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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1–10 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Sometimes, you can feel alone even when you are with the one you love, especially when they…

Belong The 1975 Methodist Liturgy for Baptism & confirmation asks the candidates: - God the father, creator of heaven and Earth? - His Son, Jesus Christ, who redeemed humankind? - the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies the people of God? And how our belief in God as Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit gives…

Well, this has been quite a year so far, hasn’t it? We spent twelve sermons, studying addiction and recovery. We took breaks for the Resurrection season. I was gone for a few weeks and then shared about what I learned at the conference. Now, if the start of the year wasn’t disruptive enough, we are going…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:24 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Review Three Weeks Three Weeks of Sorrow 7 Consolations: Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:24 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.” Comfort Vatomer Tzion Picture…

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…

Have you ever heard a Memorial Day message on Song of Solomon? I haven’t either. So this isn’t a Memorial Day message. Just to say this: I am grateful for those who have sacrificed themselves for our nation, for my freedom. They saw a need, they saw something worth protecting, and they responded in a…

Imparted Authority Matt 10:1-4 “And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son…

Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 REVIEW We completed the book of Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers From that book, we will continue to speak about common themes in Deuteronomy/ Devarim Distorted Thinking Today very predominant We talked about the prophetic significance of the Golden Calf - idolatry We will…

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Morning 4 June 2023

Introduction B’har [ bhar] = translated as on the mountain Fifth word in the Parashah (Torah Portion) and 32nd. weekly Torah portion in the annual cycle of the readings The Parashah tells us the laws of the Sabbatical year: Shmita- and limits the debt service ration REST and FREEDOM Only the FREE can…

Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Who is Sarah? Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she…

Speak Life 1 Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead. 7 You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. 9 What is your beloved more than another beloved, O…

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One of the jobs of pastors is to preach the word. 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. Sometimes that preaching is meant to encourage, or to exhort. Sometimes that preaching is meant to reprove and rebuke. To reprove…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Pre-service music Welcome Good evening. Welcome this gathering of Hope. We are gathered here tonight to remember what was done on the behalf of sinners so many years ago on a cross, on a hillside, in Israel. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, God in the flesh, willingly gave His life on the cross for our…

Series Introduction : We talk about worship in our churches. We encourage worship in our churches. We believe we worship when we come into our churches. Sometimes we actually do! We want to try and determine what biblical worship is and what it is not. Things like singing, preaching, going to church…

OPENING INVITATION (SERIES) …asking God to help me to see the GOOD—Trying to keep a perspective of faith that keeps me looking up—my thoughts and my eyes fixed on Jesus. Stay OPTIMISTIC… — Denial of reality—Its all good—no big deal—rose-colored glasses — Blind faith—Naive hope, wishful thinking its the…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

“Therefore” Whats the Therefore, therefore? Eph. 4:1-16 is all about Christian unity which we will be addressing over the next few weeks, but from chapter 4 through the end of the book, Paul will be addressing the believers on how they are to behave as Christians. Here in chapter 4, Paul will proceed…

Matthew 5:7 Last week we began a new series on the home entitled “The Truth about a Blessed Home.” We are looking at five of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 , where Jesus is preaching in His Sermon on the Mount about how you can be blessed. Last week we looked at A Home that Hungers for Righteousness. I…

When Sin Exiles You from God Psalm 137 Psalm 137 is a vivid picture of the soul wrenching despair that God’s people felt as they were in captivity. Psalm 136 and 137 being back to back is a crazy roller coaster of emotions. Psalms 136 is exuberant and joyful in praise for their deliverance from captivity.…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: As we continue on in our Series in Ephesians, I want to bring your memory back to last Sunday morning, where I said that we would go through the entire letter together…

Again, let me reiterate how important it is for you to be reading the book of James along with us as I am teaching this series. If you have already read it through, all five chapters, read it again. It will only help you to understand what I am saying to you each week. This week is a biggie. We are going…