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1 Timothy 4:6-16 Life in the Local Church What a Good Servant Looks Like Good morning. Please grab your Bibles and turn with me to 1 Timothy chapter 4. The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to Timothy, after leaving and placing Timothy in Ephesus as the Pastor, the head elder. So, not wanting to get … Continue reading "1 Timothy 4:6-16 Life in the Local Church: What a Good Servant Looks Like"

  THis was a sermon I delivered this morning at Silver Springs Community Church in Silver Springs, NV.   2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Ambassadors for Christ               Good morning, everybody! If you would, please grab your Bibles and turn with me to 2 Corinthians chapter 5. One of the things I hear a lot, talking … Continue reading "2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Ambassadors for Christ"

THis was a sermon I delivered this morning at Silver Springs Community Church in Silver Springs, NV. https://weworshipgod.wixsite.com/sscommunitychurch Romans 8:1 The Spirit is greater than the Flesh Good Morning! Please open up your Bibles to Romans chapter 8. This is called by some as the Best Chapter in the Bible. I want to first say that … Continue reading "Romans 8:1: The Spirit is greater than the Flesh"

Luke 22:63-71 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus First Trial   All right, if you would, please turn with me in your Bibles to Luke chapter 22. So previously in Luke chapter 22! So, we have seen Jesus be arrested and brought into custody in the middle of the night by the temple guards … Continue reading "Luke 22:63-71 Jesus is the Son of Man: Jesus First Trial"

Luke 22:54-62 Jesus is the Son of Man Peters Denial   All right! Turn with me, if you will, to Luke chapter 22. As always, if you do not have a Bible or are in need of a Bible, please see me after the service and we can get one into your hands. So, as … Continue reading "Luke 22:54-62 Jesus is the Son of Man: Peters Denial"

Luke 22:47-53 Jesus is the Son of Man Judas Betrayal/ Jesus Arrest           All right! Please turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 22. As always, if you do not have a Bible or are in need of a Bible, please come see me after the service. So, previously in Luke Chapter 22; … Continue reading "Luke 22:47-53 Jesus is the Son of Man: Judas Betrayal/ Jesus Arrest"

Luke 22:39-46 Jesus is the Son of Man Praying in the Garden   All right let's turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 22. As we continue through this last night of Jesus life, we look both back at what has brought us to this point, and ahead to what is coming next. And of … Continue reading "Luke 22:39-46 Jesus is the Son of Man: Praying in the Garden"

Luke 22:24-38 Jesus is the Son of Man The Future is not what You think             All right! Let's turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 22. As always, if you do not have a Bible, or are in need of a Bible, please see me after the service and I will work to … Continue reading "Luke 22:24-38 Jesus is the Son of Man: The Future is not what You think"

Luke 22:14-23 Jesus is the Son of Man Last Supper, First Communion Grab your Bibles if you will and open with me to Luke chapter 22. So, as we continue through Luke 22, we see that all the pieces have been put in place. These are the last days, even the last day in the … Continue reading "Luke 22:14-23 Jesus is the Son of Man: Last Supper, First Communion"

Luke 22:1-13 Jesus is the Son of Man Laying the Groundwork All right! Please grab your Bibles with me and turn to Luke chapter 22. IF you do not have a Bible or ae in need of a Bible, please see me after the service.   Now, if this were a movie, this would be … Continue reading "Luke 22:1-13 Jesus is the Son of Man: Laying the Groundwork"

Luke 21:29-36 Jesus is the Son of Man Pay Attention All right let's grab our Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 21. As always, if you do not have a Bible, or if you have need of a Bible, please see me after the service and we can work on getting one into … Continue reading "Luke 21:29-36 Jesus is the Son of Man: Pay Attention"

Luke 21:5-28 Jesus is the Son of Man The Destruction of Jerusalem             All right! Grab your Bibles with me, if you will and turn to Luke chapter 21. If you do not have a Bible or are in need of a Bible, please come see me after the service so we can get … Continue reading "Luke 21:5-28 Jesus is the Son of Man: The Destruction of Jerusalem"

