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Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

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…

Summary Colossians 1:13-20 contains some of the most important Christological content in the New Testament. It is also home to some of the most misunderstood. For example, does referring to Jesus as “firstborn” suggest that he was created? Does it point to chronology—that Jesus was the first created…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

We Lost Something Very Important Rev. Thomas A West, Sr June 12, 2022 Romans 1:18–25 (NKJV) Introduction What have we become? This country is more divided than it ever has been. What has always been there has exploded its like watching Mt Saint Helen erupting again. Like I said hatred and division of…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Defining Spiritual Gifts Focus today (pgs. 11-19 workbook) To understand differences between miraculous and spiritual gifts To understand the contrasts between spiritual gifts Two types of gifts: Doron: Gifts given to demonstrate honor ( Mt2:11 ) 11 After coming into the house they saw the Child with…

Introduction: I’m quite sure you’ve heard the saying, “When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade”. And if you’re familiar with that saying then you understand that it is a challenge to our Perspective on what life can sometimes bring. Life is not fair, and is often filled with the harsh reality of various…

Matt 13:1-9 ; 18-23 Parables Spiritual Truth which are discerned using spiritual wisdom by Gods Grace 4 types of soils · Along the Path · Rocky Ground · Thorns · Good Ground · Along the Path o Lacks understanding § Discernment § Impacts Wisdom I Cor 2:14 · Rocky Ground o Maturity issues revealed by persecutions…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, an introduction.

The Best Gifts Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 1) These are the Gifts of THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2) The Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in LOVE. 3) The Holy Spirit is not FLAKY. Never Contort something for your personal benefit and call it the Holy Ghost. ( You lie,…

Diversities of Gifts Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your…

In these verses from Ephesians 1:3-14, we are learning about the spiritual blessings God has given to us through Jesus Christ demonstrating His love, mercy and grace. God’s redemptive plan for mankind has been shown through His work in the history of the Bible and events to bring it about through Jesus Christ for now and eternity.