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This week we'll begin a new section of the book of Zechariah as these events take place 2 years after the visions of chapters 1-6. Some men will come with questions about a fast that they had been partaking of for 70 years and they will ask if they should continue in that fast. The Lord will then speak to them that they were fasting for all the wrong reasons and instead they should have simply bee...

This week we will see a new king anointed for the people of Israel and yet it will be a long journey for the young boy David before he ever assumes the throne. Cross References Introduction 1 Samuel 13:14 Verse 1 Philippians 3:13-14 Verses 2-3 Micah 5:2 Verses 6-7 Matthew 23:25-28 1 Timothy 4:8 Isaiah 53:2 Verse 11 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 Verse 14 Judges 16:20 Psalm 51:10-11 Verses 17-18 2 Samuel 2:...

This week we'll cover the last of Zechariah's visions as he sees a flying scroll, a woman in a basket and four horseman. Then we will close with a beautiful picture of Jesus who is both our King and our High Priest. Cross References   Chapter 5   Verses 3-4 Matthew 22:36-40 Deuteronomy 27:26 Galatians 3:13-14   Verses 9-11 2 Thessalonians 2:5-10 Genesis 10:8-10 Revelation 17:4-6 Revelation 17:18 1...

This week we'll continue to watch the downward spiral of King Saul. We'll see his son Jonathan almost lose his life over a rash oath that Saul made. We'll see Saul be given an opportunity again to be obedient to God and he will only partially fulfill the command given to him. We'll see Saul make excuses. We'll see Saul think pridefully of himself. Cross References Chapter 14 Verses 31-35 Deuterono...

Tonight we'll look at a glorious chapter in the Bible as Zerubbabel will be encouraged that he will accomplish the rebuilding of the temple not by might nor by power but by His Spirit!   We'll talk about the necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers.   Cross References   Verse 6 Ephesians 1:13-14 Romans 7:24-25 Romans 8:1-2 Acts 1:4-5 Acts 4:19-20 Ephesians 5:18 1 Corinthi...

This morning we will continue to watch as the life of Saul progresses...We'll see him take the credit for a military victory that was not his and then we'll see that he makes an inappropriate offering before the Lord. We'll also be introduced to Jonathan the son of Saul who is not all that much like his father at all. Cross References Chapter 13 Verses 3-4 1 Samuel 18:7-8 Verses 8-10 1 Samuel 10:8...

This week we will watch an incredible vision that Zechariah has of Joshua the high priest. This man will at first appear in filthy garments but will trade those for richly robes. All of this will point us to the Righteous Branch who is Jesus. Cross References Verse 1 1 Peter 2:9-10 Revelation 12:10-11 Verse 2 Jude 9 Ephesians 1:4-6 Verse 3 Isaiah 64:6 Verses 4-5 Isaiah 61:10 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 V...

This week we will see the Lord establish Saul as the king of Israel. The Ammonites will prepare to attack a city called Jabesh Gilead and as Saul hears of their plans he is empowered by the Spirit to gather the Israelites and then attack them. After this we will see that Samuel begins to step back from his position as judge of Israel. Cross References Chapter 12 Verses 9-11 Hebrews 12:5-6 Verse 20...

This week we will begin our study through the book of Zechariah and we will see that the people again were called to turn back to the Lord and not be like their fathers who came before them. We'll then begin to look at a series of visions that Zechariah the prophet had. Cross References Chapter 1 Verses 2-4 Jeremiah 18:11-12 Jeremiah 7:3-7 Verses 5-6 Isaiah 40:8 Verses 12-15 Matthew 22:37 Chapter...

This week we will see the Lord choosing a man named Saul of the tribe of Benjamin to lead His people. As God calls this man we will see that several circumstances will take place to make it clear that God had chosen him. Saul we will see does not seem to be a spiritual man at all and we'll be following his life all the way to the end of 1 Samuel.

This week we will be taking a look at the book of Haggai. We'll see 4 separate prophesies that were given in just a few short months time as the prophet Haggai will look to motivate the people of Israel to complete the temple that God had commissioned them to work on. Cross References Introduction Ezra 4:24 Ezra 5:1 Chapter 1 Verses 3-5 Matthew 6:33 Verses 12-15 Luke 12:4-5 Chapter 2 Verses 4-5 Co...

This week the Israelites will head in the wrong direction from where they were in in chapter 7 as they will turn away from the leadership and kingship of God in their lives and they will seek to have a man lead them. This will cause Samuel to be quite upset but God will permit the Israelites that which they desired. Its a sad moment in the history of Israel. Cross References Verses 1-3 Deuteronomy...

