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Christ Gives a New Commandment John 13:24-25 INTRO: I will start this morning with a scripture from Matthew, though our text will be elsewhere. Matthew 7:28-29 tells us, “And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” The people hearing Jesus speak recognized He did so as one h...

God Has Not Forgotten You Psalm 13:1-6 INTRO: There was a time when I was young that patiently waiting was part of life. When you are raising crops or animals you learn that everything comes in its own time. I also learned, sometimes the hard way, that trying to rush a task or someone else’s response could lead to less than ideal results or at least unproductive frustration. Things have changed ov...

Text: Genesis 3:1-9  The story is told of four high school boys who couldn't resist the temptation to skip morning classes. Each had been smitten with a bad case of spring fever. After lunch they showed up at school and reported to the teacher that their car had a flat tire. Much to their relief, she smiled and said, "Well, you missed a quiz this morning, so take your seats and get out a pencil an...

Teach No Other Doctrine First Timothy 1:1-7 INTRO: Good morning. I recently read a statement that I found intriguing, the author said conservation is as important as creation. I think what the author was saying, in using that terminology, was that what good is it if something is created and then not maintained? If something, marvelous as it might be, only lasts for a little while and then it's not...

Are You Loyal? Matthew 26:21-35 John Kenneth Galbraith was a noted economist in the early 1900s who was called upon by many dignitaries to help sort the economic markets. He wrote the following story in his autobiography about his housekeeper: “It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while I had a nap. Shortly thereafter the phone rang. Lyndon Johnson was calling...

Christian Influence Matthew 5:1-16 INTRO: Good morning. In Matthew 5 verses 1 through 12 we find the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5:1-16 – “1. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4. Blessed...

1 Kings 16 & 17 OPEN: Years ago I read the story of a man by the name of Wally who owned a farm in Connecticut. He had a remarkable talent he had with birds. Chickadees specifically. It seems that every morning these little birds would flutter down and land on his hands. And it wasn’t just for food; He’d talk to them and they seemed to enjoy his companionship. One woman who visited was so enthrall...

Fools Luke 11:37-54 INTRO: Good morning. Our text for this morning is Luke 11:37-54 – “37. And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat. 38. And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner. 39. But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is ful...

Father’s Day – Joseph As An Example Matthew 1:18-25 Someone noticed that the word "father" appears in the dictionary ... just before the word ... "fatigued" ...and just after the word ... "fathead." So, ... to all us fatigued, ... fathead fathers, ......Happy Father's Day! One night a wife found her husband standing over their newborn baby’s crib. Silently she watched him. As he stood looking down...

What Will You Do With Jesus? Acts 28:17-20 INTRO: Good morning. We are reaching the end of our Study of the Books of Acts. There is so much in this book to strengthen and encourage us in our faith. As we have studied this book we have been challenged to live better lives for Christ and have been inspired to keep on—keeping on. It’s been a long journey but one which I hope and pray has been worth i...

SEEING THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL Daniel 5: 2 – 30 On a balmy Saturday morning in January, an alert warning of nuclear doom was erroneously sent to millions of people across the state of Hawaii. "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." Those were the words that flashed on cell phones and televisions screens across the state, the result of a mistak...

The Proof is in The Pudding Acts 27:39-28:16 INTRO: Good morning. Last time in Acts we saw that although life’s outlook doesn’t look good at times we should take courage, because our eternal forecast as Christians is looking great. We saw that God never intended for humans to be alone. Paul was not alone on that ship. Luke went along on this journey to Italy with him and Aristarchus. We saw that l...

Acts 27:1-38 INTRO: Good morning. Today we are back in the book of Acts. Last time we read of Paul’s defense that he used to try to persuade King Agrippa, Bernice and Festus about Jesus. We have read about Paul’s journeys in the past few years and today we will be reading of another one. I want to look at what is described in Acts 27:1-38 . As we have seen over the past lessons God has been protec...

