Sunday 08/30/20 Series: Do we REALLY believe? MESSAGE: Living for Jesus in difficult Times Share this: Living for Jesus in difficult Times Last week we examined some of the things we were called to. In a nutshell they were blessing…meaning the receiving of the blessing of being IN Christ AND the givers of the blessing by honoring those in authority over us as if we were serving the Lord EVEN if we have to suffer for it SO THAT the Gospel of Jesus Christ may not be hindered! The venues Peter used to drive his point home were the hardest […]
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My son Absalom…my son Absalom
Wednesday 08/26/20 Series: Thru the Bible Message – My son Absalom…my son Absalom [powerpress] ***Video is HERE*** Share this: Thru the Bible: 2Sam. 16-19 At the beginning of our journey tonight, David is right where we left him atop the mount where he used to worship God. There he met Hushai who came to him morning over all the terrible events leading to David’s flee from the palace in Jerusalem. These were the words of that exchange which is a great lead into the first words of chapter 16… “(31) Then someone reported to David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators […]
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We were called to this
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 [powerpress] ***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 […]
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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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