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Quote from the bulletin: The Hebrews who converted to Christianity face great opposition. They were often divided from their friends, separated from their livelihood. How would they persevere ? By fixing their eyes on Jesus! Jesus makes this journey to cross and resurrection. We notice how He does not…

Nitzavim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked…

In 2018, CNN ran a headline, “How 'thoughts and prayers' went from common condolence to cynical meme” We live in a cynical age. No one trusts anyone else. We are all skeptical of anything we see or hear, unless it’s on our favorite news channel, then we turn off our brains and eat it up. People have…

Today we are assembled to see a thing, a mighty act - whether it is the downfall of a prophet or the death of a King, we have come to see a spectacle. This is the world that Christ enters into and mercifully accomplishes His work. In Jeremiah 23 we hear this context to our Old Testament reading: “I did…

Psalm 4 When you trust in God and encourage others to do the same, but our circumstances worsen rather than improve, how do you respond? That’s the situation David finds himself in as God’s king. As he encouraged the people of Israel to trust in God, they experienced some tough times, bringing David’s…

You’re familiar with the commercial and advertising phrase “GOT MILK?”… an advertising campaign by the milk industry kicked it off back in 1993 in the state of California. Within a few years it had gone national and it contributed to getting people to drink more milk! I believe we need a campaign today…

Intro: Have you ever looked around and asked yourself if God even cares? Maybe you haven’t but you know someone who has expressed that to you. Today we start a new book in our Minor Prophets series. The people that Zechariah addressed were expressing doubts about if God even cared about them any more.…

Be Angry and Sin Not Rev Thomas A. West Sr June 13, 2021 Introduction: Oh, how I love my job. Why you ask, well part of its is because I get such great illustrations to use on Sunday mornings. One day this week I had a young woman call me about 6 AM to check on her vehicle that was at our yard. The longer…

Introduction Good morning, please open your bibles with me to Jude. We’ll be looking in Jude 12-13 today. We are getting very close to summer! With the opportunities to get out and enjoy the hot sun and enjoy nature, we have an opportunity to glory in God the Father as we appreciate and meditate on His…

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…

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.…

Lately, we have been hearing a whole lot about an African American, George Floyd—and certainly for good reason. Today, I want to talk about another African American, Chris Paul. Mr. Paul plays for Oklahoma City, Thunder NBA team. He accomplished this by working hard in high school, and then in college.…

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…

Discussion Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 11, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Sept. 2022. Summary and Goal In this final session from the life of King David, we turn our attention to…

Psalm 16 A Michtam of David. In life, we have two basic desires – to feel safe and to feel satisfied. These two basic desires drive so many choices we make every day. When we don’t feel safe, fear and anxiety grip our minds. When we don’t feel satisfied, greed and lust control our hearts. Entire industries…

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…

Psalm 15:1-5 In Psa 14 , we learned how foolish and senseless it is to deny that God exists and that he reigns with all authority over our lives. Along the way, we learned that the way we treat other people reveals the depth of our relationship with God – that if we believe that God exists and has all…

Good Morning, grab your Bibles and turn with me to Psalm Chapter 3. The Title of our message today is, “The Salvation of Yahweh.” Today we are going to look at how the Lord Cares For His People” He does this by delivering us or saving us from the enemy. Psalm 3 begins the Davidic Psalms and this group…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…

Necessity of the gospel Are there things in this life that we need? How about, are there things in this life that we want? When it comes to salvation, there are things we need. There are things we want too. This is a little basic, but: What do we need for salvation? What do we want from salvation? I…

We all know that Jesus Christ was born over 2000 years ago in a lowly stable... the first ones that his birth was announced to where shepherds. Jesus very well could have had real life shepherding experience…though he was know as a carpenters son, he came from a long line of shepherds. whether he did…