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Into The World – Rehoboth Dr. Rob Sidwell 8/14/2024 Good evening. It’s been a nice warm day. We went out to the baseball game. I didn't get sunburned, so that was a good thing, and the team won, so that was nice, too. We know that there are many things that are people needing prayer, all the sick and injured. We need to remember them. We talked about that last night. There is no place where God ca...

Into The World – The Mount of Olives Dr. Rob Sidwell 8/13/2024 Good evening. Good to be back to be with you again this evening. Thank you once again for giving me this opportunity and feeding me burgers. It's good to be here with you this evening, and especially I'd like to thank Brother Mark for leading that song we just sang, Olive's Brow, because that's what we're going to talk about. We're goi...

Into The World – Nazareth Dr. Rob Sidwell 8/12/2024 Thank you all for allowing me to come and speak with you. Thank you for the wonderful accommodations you provided. I keep telling you, you don't have to do this. You continue to blow me away. I said I'm a person who didn't travel much, but when I did, I was happy with motel sixes and Super 8s. You have done very well for me, and I thank you very...

Ephesians 2:4-8 INTRO: Good morning church. In the last few lessons we talked about the importance of understanding the cross. That understanding of the cross will affect our behavior. The Bible studies and sermons that we have are most often with an eye to what we need to do. They are application oriented. That is a good thing, but we do not as often study the cross which is the underpinning for...

Romans 5:12 INTRO: Good morning church. Last week we talked about the importance of understanding the cross. The scandal of the cross is central to everything considered Christian. How we think about the cross will affect our behavior. If we want to be the right kind of person and do the right things, then we need to understand the Cross. We said when our thinking is based on the Cross; we are goi...

Philippians 2:1-11 INTRO: Good Morning Church. This morning we will take a look in Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi and in particular the first eleven verses of chapter 2. This is one of the great texts in the New Testament, sometimes called “The Christ hymn”. It spells out in such beauty who Jesus is and what He did. Philippians 2:1-11 – “1. Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ,...

Mark 4 After the church service a little boy walked up to the minister and said, “When I grow up, I’m going to give you some money.” “Well, thank you,” the minister replied, “but why do you want to do that?” “Because” said the little boy, “my dad says you’re one of the poorest preachers this church has ever had.” This morning I would like to focus on a question Jesus asked His disciples as recorde...

Mark 2:1–12 A taxi driver and a preacher go to heaven. Upon arrival the taxi drive gets a HUGE heavenly mansion. When the preacher saw this he thought, "surely if the taxi driver gets a huge mansion, I will get something even more grand!" But, when it was his turn to receive his reward, the preacher was given a studio apartment. The preacher was very surprised and asked, "why does the taxi drive g...

Psalm 100 INTRO: Good morning church! Please turn in your Bibles to the Book of Psalms and let’s read Psalm 100 together. I will be using the NKJV. Psalm 100 – “1. Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of...

Why Forgive? Good morning. How was everybody's week? Good to have you here. I think most of you all know this is my first sermon, so bear with me a little. I might stumble. Thank you. I have a question. Has anyone ever wronged you before? Have they done something that made you mad, angry, just feelings that you know aren't necessarily right. Have you ever done something to someone else that made t...

Mark 3: 20-27 Macho men always want to brag about how strong they are. One day some boys on a school playground were bragging. Johnny said, “My dad has a list of all the men he can beat up—and all your dads are on his list!” Later that afternoon a knock came on Johnny’s house and his dad answered the door. A big angry man said, “Are you Johnny’s dad?” He said, “I am.” “Well Johnny told my son said...

Romans 12:3-8 INTRO: Good morning. Today we are going to continue to look at Romans 12. Just as a reminder if you hear me say anything that is not according to scripture please let me know and we can look at it together. This morning I would like to continue in our study of this chapter beginning at verse three and continuing through verse 8. Annie Johnson Flint lived between 1866 and 1932. She su...