MATTHEW 7:13-27 INTRODUCTION: Several years ago, there was a news story about a man named Don Wyman. He was muscular and worked for a mining company. One day about 4:00 p.m. he was alone in a forest cutting down a tree when the tree snapped back in his direction and knocked him to the ground. The massive oak landed on his left shin – shattering his bone and ripping his flesh. He tried to free hims...

Exodus 2:1-10 INTRO: Good morning. For the past ten or so decades in the US we have celebrated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. Mark will not be with us this morning and it has been sort of a tradition that he speak on holidays. I suppose I am going to break that tradition today and talk about a godly woman that all of us can learn from. We're grateful for mothers. Where would we be witho...

Revelation 2:1-7 INTRO: Good morning. I thought I would take this opportunity for an aside from Acts and look at something from the book of Revelation. This actually came from a question that came up as we studied in Acts. But first I’d like to start with a quick story. After worship service a wife patiently reminded her husband to put on his hat and coat before leaving. Overhearing the exchange,...

Acts 26:1-32 INTRO: Good morning, Church. In our study of the Book of Acts we have been on an incredible journey, especially in these last few chapters following the apostle Paul’s trials and tribulations. He had been passed from pillar to post, but he never lost sight of the fact that God was in control of his life, if he remained faithful to the task of witnessing for Christ. Last time in Acts,...

Matthew 27: 57 – 66 A man was driving along the highway when saw a very large and very colorful rabbit hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the rabbit but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was struck by his car. The driver, being a sensitive man, as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road, and got out to check out the situati...

Acts 24:22-25:12 INTRO: Good morning, Church. In Acts 24 last week, we saw the apostle Paul being charged with four counts of breaking Jewish Law and his accusers hired a very clever lawyer to bring a case against him. Even though they wouldn’t admit it, Paul knew exactly what the real charge was. He invited those Sadducean accusers who were present to step forward and show the error in his one st...

Acts 24:1-22 INTRO: Good morning church. In the book of Acts we have read about Paul’s journeys in the past few years. We also recently considered the subject of Worry and that of Patience. If you recall, in both of those lessons we turned to the example of Paul and what he has said. Today I want to look at what is described in Acts 24. Our text will be verses 1 through 22. The Apostle Paul’s life...

Ephesians 5:19-20 & Psalms 103:1-22 Thinking about his childhood, an old farmer wrote: "I recall, as a little barefoot boy…, standing straight up in my classroom & repeating the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Our nation was at war & times were hard. "My teacher had lost her husband on the blood-washed shores of Normandy. As we bowed our heads for prayer she wept aloud. I did too. All the class joined in....

Second Timothy 2:23-26 INTRO: Good morning. Today we're going to be looking at patience, some of the various aspects of patience. Our text for this morning is 2 Timothy 2:23-26 , but I do not want to start there. Instead let’s first go to the Old Testament and take a look at the example we find in Job. Although we will not read the full story now, I will suggest you read or read again this powerfu...

TEXT: Matthew 6:25 – 34 ; Job 19:25 Once again we are shocked by the turmoil that has arisen, not just among individuals, but even between nations. Again & again we’ve witnessed how cruel people can be, & how cheaply human life is regarded by some. Maybe it is time to pay attention to the words of Jesus where He challenges us to focus not on our worries & fears, but on the faithfulness of God. ILL...

Matthew 6:25-34 INTRO: It's good to be together again. Today we're going to be talking about “worry and anxiety”. Coping with worry and anxiety. And our text for this morning is Matthew 6:25-34 . Usually when you mention worry, I think of the old Mad magazine and it’s character Alfred E. Newman, the boy with misaligned eyes, a gap-toothed smile, and the perennial motto "What, me worry?" Perhaps yo...

Psalm 14 Good morning. It’s good to see everyone here this morning. Nice weather we've been having. You laugh at that. Hopefully things are getting better. The indicators aren't saying, well, that means that things will start to happen, like I'll finally be able to safely go get a haircut. It's good to be here with you today. We need to be asking a big question, which is, what are you looking for?...