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(Matt. 5:20-26 KJV) "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceedthe righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into thekingdom of heaven. 21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shaltnot kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say untoyou, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a c...

Proverbs 3:5-7 (NKJV) "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on yourown understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct yourpaths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil."

Mark, chapter one, verses 14 through 20: Now after John wasarrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repentand believe in the gospel.” 16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew thebrother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, “Fol...

Sermon Text: (Luke 10:38-42 NKJ) "Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?...

(Ps. 66:1-9 NKJ) "Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! 2 Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You. 4 All the earth shall worship You And sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name." Selah 5 Come and see the works of God; He...

(Jn. 3:16 ESV) "For God so loved theworld, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

(Col. 1:3-14 NKJ) "We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth f...

Sermon Text (Acts 2:1-13 KJV) "And when the dayof Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.  2 And suddenly there came a sound from heavenas of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they weresitting.  3 And there appeared unto themcloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.  4 And they were all filled with the HolyGhost, and beg...

Mark 16:14-20 (ESV) “Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not bel...

Text: 1 Peter 3:15-18 (EHV) 15 But regard the Lord, theChrist, as holy in your hearts. Always be prepared to give ananswer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that is inyou. 16 Butspeak with gentleness and respect, while maintaining a clear conscience, sothat those who attack your good way of life in Christ may be put to shamebecause they slandered you as evildoers. 17 Indeed, i...

Text:(1 Thess. 5:19 KJV) "Quench not the Spirit."

John chapter 10, verses 22through 30 -At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, (23) and Jesus waswalking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. (24) So the Jews gathered around him and said tohim, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." (25) Jesus answeredthem, "I told you, and you do not believe. The...

Text:(2 Tim. 2:8, 11 ESV) “Remember Jesus Christ,risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel…  11 The saying is trustworthy, for:If we have died with him, we will also live with him;"

Text: (Joshua 3:9-17 ESV) And Joshua said to the people of Israel,“Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God.”  AndJoshua said, “Here is how you shall know that the living God is among youand that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites,the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, andthe Jebusites. Behold, the ark of the covenant of t...

Text: (Revelation 5:1-14 NKJ) "And I saw in theright hand of Him who sat on the throne a scrollwritten inside and on the back, sealed withseven seals. 2Then I saw a strong angelproclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthyto open the scroll and to loose its seals?" 3Andno one in heaven or on the earth or under theearth was able to open the scroll, or to look atit. 4So I wept much, b...

(John 12:12-19 NKJ) "The next day a great multitude that hadcome to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,  13 took branches of palm trees andwent out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna!`Blessed is He whocomes in the name of the LORD1!' The King of Israel!"  14 Then Jesus, when He had found ayoung donkey, sat on it; as it is written: 15 "Fear not,...

Text: John 8:42-59 (EHV) Jesus replied, “If God were yourFather, you would love me, because I came from God and I am here. Indeed, Ihave not come on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand mymessage? It is because you are not able to listen to my word. 44 You belong toyour father, the Devil, and you want to do your father’s desires. He was amurderer from the beginning and did not rema...

Text: John 6:1-15 (EHV) John 6:1-15 After this, Jesus crossed over tothe other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Sea of Tiberias). 2A largecrowd followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he was performing onthose who were sick. 3Jesus went up on the hillside and sat downthere with his disciples. 4The Jewish Passover festival was near. 5When Jesus looked upand saw a huge crowd coming toward h...

Text: Luke 11:14-26 (EHV) Jesus drove out a demon, which was mute. After the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowdswere amazed. 15But some of them said, “He drives out demons byBeelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16Otherswere testing him by demanding of him a sign from heaven. 17But heknew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself isdestro...

Text: Matthew 15:21-28 (EHV) Jesus left that place and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22There a Canaanite woman from that territory came and kept cryingout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! A demon is severely tormenting mydaughter!  23But he did notanswer her a word. His disciples came and pleaded, “Send her away, because shekeeps crying out after us.” 24He answered, “I was sen...

Text: Matthew 4:1-11 (EHV)Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. 2After he hadfasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The Tempter came and said to him, “If you arethe Son of God, command these stones to become bread.” 4But Jesus answered, “It is written: Manshall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.” 5T...

Mark 9:2-10 (EHV) 2 After six days Jesus tookPeter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain where they werealone by themselves. There he was transfigured in front of them. 3 His clothes becameradiant, dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them. 4 And Elijah appeared tothem together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.  5 Petersaid to Jesus, “Rabbi, it i...

Text: Luke 6:35-49 NKJ "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and yourreward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind tothe unthankful and evil.  36"Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.  37 "Judge not, and you shall not bejudged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be...

Text: Luke 5:1-11 ESV " On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing inon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,  2 and he saw two boats by thelake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.  3 Getting into one of the boats,which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he satdown and taught the people fro...

We human beings are by nature “seekers.” Our God created us with minds. We are, therefore, naturally curious and seek answers to our questions. Our God created us with bodies. We, therefore, have physical needs and seek thefulfillment of those needs. We at times refer to people as “pleasure-seekers” or “thrill-seekers.” Such people undertake activities that involve a good deal of risk and sometime...