps in the Lampstand: Menorah And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak…

Introduction Good morning again. At this time any children that would like to go to our children’s ministry can exit right out the back doors and someone will take them to their room and they will have a lesson at their age level. For the rest of you, go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Hebrews chapter…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Summary Revelation 2:8-29 contain the letters to the churches of Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira. A number of content items in these verses draws on items discussed in episode 360 ( Rev 2:1-7 ). In this episode, we rehearse some of that older content, comment briefly on the “synagogue of Satan” phrase,…

Camping at Word of Life all next week. Tim Strait from Harmony Baptist in Middletown will be preaching for me the next Sunday the 8th and the following Sunday the 15th. I will be back on the 15th though…just not preaching. So, I’ll see you then. Intro Have you ever felt like God was distant or maybe…

The word “test” doesn’t have the most positive associations in the English language, even though it is technically neutral. It can refer to a formal exam given by an instructor or a task from someone genuinely seeking to discover some truth—a test of strength or testing a hypothesis. It can also refer…

Obedience, Meekness Submission (according to google) 1. the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person Being submissive helps us to be less self-centered and allows us to consider the desires of others. BIBLICALLY, SUBMISSION IS OBEDIENCE!…