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5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” 6 For to us a child is born, to…

2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; a light has dawned on those living in the land of darkness. 1 “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! 2 Why do you spend silver on…

Introduction Paul look into the mirror of the Word to what manner of man he is. His reflections in the Word reveals the desires of his heart. The desires of Paul’s heart is rooted in loving God above all else and loving his neighbor as himself. We see Paul’s desire was that he would be accursed if it…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

Good morning, we are so glad that you are here with us this morning. I hope that you have brought your Bible today. Turn with me to Luke chapter 6. Today I want to share with you a model of genuine love. In fact, our text tells us that we are to love those who are our enemies. During the American Revolution,…

Central Idea Since divisions within the body of Christ will occur, we must strive for unity based on the teachings of Scripture. INTRODUCTION What happens when you bring people together from different social mindsets, political ideologies, religious backgrounds, cultural traditions, and economic standings?…

What is more attractive than God’s family? Those who are saved by grace through faith in Jesus are given a new family. Series: What is more attractive? Than God’s family Than corporate worship Than serving together Than learning at the feet of Jesus Than the gospel Therefore remember that at one time…

Intro Does anybody love Jesus at River Church today? We are in week #5 in the study of the Fruit of the Spirit. We are doing this because of the time we are in. Things are so toxic and it’s a great opportunity for us to live out these characteristics so others can see. I believe it’s so important for…

If you were to stand before God, and He were to ask you this question, “ Why should I let you into Heaven ,” how would you respond? How would you answer? How Would You Answer? Through out the years, I have posed that situation/that question to numbers of people and, in response, I have received three…

People often ask, and if we are honest, we all want to be able to know the Will of God. One of the problems is that, we, our culture, think we are smart. If you think about it. I have seen Nuclear Bombs detonated when they were tested. I remember when we first sent a person into space and then landed…

Introduction The Concept The Critical View The Confirmative View I. The Concept Known as “ Once Saved , Always Saved ” II. The Critical View God and man both are responsible for Salvation Grace Saves , but Works are Required to Keep It III. The Confirmative View 1. Salvation is by Grace through Faith…

A church was debating what color to paint the church building. One group passionately wanted white, while another was equally passionate about painting it blue. After several heated discussions, they finally decided to settle it with a vote. In the end, white won by a narrow margin. The next Sunday,…

Introduction The phrase, “Get all you can and can all you get,” is one that I used to hear often from different people in different situations growing up. It was a phrase that seemed so common to me that it did not need a explanation; I knew what it meant. However, in the past 20 years, I have probably…

A Defiled Heart Made Clean Sermon Goal: That hearers confess that their hearts produce nothing but evil but that by the Gospel God creates in them new, clean hearts that desire to keep his commandments. “Just follow your heart.” Or, “Their heart was in the right place.” Undoubtedly you’ve heard these…

Introduction Good morning all. We have been working through Paul’s letter to Timothy as he charges him to set right some issues that had developed in the church. He sent Timothy a letter of encouragement and correction for the church to conduct themselves in a righteous and God honoring way. One of the…

Philippians 2:1-11 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; The Bible tells us to live in honor preferring one another. During a spelling contest many years ago the winner received the prize of a fine new Bible, the contestants were finally reduced…

Introduction A little more than half way through the letter to the Roman assembly of Christian Believers and Paul has been talking about Salvation to all, Jew and Gentile alike. Something new. God’s mercy for all people, Jew and Gentile alike. And Paul would like nothing more than all his people the…

1. Living in a Divided World Part 1: United in Christ Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6 Focus: Emphasize the importance of unity within the body of Christ despite differing backgrounds and opinions. Overcoming Conflict Scripture: Matthew 5:9 ; Romans 12:18 Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, we come before You…

Consuming Fire Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a graven image in the form of anything which the Lord your God has forbidden you. For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. We read today that one…

Introduction As we have been working our way through the letter to the assembly in Rome, we have heard Paul talk about salvation to both Jews and Gentiles. He desires to enlist the church a Rome as a partner in his task in bringing about the obedience of faith to all. He has spent a great deal of pages…

Kathy and I have always been interested in One thing in ministry - changed lives. We want to see lives changed by the Power of the Holy Spirit every day and every week. That’s what God does. God is in the Life changing business… He’s transforming lives. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Introduction As we look at this passage today it is important to remember Paul's goal in life. Paul was a Jewish zealot. To the point where he was having Christians stoned for believing in Jesus as the Christ. When he had his encounter with Jesus and something like scales fell from his eyes, he could…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:2-12 | SOMETHING SIMILAR ISN’T THE SAME INTRO ILLUSTRATION : A while ago, we had some friends that came out and as is the norm for people out of town visiting, they wanted to go to Yellowstone. We weren’t able to go with them on this trip, which was fine as they were able to make there…

This life can be difficult. So many challenges of different types continue to face us today. Joshua had a huge job looming over him that he was commanded to do. To bring the people of God into a land that they people had been to terrified to enter 40 years prior. Becasue of their lack of trust in God,…