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Introduction I spoke this morning and made mention of the truth that we can allow our feelings to dictate our actions, or our actions to dictate our feelings. I want to share a story concerning this psalm that is relevant to that. (Ill.) Years ago I traveled every week for my job. It was a good job,…

This Week’s Theme: God Set Apart His People Word for the Week is God’s Promises: They reveal his particular and eternal purposes to which he is unchangeably committed and upon which believers can totally depend. These promises are, however, conditional upon obedience on the part of believers. Memory…

The Godly, Biblical Mother

Psalm 46:1-11 Introduction I have come to prefer speaking of this as Advent I like that it has a start & finish : ) Advent more accurately reflects what this celebration is about Christmas/Advent is about the glory of Christ’s first coming (advent) His first advent is pointing us to look for His second…

Introduction Last week we finished our annual series on Faith Commitment Giving. If you are still praying about what to give, please feel free to pick up one of the faith commitment cards, fill that out and drop it into one of these black boxes. Next week we will continue our studies on the sermon on…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1–10 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 they…

“Fear Not, for The Lord is With You!” 45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. 46 After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray. 47 When it was evening, the boat was in the…

Learning to sift through all the “voices” in our world and to discern how God is speaking to us is a key task of discipleship. Prayer teaches us how to silence all the other noise in our world so that we can listen to God.

A Psalm of Praise a probable song tune (ʿal ʿalamot)3 and concludes with the general genre designation šir4 (“song”). THIS IS A psalm of radical trust in the face of overwhelming threat. While the specific cause of threat is never clarified, it does seem to have to do with the uproar of pagan nations…

Of the 10 psalms I’m preaching this summer, Psalm 46 is my favorite. It’s been one of my go-to psalms for a long while. I write in my Bible with both pencil and special archival-quality pen. And every single verse in Psalm 46 is underlined. I quote Psalm 46 at every funeral. Terry Heuser has heard half…

21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord ’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.…

“Fear Not, for The Lord is With You!” 45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. 46 After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray. 47 When it was evening, the boat was in the…

10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The path of least resistance is always the easiest- or so it seems. These days, it seems to me we are fixated onthe easy way out. Fast food. work from home. fast fix. new and improved is not always…

Imagine waking up, grabbing your phone, scrolling through notifications, emails, and news, all before you've even had your coffee. The noise is instant, isn't it? We live in a world that never seems to quiet down. But what if all this noise is exactly what’s keeping us from hearing God’s voice?

Torah Portion: Ex 33:12-34:26 ; Deut 33:1-34:12 Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 ; Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 Maftir: Numbers 29:17-22 Review Three Weeks 3 Rebukes “Nachamu Nachamu,” Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah: Afflicted and Stormed Tossed 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But…

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…

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though…

Romans 12.1-5 Last week we began a short four week series entitled the Truth about Change. We saw last week that Change is inevitable. For everything there is a season, the Bible tells us, and change must happen in order for those seasons to come. Many are resistant to change, but we just need to accept…

Psalm The title we have comes from the Greek translators of this book, it could be translated as “song”. The original Hebrew title is Tehillim, which means “hymn” or “praises”. The passage we are looking at this morning should be familiar to many, at least parts of it. This Psalm is where Martin Luther…

Good morning. I hope everyone is doing well today. That actually sounds a bit odd now that I say it given the topic of todays sermon. When I say the three words that are the title of our sermon this morning. “An Unwavering Faith” what is it that comes to mind? Perhaps you think of someone in your life…

“Our Greatest Needs – A Champion” He was called a champion. In modern English that term could mean the winner of the local softball league, but champion is a term that used to refer to a very specific type of warrior, a single combat warrior. In our age of Modern Warfare, it can be hard to remember what…

Pyramids In Exodus 14 , God delivers the Hebrew people from Egypt, by taking them the long way to the Red Sea. Pharaoh has one last change of heart and pursues the Israelites. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

Review God created for us a love relationship. Has there been a time in your life when you questioned God’s love for you? In that experience, were there ways God was expressing His love for you? What scriptures do you turn to when looking for assurance of God? Two relationship focuses: His Work, and…

The Journey To Peace This is the Second Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it has been as we have journeyed together toward Christmas. If you were with us last week Advent, you know that the word advent is a version of a Latin term meaning “coming.” And these four weeks leading up to Christmas…

Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed him, “If you abide in my word you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32 These are Thy Words O Lord. Help us, and sanctify us in the Truth. Thy Word is Truth. Amen. Grace to you and peace, from…