We’re trying something new! No more slides from the pulpit. The feedback is that it’s been much more intimate and enables greater concentration. Sit back, relax, and watch or listen to this beautiful message from God the Holy Spirit. God bless!
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OUTLINE:Christ willingly ceded superiority temporarily to accomplish a specific goal.Jn 10:17-18For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have
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OUTLINE:The Heb 2:5 TransitionThis verse acts as a bridge between the exposition in 1:5-14 (‘Christ superior to angels’) and that in 2:6-13 (‘Christ willingly ceded superiority temporarily to accomplish a specific goal’). Jn 10:17-18For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one
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I have never been what most would call witty. I’m the guy who thinks of what I should’ve said after the most opportune or effective time has long since passed. I’m also a terrible joke teller (not sure if these two facts are related, but I felt compelled to share them – LOL). From a social perspective,
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OUTLINE:Preparation in Heb 1:3The writer’s setting them up to teach them and encourage them about the priesthood and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which comes later on in this letter. (i.e.- Heb 10:10-14) Why the Need for “Purification”?The Bible says we’re totally depraved and wretched (Ro 7:24, Eph 2:1-3, 1Ti 6:5), not kind of, or
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OUTLINE: Theme: Simplicity and Purity of Devotion to Christ – New Year, Fresh Start (2 parts) [prioritization of first love] – Stress (10 parts) [greatest stress factor is loss of first love] – Look Around. Seriously, Look Long and Hard (2 parts) [embrace the simple things in life]Your deliverance is a function of your focus
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OUTLINE:The Value of Community – blog 5/26/23People have developed a phobia of people.Jas 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.Jas 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will
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OUTLINE: If we wish to understand and receive God’s grace, it begins with understanding His Word.Mt 12:30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.The 5 Warnings to the Congregation in Hebrews – The peril of ignoring the veracity of the Word as delivered by the Son of
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OUTLINE:Spiritual Warfare!BE OBSERVANT and PAY ATTENTION! – ala Eph 6 TOXIC – blog 5/12/23We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day. In all fairness, we do it to each other. Shame on us if everyone seated at the table is a so-called “Christian”. We ought to tend to our spiritual health the
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OUTLINE: TOXIC – blog 5/12/23We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day. In all fairness, we do it to each other. Shame on us if everyone seated at the table is a so-called “Christian”. We ought to tend to our spiritual health the way we tend to our physical health, and we
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