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Illustration ABIDING A DINNER plate left out overnight will be hard to clean in the morning. An alternative to scrubbing is soaking the dish in hot water and dishwashing liquid. Letting a dish abide in the solution will allow a hard cleaning job to become a lot easier. This is what abiding does for Christians.…

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

1 The earth is the Lord ’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord ? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted…

Review of the Findings of the Creation Story God is Creator For thus says the Lord , Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the Lord , and there is no other. God is Sovereign “Thus…

What’s in a name? We seldom are concerned about the literal meaning of our name, for instance David—beloved one, Elizabeth—God swears/promises, Kelly—warrior, Gregory—watchful, etc. Some names, however, are worth millions of dollars: Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Brett Farve. Some names announce a person’s…

Where Is the Mountain of the LORD? Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Happy New Year!! This is the First Sunday in Advent, the beginning of a brand new Church year, where the Church of Christ looks to Jesus who is reigning as King of kings and…

For those of you…and I do hope that most of you, if not all of you are participating in the daily readings that we are doing as a church… if you are doing those readings Friday was a significant day for us personally as a couple, and as a family. Psalm 22-24 were part of the readings for the day, in…

[Foolishness Continued: Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger (aka: I Like Big Barns…)] how much do we really need? Camping on the river for the pastor’s conference… we might have more in common with the rich man than we think… how many of you have ever had so much stuff that you had to have a… garage sale……

Our Scripture lesson comes from... The earth is the Lord ’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. May God bless this the reading of His holy and infallible Word. As we look at the Eighth Commandment, we…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 30:1-36:13 Matot= tribes ( מַּטּוֹת‎) and Masei= journeys (מַסְעֵי‎) Overall view of the Torah portion for this week: Numbers 30 : Vows Numbers 31 : Vengeance Numbers 32 : Vulnerability Numbers 33 : View the Past Numbers 34 : View Future…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Please pray for Ernie as He has Covid. We are currently looking for someone to create our weekly bulletin. Have a great 4th of July! Thanks to all who haves served and fought for our freedom! Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We are currently searching for someone to take on the responsibility of producing a bulletin each week. Church on the Lawn will be rescheduled Worship team meeting coming soon to a theatre near you! Communion Good morning and welcome to FCC! Here at FCC, we…

Introduction B’har [ bhar] = translated as on the mountain Fifth word in the Parashah (Torah Portion) and 32nd. weekly Torah portion in the annual cycle of the readings The Parashah tells us the laws of the Sabbatical year: Shmita- and limits the debt service ration REST and FREEDOM Only the FREE can…

Jesus was here. Imagine with me for a few moments, that you are a traveler and have been away from your home in Jerusalem but are now returning home. Your hope is to arrive in time for passover. Getting close to town, you see the fig tree you had seen when you left, it must have been diseased - because…

His Humility, Our Hope Hope! It is a word that is loaded with all sorts of meaning, and points to the future. For example, I could say — and probably would for that matter — “I hope the sun keeps shining so I can go for a bike ride this afternoon!” Or, if you’re not a bike rider, maybe you’re hopeful…

Introduction: Most of us get enthralled by an epic battle scene with a conquering king riding on a white horse with his armies trailing him. We love to see the good guy win. We love to see justice prevail and evil brought to nothing. One of my favorite movie scenes of this is the scene in the Lion, the…

Psalm 24:1–10 1 The earth is the Lord ’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord ? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,…

1. Death is a state of {separation} . 2. Both believers and non-believers will be {raised} from the dead. 3. Believers Rewarded A. Immediate Reward a. This judgment will occur in heaven immediately {after} the rapture of the Church. 4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this…

God and Your Money Week 1: Stewardship Introduction : Good morning once again. It's so great to be here in person with you and share the Word of God with you. Go ahead and open your Bibles or devices to Matthew chapter 25 . Before we get going I want to stay a few words about this series of messages.…

Giving is returning to God a portion of what is already His. The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord ; Job 41:11b (CSB) Everything under heaven belongs to me. Giving is an act of worship. But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully…

Secular - Jesus said that, “in this world you will have trouble, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world.” The new father in the following story definitely had some trouble: One day shortly after the birth of their new baby, the mother had to go out to do some errands. So, the proud papa stayed…

We are going to hear for the year. Last week’s challenge: Ask at least one person in your life this week “What are favorite things of 2021?” Ask Holy Spirit to tell you a word to shape your life around this next year? God told us we are His Key in 2021 You are My Key The word for ALife this year is KEY.…

Luke 19:12-26 Key principle: Good and faithful steward is mindful that Jesus will return at any time; The faithful steward behaves like an accountable servant, held accountable for the care of God’s possessions Stewardship : the process of being responsible with someone else's property while it is entrusted…

What is the difference? What is Holy? (we don’t get to choose) HO´LY -- From the root of heal, hold, whole, and all; The sense is whole, entire, complete, sound, unimpaired.] Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart; temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections.…

Introduction When you came to church this morning, what did you expect would happen this morning. Did you expect singing? Did you expect Prayer? Did you expect to sit and listen to a preacher for an hour..... Just seeing if your paying attention. What did you come to expect when you come on Sunday morning.…