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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)

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,…

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.…

Opening Prayer: Father, we come before You today, seeking to understand Your Word and be transformed by it. Teach us what it means to live fully for Christ, to find joy in both life and death, and to labor for the good of others. Fill us with the power of Your Spirit to live purposefully in this world…

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,…

Before we can get into this message, we need to be reminded of the life of the Apostle Paul. He was saved in Acts 9 while on the way to kill Christians and thwart the Expansion of the Church. Before we get out of Chapter 9 we see Paul having to escape for his life because of the Jews. Paul then turns…

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…

PRODUCED by the Spirit 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. The Spirit’s FRUIT will be Evident It will show up in how you LOVE 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy;…

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…

He must increase, but I must decrease.” And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling,…

Understand the Times 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but…

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 1:18 b (ESV) 18 … Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ…