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Full Assurance Big Idea: Because we can have confidence in the blood of Jesus, we can have full assurance of faith. Assurance of faith is lived out when we: Draw Near Hold Fast Consider one another A man was showing his little boy around the old church building, and they came to a plaque on the wall.…

Guaranteed Delivery Having lived in small towns now for many years, we became increasingly reliant on online shopping. It has become so easy to order things, and so quick, with many items shipped the same day you ordered it and arriving within a few days, that when you are in a small town and some specialty…

There is a passage of scripture that is often used to draw the attention of people to Jesus Christ. In fact, there are Youtube channels where young men take this particular scripture and present it without telling people where it comes from, and asking them questions about it. They will ask people who…

A Grand Entrance Jesus enters not as the king we want, but the Messiah we need. He is as He is, not always as we imagine Him He is as He was, not as we romanticism Him He is who He will be, are we ready? Matthew 21:1–11 ” Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives,…

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son…

Big Idea: For those He loves, God is good and gracious Years ago, when I managed some retail stores, I learned something about the patience needed to train someone. People have very different learning curves, so when a new employee started, I realized that there were seasoned employees that I should…

The Heart of Moses, the heart of Jesus & the heart of the believer. Introduction: I believe that for devout Jews today, Moses is perhaps a much more esteemed person than he was even when was alive. For generations of the Jewish people, Moses has been highly regarded. He was a prophet and leader of the…

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”…

Big Idea: Believers are to diligently recall and live the lessons God gives Deuteronomy: Recap: : Moses recounts Israel's journey from Mount Horeb (Sinai), including the appointment of tribal leaders to help judge the people, the sending of spies to scout the Promised Land, the people's rebellion and…

Big Idea: Believers are to diligently recall and live the lessons God gives Deuteronomy: Recap: : Moses recounts Israel's journey from Mount Horeb (Sinai), including the appointment of tribal leaders to help judge the people, the sending of spies to scout the Promised Land, the people's rebellion and…

Big Idea: The church needs constant preparation for spiritual battles In this letter Peter has given the church may wanrings, instructions, and reminders. He wants to end by giving some final instructions. First, he addresses the attitudes of elders (leaders in the church), and the attitudes of the younger…

Big Idea: Suffering for Christ is a Blessing for the believer A repetitive theme: The Christian can expect suffering. Sometimes this suffering is normal suffering that all people are potentially exposed to. Some is specific to them being a Christian. The Bible repeats this theme again and again. So Peter…

Big Idea: God is to be glorified in the life of a believer Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the…

Spiritual Battle: Ultimate winners & Ultimate Loser A look at Peter; we return to 1 Peter 4 next week As much of Acts is, today’s passage is a narrative passage. This passage tells us of a set of events. Narrative means that the author, Luke, has the primary goal in writing this passage of telling how…

The Evening of December 24th On the eve of our Christmas celebration, Jesus’ birthday, we light all of the candles of the Advent wreath. First we light the candle for HOPE because Jesus is our hope. Second, we light the candle for PEACE because Jesus is our hope and peace. Third, we light the candle…