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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…

The holiday season can be a wonderful time for friends and family. Thanksgiving which we celebrate this Thursday has a long history in our country. In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of…

Good Morning Church, If you have your Bibles this morning would you turn with me to Psalm Chapter 147. The title of the message today is, “We Are Called to Praise the Lord.” (Short Joke about the Horse “Praise The Lord”) This Psalm begins with a command to Praise the Lord and it also ends with a command…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We found some water in the basement near the kitchen and carpet and are looking for someone that lives near the church, to come in throughout the week to double check to make sure we resolved the problem. See Pastor John if interested. Join us for Bible Study…

Do You Feel Understood? In this world we all desire to be understood. We often ask people if they understand. We will look at people like they are crazy when they try and be compassionate and say I understand where you are coming from or that they know how you feel. It is obvious we do not know but that…

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.…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Isaiah, roughly 680ish BC Overview: What's going on here? Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth? God is enthroned above the circle of…

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…

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…

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 ,…

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…

Introduction As a church we have many reasons to praise God. We are here, we have made a good start, opportunities have opened up. But above all else we have the priviledge to praise God. Over the last few months we have been looking at the Psalms of Meaning and today we touch again on a Psalm of Praise.…

Psalm 119:97–104 (ESV) — 97 Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the aged, for I keep your…

Introduction Thursday of this week upcoming is Thanksgiving - followed right behind by what’s known as ‘Black Friday’. Thanksgiving historically in America since Colonial times was a day set aside to recognize and offer thanks unto God for His blessings upon us: George Washington - in his Thanksgiving…

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.” Abram said, “O Lord God , what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “Since You have…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Intro I don’t know how many of you follow the news and what is happening nationally. This week was election week and while we did not have anything here locally, there were a number of things that happened across the country. For an off year election cycle, no Senate, House, or presidential candidates,…

Psalm 146 We, as humans, love to be self-sufficient…if we are truly honest with ourselves. But there will come times when we have no choice but to trust others to ask for help. There are also times when we have no where to turn…the problem seems far too big for any man to help us. People can pray for…

Introduction: One of the great challenges of life is that of eating right and exercising regularly. I know I personally struggle with how to handle my diet and get the proper exercise to have a healthy body and healthy heart. But did you realize that there are also some exercises and principles that…

Introduction: I want you to open your Bibles first this morning to Psalm 19:7-14 . We will be looking at an overview of Psalm 119 in my sermon this morning but Psalm 119 is really an elaboration of these verses in Psalm 19:7-14 . Read Psalm 19:7-14 Martin Luther said, “I have made a covenant with God…