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God Speaks in Different Ways Old Testament 1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, Angels, visions, dreams, Urim and Thummim (Objects kept in the breastpiece of the High Priest and used to discern the will of God -black/white stone?), symbolic action, gentle…

This is an incredibly familiar verse, so I want us to think about what we are reading. 22 And they will look to the earth, but behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish. And they will be thrust into thick darkness. These are people in sin, but the application is vivid. Because of sin the earth…

Intro: This weekend at Centrikid Camp the theme was “Wonder, knowing the infinite God.” Campers learned the wonder of how big God is, and the wonder of how He cares for us. Wonder - noun; a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.…

Good morning, Gateway! Psalm 34:1-6 Pray Intro I remember a car ride home with my mom from church when I was about 12 and I was a real know-it-all. Our church just got a new youth pastor, and my mom was asking me about the service. “How’d it go? What’d you think of the new guy?” “He seems nice, but I…

Signs Of An Idiot Attention Getter: Why the need for Guru’s Jordan Peterson - Male Responsibility; Dave Ramsey - Financial Responsibility; The Entire self -help section. Introduce Topic: People are looking for practical answers to real questions and problems. Scripture: Background: Challenge Audience:…

1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord . 2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. 3 Commit your work to the Lord , and your plans will be established. 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked…

God is Unstoppable But now thus says the Lord , he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk…

We’ve been talking about getting on the right frequency to hear from God. Tonight, I want to finish the series with a message titled, Recognizing God’s Voice. John 10 has been the theme verse for this series. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him.…

Philippians 4:6-9 · Decision making is a process that includes making a choice or judgment about an attitude or action. · Decisions are an act of the will, and they are always influenced by either the mind or the emotions. · Ultimately every decision we make ought to be based upon this question: What…

Overcoming the Fear of Man I want to begin today by thanking so many of you Starting off with Pastor Trevor who preached the last 4 weeks delivering a series that I believe is foundational in what God is calling His bride to focus on I want to thank the Teck team Matthew, Joshua, and Theresa who have…

This morning we’re going to begin with some excerpts from Proverbs 19 & 20. Now if you’ve been reading Proverbs as part of your devotions, you know that each chapter is divided up into sayings of wisdom that were written down for us to remember. This is Godly wisdom, not the stuff we get in fortune cookies,…

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said,…

Recap: You were created to know and love God. Worship, relationship, etc God formed you for His family. You learn to love others. fellowship, church family Grow up spiritually and become more like Christ discipleship God SHAPEd you to serve him. We serve God when we serve others. God made you for a mission…

Situation: A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself It’s a difficult choice has to made between two or more alternatives. A state of affairs, condition, position or predicament. 2) Personal story....... 1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth…

Introduction: Have you ever had a day where everything seemed to go wrong. You stepped out of bed right onto your new glasses. The refrigerator died. The dog did his business on your new carpet. The toilet overflowed because your kid used way too much toilet paper. Your HVAC won’t kick on. And your car…

I owed a debt I could not pay, He paid a debt He did not owe"

During our Tuesday morning prayer, I encourage us to seek the moving of the Holy Spirit to impart to the Body a Word — something we need to hear. We have had many good Words to guide us, encourage us and challenge us. This past Tuesday morning Hector and Madeline Rivera were with us in prayer just before…

Intro: Rossville flood 2015 It was the day after the flood waters receded and all of the utilities were turned back on. We had no hot water because of the water tank being destroyed by the flood. The main thing was to just get rid of all the sweat that was pouring off of me after our initial clean up.…

Introduction In life we see many things that are built. We see bridges and roads. We see fences and pens. We see saddles and boots. We see horses and dogs. We see many different things being made or formed. The one thing we see in this is many things have no say in their development. Like roads, bridges,…

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…

This Week’s Theme: Don’t Stop Following God This Week’s Word is Holiness : It is behavior that reflects the holy character of God himself is to be expressed in both social and personal dimensions of life. Memory Verse: Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his…

Announcements Continue to pray about potentially moving to First Baptist Oak Grove I forgot to tell you last Sunday that Eli had his first gospel conversation! I did not force him, he volunteered and did a great job And Eli’s favorite book of the Bible is Job. And guess what this lady mentioned when…

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

Often we think of patience as a virtue or character trait; the Bible tells us that patience is also a spiritual fruit which comes with a spiritual benefit.

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…