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2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Phil 4:6-9 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction Let us pray this morning. I hope each of your families had a wonderful time reflecting on the resurrection of Jesus this last week. Before we turned to reflection on Jesus’ journey to the…

Entrada Romanos 4:16-25 Mateo 11.15 “15 El que tiene oídos para oír, oiga.” muchas estamos hablando de los finales de tiempos. Lo mas importante es saber en cual lado vas estar. Hoy es pascua… lucas 24:5 purque buscais entro los muetos al que vive. Dios quiere que vivimos con El. Solamente por la salvación…

You Are A New Person As the text for the last regular Sunday of the Lenten season, this will be heard by Christians preparing to join the Palm Sunday crowd in their shouts of welcome and praise, but only to experience a few short days later how shouts of praise are drowned out by cries of “Crucify him!”…

Introduction It’s Christmas Morning, For many of us the presents have been unwrapped, the food, at least the sweets have been consumed, a feast may be coming, but today, Right now, We focus on the God, Immanuel that has come. We have spent the morning focusing on the progression of the Christmas story…

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the…

Balancing Ambition and Humility John was ambitious, especially early in his life. But it is wrong to have selfish motives, and it’s especially wrong to be ambitious without also being humble. Another important balance must be struck, or else a virtue turns into a vice. Ambition without humility becomes…

Learning to Live In the Spirit of Christ Is all about what it means to come from death to life. It means living out the gift of grace by the Spirit of Christ and finding out what it means to not be the “walking dead” but to be those who walk with the Spirit of Christ, which is also called the Spirit…

9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. 36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever…

Sons of God, Seed of Abraham We have spent a lot of time talking about God’s plan to reclaim the disinherited nations and restore his rule over those he disinherited. By way of review: God’s original plan was that all humankind would be his earthly family, ruling in cooperation with him and his heavenly…

Last week: We need the Spirit and the Word to fight temptations Deprivation can increase temptation Memorization can help application God’s commission requires submission. This week vs 5-13. Ministries are still tempted as Jesus was: Materialism: Pragmatism: Sensationalism: And Jesus, full of the Holy…

Father’s Day 2023 - Romans 8:14-17 Scene 1/ Father’s day is hard! And I think we need to give dads a break; in fact a pat on the back, because most do the best they can with what they have. Father’s day is hard for preachers, because each year you have to come up with something that is challenging, blokey,…

If you had to sum up the theme of Romans 8 in one word perhaps the best word you could choose would be the word ASSURANCE. 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Paul’s main aim is to prove to us why there is no possibility of condemnation for the believer. If we…

Galatians 1:6-10 As we look at the topic of Eternal Security we are going to spend the majority of our time looking at the truth according to the Word of God. However, there is something to be said about answering the concerned questions of those who oppose Eternal Security. Along the way we will look…

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Despair and Depression Last week we looked at how David battled anxiety. We said that he acknowledged that life was going to be difficult. He didn’t have unrealistic expectations but by gazing on the beauty and seeking the Lord in his temple, seeking his face and his will, he could face anything. That…

Romans 8:15–17 (ESV) —15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of…

Romans 8:12–17 (ESV) — 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.…

Intro When you think of your spiritual life, what is one of, if not the easiest thing to accomplish, but also most easily pushed aside tasks? Prayer. It requires to additional materials. Simply you speaking to God. Even though it is one of the most important things we can do, it is also one of the first…

Adoption into God’s family From wretched sinner to a redeemed saint (7:24-8:1) From walking in the flesh, to live according to the Spirit (8:5-8) From desiring to dwelling (8:9-11) “It is not enough for us to have the Spirit; the Spirit must have us.” - Warren Wiersbe. What does adoption mean? (N) the…

Ten I am Statements 7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced…

This Torah Portion: Gen 47:28 - 50:26 Introduction In a previous Torah portion we discussed how this was a picture/ type of the End Times, with Joseph in power In our last Torah Portion, we talked about what it means to draw near to God - walk in His ways We also talked about: The story of Jacob coming…

Introduction Christmas Trivia Which cousin did Mary stay with after finding out she was pregnant with Jesus? Elizabeth What was the name of the angel who appeared to Mary and told her she was going to be with child? Gabriel About how many miles did Joseph and Mary have to travel to get to Bethlehem?…

Illustration: Imagine a child living in an orphanage. They have no family, and they're waiting and hoping for someone to take them home. One day, a couple walks in and chooses that child to be a part of their family. They say, "We've been looking for you. We want you to be a part of our family." The…

It had taken David's adversaries a while to finally get him. He was tired of having to deal with them. He was tired of their malicious lies and slander. He was prepared for God to punish them severely. He therefore requested that their names be removed from the Book of the Living. Some people have expressed…