Luke 20:45-21:4 Jesus is the Son of Man Beware the Hypocrisy   All right let's turn in our Bibles to the very end of Luke chapter 20. If you do not have a Bible, if you are in need of a Bible, please see me after the service and we will work on getting one … Continue reading "Luke 20:45-21:4 Jesus is the Son of Man Beware the Hypocrisy"

Luke 20:41-44 Jesus is LORD Jesus is the Son of Man   All right! Please grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 20. If you do not have a Bible or if you need a Bible, please see me after the service and we will work on getting one into your hands. … Continue reading "Luke 20:41-44 Jesus is LORD Jesus is the Son of Man"

Luke 20:27-40 Jesus is the Son of Man One Bride for Seven Brothers   All right! Please turn in your Bibles with me to Luke Chapter 20. If you do not have a Bible, or you have need a Bible, please see me after the service and we will work on getting one into your … Continue reading "Luke 20:27-40 Jesus is the Son of Man: One Bride for Seven Brothers"

Luke 20:19-26 Jesus is the Son of Man Who do you belong to? All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 20. Of course, as I often say, if you do not have a Bible, or do not own a Bible, please see me after the service and we will … Continue reading "Luke 20:19-26 Jesus is the Son of Man Who do you belong to?"

Luke 20:9-18 Jesus is the Son of Man Don't Be a Wicked Tenant   All right! Let's turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 20, if you will. As I often say, if you do not have a Bible or if you need a Bible, please let me know after the service and we will … Continue reading "Luke 20:9-18 Jesus is the Son of Man: Don't Be a Wicked Tenant"

Faithfulness Reflections on VM Staff Conference   All right! So, my memory and I, combined with the way the last few weeks have played out are the exact reason that Village Missions asked us each to take a Sunday after we return from Conference to share that video, sharing the state of the mission and … Continue reading "Faithfulness…Enduring faithfulness"

Luke 20:1-8 Jesus is the Son of Man The Authority of Jesus   All right, please grab your Bibles with me and turn to Luke chapter 20. As I say often, if you do not have a Bible or you need a Bible for whatever reason, please come see me after the service and we … Continue reading "Luke 20:1-8 Jesus is the Son of Man The Authority of Jesus"

Luke 19:45-48 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus in the Temple           All right! Please turn in your Bible with me to Luke chapter 19. Jesus has arrived in Jerusalem! Finally. And the Gospel spend more time on this week in time, his week in Jerusalem, the last week of his life, than any … Continue reading "Luke 19:45-48 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus in the Temple"

Luke 19:28-44 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus Exceeds our Expectations   All tight! If you will, please turn with me to Luke Chapter 19. Way back in Luke 9, verse 51, Luke tells us that Jesus set his face upon Jerusalem. And we have walked with him as he has traveled, teaching, healing, … Continue reading "Luke 19:28-44 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus Exceeds our Expectations"

Luke 19:11-27 Jesus is the Son of Man Investing the Gospel   Please grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 19. As I continue to say, if you do not have a Bible, if you do not own a Bible, please see me after the service and we can get one onto … Continue reading "Luke 19:11-27 Jesus is the Son of Man Investing the Gospel"

Luke 19:1-10 Jesus is the Son of Man Repentance is more than saying I'm sorry Please grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 19. So, we took a brief break from Luke's Gospel last week as we looked to Marks Gospel to see how the same stories in the Gospel are told … Continue reading "Luke 19:1-10 Jesus is the Son of Man Repentance is more than saying I'm sorry"

Mark 10:46-52 Jesus is the Son of Man Part of our series through Luke Eyes will be opened                      Good morning. Let's go ahead and open up our Bibles to Mark chapter 10. No, I'm not confused, we are going to take a brief detour in our series through Luke. Last wee we looked at … Continue reading "Mark 10:46-52 (Part of our series through Luke) Eyes will be opened"

Luke 18:35-43 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus heals the Blind Beggar All right! Please turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 18. Of course, if you need a Bible, please let us know and we can help get one of your own for you to be able to read for yourself. … Continue reading "Luke 18:35-43 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus heals the Blind Beggar"

