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Called to Confession Called to Confession I’m a nerd. I’m not sure if it is a nerd. I’m just a super anxious person. Although I’m actually quite mellow. I just hate doing the wrong thing. Maybe because I’m a ‘laatlammetjie’. My brother and sister are 7 years older than me. And they were naughty. We laugh…

Thank You For FORGIVENESS I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord ,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard…

What are some of the things we here when people start hitting pain? Visiting our Words from God again. Has anything come up when you are on the way of following God’s lead? L uke 8:16–18 (NASB95) “Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it…

Hurricane Helene Relief Hearts with Hands Missions Update Vote Early Voting SC Amendment I have also learned that there is a similar amendment that will be on the ballot in North Carolina. It states: Constitutional amendment to provide that only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and…

Heavenly Bread in a Deserted Place Our gracious God provides generously for us so that we might have what we need to serve him and others in love.

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…

Call to Worship I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare…

Psalm 145 is an incredible song of praise. I don’t know if David wrote this Psalm as a primer on how to praise God, but it certainly could be used as such! In this world around us full of uncertainty and chaos, but also of joy and happiness of the mountaintops, we learn from this Psalm that we are to…

Over the past few weeks we have begun this new series on the foundations of our faith. The background behind all of this is to make sure that we have a firm foundation under us and what we believe. I see many Christians today when asked about God or His Word unsure or they just don’t know. So, my desire…

Matthew 5:7 Last week we began a new series on the home entitled “The Truth about a Blessed Home.” We are looking at five of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 , where Jesus is preaching in His Sermon on the Mount about how you can be blessed. Last week we looked at A Home that Hungers for Righteousness. I…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Acts…chapter 2. Acts…chapter 2. & we’re gonna read verses 1-4 & verse 11. Acts 2:1-4 , & verse 11. In Acts 2:1-4 ... the Scriptures says... Acts 2:1–4 (WEB) 1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 Suddenly…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles: To the gospel of Luke. Luke chapter 2 . & we’re gonna read verses 21-39 . Luke 2:21-39 . & when you find that in your Bible Pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is: Make Yourself Useful to the Lord In Luke 2:21-39 . The…

Intro: Everyone would like that call from a lawyers office about the long lost uncle or aunt that you never knew that has left you millions in cash or acres of land in their last will and testament. Its a dream made in the movies…but its far from reality. Brothers Zsolt and Geza Peladi were homeless…

Most of the time when we think of or exercise giving thanks, we think of things we have or have experienced that we are thankful for. But possession and experiences alone are not enough. We must recognize the source of where those blessings come from and what their purpose is. The greatest blessing of…

RESET: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER We need regular resets because we just tend to drift off course. So from time to time, even daily, certainly weekly and monthly, we need to reset, get back on course, get back to what's most important in our lives. Because we tend to drift as human beings, but then…

Selfless Love Marches Victorious over Self-glorification GOAL: Understand the surprising value of Love as God bestows it, and practice it. MALADY: We emotionalize love, which makes it subject to our unreliable feelings. MEANS: The means to the goal is the carefully considered understanding of the fullness…

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Today we looked at the sinful nature of man. In our nature, our freewill is not inclined to the things of God, but towards ourselves and what we want. Exodus 7:1-5 What does it mean by God will harden? Does this mean God will directly act…

Jesus Reveals His Glory at a Wedding Do you know what is amazing, even remarkable. It’s not that God’s changed water into wine. Rather, it is the manner in which He did so. He didn’t do so according to the laws He set down to govern what we like to call “nature.” Instead, he chose to do so by means of…

Delight Uncovered I have a friend in San Diego who loves wine. San Diego is very much a desert climate, but there is also a lot of granite. It is a challenge to cultivate the soil due to all the rock and granite. Well, my friend built his dream home on top of a steep hill in San Diego county, and decided…

Temporal vs. Eternal Kingdom on the Left vs. Kingdom on the Right Revealed vs. Hidden Visible vs. Invisible Physical vs. Spiritual Law vs. Gospel These are theological truths that every needs to Christian know and be able to discern. Why? Because if we confuse them disaster will be the result. How? The…

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.…