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Sunday, November 28, 2021

The First Sunday of Advent

Scripture Reading: Psalm 119:41-48 “Lord, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me. Then I can answer those who taunt me, for I trust in your word. Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for your regulations are my only hope. I will keep on obeying your instructions
forever and ever. I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. I will speak to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed. How I delight in your commands! How I love them! I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.” (NLT)

Text: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

Isaiah 1-8—A Dark Time

Jeremiah 29:11-God always has a plan to bring hope into our lives

Proverbs 14:12—Man’s ways will always end in death, sorrow, and despair

Isaiah 9:2—

          Darkness—

          Light—

Isaiah 9:6-7—

          A Child—Isaiah 7:14—Immanuel—God with us

A Son is given—four words of hope

He is a Wonderful Counselor—

          Judges 13:

          Ephesians 3:20—

He is a Mighty God—

          Hebrews 13:5-6—

He is an Everlasting Father–

          2 Corinthians 6:18—

He is the Prince of Peace—

          John 10:10–

“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end”

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Sunday, November 21, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:33-40 “Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.  Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found. Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word. Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you; Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good. I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.”

Text: Psalm 116

Hallel Psalms—Psalm 113-118

Psalm 116:8—

          Death is the final enemy that was destroyed—1 Corinthians 15:26

          Death, Sorrow & Disease were not part of the original plan

Genesis 2:15-17 & Genesis 5

Psalm 116:15–

Hebrews 9:27—Death is not an accident but an appointment

Psalm 37:23—God orders our steps, even those that lead to our death

Psalm 48:14—God is our guide even to death

For those who live for God, death is a transition from this life to our eternal life. We don’t stop living. If we have accepted Christ as our Savior, our new life will be free from death, sorrow and disease.

Four things to remember:

#1—God is near to those who have a broken heart—Psalm 34:18

#2—The sting of death for the believer has been overcome—1 Corinthians 15:55

#3—We grieve with hope—1 Thessalonians 4:13

#4—God has a plan for those who “remain”—1 Thessalonians 4:15

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Sunday, November 14, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:25-32 “I lie in the dust; revive me by your word. I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees. Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. I cling to your laws. LORD don’t let me be put to shame! I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.” (NLT)

Text: Galatians 4:5-7

The Kingdom of God is like……

Matthew 13:44—a treasure

Matthew 13:45—a valuable pearl

Matthew 13:47—a dragnet

Genesis is all about “family”—

Galatians 3:26-28—we are all “one” in Christ Jesus

2 Corinthians 6:17-18—sons and daughters

Romans 8:14-17—adopted, children, heirs of God

Servants would come and go. Some would run away, some were stolen, some were even sold. Their relationship with their master was temporary at best. But when it comes to family, you don’t ever stop being a son or a daughter.

Additional Scriptures: Jeremiah 29:11; John 10:10; Romans 8:28, 31, 35 and 38.

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Sunday, November 7, 2021

Scripture Reading: Psalm 119:17-24 “Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word. Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions. I am only a foreigner in the land.
Don’t hide your commands from me! I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.
 You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed. Don’t let them scorn and insult me, for I have obeyed your laws. Even princes sit and speak against me, but I will meditate on your decrees. Your laws please me; they give me wise advice.” (NLT)

Text: 2 Timothy 1:7

Timothy—Paul’s spiritual son

Spirit of Fear—

          Being timid—

          Blurred Vision—

          Slaves to Circumstances—

          Paralysis–

          Romans 8:37—More than Conquerors

Power—

          Acts 1:8—

          Romans 8:11—

          Ephesians 3:20-21–

Not only have we been given power to say no to sin, but we have also been granted the power to say “yes” to the things of God. The more we say “yes” to the things of God, the less sin will have a place in our lives. Saying “yes” to the things of God is the key to victory over sin!

Love—

          Romans 5:5—

          Galatians 5:22–

Sound Mind—

          1 John 5:4–

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Sunday, October 31, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-16 “How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.
 I have tried hard to find you—don’t let me wander from your commands.  I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. I praise you, O Lord; teach me your decrees.  I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us.  I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.” (NLT)

Text: Job 23:10-12

• The story of Job–

Fake News Item #1—Christianity has changed

• John 10:10
• Ephesians 3:20-21
• Numbers 23:19
• Proverbs 14:12

Fake News Item #2—All good people go to heaven

• John 3:3

Fake News Item #3—A good God, wouldn’t send anyone to hell

• John 3:16-17
• 2 Peter 3:9

Fake New Items #4—Christianity is a brainless religion

• Mark 12:30

Fake News Item #5—There are many roads to God/heaven

• John 14:6

• The rest of Job’s story

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Sunday, October 17, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 121 “I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! ³ He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” (NLT)

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

The Resurrection of Christ is the basis for all of Christianity. Without the resurrection, nothing really matters. It is the foundation of our faith.

Three Fake News Items:

#1—The Swoon Theory

            A Flagrum—

            Simon, a Cyrenian (Mark 15:21-22)

            Certified by a Roman Centurion to be dead (Mark 15:44-45)

#2—The Wrong Tomb Theory

            The women

            Peter & John

            An angel

            A known tomb

            A secured tomb

#3—The Stolen Body Theory

            Matthew 28:11-15

The TRUTH is that Jesus died and was resurrected on the THIRD DAY, according to the Scriptures. He was resurrected to save you, not to condemn you. He was resurrected to set you free from sin, from guilt, from shame, from disease and from death. He was resurrected so you could have a rich and satisfying like, both here on the earth and with Him through eternity.

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Scripture Reading: (From the writings of John. John 1:14, John 3:16-18; 1 John 4:9)

“So, the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.”

Text: 1 Peter 3:15; Ephesians 4:22-32

What does it look like to “sanctify the Lord in your heart?”—

Jesus clears the Temple—Matthew 14:12-13

          Verse 14—Look what happens next

Jesus came for Samaritan women—John 4:4-26

Jesus came for a Roman centurion—Matthew 8:5-13

Jesus came for a Canaanite woman—Matthew 15:21-28

Jesus came for hated tax collectors—Luke 19:1-10

Jesus came for diseased lepers—Mark 1:40-42

Jesus came to be a “friend of sinner”—Luke 5:31-32

Jesus did not, nor does He see our differences—Galatians 3:26-28

Jesus came for you—John 3:16

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Sunday, October 3, 2021

Scripture Reading: Colossians 1:15-20 “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, ¹⁶ for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. ¹⁷ He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. ¹⁸ Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead.  So, he is first in everything. ¹⁹ For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, ²⁰ and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.”

Text: 1 Peter 3:15

The Fake News items:

• Jesus was only a good teacher
• Jesus was only a prophet

#1—Jesus is God with us (Immanuel)

          Isaiah 7:14

          Jesus is fully God—Colossians 2:9

          John 14:7

#2—Jesus was fully man and fully God

Philippians 2:5-8

#3—Jesus was God’s “one and only Son”

          John 3:14-17

#4—Jesus is the only way to the Father

          Acts 4:12; John 3:36