Sunday 08/23/20 Series: Do we REALLY believe? MESSAGE: We were called to this Share this: We were called to this We’ve been talking about Do we REALLY believe since the beginning of the year and we have focused quite a bit on our call to suffering, mostly because it is part of the Christian gospel which largely gets very little attention if not overlooked entirely. If we truly believe the gospel, then we will live it and if we live it we WILL suffer. Only if one goes through the suffering as Jesus did or as Paul and Peter proclaim […]
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Under the King’s Nose
Wednesday 08/19/20 Series: Thru the Bible Message – Under the King’s Nose ***Video is HERE*** Share this: Thru the Bible: 2Sam. 13-15 2 Samuel 13:1-39, – Amnon and Tamar Amnon was David’s firstborn son, born to him while David was only king in Hebron. He was born to him from Ahinoam the Jezreelite. 2Samuel 3:2 at his birth was both the first and the last time we heard his name until now as a man. “(1) Some time passed. David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and David’s son Amnon was infatuated with her. (2) Amnon was frustrated […]
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Be Holy…because I am
Sunday 08/16/20 Series: Do we REALLY believe? MESSAGE: Be Holy…because I am Share this: Follow-up on our times of Thoughts & Questions: Last week we began looking at passages which help illustrate what we have been learning. We began looking at 1 Peter 5:6-11, with intentions of moving to chapter 3 this week, but upon reflection I felt led to just start at the beginning of the letter. This letter was of course penned by Peter to Jewish believers who had fled Jerusalem due to pursecution against Christians. It highlights many aspects of the Christian life which call us to […]
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Lust…a Murder Motive
Wednesday 08/12/20 Series: Thru the Bible Message – Lust…a Murder Motive ***Video is HERE*** Share this: Thru the Bible: 2Sam. 11:2-12:25 David… lust, a murder motive 2 Samuel 11:2-27, “(2) Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. (3) So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” (4) Then David sent messengers, and took […]
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The Undivided Heart
Sunday 08/09/20 Series: Do we REALLY believe? MESSAGE: The Undivided Heart (Part 7 of Thinking through Suffering …a Dialogue) Download – THOUGHTS & QUESTIONS Share this: Thoughts & Questions: Last week we finished with our final “group” question, which was “Describe the difference between a weight and a sin“. We came to the conclusion that weights are hindrances. Things which occupy too many of our thoughts, emotions and focus so as to distract us from the only real thing that matters. Now for a quick review of the last several weeks before we example the 1st of several scriptures we […]
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