Luke 18: 31-34 Easter 2022 Jesus Died and Rose Again           All right! Please turn with me in your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 18. IT is very interesting indeed, if you pay attention, to see how the Holy Spirit directs and guides things. For those that may not know, our philosophy here … Continue reading "Luke 18: 31-34 Easter 2022 Jesus Died and Rose Again"

Luke 18:15-30 Jesus is the Son of Man Questions about Eternal Life All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 18. IF you need a Bible, if you do not have a Bible, please see me after the service and we will make sure to get on into your hands. … Continue reading "Luke 18:15-30 Jesus is the Son of Man Questions about Eternal Life"

Luke 18:9-14 Jesus is the Son of Man The Pharisee and the Tax Collector All right, let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 18. So, this section of Luke, the last few chapters, has been a long section of teaching by Jesus. There has been some travelling involved and a few … Continue reading "Luke 18:9-14 Jesus is the Son of Man The Pharisee and the Tax Collector"

Luke 18:1-8 Jesus is the Son of Man Parable of the Persistent Widow             All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 18. As I say every week, if you are in need of a Bible, if you do not have a Bible, please see me after the service … Continue reading "Luke 18:1-8 Jesus is the Son of Man: Parable of the Persistent Widow"

Luke 13:31-35 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus' Heart for the Lost   All right! Please turn in your Bible with me to Luke chapter 13. As I always say, just in case, if you do not have a Bible, or if you have a need of a Bible, please see me after the … Continue reading "Luke 13:31-35 Jesus is the Son of Man: Jesus' Heart for the Lost"

Luke 13:22-30 Jesus is the Son of Man The Narrow Door   All right, Lets go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 13. As always, if you do not have a Bible or need a Bible, please see me after the service and we can work to get one into your hands. … Continue reading "Luke 13:22-30 Jesus is the Son of Man: The Narrow Door"

Luke 13:18-21 Jesus is the Son of Man Big God in a Little Package All right, please turn with me in your Bibles to Luke chapter 13. As always, of you do not have a Bible or have a need of a Bible, please see me after the service and we can see if we … Continue reading "Luke 13:18-21 Jesus is the Son of Man: Big God in a Little Package"

Luke 13:10-17 Jesus is the Son of Man Love the People All right! Let's turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 13. As usual, if you do not have a Bible, or you need a Bible, please see me after the service and we will try to get one into your hands. Now, as we … Continue reading "Luke 13:10-17 Jesus is the Son of Man Love the People"

Luke 13:1-8 Jesus is the Son of Man The Gospel Saves All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 13. As usual, of you do not own a Bible, please see me after the service and we can get one for you. As we start a new chapter in Luke's … Continue reading "Luke 13:1-8 Jesus is the Son of Man The Gospel Saves"

His steadfast love endures forever Psalm 136   Good morning! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Christmas season has officially started! Go ahead and turn in your Bibles with me, we will be anchored in Psalm 136. If you do not have a Bible, or do not own one, please grab one from the … Continue reading "Thanksgiving 2021 His steadfast love endures forever Psalm 136"

Luke 12:54-59 Jesus is the Son of Man Time is Short   All right! Let's go ahead and open our Bibles to Luke chapter 12. We are finishing this chapter this morning, picking up right where we left off just a few weeks ago. Jesus has been focusing his teaching and preaching in this chapter … Continue reading "Luke 12:54-59 Jesus is the Son of Man: Time is Short"

Focus on Rural Ministry October 31, 2021   All right! I do want you to grab your Bibles, but there's no need to open them right away. This morning is going to be a little bit different. I'm going to speak for a few moments and then we will have a video sermon from John … Continue reading "Special: Focus On Rural Missions (FORM) Partnership in Rural Missions"

Luke 12:49-53 Jesus is the Son of Man Peace or Division?           All right! Let's turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 12.   I want to start us off by asking a question. Are we called to mimic Jesus in everything He did? Are we called to imitate Him in everything He is called … Continue reading "Luke 12:49-53 Jesus is the Son of Man Peace or Division?"

