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1 Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. “The Lord” – Yahweh He is good – joyous, pleasing, desirable, friendly, lovely, deserving of esteem and respect. This “ Good One’s ” faithful love will last forever. God’s unfailing love, kindness, goodness is exemplified…

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…

Scripture Intro: Series in the Psalms. Looked at all sorts of psalms. To set the stage for today’s psalm... Psalms 111-113 all begin with the word “Hallelujah” Translated in English as “Praise the Lord” That is also one of the Hebrew words that we have brought over into our usage. “Hallelujah” … a word…

Psalm 118:24 (KJV 1900) 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it . How many of you have heard this verse? How many of you believe the Lord made this day? How many of you believe we should rejoice in every day? You are absolutely correct. However, did you know this…

Text The book of Jonah is a masterclass in irony. We saw this several times in chapter one, most glaringly in Jonah seeking to outrun God in a ship on the sea, and then later confessing that The Lord is the the maker of the sea and the dry land. And here in this song that Jonah sings in the belly of…

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…

Intro: Have you ever gotten home after a long day and just wanted to collapse into bed. It seems like at different stages in life I’ve had that, a few times this week I have just wanted to collapse in bed after a long day. I know many of you have experienced that level of weariness. Many of you more…

Resurrection Reality “Without the Resurrection Faith Is Futile” (OUR VICTORY OVER DEATH IS GUARANTEED) It would not be productive to look for help in a cemetery. A corpse can do only one thing—rot. This is the source of the crushing sorrow Jesus’ followers felt. He was the one in whom they had placed…

Good Morning. I hope you have your Bibles today. Turn with me to Luke chapter 1. The title of our message today is, “The Trouble of a Doubting Heart.” Throughout God’s Word, we see that people actually heard God and the very words of God, and yet as they did, they continued too stagger in unbelief. And…

Psalm 118:19–24 (ESV) — 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected…

There is certain background in Daniel chapter nine that is essential to understand the events that will unfold in the following chapters of Revelation. The angel Gabriel gave Daniel a prophecy involving seventy weeks. Sixty-nine of these weeks are history but they constitute the most astonishing passage…

Thanksgiving Psalm 118:1–4 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.”” Introduction: Psalm of Thanksgiving. Jumping…

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 3:15–22)…

Today we will be studying Acts 3 and 4, where Peter and John share the gospel with the crowds at the temple after a lame man is healed. If you notice, your Bible likely has a heading: “Peter Heals a Lame Beggar”. This is an unfortunate heading choice. Why? Well, let’s study and find out. And, while we…

I. Introduction All true believers receive their authority and power from God is a common one in the Bible. This closely with the fact that believers should not fear what man can do to them, but rather fear God, who holds eternity in his hands. II. Believers do not operate on their own authority! Paul…

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through…

What is the first of the ten commandments, or the decalogue? I know, we’re not there yet in Exodus, but we’re on a hiatus from Exodus for thanksgiving and Advent. So, what is the first of the ten commandments? You shall have no other God’s before me. The Israelites had just come from 430 years of experience…

Everybody has a sinful nature – I do, you do, everybody does. We’re all born with an innate ability to do the wrong thing. Because of that, because sin entered the world, everything in the world is broken – the weather’s broken, the economy’s broken, every family is broken, every body is broken, every…

Crisis is never fun. An amen goes right there. No one likes a crisis. Crisis is a part of life. We cannot get through this world without a crisis at some point. To survive we must have hope. The reality is many who commit or attempt suicide do not have adequate hope to manage the crisis they find themselves…

Our service today is stark, abrupt, inconsistent. It starts with us singing the regal 8th century hymn all glory laud and honor and just as quickly we sing the comparatively downtrodden Stricken Smitten. There is little else to say about this except that on this side of the resurrection we should know…

*** MAP: It’s been a long trip, about 80 miles *** No slide: Jesus has told his disciples again and again what’s going to happen to him, where he’s headed. *** PETER: El Greco’s image of Peter. 1) He’s asked who people say he is, and Peter has responded, “The Messiah of God” He sternly ordered and commanded…

Dave’s Foreknowledge (Kids) I have here a sealed Guess as to the final number. Kids, pick a number 1-10 Multiply it by 2 Multiply that number by 5 Divide by your original number Subtract 7 What is your Answer Let’s see if I guessed right. It says 3, was that your answer? I knew it would be because the…

A whole new year! The Optimist The optimist says: Holy cow! a whole new year. Things are gonna be different this year. I’ve got a new lease on life. I’m gonna do all those things I’ve been meaning to do and my life is gonna be better for it. The Pessimist The pessimist says: A whole new year to mess…

Thanksgiving = Giving Thanks You will never learn to give thanks for what you have for what you have, until you learn to give thanks for what you don’t have. As God’s children, what should we give thanks for? 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 15 For all things…

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Give Thanks 5 Out…