Romans 12:3-8 INTRO: Good morning. Today we are going to continue to look at Romans 12. Just as a reminder if you hear me say anything that is not according to scripture please let me know and we can look at it together. In general I will be using the New King James or the King James Version for reference. This morning I would like to continue in our study of this chapter beginning at verse three...

Ephesians 4:26-27 INTRO: Good morning church. For our text this morning I invite you to turn to Ephesians 4. In just a moment we'll read verses 26 and 27. There are people that I know who have expressed concern to me about a family member or a close friend who is not listening to their doctor. I suspect many of us have seen this problem. We go to the doctor, the doctor tells us what to do, and the...

Romans 12:3-8 INTRO: Good evening. Today we are going to continue to look at Romans 12. Just as a reminder if you hear me say anything that is not according to scripture please let me know and we can look at it together. In general I will be using the New King James or the King James Version for reference. We’ve already talked about presenting ourselves as living sacrifices to God. We talked about...

Luke 4:40-44 INTRO: Good morning church. Our text this morning is from the gospel of Luke 4:40-44. “40. Now when the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. 41. And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, "You are the Christ, the Son of God!'' And He, rebuking them, did not al...

Mark 1:28-38 Memorial Day is a time each year when we pause to remember those who laid down their lives for family, friends and freedom. One week after the Pearl Harbor attack President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Those who long enjoy such privileges that we enjoy forget in time that others have died to win them.” Freedom is never really free; it’s almost always bought with the blood of patriots....

Mark 1: 14-20 Gone Fishing Alex had a terrible day fishing on the lake, sitting in the blazing sun all day without catching a single one. On his way home, he stopped at the fishmonger and ordered four rainbow trout. He told the fishmonger, 'Pick four large ones out and throw them at me, will you?' 'Why do you want me to throw them at you?' Asked the salesman?' So that I am able to tell my wife, in...

MOSES AS AN EXAMPLE Deuteronomy 32:48-52 & Numbers 20:1–12 48 Then the LORD spoke to Moses that very same day, saying: 49 “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, across from Jericho; view the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel as a possession; 50 and die on the mountain which you ascend, and be gathered to your people, just as Aaron you...

Mark 10:35-45 INTRO: Good morning church. A British evangelist, Dr. George C. Morgan had 4 sons and they were all preachers. The story is told of someone visiting the whole family one day as they were all gathered in the drawing room. In conversation the visitor turned to Howard, one of the sons, and asked him: "Howard, who is the greatest preacher in your family?" Howard had a great admiration fo...

Philippians 4:10-13 This is reportedly a true story about George Phillips of Missouri, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he had left the lights on out in his workshop. George went out to turn off the lights but saw through the window that there were people in there in the process of stealing his tools. He immediately went back into the house & phoned the police, who asked "Are t...

Titus 3:1-3 INTRO: Good morning church! I was reviewing a lesson from a few weeks ago and it got me thinking. Scripture often warns God’s people about deception and evil influences. For example, in Luke 21:8, Jesus said, “Take heed that you not be deceived.” Also, in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3, the Bible says, “Let no one deceive you by any means…” In the Old Testament we read about the influence of th...

Judges 4:1-9 I overheard the following conversation between a young lady and her friend: “I tried to find out what my boyfriend would get me for our anniversary and he finally told me that it was something round that I’ve wanted for a long time. I was happy because I thought it was a ring, I wanted to marry him. I come home and I see A BASKETBALL HOOP WRAPPED IN RIBBONS!!!” Then I came across this...

Text : 2 Timothy 1 : 8– 14 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and time relaxing , they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." "I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson. "And what do you deduce from that?" Watson ponders f...

I Kings 3:5-28 Our text this morning will be 1 Kings 3:5-28. A husband and a wife in their 60s were coming up on their fortieth wedding anniversary. Knowing his wife loved antiques he bought a beautiful old brass oil lamp for her. When she unwrapped it a genie appeared. He thanked them and gave them each one wish. The wife wished for an all expense paid first class around the world cruise with her...