This week we will conclude the book of Ezra and we will see the details of the journey that Ezra took as they relied on the Lord for protection. Upon his arrival in Jerusalem it will quickly be brought to his attention that some of the people of Israel had intermarried with those from other people groups. Ezra took this seriously and immediately confronted the sin of the people and we do see that...

This week we'll see the Philistines return the ark of God to Israel along with a trespass offering that includes 5 golden rats and 5 golden tumors. Then we'll see the Lord stirring the hearts of His people and we'll see that they will set aside their hearts to seek and serve the Lord...Then we'll see that the Lord will have the victory in their lives as they will defeat the Philistines. Cross Refe...

This week we'll see the Lord watching over His people and helping them to complete the work on the temple. We'll see it dedicated as well and then we'll see Ezra the scribe enter the scene in chapter 7. Ezra will be a man that chose to prepare his heart to seek the Lord His God and the Lord will use this man to minister to His people. Cross References Chapter 6 Verses 6-7 Romans 8:31 Chapter 7 Ver...

This week we'll see the Israelites suffer a loss at the hand of the Philistines and we'll see that they don't seek the Lord whatsoever as this situation unfolds...and then we'll see that they wrongly put much hope in the ark of God rather than in God Himself. Cross References Chapter 4 Verse 3 Isaiah 40:31 Psalm 27:14 Deuteronomy 28:15 Deuteronomy 28:25 Chapter 5 Verse 3 Psalm 135:15-18

This week we'll be seeing that while the temple construction began that the enemy began to attack...and those attacks came in several different forms and we will learn that it was not just a small amount of time but for many years and decades even that these attempts to stop the work continued. Cross References Chapter 4 Verses 1-2 1 Corinthians 16:9 Ephesians 6:10-12 2 Timothy 3:12 2 Kings 17:25...

This week we'll see that God will keep His Word and move to allow those who were in captivity in Babylon to return to their land. The altar of the temple will be rebuilt and the foundation laid. Cross References Introduction Jeremiah 29:10 Daniel 9:1-2 Chapter 1 Verses 2-4 Isaiah 44:28-45:2 Matthew 22:14 Isaiah 10:22 Chapter 3 Verse 1 Psalm 133:1 Verse 2 Hebrews 9:13-14 Verses 3-7 Acts 14:21-22 Ve...

This week we'll see that Eli and his two sons Hophni and Phinehas will receive bad news in that they had represented God so poorly that they would be removed from their positions as priests...At the same time we'll see the Lord raising up and working in the young Samuel and we'll see that he becomes known as a prophet of God. Cross References Chapter 2 Verse 12 Matthew 7:21 Verses 22-25 Proverbs 1...

Christmas Eve 2024 at CCJC! Join us as we celebrate the King with our kids choir, worship music and a teaching from Pastor Jared from Isaiah 9:6-7 titled "A Son Is Given"

This week we'll begin our study through 1 Samuel and as we do so we will immediately meet several characters that we will learn much about. We'll be introduced to Elkanah and his two wives Penninah and Hannah, Eli and his two sons Hophni and Phinehas and then we'll see that a boy named Samuel will be born. This week in particular we will be looking at Hannah and the difficulty that she faced in he...

This week we will close out the book of Daniel and we'll see that a future king will arise who will cause much trouble for the people of Israel as well as the entire world. We'll see that this coming king will have a time of success but ultimately he will fall in a great defeat. We'll then see the conclusion of Daniel's vision. Cross References Introduction Daniel 10:14 Daniel 11 Verse 36 2 Thessa...

This week we will conclude our study through the book of Philippians and Paul will focus on encouraging the believers one final time to maintain the unity of the believers. He'll teach them about what to do when anxiety creeps in, he'll speak of what their thought life should be and he talks to them about giving. Cross References Verse 2 1 John 4:20-21 Verse 3 Matthew 5:9 Verses 6-7 Matthew 6:25-2...

Tonight we'll look at the first 35 verses of chapter 11 in Daniel and this is a portion of the Bible that is unlike any other in that it will give all kinds of details on the battles of the Seleucid's and the Ptolemy's...We'll see several battles that took place and we'll learn all kinds of history along the way. At the end of the day we must remember that God is over all and knows every battle be...

Today we'll be looking at how Paul will make it clear that though he is not perfect nor has he attained perfection that he is forgetting what is behind and pressing forward to those things which are ahead. We'll see Paul weep as he speaks of those that are enemies of the cross and then he'll remind the church in Philippi that they are citizens of heaven rather than of this world. Cross references...