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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Luke 24:13-27; Psalm 22

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 26:3-4 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.” (NLT)

On the Road to Emmaus—sadness, hopelessness, discouragement, confusion, but then Jesus comes along.

Maybe #1—Psalm 22:1 & Matthew 27:46

Maybe #2—Psalm 22:6-8 & Matthew 27:39-43

Maybe #3—Psalm 22:16 & John 20:24-27

Maybe #4—Psalm 22:18 & Matthew 27:35

Maybe #5—Zechariah 9:9 & Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:27-36

Maybe #6—Zechariah 11:12-13 & Matthew 26:13-14

Maybe #7—Zechariah 12:10 & John 19:34

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Luke 24:13-27

Scripture Reading: Psalm 145:1-3 “I praise your greatness, my God the King; I will praise you forever and ever. I will praise you every day; I will praise you forever and ever. The Lord is great and worthy of our praise; no one can understand how great he is.” (NCV)

The Road to Emmaus—Who, What, When, Where, and Why?

Verse 27—What did Jesus tell them?

• Maybe #1—Genesis 3:14-15

• Maybe #2—Isaiah 52:12—53:12

• Maybe #3—Dueteronomy 18:15

Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”

Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares [entangles] us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”

Christ has come to set us free! Let’s make sure we stay free.

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

2 Corinthians 5:17

Scripture Reading: Psalm 33:20-22 “We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.” (NLT)

Lent—a forty-day season prior to Easter with a focus on prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and personal reflection with the intent of drawing closer to God.

What to give up for Lent and why—

          Hebrews 12:1—

#1—Complaining (Grumbling)

          Philippians 2:14-15 a; 1 Corinthians 10:10

#2—Grudges/Unforgiveness

Matthew 18:21-22; Matthew 6:14

#3—Poor Self-image

          Psalm 139:13-14; 1 John 3:1a

#4—Fear/Anxiety

          1 Peter 5:7; John 14:27

#5—Our Past

          Psalm 103:12; 1 John 1:9; Jeremiah 29:11

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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Romans 8:31-39;1 Samuel19:11-16

Psalm 59        

Scripture Reading: Psalm 59:16-17 “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.” (NIV)

See the back of your Note Page.

The Apostle Paul and Tough Times:

• 2 Corinthians 11:25-27–Paul’s Tough Times.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7-11—God’s grace is sufficient.

1 Samuel 19:11-16—David’s Tough Times.

David’s Song (Psalm) describing his Tough Times.

• Verses 1-10—David’s prayer for help.
• Verses 11-17—David’s confession of his confidence in God.
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Two proclamations of David’s Confidence (Faith) in God:

• Psalm 59:10
• Psalm 59:16-17

Just as Paul confessed that God’s grace was sufficient, David confessed that God would be faithful to him.

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Sunday, March 2, 2025

Texts: Romans 8:31-39; Job 1:1; 1 Peter 5:6-7

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. ⁴ He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.” (NLT)

#1–The Book of Job—Written by Moses

• The Man Job—Job 1:1, 8, 12
• Job stayed focused on God and God’s faithfulness—Job 13:15; 19:25-26; 23:8-12.

#2—Tough Times—Matthew 14:25-32

• Tough Times could cause you to trust in God like never before.
• Tough Times could cause you to do something you’ve never done before in an act of faith or an act of trusting in God.
• Philippians 1:6

#3—1 Peter 5:6-7

• Humble
• God will exalt you in due time.
• Cast your cares upon Him.
• God cares for you.
• God’s Kingdom has no “hermits” or “recluses”

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Psalm 34:19; Romans 8:31-39;

Matthew 14:25-32

Scripture Reading: Psalm 18:2 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.” (NLT)

#1–Tough Questions & Doubt

• Tough Times = Tough Questions
• Tough Times = Doubt

John the Baptist had doubts—Matthew 11:1-6

Thomas, the disciples had doubts—John 20:24-29

God won’t allow more than we can manage. —1 Corinthians 10:13

• “Faith doesn’t always take you out of the problem, faith takes you through the problem.”
• “Faith doesn’t always take the pain away; faith gives you the ability to manage the pain.”
• “Faith doesn’t always take you out of the storm, faith calms you in the midst of the storm.”

#2—Matthew 14:25-32—Our focus makes all the difference

Tough times bring about at least two positive possibilities:

#1-The storm could cause you to trust in God like never before.

#2—The storm could cause you to do something you’ve never done before.

Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

2 Timothy 1:12 “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.”

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Text: Romans 8:31-39; John 16:33;

John 9:1-3

Scripture Reading: Psalm 121:5-8 “The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. ⁶ The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. ⁷ The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. ⁸ The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” (ESV)

• Romans 8:31-39 Tough Times Never Last but God is always with you!

• John 9:1-3 What did I do wrong? Or Who sinned?
• Disappointment with God
• Doubt vs Unbelief

• Matthew 11 John the Baptist had a doubt
• John 20:24-28 Thomas the disciple had a doubt

• 1 Corinthians 10:13 God won’t allow us to go through more than we can handle. Really?

• Proverbs 3:5-6; Proverbs 14:12; Isaiah 55:8-9
• 1 Peter 5:6-7 What does it mean to be “humble?”

We were not created to be “self-sufficient.” We were not created to go through life in our own strength or our own understanding. We were created to be dependent upon God.

Matthew 6:33

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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Hebrews 1:1-3

Scripture Reading: Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” (NIV)

Hebrews 1—Verse 2—Jesus as Prophet

                    Verse 3—Jesus as Priest

                    Verse 3—Jesus as King

Story #1—A Parable: The Descent

Philippians 2:6-9—a bondservant. Someone who works on behalf of another person.

Story #2—Matthew 4:1-11–The Temptations of Christ

Temptation #1—Deuteronomy 8:3

Temptation #2—Deuteronomy 6:6

Temptation #3—Exodus 23:20; Deuteronomy 6:13

A King like no other.