Galatians 1:1-9 “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,  7 which is not another;  (gospel) but there are some who trouble you and want to PERVERT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.” The background of Paul’s letter to Galatians is found in …

Judges 19, 20 and 21,  and Ruth  Psalms 11:3  When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? > they dig deeper to the bedrock of Jesu Christ!  After the people of Israel came into the promised land and with each passing generation, the people seemed to know less and less abo …

Luke 2:1-20 NIV  The Birth of Jesus Luke  2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also …

Isaiah 7-9 You cannot mess up your life so bad; You cannot be so evil; You cannot be so far from God        That he cannot hear you,       That he cannot see you       or will not love you.  Isaiah 7:1-2  Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah,    …

There are lots of things in life that are unknown What Jesus was going to face was unknown What we can learn from Jesus is this: We can have Faith when the Path is Unknown The Reason is: God is Faithful The Question is: Will we have faith in that moment? Hebrews 11:1 NLT John 14:1-4 NLT How Faith Wo …

Introduction   1 Thessalonians 5  NIV  The Day of the Lord 5 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.  3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come o …

2 Thessalonians 1  v 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.   1 – Why is Paul thankful for this church?    v 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, Because A  your faith grows exceedingly,   B  and the love of every one of y …

1 Thessalonians 5:26-28 1 –  Greet ALL the brethren with a holy kiss   what was the best greeting you ever received, why did it impact you so much? May the church be great at greeting – don’t leave anyone out!  We look forward to Jesus’ greeting;  “well done good and faithful servant.  … Enter int …

2 Samuel 15:1-23 Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.    And the conspiracy was strong, like so many “leaders”, Absalom didn’t really care about the people, he just wanted to rule!  God loves Foreigners, and used many of them to help form our nation!  Friedrich Wilhem von Steuben  from …

1 Thessalonians 5:25  NKJV  “Brethren, pray for us.”  1 –      Brothers and Sisters, Pray for us!   There are hundreds of types of people that God has called, with many different personalities and different styles.  And One more thing, they also come with many different callings.   Some maybe be lab …

1 Thessalonians 5:25  NKJV  “Brethren, pray for us.”  1 –      Brothers and Sisters, Pray for us!   There are hundreds of types of people that God has called, with many different personalities and different styles and spiritual gifts .  They also come with many different callings.   Some maybe be la …

1 Thessalonians 5:25  NKJV  “Brethren, pray for us.”  1 –      Brothers and Sisters, Pray for us!   There are hundreds of types of people that God has called, with many different personalities and different styles and spiritual gifts .  They also come with many different callings.   Some maybe be la …

1 Thessalonians 5:25  NKJV  “Brethren, pray for us.”  1 –      Brothers and Sisters, Pray for us!   There are hundreds of types of people that God has called, with many different personalities and different styles and spiritual gifts .  They also come with many different callings.   Some maybe be la …

1 Thessalonians 5:22-24         22 Abstain from every form of evil.   23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. 1 – Avoid …

1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 1 –  Do not Quench The Spirit   The greatest gift God has ever given to the church is the Holy Spirit of God.   John 16:13   However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for  He will not speak on His own authority,  but whatever He hears …

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  1 –  Justifiably Joyful         The source of my Joy.   Nehemiah 8:10  NLT  “… the joy of the Lord is your strength.”    1 Thessalonians 5:16  “rejoice always.”   James 1:2-4  “count it all joy ….) 2 – Be Prayerful     Pray Without Ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “pray with …

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  1 –  Justifiably Joyful         The source of my Joy.   Nehemiah 8:10  NLT  “… the joy of the Lord is your strength.”    1 Thessalonians 5:16  “rejoice always.”   James 1:2-4  “count it all joy ….) 2 – Be Prayerful     Pray Without Ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “pray with …

1 Thessalonians 5:15   See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Exodus 21:22-25  When God said that there would be a penalty of a life or a life, and eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth … it was NOT to promote vengeance, it was …

 1 – Warn the Unruly  1 Thessalonians 5:14    Acts 20:31    1 Co 4:14    Col 3:16    2 – Comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak This doesn’t mean you have to do everything for them!  2 Thessalonians 3:10 ,  Ephesians 4:28,  1 Thessalonians 4:11,  Genesis 2:15   Work is not a punishment, it i …

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 God first provided care for the people by creating the office of the Priest.    God provided for the priests through the care of the people!   Malachi 3:10   “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house.   And try Me now in this,”  Says the Lo …

Being considered worthy is a big deal! Ephesians 4:1 – Live a life worthy of our calling Our calling is that we choose Jesus. Ephesians 4:2 – Three characteristics we should have: Humble, Gentle, Patient To be humble: to be modest of one’s own importance To be gentle: showing a mild temperament or c …

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 verse 13  … we do not want you to be uniformed, brethren, about those who are asleep.      that you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope. 2 Cor. 5:6-8 Phil. 3:20-23 1 John 3:2-3  Hebrews 11    1 Thessalonians  4:14  14 For if we believe that JESUS DIED AND R …

Practicing What We Preach verse 9  Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;  verse ten:    for indeed you  do  practice it   But we urge you, brethren,  to excel still more,    Story # 1 :   Bridger Wal …

1 –  Excell More and More walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.    2 –  Your Sanctification verse three:For this is the will of God, your sanctification;     This means to be set apart for His Holy purposes.   Phil. 2:12-13 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24    Now may …

1 Thessalonians 3 1 – Caring about a person happens best in a relationship.    Paul’s Relationship with the People of Thessalonica a –  as a father would his own children.   b –  They also had a relationship with God  “… God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.”  c – They left retribution …

