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Rethinking Our Appetites Holy Communion is a Participation in Christ GOAL— I want my hearers to realize the benefits of Holy Communion by showing what God is sharing with us and what we share with one another. MALADY — We don’t realize that as we worship at places with differing confessions of faith,…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Sometimes, you can feel alone even when you are with the one you love, especially when…

Sometimes we may feel like we are not getting the respect we deserve. The late comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, always lamented, “I get no respect.” We, too, may feel that we are not getting respect from people like our peers, our parents, or from our boss. And sometimes people resort to rather bizarre…

Psalm of Ascent- What happens to our worship when we confess the truth of this Psalm? Setting : This psalm of trust seems to have been written when the nation was under a wicked government, either corrupt Israelite leaders or Gentile dominion. Psalm 125:3 (ESV) 3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not…

I. Overview/Summary statement/Declaration Psalm 116: 1-2 1 I love the Lord because he has heard my appeal for mercy. 2 Because he has turned his ear to me, I will call out to him as long as I live. I love the Lord! Because… · Heard my appeal for mercy · Turned His ear to me. [Therefore] I will call out…

Psalm 115 Opening Illustration: “I designed this t-shirt I’m wearing.” Truth – I didn’t design it, but it’s fun to take credit. You’d be impressed with me if I did and that would make me feel good about myself. Truth is, I like to feel good about myself, so I might do things motivated towards making…

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. From time to time a follower of Jesus…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Knowing God Part 5 – God’s Love for Us We are in the journey of Knowing God as much as we ought to so that we may worship Him, praise Him, exalt Him, adore Him, revere Him, love Him, depend upon Him, serve Him, proclaim Him much more that what we have been doing! We have been learning about several aspects…

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…

Good morning, Today message title is “Worship the Omnipotent God” as we continue in our Worship Series called The Heart of Worship this is number 7 in our series together. If you missed any of the previous messages you can visit our churches website to be able to listen to those message if you like.…

GOOD NEWS IN 1517 At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Europe had been without a Bible that the people could read for something like a thousand years. Instead of the Word of God, they were left to the understanding that God is a God who enables people to earn their own salvation. As one of the…

GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon Notes/Introduction The goal of the sermon is that we will be happy that God is so generous to all. The problem is that we sometimes live more under Law than under grace and do our share of pharisaic grumbling about others receiving more than we. The means to the goal is…

Sovereignty: The Lord Reigns I’ve told you before that I believe the first verse in our Bible is one of the most important verses for us to really understand and sink our teeth into. B/c if it is true then we can believe everything that follows. But if it is false then we can all go home, find a different…

Kids are going back to school. Some are looking forward to it some are not. If FB is right, most if not all parents are looking forward to it. I always liked school, because it meant football season was here and I got to see all of my friends. But not everyone likes for school to start. One guy said…

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…

Jesus instituted His Supper on the night He was betrayed. He gave his disciples a Sacrament that proclaimed his death before it even happened. See the extent of the love of Christ: He gave them his body and blood sacrificed for sin, before it had been done! He had come to be the atoning sacrifice for…

This Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Introduction 10 Steps I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bring the one -third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on…

God's word is an incredible gift. But do we really understand what it is, how it fits into our lives, how it transforms us? Join us as we explore what studying the Bible can do.

Introduction Today we continue the series titled ‘Why?’ Where we are looking at more basic doctrines & teachings and simply explaining ‘why’ - ‘why’ we should do a thing. The first issue that began it all was a message titled ‘Why Church?’ - where we looked at the importance of church, and why church…

20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations,…

1 I love the Lord , because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. 2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. 4 Then I called on the name of the…

Funeral Service for Larry Wooldridge

Who Is In Charge? What answers might people give to the question, “Who is in charge?” Pure chance (Karma) Cosmic Contest Divine Control What does the Bible say? What is Sovereignty? “The doctrine of God’s providence is rooted in the doctrine of God’s sovereignty” sove REIGN ty- God’s undisputed authority…