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Crisis is never fun. An amen goes right there. No one likes a crisis. Crisis is a part of life. We cannot get through this world without a crisis at some point. To survive we must have hope. The reality is many who commit or attempt suicide do not have adequate hope to manage the crisis they find themselves…

Pericopal Series: Living in the Hope of Our Inheritance 1. Living Our Unchangeable Inheritance (1 Peter 1:3–9) 2. Living in Reverent Fear (1 Peter 1:17–21) 3. Living through Unjust Suffering (1 Peter 2:19–25) 4. Living as Holy Priests (1 Peter 2:4–10) 5. Living to Witness to the Hope (1 Peter 3:15–22)…

Today we will be studying Acts 3 and 4, where Peter and John share the gospel with the crowds at the temple after a lame man is healed. If you notice, your Bible likely has a heading: “Peter Heals a Lame Beggar”. This is an unfortunate heading choice. Why? Well, let’s study and find out. And, while we…

*** MAP: It’s been a long trip, about 80 miles *** No slide: Jesus has told his disciples again and again what’s going to happen to him, where he’s headed. *** PETER: El Greco’s image of Peter. 1) He’s asked who people say he is, and Peter has responded, “The Messiah of God” He sternly ordered and commanded…

Dave’s Foreknowledge (Kids) I have here a sealed Guess as to the final number. Kids, pick a number 1-10 Multiply it by 2 Multiply that number by 5 Divide by your original number Subtract 7 What is your Answer Let’s see if I guessed right. It says 3, was that your answer? I knew it would be because the…

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Give Thanks 5 Out…

They Beat Him and I hid Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr June 6, 2021 Matthew 26:30-35 As a young man growing up, I had a few close friends. There was Harold, it seemed that Harold was the one the would convince us to do things that would always and I do mean alway get us in trouble. And that trouble would sometimes…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Praise God and thank you for that wonderful song service! Starting next week church family, Judy will start having Grow group/Sunday school/ Bible study at 9:30am. We will need to arrange the…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

As Jesus entered Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday, the crowds went before Him shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ( Mt. 21:9 ; Mk. 11:9 ; Jn. 12:13 ). What you might not be aware of is this, the people were shouting Psalm 118: 25-26 . Psalm 118…

What is Palm Sunday about? Palm Sunday is about abiding in Jesus' love for you so that you can be of His Kingdom He talked so much about. This Weeks Challenge: Jesus, help me to fully know how much you love me. Let Your love change every part of my being. Every day this week until Easter Sunday, pray for someone who has been hurt by you or hurt you to experience Jesus' love for them.

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

It’s possible to rent an amazing variety of things. God, too, has a rental arrangement. Seven hundred years before Jesus, God sent Isaiah to tell a parable to God’s people, Israel. Jesus loved Isaiah’s story. He retold it with a twist to Jerusalem’s leaders. This old, old parable is not mere history.…

Grateful Heart Introduction: Give thanks with a grateful heart. Thank you goes a long way. Thank you is a polite thing. It was apart of the learning our “ Please and Thank you’s” Thank you in today’s culture is still very widely used. We still teach people to use it in business practices. When i was…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

Palm Sunday April 5,2020

au·thor·i·ty noun 1. the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. In Luke's writings today we will see that Jesus has BOTH the Power and Right to do these things... Our scriptures today will cover the final week of Jesus life prior to the cross… PASSION WEEK! I want us to…

Notes for Sermon 1. Heralding Jesus, 12:12-13. Following the sabbath, the first day of the passion week, Sunday, Palm Sunday. The large crowd probably consists of both those who have been looking for Jesus after hearing about Lazarus, as well as pilgrims coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover.…

Is Jesus the Messiah? Part 3 Intro This morning we are going to wrap up our study of John 7 . We have been looking at this passage for the the last 3 weeks and we have come to realize that the key question asked in these 52 verses is “Is Jesus the Messiah?” How we answer that question has a tremendous…

Intro Names Man’s Names We are oriented to names. When we hear of a new born - the first question out of our mouth is - “Is is a boy or girl?” “What is his/her name?” The baby won’t be out of the womb long before the question is asked, if it hasn’t already been answered - “What name have you chosen for…

Easter Sunday April 30, 2023 Friends of Israel Seder Link - did anyone get to take advantage of it? There is a recording - you can go back and hear what you could participate in. Hymn- Christ the Lord is Risen Today How Did the Moshiac of Israel Observe Passover/Pesach? Yeshua-Jesus & the Passover. It…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Getting back into John. Picking up where we left off. Reminder: Why Did John write the Gospel of John? Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus…