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When I was a kid there was a stretch on the road heading south from Hawkes Bay that I always used to look forward to - just before you reached Norsewood there was an amazing hill that came out of nowhere - and my brother and I used to beg dad to drive as fast as he could over it - it was one of those…

The Grace and Peace fromGod out Father adn the Lord Jesus Christ (v.2) equips us to be fruitful through Christ to the glory of Gdo (v.11)

Bible Reading is Week 40 This Week’s Theme: Purposed Exemplified Word for the Week is Prayer: It is communicating with God to seek His plan (the how?) to carry out His Will (the what?), to confess sins, to request assistance, and to thank Him for all He has done to the glory and honor of His great name.…

Sermon 2: Joy in Chains Text: Philippians 1:12-18 Series Title: Joyful Living: Embracing Christ's Mindset in Every Season Main Point: Finding joy in adversity and prioritizing the gospel above personal hardship. Introduction: When life doesn’t go as planned, it’s easy to feel discouraged, frustrated,…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, As we come together, we humbly bow before You, acknowledging Your sovereignty and majesty. As we delve into Your Word, we ask for Your guidance. Open our hearts to receive Your truth with humility. May Your Spirit stir within us a deeper understanding of what it means…

Philippians 1:18 (KJV 1900) 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached ; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice . Philippians 1:5–6 (KJV 1900) 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very…

The Call of Christmas Zechariah: A Call to Prepare If you were to read your Bible straight through, when you got to the end of the Old Testament, you may only have to turn a page or two to get to the New Testament. Some Bibles have a Page that simply says “New Testament”, some Bibles go straight from…

12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident…

Philippians 1:7 (KJV 1900) 7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart ; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. Philippians 1:8–11 (KJV 1900) 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - CHRIST, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW (593) Psalm Reading I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will…

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.…

⊛ Once Paul Prays for the Saints in Philippi, he then informs them of his own state of affairs and his state of mind. ↳ He wants the church he planted and that Supports him to know his current state. ↳ It would be normal for them to be discouraged and lose sight of what God is doing to advance the gospel.…

As we begin our message today on the second Sunday in Advent, our theme is Peace. I want to share with you a vide3o from our friends at Bible Project. I encourage you all to watch these videos more than once, as there is a lot of information packed into these short videos. You can find them at Bible…

Malachi 3:1–7 (NIV84) 1 “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when…

Focus on Gospel Advance can minimize conflict and maximize purpose.

Series Title: Joyful Living: Embracing Christ’s Mindset in Every Season Sermon 1: A Joyful Beginning Text: Philippians 1:1-11 Introduction: We’re beginning a series on the Book of Philippians, where Paul emphasizes joy, unity, and perseverance, no matter the circumstances. Today, we’ll start by focusing…

Announcements Soul Winning Saturday, May 4th Annual Church Business Meeting, Wednesday, May 8 Deacon nominations Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12th No Connection Groups No Evening services/activities Master Clubs Closing Program, Sunday evening, May 19 @ 5:30 PM. Teen Olympics, Friday, May 31st Kindergarten…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46 :18 Review Map of the 40 year journey Amalek’s Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking Desires offerings Red Heifer Distortion - Corruption 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But…

Philippians 1:1–11 (ESV) Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine…

What is a key ingredient of Thanksgiving? Go ahead and let me know you think. Is it the mashed potatoes, turkey, ham, gravy, green bean casserole, etc? Maybe it is the spices one uses, or doesn’t use. Relationships are key to life. We were created for relationships. From the very beginning of Thanksgiving…

Philippians 1 Philippians 1:1–10 “From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! I thank my God every time I remember you. I always pray with joy…

Acts 15-16 Introduction: -The major question that the early church was asking was: What does it look like now that the God of Israel has opened the doors to allow all nations to become his covenant people. -Israel was a very exclusive religion in the fact that you were born into it. The Israelites always…

In Luke 6 , we see a very significant event in the ministry of Jesus, the calling of the twelve disciples. It is significant not only for the ministry of Jesus, but the significance the apostles played stretches all the way to the new heavens and then new earth. We can see this significance in the Revelation,…

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying…

Author: Paul . 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: What about Timothy? Timothy probably weighed in on the conversation. Early church fathers and scholars today agree that Paul is the author. Internal evidence…