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Intro I introduced a few weeks back as were were in the book of Luke seeing Jesus confronting the Pharisees and the Lawyers a couple of questions for us. How is your heart? What is happening with your soul? The lawyers and the Pharisees were both following the rules over following God. They did not recognize…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Potluck downstairs immediately following church. We are looking for someone to take on our electronic directory. This would include updating, adding names, pictures, and printing off copies for those that desire paper copies, instead of electronic. Please see…

37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather in your presence today, we humbly come before you with hearts open to your wisdom and guidance. We thank you for the opportunity to explore the art of healing conversations and the transformative power they hold. Lord, we invite your Holy…

Intro: Focus: Pauls wants the church to see the unification of all believers by the Spirit into Christ’s body so they strive for unity even among diversity. I. Joined into One Body A. God’s Picture of the Church (12) 12 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the…

Good morning! If I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you yet....my name is John and I serve as one of the pastors here at Mission Church. Our mission and vision is to partner with God to see His Kingdom come in Las Vegas as it is in heaven.....And.....we are working to accomplish this goal by pursuing…

Intro If we haven’t met... Hear, love, and obey... Connect cards... Helpful tool for us to get to know you, answer questions, and pray for you. Introduce Mike Good morning, Mike! Mike Paterson - one of the missionaries we support, former elder of Gateway... Mike is here to continue our sermon series…

Intro The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral quiz. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably…

Be It Resolved... Introduction Good morning and Happy New Year to you. It’s so good to have you here with us. This morning’s message will be a little different. I want to open the New Year by challenging you to long for the Lord. Go ahead and open your Bibles to Psalm 42 and 43. We’re going to take a…

1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let…

Intro: We are about to start the Christmas season. Barb and I just bought a Koala Christmas decoration this week. The shops want everyone thinking about lights, decorations, and gifts. Within churches we think of Christmas far differently. We know that Christmas is about the birth of our Saviour. Theme:…

Raise your hand if you’ve heard any of these sayings before. First, raise your hand if you’ve heard, “God never gives you more than you can handle.” Now, keep your hands raised if you believe it. Second, raise your hand if you’ve heard, “God helps those who help themselves.” Now, keep your hands raised…

Passion is the catalyst that launches all of our ambitions and goals. It drives us to, not only start, but to also finish. definition of passion: intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction ardent affection : LOVE (Ardent=characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous…

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…

1 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, 2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that…

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. 1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where…

Big Idea of the Week: Because trusting in God can be difficult, the psalmist needed to accept his deep need for God’s presence in all that he did. Desire (v. 1-4) Life is full of struggles, challenges, anxiety, stress, depression and the list could go on and on; 33 These things I have spoken to you,…

Many years ago I began a sales career. I needed few things: appropriate attire, a respectable looking automobile, and a good map. Thomas Brothers’ Maps, were in my opinion, the best. Nowadays many of use the GPS Maps App on our smartphones. The other day I had an occasion to use mine. I was meeting a…

A Desperate Need to Seek God Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr February 13, 2022 In this time in our lives we all need to be reminded of our utter dependence upon God for all things. At times, we suffer because we won’t admit our need of the Father, relying instead on our own strength. God is patient with us,…

Nehemiah 1:1–10 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome to church once again. This morning we are going to switch things up a little. I had planned on continuing on in John where we left off last week but really felt like we should go a different direction this morning. We have our business meeting after church today…

Getting Out of Getting Stuck Bobbi and I returned from our end of February-March 2020 cruise vacation to have the nation locked down the following Monday. Although our 50th anniversary was in June of 2021, we weren’t able to take our celebratory cruise vacation until a couple months after, in the relative…

What is Hope? HOPE, n . [The primary sense is to extend, to reach forward.] A desire of some good, accompanied will at least a sight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired,…

Introduction We have now competed reading through the first book of the Psalms. As a reminder, or for those of you who have missed the first sermon, we are going to take a look at the Psalms through a different lens than what we have been use to reading the Psalms. The Five books of Psalms Arrangements…

Introduction 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Study God’s Word 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing…