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21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished…

Pursued For the next several weeks we’re going to be considering prayer and our prayer lives. I chose this morning’s passage because so often people look at their lives and aren’t sure how to pray, aren’t sure God even wants them. I love our passage because it’s a very familiar passage, a familiar story…

Message As these shepherds rested quietly that night in the hills of Judea, God sent an angel to announce the birth of the Savior. As I studied and meditated on this text, I was amazed by how much is said in so few words. This angel delivered a message from God that was full of hope - not just for the…

Psalm 139 Introduction: Do you find it frustrating to hear words which were once used to describe something or someone in a positive way are now used to describe things or people in negative and insulting ways. I am sure you can think of several words yourself, but I want to look at the word “precious”.…

I’m going to warn you up front tonight - this will be a bit long. If you have ever wondered about how the OT narratives relate to one another, well tonight we’re going to take a high level “look behind the curtain” at one “thread” that runs through the OT - the one foundation for all other “threads”…

4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Central Idea: God's love persists through human failure. Understanding God's promises and the development of faith through trials are crucial for spiritual growth. Introduction…

Intro Thank you all for being here today. It is true for many of us that undoubtedly the direction of our culture in America is moving further away from Jesus and closer to selfishness and worse yet even an anti God type culture for some. But as people of God we need to have unity and also demonstrate…

A Pastor is a Display of God’s Love to you But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing…

(S1) — Series: How to have the Best Christmas Ever Promise — Time — News What was the best Christmas gift you ever received? Why? “Wooden rocker for my deck. Special because my daughter gave it to me and it was something I really wanted.” “Note given by one of her patients expressing their gratitude…

Love-hate Have you ever heard of a love-hate relationship? Did you know there is a kind of love that God hates? That is what we are looking at today. Illustration- School kids tour hospital and at the end of the tour a child asks “why do people here wash their hands so much?” The nurse who gave the tour…

34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,…

Authentic Let this sink in a minute, You are God’s letter of authenticity, that is stamped by His love and sealed by your faith. It is God’s authentic love that makes the Christian an overcomer. Authentic: Simple definition- real or genuine : not copied or false. : true and accurate. : made to be or…

He Sent His Son and We Killed Him Rev. Thomas (TA) West, Sr February 7, 2021 Mark 12:1–12 Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now…

The Results of God’s Love I have spent a few weeks in these lessons from 1 John, talking about the results of God’s love. This is one of my favorite books in the New Testament. It is full of insight that comes from the beloved apostle John, after many years, probably many decades of living with a full…

Solomon concludes his search for wisdom under the sun with nothing more than empty admonitions to take action rather than doing nothing. But in the end, he says, it's all meaningless. But wait, there's more! A mystery editor concludes the book with an extraordinary turn around: you can exhaust yourself with endless worldly wisdom, or you can take the simple path. What is that simple path, and how do we tread it today?

Paul explains God's love in spatial terms to emphasize, not merely its immeasurable vastness, but its multi-dimensionality. But despite Christ's love being unknowable, we are asked to know it, to immerse ourselves in this limitless sea of beauty, because by this we will find our stability, our security. Listen as Malcolm and the people of Renew explore how this works in our lives.

The focus of attention now is on God, not on sinful man. “Salvation is of the Lord” (Jonah 2:9). We are reminded of four activities that God performed on behalf of sinners to save them from the consequences of their sins.

How often do you think about the presence of the Lord? 8 It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” The Lord goes before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place…

58 times — in scripture — we are told “Do Not Fear” 10 times — we are told “Do Not Worry” No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says…

His Everlasting LOVE 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things…

Introduction Believers lost their homes, property, money, possessions. It was terrible persecution. They were living for Christ - The only thing to encourage them was to Gospel story. Just like today, people wanted to hear about: Salvation eternal life hope But, they don’t want to hear about: Repentance…

I want to begin today by asking you a simple question. Why are We on Planet Earth? Jesus gave us two foundational mandates to this question. They are both found in the book of Matthew. The first one is found in chapter 22 and the second one is found in chapter 28. I will read both of them to you and…

Unity is Essential for Pure Witness Jesus Prays for You and Me “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, Jesus Prays for You and Me The first part of his prayer was for the people in the room Teaching us how to live as sojourners This last part is specific…

Join us for week 2 of our 3-week series, titled "Rekindle!" Grab your Bibles and open up to 2 Timothy 1:7.

Today, we enter into the absolute most turbulent week of the Gospel story. It’s turbulent because within this week the entirety of the Gospel is encapsulated. Listen as we read our Scripture today. I have no doubt if you’ve attended church over the years you are familiar with these passages what they…