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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”.…

Does Time Control You? “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female…

16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 O Lord , thou hast searched me,…

Torah Portion: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftarah Ezekiel 43:10-27 Road Map Review Two Two Two Two Two Two oxen: Two sticks W‌e spoke about two Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema - if we do not train ourselves to listen, how can we be assured that we will hear the trumpet? We considered…

The Sanctity of Life WHO DETERMINES PERSON-HOOD? Psalm 139:13–18 (ESV) 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you , for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you ,…

Review Last week we were reminded that all of us have the same battle within us - a battle for the mind. We learned that the way we think is critical because it will affect how we live. We learned that our culture sets us at a disadvantage. We do not live in a thinking culture. We are not taught how…

If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Would you choose to be the President of the United States? a famous musician? an athlete? etc. Most of us would want to be someone who is successful. It is important to realize that successful people did not become successful over night. A great musician…

Our mission - is to Glorify God, Equip the Saints, and to Share the Gospel. As a mission, this is the lens that we view all of the activity of our church - especially considering our time gathering together on Sunday mornings - because it is the center of our activity. Primarily - we Glorify God. That…

We try to hide our faults and failures from others. We want people to see us at our best. Perhaps we assume that if people knew what we were really like, they would want nothing to do with us. There’s no hiding from God; He is all-seeing and all-knowing. Christ Jesus has witnessed our very worst, even…

Intro: I made the statement a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to share a message or two regarding some current events that we are seeing in our world. At that time, I addressed the poor state of our nation using the assassination attempt of President Trump as my main illustration. Today, I want to…

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…

More than a SURVIVOR, Part I Rev. Thomas A West, Sr February 4, 2024 Romans 8:35-39 God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! Since May 31, 2000, Americans have been watching a television series called SURVIVOR. Twenty-three years and forty-three full seasons, It is the longest running reality…

New Year Resolutions How many have made one this year? What are some of them? Diets Purchase new car or home Pay off credit cards Get married Be nicer to people Reading Bible in a year Do less laundry and use more deodorant We often make these resolutions knowing we may not keep them. It almost becomes…

Omniscience-All Knowing For as long as I can remember, I have always been one who liked to consume information. I never wanted to stay stagnant in my learning and growing. It can be about stuff that will help me in my life. Or just random information that really holds no intrinsic value. I just love…

Recognizing and receiving the tender care of God will make you care like Him

The faith practice of wonder helps us glimpse with surprise just how creative, faithful, good, big, and present God is.

We are continuing our series on Developing a biblical Worldview. A well known atheist, Bertrand Russell once stated, Unless you assume there is a God the question of life’s purpose is meaningless. That’s about as true of a statement as has ever been said. Without God there is no purpose to life. If there…

Psalm 139 Everyday around the world people receive medical diagnosis that are disheartening. After feeling just fine, with little or no symptoms they find that they have had cancer growing int heir bodies. Even with the advances of medicine and medical procedures, we still cannot see what is going on…

Psalm 139:1-10 , 15-16 , 23-24 I stand amazed at the love and mercy of our Lord. There is not a one of us here this morning worthy of the Tender Mercies of God. Psalm 8:3-4 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art…

Something Just Like This I hope you have all been enjoying this series where we are finding God’s truth in popular songs, claiming them for God so that the next time we hear one of these songs we will be reminded of God’s love for us. Two weeks ago, we started this series with the song “ Million Reasons…

Intro What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; You may have heard or read this phrase before, anyone know where it comes from? Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet - Juliet is trying to convince herself after meeting Romeo that if he only had a different last name,…

Imagine for a bit that you want to build and run a hospital. First you would need to determine what the hospital will be for – cancer treatment, pediatric, psychiatric, rehab, or just general. Once you’ve got the plan you need to build it. Then you need the people to run it – the doctor’s and nurses,…

INTRODUCTION . Murder: Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. Description. 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the…

Names mean something to us. Alyvia (found it in a baby name book) Marie Jane (both grandma’s) Bennson (baby name book) Hugh Amyah (picked by Amy and spelled for her) Renea (Amy) Names meant even more in the Old Testament. They would name their children by how they felt, something that was happening,…

Sec. 2. Article 22 of Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution is added to read: Article 22. [Personal reproductive liberty] That an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified…