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Exodus 27:20-30:10 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. the yes, I do The unanimous and unhesitating response…

We are just finishing up our birthday season. We have Christmas, then Nancy and Grace’s birthdays are in January, and David’s and mine are in February. That makes for a lot of gifts being given in two months. The kids have been thrilled. I am looking at the house, wondering what we are going to do with…

4 New Year’s Resolutions that will impact eternity. 1. To Find Pleasure in God Absorbed in the Sunset A mother had called her five-year-old son to dinner five times. He was slow responding. Impatiently, she declared, “This is the fifth time I have called Billy to dinner. I will have to see about this,…

Good afternoon. Last week we saw kind of the thousand foot view of the final battle that is yet to come. And now we are going to spend the next two weeks at around the hundred foot mark. We are going to be given a more detailed picture of what is to happen during that final battle between Jesus and Satan.…

The church is most healthy when everyone lovingly exercises his/her gift(s)!

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at God’s promises… We looked at his promises about giving. Then we looked at God's promises of heaven, and then we looked at God's promises of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit last week. Today, I want us to look at God's promises about your future. Now, you ought to…

Overcoming Drama-Makers - Lessons Learned Today, we’re going to continue in the series we’ve been in called No More Drama. What I want to do this week is take you through some final steps that summarize what to do with the drama makers in your life. I’m calling this message Keeping the drama-makers from…

5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer,…

Intro There is an Our Daily Bread devotion with a story about a professor of psychology who had no children of his own, Whenever the professor saw a neighbor scolding a child for something, he would say, "You should love the child, not punish him." One hot summer day the professor was repairing his concrete…

INTRODUCTION Good morning, dear friends and fellow believers. Concluding our July topic of “Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception”. Today, we look at an important topic – "The Cost of Compromise." Compromise, though often portrayed as a virtue Marriage In First Cor. 6 - taking a brother to court…

It has been quiet some time wince we dealt with the book of Romans. We took a break, for me to sick one week - and multiple weeks of other things. We celebrated holy week and the Resurrection of Jesus. As we get back to it - we are refocusing our attention on our own discipleship journey. Paul wrote…

5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who…

1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent…

Introduction We are in this life together. We are not to be in competition with one another. We are to be here for each other. William Barclay tells us If we are always concerned first and foremost with our own interests, we are bound to come into conflict with others. If for us life is a competition whose…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Communion Here at First Community Church, we do communion the first Sunday of every month and today is that day. We welcome everyone that has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior to take with us in remembrance of His sacrifice and its implications. I will pray…

Introduction Good morning. It's a joy to have you here today and to get the opportunity to proclaim the Word of God to you today. I look forward to breaking bread with you after service. I want to begin by sharing a story as related by Paul Smith online. MEXICO CITY IS A world away from the East African…

Matthew 5:9 We have been going through a series on the Truth about having a Blessed Home. Each week has been very convicting for me. But we all want to have a blessed home, but it takes some work to get there! We saw that a blessed home is one that hungers for Righteousness. We have seen that a blessed…

Importance Romans is the most complete explanation of the Gospel. In the Old Testament we have the foundations for the Gospel. In the Gospels we have the life of Christ, culminating in the death and resurrection which are the basis for good news. Acts tells of the spread of the gospel. Romans explains…

We are finishing our Back to School Series today as we discuss Team Spirit. I don’t know about you but our school had horrible team spirit even though we were awesome in football, so in our senior year, a group of us Seniors decided to take matters into our own hands. Each week we would introduce a new…

Intro As we close out this chapter this morning, we are really continuing on from where we began last week. Last week we studied verses 14-16 together where Paul encouraged us to live in harmony with one another. To bless those who persecute. To feel each others emotions. The ultimate purpose in all…

Deuteronomy 16:8-21:9 REVIEW This is our fifth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are moments and opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed”…

Recap 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Humility 1. Wisdom 2. Exaltation 3. Jesus was Submission is the essence of humility What his looks like on a day-to-day basis allowing someone else's position to be greater than your position Gentleness Mighty Ducks…

12345 Intro: Good morning everyone! I am so happy to be back up here preaching the word of God. It has been a long stretch since I have preached, and I am always so blessed by the oportunity. It has been really cool for me personally to have such diversity in our peaching. Getting to have Joey, Matt,…

It is very easy to predict the future, but getting it right is a lot more difficult. Here are some predictions that were made about technology in the past: 1876: "The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys." — William Preece, British Post Office. 1876: "This…