Luke 12:35-48 Jesus is the Son of Man Ready or Not…   All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 12. As always, if you do not have a Bible, or if you need one, please see me after the service and we can see what we can do to … Continue reading "Luke 12:35-48 Jesus is the Son of Man Ready or Not…"

Luke 12:13-34 Jesus is the Son of Man Earthly Worries produce Anxiety   All right! Let's go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 12.   As we continue through our Journey through Luke's Gospel, we are seeing Jesus continue to teach and train his disciples, preparing them for ministry after he leaves. … Continue reading "Luke 12:13-34 Jesus is the Son of Man Earthly Worries produce Anxiety"

Luke 12:1-12 Jesus is the Son of Man IN Christ Alone           All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 12. Right around the halfway point as we go through the Gospel of Luke. Over the last few chapters, Jesus has been giving a lot of application to the knowledge … Continue reading "Luke 12:1-12 Jesus is the Son of Man IN Christ Alone"

Luke 11:33-54 Jesus is the Son of Man Whitewashed Tombs All right, let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 11. As most of you know, if you do not have a Bible, if you need a Bible, please see me after the service and I will make sure we can get … Continue reading "Luke 11:33-54 Jesus is the Son of Man: Whitewashed Tombs"

Luke 11:27-32 Jesus is the Son of Man Believe the Words of God   All right, turn with me, if you will, in your Bibles to Luke chapter 11. As most of you know, if you do not have a Bible or need a Bible, please see me after the service and we can rectify … Continue reading "Luke 11:27-32 Jesus is the Son of Man Believe the Words of God"

Luke 11:14-26 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus is the Strongest Man   All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 11.   We are continuing our series, our journey through the Gospel of Luke. And in this Gospel, Jesus is continuing his travels, making his way towards Jerusalem. … Continue reading "Luke 11:14-26 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus is the Strongest Man"

Luke 11:1-13 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus Shows Us How to Pray   All right, lets go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 11. If you do not have a Bible, or are in need of a Bible, please see me after the service and we can help with that. … Continue reading "Luke 11:1-13 Jesus is the Son of Man: Jesus Shows Us How to Pray"

Luke 10:38-42 Jesus is the Son of Man Mary & Martha   All right all right! Lets go ahead and open up our Bibles to Luke chapter 10. To be clear, it doesn't matter if you have a physical, paper Bible, a Bible on your tablet, or on your phone, what matters is that you … Continue reading "Luke 10:38-42 Jesus is the Son of Man: Mary & Martha"

Luke 10:1-16 Jesus is the Son of Man Accept or reject Jesus Christ!   All right! Let's go ahead and turn on our Bibles to Luke chapter 10. Caleb is so happy that we are out of Chapter 9! As always, if you do not have a Bible or need one, please see me after … Continue reading "Luke 10:1-16 Jesus is the Son of Man Accept or reject Jesus Christ!"

Luke 9:57-62 Jesus is the Son of Man Denying Self           All right! Let's turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 9.  This week we finally finish up looking through Luke 9. We have been in Luke 9 for almost two months. And a lot has happened in those two months, covering, before today, 56 … Continue reading "Luke 9:57-62 Jesus is the Son of Man Denying Self"

Luke 9:49-56 Jesus is the Son of Man Pride disrupts Unity.   All right let's grab our Bibles and turn to Luke chapter 9. As always, if you do not have a Bible, if you do not own one, please see me after the service and we can get one into your hands as our … Continue reading "Luke 9:49-56 Jesus is the Son of Man Pride disrupts Unity."

Luke 9:43-48 Jesus is the Son of Man The humble are lifted up.     All right! Let's go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Luke chapter 9. As always, if you don't have a Bible, please see me after the service so we can get one into your hands. Luke chapter 9, as … Continue reading "Luke 9:43-48 Jesus is the Son of Man The humble are lifted up."

Luke 9:37-43 Jesus is the Son of Man Jesus Does what He does   All right, please turn with me to Luke chapter 9. If you do not have a Bible, please see me after the service and I can get one into your hands as our gift to you. We are in the middle … Continue reading "Luke 9:37-43 Jesus is the Son of Man: Jesus Does what He does"