Results

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…

The necessity of salvation A little boy came running into the house after playing outside. His mother stopped him and asked what was on his right hand. He replied, “Oh, just a little mud.” His mother then asked if he was planning on getting it off his hand. He thought for a moment and said, “Sure, Mom.…

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…

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…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Sept 2022. Up to the time of Solomon, no ANE empire had greater influence over the land of Canaan than…

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

TEACHING ON PRAYER According to Acts 2:42 , the young Christians, along with the older believers, “continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, AND IN PRAYERS.” These Christians had developed from the very beginning of their new life in Christ some definite…

My wife says I have selective hearing… but the truth is I’m not listening. It’s not that I’m not listening to her, I’m not listening to anything. I’m in my own head. How does she know? Because she can see my listening? No, because I’m not responding. Responding shows our listening... One of the best…

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…

2 Role Plays: (Props: Overalls, Cowboy Hat, stick horse, SunHat, hoe, weed sprayer, Small grill, Hidden cooler with steak and several veggies, large platter) Rancher Able: Enters singing to himself (I’m so Happy..) when he notices the congregation: Oh, Hi! Let me introduce myself. My name is Abel and…

Series — Christ likeness — Called to pursue justice ““This is what the Lord said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless , the foreigner or the poor . Do not plot evil against each other.’” Zechariah 7:9-10 What comes to mind when…

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…

Devotion Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Prayer Announcements Sealed with the Spirit In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed,…

summary This class resumes our series on the Old Testament in the book of Revelation. Revelation 2 raises questions about the identity of the angels in the early chapters of the book, an identification that is linked to the lampstands. As noted in earlier episodes, the lampstands have a distinct supernatural…

Religion or Relationship?

Jeremiah Major prophet - BC 627 -580 Name means “Yahweh Exalts”. Known as the crying prophet Why do you think his nom de plume is the Crying prophet? Preparing the people for the enviable fall of Jerusalem Descendant of Abiathar - banished by Solomon. Baruch is his scribe Call and Mission of Jeremiah…

Welcome Title Timeline Map Date of Writing: ca. 520 B.C. Author: Zechariah, the son of Berechiah Theme: The Lord of hosts mercifully remembers His people Original Audience: Primarily the Jews who recently returned from Babylonian exile but needed encouragement to finish rebuilding the temple; also anyone…

6 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. Thesis/ Central Idea: Scripture stresses that fallen human beings are cut off from God on account of their sin. All need to…

Pentateuch The story of how God restored mankind, lovingly and graciously redeeming them out of sin’s slavery and raising up a people though whom He would touch the whole world. Pentateuch is crucial to the rest of the Old Testament and the whole Bible Pentateuch means “5 Books”. It is the Book of the…

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…

Introduction Psalm 23 is a psalm of confidence in Yahweh. It shows an intimate relationship between the psalmist and Yahweh. As a hymn of trust, it expresses the psalmist’s confidence in Yahweh’s guidance, using images of a shepherd (vv. 1–4) and host (vv. 5–6) to portray God’s care of him. I feel almost…

Our heart should be to proactively do good to others, expecting nothing in return.