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 1 – Our Preaching a-  our  coming to  you was not  in  vain.  (pointless, all for nothing, fruitless) b- we had  boldness  in our God to speak to you   2– Four Reasons why we preach boldly for God:          a-  not from error, impurity or  deceit.           b-  we have b …

1 Thessalonians 1  1- Thankfulness for the Church We always thank God for all of you.   When you see people responding to the gospel you are thankful for them. 2 – Continually mention you in our prayers.   Philippians 4:6-7 Matthew 7:7-11 James 4:1-3  3 – Constantly bearing in mind your work of fait …

Acts 6-8:1 Acts 8:1 And Saul was there, giving his approval to his (Stephen’s) death.  Acts 8:1 … On that day a great persecution broke out agianst the church …  Acts 8:3  But Saul began to destroy the church.  Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and nut them in prison.  THRE …

Acts 2:1-38 1 –  JOHN 14:15-16  Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit A- The Holy Spirit is an Advocate B- He is WITH  YOU  C – He is FOREVER  D –  He is the Spirit of TRUTH  E – The world cannot  accept Him  F – You KNOW Him G – He lives with you and will be in you.     2- The Holy Spirit is a helper …

Acts 1:9-11 The success of the early church never has been, and never can be accounted for by any other explanation other than that God Himself DID it!   To the praise of God, and with heartfelt thanks to our President, the church is again officially  acknowledged as being essential to our nation! T …

Acts 1:1-8 1 – All that Jesus Began   Jesus continues working, the difference is now He is working through His Church.  a  – John 14:12-14 b  –  Hebrews 13:15-6    c –  Acts 1:4-5  The Fathers Promise 2 – Are you At This Time Going To RESTORE The KINGDOM to ISRAEL?  The Kingdom of Israel was broken, …

John 21   A Story About Friendship and Redemption   Do you have a friend that needs to be brought into Jesus’ story of redemption? What John wrote about for us here, is Jesus encouraging Peter to get back in a right relationship with God, and back to serving God and Stay in it for the long haul. Bib …

Luke 24:13-35 1 – That Same Day Meaning of the name Emmaus. Are you   stubborn  as  a mule?  Are you a skeptic, hard to convince that something could be true or is true?  The most well-known disciple who was stubborn about believing was Thomas.   “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my …

Matthew 28:11-15 1 – Perhaps even BEFORE creation, God had Good News, it is The Plan of Salvation, it is “The Gospel!  So when Satan deceived Adam and Eve in the garden and tricked them into sinning, did that diminish the gospel, that God loves us, and has made a way for us to be saved and live with …

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1-  God Is Involved in the lives of people.    Exodus 3:7-9 2-  God Knows your misery.      Exodus 3: 16-17 Habakkuk 3:17-19 3- God Knows the Obstacles Ahead  Exodus 3:19  4- God’s Got This   Exodus 3:20-22 5- Now you will see what I will do  Exodus 6:1 God used ten plagues to show His power, so peo …

Exodus 3:1-6 1-  Even though the bush was burning it was not destroyed or diminished in any way.  2- This was a new realization for Moses:  Even though the flames were not extinguished, the bush retained its existence. 3- A Lived  in the presence of God is a life of permanence.  John 11:25-26 4- tak …

Exodus 3:1-6 1-  Even though the bush was burning it was not destroyed or diminished in any way.  2- This was a new realization for Moses:  Even though the flames were not extinguished, the bush retained its existence. 3- A life lived  in the presence of God is a life of permanence.  John 11:25-26 4 …

1- Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian,    In your lifetime you may have to accept a job that you thought was way beneath your dignity in order to be who God needs you to be, and available WHEN God needs you. 2- though the bush was on fire it did notbur …

  Exodus 2:11-22 1 – Intentional sin.    Exodus 2:12 Verse twelve:   Looking this way and that    2 – Do you want to be used by God? 3 – Doing what you’re Made for.  Exodus 2:17   …  Moses got up and came to their rescue.   The Hebrew word for “rescued or saved” was “Yasha” very much like the n …

We tend to have ideas about what characteristics people should have for their role in life. Matthew 21:12-17 Just like Jesus clearing the temple, He looks at us, the temple of the Holy Spirit, and wants to clear our lives of everything that doesn’t belong. Matthew 21:18-22 The story of the fig tree …

Life is full of choices. You’ve heard the phrase “Caught between a rock and a hard place” That phrase can take on a new meaning if we say “THE” Rock instead of “A” rock. The choice we need to think about is between THE Rock or the Hard Place Psalm 95:1-2 Here is the invitation: To Sing and Shout! We …

Genesis 41 (NIV)  Pharaoh’s Dreams 41 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream:   Gods plans are certain and WILL come to pass.    Habakkuk 2:3   For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it[c] will certainly …

The spiritual equivalent of limbo is being humble. Humble Definition: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance. We need to view life through the correct lens.  There are two to choose from: Earthly Lens Kingdom Lens The earthly lens is pretty simple: I am better than that p …

Jonah 1:13-17 Don’t row the boat in your strength when God’s plan is to listen and pray. Pray and listen to God.  Row the boat IF God needs you to row the boat. Maybe God has a better plan then you struggling to row the boat in the storm.   Jonah 2:1-4     Jonah 2:9 Jonah’s prayer: He recognize …

Genesis 39-41 Everyone has a  weakness  Hebrews 4:15   1 Corinthians 10:13  “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able [to stand up under], but with the temptation will provide the way of escape al …

Genesis 37:12-36 Genesis 39:1-6 Intro:   Joseph was taken down to Egypt. Just as the devils schemes and plans are no match for Gods plans for Josephs life, so the Devils schemes against you  are no match for Gods plans for your life! 1 – Gods presence in Josephs life was THE KEY to understanding why …