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Announcements: Tonight Youth Wednesday Night - Children Building Project Council - Meet after service This month - we are looking at Common Ailments. We know the church is to behave as a hospital for sinners - this is a medical facility, a place where people come to receive care. The members of the church…

As we’re continuing in worship today, I want to give you four things to pray about. Pray for Sam. Her dear husband, Austin Sthole passed into the arms of Jesus on Thursday evening. Sam, we are so sorry for your loss. Pray for two in our congregation that have recent cancer diagnoses. Pray for Joel Shipman…

Guided by Prayer: Seeking Divine Direction Bible Passage: Ps 5:1–12 Application: This encourages believers to rely on prayer as a source of guidance in their lives, particularly in challenging times. It reminds them that God listens attentively to their cries and that seeking His wisdom can lead to clarity…

The Assurance of Prayer “The sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which the child of God rests His head at night, giving perfect peace.” Charles H. Spurgeon Living our lives as Christians should be done in such a manner that we live with the assurance of God’s sovereignty, knowing that He rules over…

Faith for Triumphant Living “Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain, that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.” Martin Luther Even when others mean it for evil, God intends it for good. Rom. 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them…

Psalm 23:3 (MSG) 3 you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Psalm 23:3 (ESV) 3 He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. He puts me on a track that is right- that is His reputation.- Psalm 23.3b The Joel Version. Psalm 23:3 (ESV) He leads me in paths of righteousness…

Desiring God’s presence has been a significant theme throughout history. We see this theme in the Old Testament as various prophets despair that God is no longer present. King David, who wrote many of the Psalms particularly speaks of desiring God’s presence. In Christianity there have been entire periods…

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok - righteous Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth Nazir nṣr Introduction Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah…

1 John 3:1-7 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 1 John 1:7 From Easter through to Pentecost we are visiting 1 John. Last week our reading came from 1 John 1 - and I highlighted 1 John 1:7 - 7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship…

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…

Intro We are in week 4 of the series How to Deal with How you feel . Today we will look at the emotion of anger. In a 2018 Gallup Survey , 1/5 Americans reported feeling anger a lot. All you have to do is to look at whatever your choice of social media to see that Americans are angry . An Atlantic Article…

For Opening illustration turn to the December 7th reading from the Christmas Devotion… Last night, before we put Haddon to bed we opened up our Christmas Devotion and read as a family… minus one… Emmy already went to sleep. I was still working on my sermon… because sometimes that happens on Saturdays..…

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…

For Christ's Sake Rev Thomas A. West July 7,2024 Ephesians 4:29-32 Summary: How we should conduct ourselves for Christ’s sake Ephesians 4:29-32 "FOR CHRIST’S SAKE" Ephesians Chapter 4 teaches the walk and service of the believer. The Believer’s walk and service are not according to manmade rules or standards.…

1 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” 2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done…

There are many times in our lives when we underestimate the seriousness of a situation. Illustration : There is a YouTube channel I like to watch called “Just Rolled In.” It is a series of short clips that auto mechanics send in about the dumb stuff they find when doing repairs on people’s vehicles.…

Good morning! My name is John Lee and I serve Mission Church as the Lead Pastor. The mission and vision of our church is to partner with God to see His Kingdom come in Las Vegas as it is in Heaven. And we believe that the best way of accomplishing our mission is by loving Jesus…by pursuing a life that…

What is righteousness? The quality, state, and characteristic of being in the right. God IS righteous (by definition and/or standard). SO, when we are weighed against the righteousness of God, where would we stand? *** Without God’s gift of MERCY, where would WE be? We would stand before God guilty of…

Context I am going to read us something this morning that I found interesting and it gives us a bigger picture of what we are talking about today. “The Way” this is what early Christianity was called, this is from Chad Bird he is a pastor, professor, author, and speaker (1517.org). Why Was Christianity’s…

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,…

TEXT: ZECHARIAH There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : Zechariah began his prophecy about 2 months after our previous book,…

We quickly forget in this day and age that our God is holy. For some reason we come to the belief that because God is loving, He should be all accepting, and allow anyone into heaven. We forget that narrow is the path that leads to heaven, and broad is the road that leads to destruction. Our God is loving…

Morning 3 Sept 2023

Praise Praise the Lord , my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides…

“Lord, Have Mercy” In Distress Ps 4:1 “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me , and hear my prayer.” In Sanctification Ps 25:7 “Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me , For Your goodness’…