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When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the humble, for they will…

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! 3…

Ephesians 4:29-32 We have been going through the series The Great Life. One of the biggest lies that Satan tells to the Christians is to downplay in our lives and understanding the life that God has prepared for us. The life of the Spiritual Man, the Spirit filled man, is a life of peace and joy and…

The Weight of The Word Worship with Rejoicing Gathering Called to Worship Called to Confession The Weight of the Word Prayers of the People Benediction Sent out to live Word Every Sunday we come to Church mostly to hear the Scriptures read and explained. And in all of this we pray for a Word from the…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, As we gather here today, we come before You with hearts open and minds ready to receive Your truth. We thank You for the privilege of worshiping You in spirit and in truth. Guide us as we delve into Your Word and help us to grow closer to You through our worship. In Jesus'…

Jesus continues his farewell conversation with the 11 remaining disciples as they walk to the Garden of Gethsemane.

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…

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not…

Salvation Never Runs Dry I remember being in a city where I noticed that the people resorted to a favorite well in one of the parks. I said to a man one day: “Does the well never run dry?” The man was drinking of the water out of the well; and as he stopped drinking, he smacked his lips, and said: “They…

Well Good Morning. As we make our way through the Psalms we have seen quite often some of the practical things in life we should work on as the Lord is sanctifying us as believers. Today is no different. In fact Psalm 51 is going to not be easy because it deals with the confession of sin. Confession…

Introduction: Good morning. I want to add another welcome to you who are here in person and those watching online. Today we jump back into our Summer in the Psalms. Psalms is a massive book so we are picking and choosing a few passages to cover during the summer months. Psalms was the songbook of the…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…

TEXT: JAMES 4:7-10 | DRAW NIGH INTRO ILLUSTRATION : If I were to ask you how to be close to God, what would you say? My guess, is that your thought is the same as mine… Read your Bible, and pray. From a child we are taught that is the answer to being closer to God. “Read your Bible, pray everyday, and…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. if this is your first time here we are happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand. Somebody give him thanks for something He is or does. Today we’ll be reading Psalm 51 . Psalm 51 says: To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came…

Introduction Background of the passage. David’s sin with Bathsheba ( 2 Sam. 11-12 ) David was in the wrong place at the wrong time (should have been in battle) David looked an lingered David acted on his sin and then tried to cover it up David was confronted by God through Nathan the prophet and then…

The Prayer of Restoration God answers prayer. Do you believe that? You know, sometimes you pray, and it feels like nothing happens, like, like no one is listening. But there are some prayers based on promises of God from scripture, prayers that when you pray, you can know that God will always answer…

Intro Continuing in the Psalms, our Songs of Faith. These are not just historical curiosities, these are precious songs and prayers for God’s people to use. But, we use them through Jesus. Jesus is our worship leader. He is our Great High Priest and our anointed King. All the Psalms find their fulfillment…

Introduction of clip: The song that we Just sung, Amazing Grace, was written by the captain of a slave ship who gave his life to Jesus after a fateful night, his boat being torn apart during a storm, almost on the brink of sinking, he called out to God for mercy and God rescued him. I would like to tell…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 11, Session 5 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Sept. 2022. Summary and Goal On our own, none of us has the power to resist sin, let alone overcome it.…

“Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem” ( Luke 13:22 ). Jesus knows that when he gets to Jerusalem, he is going to die. So, if you expect Jesus to use His final teaching opportunities to share happy thoughts, you don’t know him very well. With a sense of…

We Are All Sinners In homiletic textbooks (these are books on how to preach), they often say that a good sermon has three main points: an introduction, a body, and conclusion. Then they break this down even further and say that the body of the sermon likewise should have three and only three points,…

The Puppies 1st Sin Max Lucado had a puppy when he was a boy. It was sweat and soft and cuddly. The puppies mother died the day it was born so Max had to feed it milk from baby bottles. Max and the puppy were very close One day, Max took a bowl of food in the back yard for the puppy who was having fun…

Psalm 51:1-9 In Introduction to the portion of scripture which is the humble, sincere, thoughtful response of David to God for his own sin, we want to take a look at the title of the Psalm. Many of the Psalms have titles and they are there with purpose and the title is indicative of the use of the Psalm.…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome to church! This morning, we are going to switch things up a bit! I figured since it was our wonderful daylight savings time day and we lost an hour of sleep, we would do something different. (Don’t worry, nothing crazy, but enough to hopefully make us remember…

Getting Attention Knowing & Understanding Self-inflicted stress (that caused by willful sin) can be the worst kind. Thriving Light Principle: Confessions and renewal are needed to recover from self-inflicted stress. When a child of God sins, he or she cannot step back into fellowship with God and spiritual…