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Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for hostage rescue mission By Sean Kimmons, Army News Service September 3, 2020 WASHINGTON -- An Army Ranger who risked his life to save dozens of hostages facing imminent execution by ISIS fighters will be awarded the Medal of Honor, the White House announced Thursday.…

In your freedom, serve the Lord. It’s said that America is the land of the free, the home of the brave. What do you do with your freedom? The original 13 colonies were built up by the British monarchy, and when the colonies were taxed in order to pay foreign wars, what was the response? The seeds of…

1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face…

Paul is telling us that how we ought to behave is a result of who and what we are. So a proper understanding of what it means to be a Christian in the biblical sense is essential to how we ought to live our lives.

What is Easter all about? The story of Saul who became Paul 1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to…

Easter is not a difficult Sunday to prepare for. The Bible speaks directly of Resurrection Sunday. There were people in Corinth teaching that there was no resurrection of the dead. Paul uses all of chapter 15 to refute that teaching. We will pick it up in verse 12. 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised…

The most immediate idea we come to in reading this passage, is that the master determines the service. Paul is not simply writing theoretically, but his desire is that our Christianity be real, that our belief in Christ Jesus be lived out in our lives!

Have you ever lost focus on a project, and everything got messed up? It seems that every week, I struggle with my focus during sermons. Maggie and I had a heart to heart a few weeks ago, trying to understand the pressures that each other face. And I told Maggie that many times writing sermons is like…

1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they…

MERRY CHRISTMAS! What a joy to be family on this glorious day as we celebrate the coming and birth of our Savior! So far as we have focused on the Baby Christ Child… we have looked at and considered: Our Great God & Savior as the Good Shepherd We looked at the Dark, Dirty, and Distant sheep that our…

Intro We need to be people who serve so that people can Know Jesus. Last week we learned the why’s we need to share our faith. It’s our calling. People need the Lord. People want the Lord. I once was lost. We learned that the biggest factor in someone know Jesus is us. Look for the moments Jesus gives…

James is telling us about trails. None of it makes sense in our economy. First: Count it all joy when various levels of bad things happen. Second: If you are poor person, boast that you are already exalted and if you are rich, understand that monetary wealth will not last. Third: a truly well off person…

We have been emancipated from being set down into the realm and rule of sin, we are no longer appointed and constituted as sinners! Sin truly no longer controls us, it is no longer authorized and empowered to mandate how weI think, and what we do!

Far from being truly free and able to do as we liked without any care in the world, we were enslaved to Sin, and excluded from true righteousness. The only true thing that it produced within us was shame and death; both physical death and spiritual death.

TEXT: JAMES 5:1-6 | IF RUST COULD SPEAK INTRO ILLUSTRATION : As a child, every year at Christmas time we would pull out an old VHS tape. It had recorded on it various Christmas movies and commercials that my parents had recorded off the tv. I’m not entirely sure if there were any recording licenses violated…

TEXT: ACTS 17:22-34 | STOP BEING RELIGIOUS INTRO ILLUSTRATION : According to a recent article on the site Christianity.com, there is estimated to be between 4,000 and 10,000 different religions in the world today. In our little town of Whitehall there are no less than 11 different denominations of religious…

Introduction I started something last week and I hope to continue this pattern as we move forward. The passage mentioned that we stand for the Word of God, so I ask you once again as we read God’s Word. Please stand I am reading Romans 6 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace…

Building - anyone build anything? I’m going to be open and honest - I can’t build anything How many get something new, only take 20 minutes, 2 hours later.... This morning we read about counting the cost of being Christ’s disciples... This passage wasn’t just talking to His disciples in the moment 25…

21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. 22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 14 For…

TEXT: LUKE 2:25-35 | A FORGOTTEN CHRISTMAS CHARACTER INTRO ILLUSTRATION : There are some things that just go with Christmas. We can do a chain response to words... If I say, Peanut butter and… Jelly Milk and… cookies Handsome… Kyle It’s the same with Christmas If I say Christmas you might say... Cookies…

Life is about choices Life is about choices and you must choose, for not choosing is a choice and you live with that choice. Paul addresses, challenges the people to choose. (Insert Price is Right PowerPoint Here) Price is right, you get as close to the price as you can and you win something. Let’s make…

1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord , and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. 3 The pride of your…

For the past four weeks, we’ve been in this series I’m calling “Framing Your Worldview.” We’re learning to look at life from God’s viewpoint. We’re looking at the major questions of life. We started the first week with, “ Why does it matter what I believe?” Does it really matter what I believe? We’ve…

TEXT: NAHUM 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. ILLUSTRATION : It’s hard to find a good sequel. As a kid I can remember when the…

This Week’s Theme: “The Free Offer” Memory Verse : John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. This Week’s Word: Satisfaction- fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, Essence of the text:…