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Humans invent dragons to represent the CHAOS in our world that we cannot CONTROL . Examples: Canaanite Mythology: Yam (the sea); Tunnan (sea dragon); Lotan (giant serpent); defeated by Baal Babylonian Mythology: Tiamat (the deep sea/salt water) defeated by Marduk If you keep bogies and goblins away from…

Acts 1-5 & John 15 JESUS’ FRIENDS AND HELPERS huddled together in a stuffy upstairs room. Even though it was sunny outside, the shutters were closed. The door was locked. “Wait in Jerusalem,” Jesus had told them, “I am going to send you a special present. God’s power is going to come into you. God’s…

The central thought of the text is that Jesus is the water of life that quenches spiritual thirst. THE GOAL of the sermon is that the hearers will continue to satisfy their spiritual thirst in using His Word and Sacraments. _____________________ Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and from our…

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…

Thanksgiving Living We are not only in our season of thanksgiving, for many of us the feasts of thanksgiving are beginning. Feast—When I say that word I remember a family in British Colombia that used to say they were going to feast on roast beast if there was a beef roast in the oven. Feasts are community…

Title: Worship the Lord for He is Good ( Psalm 103 ) Proposition: Worship the Lord for He is Good Idea : God wants us to worship for who He is and for what He has done! Worship the Lord for He is Good How do we know what God is and what He has done? Read Psalm 103 . A Call to Praise the Lord (1-2) The…

Praise Praise the Lord , my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Acts chapter 2. Acts chapter 2. & we’re gonna read verse 1-5. & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is: Holy Spirit Baptism. In Acts 2:1-4 ... The Scriptures say... Acts 2:1–4 (NASB 2020)…

What a great day! A great day for you who are being confirmed—a day for which you have studied, waited, and prayed. A great day for you parents and family members—a day you have looked forward to for years. A great day for the pastor—a day anticipated and planned for through hours of instruction. A great…

The Spirit Marches Victorious Through the Word Holy Spirit, God and Lord, come to us this joyful day with your sevenfold gift of grace. Rekindle in our hearts the holy fire of your love that in a true and living faith we may tell abroad of the glory of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our friends and…

Bless the Lord The God who Satisfies. God is an amazing and wonderful creator. He has made such an amazing and beautiful creation. How often do we take the time to revel in His artwork? Do we stop and look at what He has made with awe or do we just acknowledge it and move on? We see in Ps. 104:1-4 1…

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.…

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…

Introduction Last week we talked about Psalms of Orientation. These are Psalms about where you are. Way things are. The way the world is. Today we are going to bee looking at a Praise Psalm, that is also a creation Psalm, which means it is a Psalm of Orientation. With the rise of Enlightenment, philosophers…

Big Idea of the Message : Some believe that faith and science are contradictory to one another. The truth is, faith and science complement each other when looking through the correct filter. Application Point: We should love God with all our minds. Therefore, use our intellect to worship God. SESSION…

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. This will be our memory verse for the month of April. For the needy shall not always be forgotten. If we were all honest with ourselves and with others we would have to admit that we are all needy. David…

Psalm 139 Introduction: Do you find it frustrating to hear words which were once used to describe something or someone in a positive way are now used to describe things or people in negative and insulting ways. I am sure you can think of several words yourself, but I want to look at the word “precious”.…

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…

He is Superior Because of His Honor Hebrews 1:6 (KJV 1900) And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. OT Law The next point in the author’s argument for Christ’s superiority over angels is His honor that is given to Him by the…

The King Priest This morning we are wrapping up our Advent in the Psalms sermon series. I love preaching and teaching through the OT. I love looking through the history that God has given us in the bible and seeing how his plan takes shape and plays out. B/c it is absolutely astounding and mind blowing…

When the head and heart don’t align Recently when I returned from my trip away, I spent a few weeks at home as a means to catch up on various things around the house. One of the task I worked on was cleaning out the shed. Now I suspect most people probably have one of those places around the house which…