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Many of us remember a rhyme from our grade school playground: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.” We all probably know that this rhyme is not entirely true. Robert Fulghum in his book, All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, turned that phrase a bit…

3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. 4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. 5 The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Many a man proclaims his own…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Introduction E.g. Chasing the jet ski Fell off jet ski & had to keep swimming after it as it ‘snaked’ its way up the river By the time I caught it I was too exhausted and annoyed to keep going so I went back For many people happiness, contentment, satisfaction in life seems like chasing the jet ski It…

The Master of the Wind Do you have Jesus on Board ? 15 Good understanding giveth favour: But the way of transgressors is hard. Storms like this are very common on the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is an unusual body of water. It is relatively small (thirteen miles long, seven miles wide); but it…

When I was growing up, I attended a church that had a multi-purpose building where the youth room, gym, classrooms, and a variety of other room for a variety of purposes was. One year we had a youth event where we covered all the windows and made the entire building pitch black, including the exits signs,…

This Week’s Theme: Don’t Live Against God! Memory Verse: Proverbs 13:15 “Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.” This Week’s Word is Rejection : It is rebellion against God’s authority, purpose and instruction and results in the rejection of God’s servants and, ultimately,…

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:…

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you this day, we have anxiety and fear about all that is happening around us. These voices have overtaken our lives. So, in the coming moments, we ask that you would help us to calm our spirits, quell our fears, and quiet our anxieties for just a…

1. Don’t mistake Growth for Adulthood . Esau was a skilled hunter, he became good and hunting and cooking his meal but he never became good at Self Control . As Believers, we must have self-control because it’s a fruit of the Spirit . 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness,…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Colossians 3:5 . 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has given us a new identity that seeks the kingdom of God. We are to seek the heavenly by the power of the…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Introduction Today we come to the exhortation and encouragement in Hebrews 12 . He has reminded them what faith is and shown how in their history their ancestors were approved by their faith. Showing how they fixed their minds on the promises that were to come and that it was by faith that they lived.…

Acts 21:26-36 Last week we started a series on the Truth about Our Mindset. When we talk about our mindset, we are talking about how we literally set our minds…or what we set our minds upon. Last week we saw that we need to take every thought captive, and to bring it under obedience to the Word of God.…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Abimilech leaves us hungering for a good King, who has a rightful claim to the throne, who uses might to protect people, who’s “shameful” death is actually a self-sacrificial deliverance of God’s people. David, then David’s descendant Jesus answer that longing. Intro…

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.…

THAT TROUBLE WITH HAGAR Genesis 16:1–16 Abraham: Following In The Footsteps Of Faith Sermon #10 Intro : It is amazing the depths to which God’s Own people can sink. Here is Abram, a man who is following God by faith. He has believed God enough to leave his homeland and his family behind. He has trusted…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 In our previous Torah portion we talked about God’s mercy. How His mercy does not always looks the way we want That He is merciful by character That his mercy comes as a result to our responses and choices That there is a…

Ephesians 4:1-16 Good morning church. We are going to be in Ephesians 4 this morning, with a message entitled “Grow Up!” Now if you’re not offended by the title, hold on I’m not done. Actually, it is so easy to offend people when talking about certain things, so before we get started, we should pray…

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…

Esther 5 (CSB) 1 On the third day, Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing its entrance. 2 As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she gained favor with…

Avoiding Sexual Immorality pt. 1 1 Thessa l onians 4:1-3a ICC’s PM 7 /10/22 I. Introduction 1. Opening- 2. Prayers i. Jesus, we pay we may see you as worthy this evening 3. Catch- Perhaps one of the hardest points in counseling is when you start to talk about what you need to do i. I’ve done this often…