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A look at humility by viewing the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist in the following passages: John 1:6-8, John 1:19-37, John 3:22-31, Matthew 11:7-15 and Philippians 2:3-11. Two questions were asked: What does John say about Jesus? What does Jesus say about John? In the end we find it's crucial we...  know our place;  acknowledge we are fully dependent on God for everything;  say as John did: "Jesus must increase; I must decrease." Sermon was delivered at the Rock CMA church in Nampa, ID on June 12, 2022.

A look at humility by viewing the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist in the following passages: John 1:6-8, John 1:19-37, John 3:22-31, Matthew 11:7-15 and Philippians 2:3-11. Two questions were asked: What does John say about Jesus? What does Jesus say about John? In the end we find it's crucial we…  know our ... Read more(Audio Sermon) Jesus and Humility – Part 1

Jesus prepared the way for life forever through Him. And He's coming back to get us. In the meantime, He's leading us through a series of dress rehearsals for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Song at the close of the sermon is Holy (Wedding Day) by the City Harmonic. Watch the video here: John ... Read moreGoodbye. Hello. (Audio Sermon)

The story of Zacchaeus is a story of his humility and Jesus' work to seek and save him…and us. (Luke 19:1-10)

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did. In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle ... Read more(Audio Sermon) Exodus 40 – Not Just Playing House With God

Scroll down below the Scripture passage to hear the audio sermon… Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord's contribution: gold, silver, and ... Read more(Audio Sermon) Exodus 35-36 – Your Contributions From and To God's Glory

Scroll down below the Scripture passage to hear the audio sermon… The Lord said to Moses, “Depart; go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give ... Read more(Audio Sermon) Exodus 33-34 – Messiah Over the Hilltop: God's Presence is Everything

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has ... Read more(Audio Sermon) Exodus 32 – What Might a Golden Calf, a Pulpit, and an Altar Call Have In Common?

“And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it. “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and ... Read moreExodus 25 – The Ark and the Mercy Seat

Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was ... Read moreExodus 24 and 40 – God's Presence in the Fire, Cloud and Spirit

“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him. “But if you carefully ... Read moreExodus 23-24 – Old Covenant vs New Covenant

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.” ... Read moreExodus 19-20 – The Ten Commandments

Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. And the people grumbled ... Read moreExodus 15-17 – Complaining: Turn Woe Is Me to Wow Is He

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has ... Read moreExodus 14 – Deliverance Through the Red Sea

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red ... Read moreExodus 13:17-22 – The Lord's Leading: Taking the Long Road Through the Wilderness

At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and ... Read moreExodus 28:29-51 – A Night of Watching

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to ... Read moreExodus 12:1-28 – Momentos to Remember

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt.” So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They did not see one another, nor ... Read moreExodus 10:21-11:10 – Out of Darkness and Into Light

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent. And you ... Read moreExodus 7:14-10:20 – Why Did God Send Plagues on Egypt?

And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, ... Read moreExodus 7:1-13 – Why Did God Harden Pharaoh's Heart?

Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'” But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, ... Read moreExodus 5:1-6:13 – Has the Lord Done Evil? Doesn't He Care?

Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.'” The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ... Read moreExodus 4 – God's Power and Presence on Display

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. ... Read moreExodus 3 – The Holy LORD – I AM Yahweh

One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. When he went out ... Read moreExodus 2:11-25 – God's Justice and Our Surrender

Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes ... Read moreExodus 2:1-10 – Trusting God's Plan for Deliverance

These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and ... Read moreExodus 1 – Slaves in Egypt, God's Word Fulfilled

Why does God send storms — both via weather and circumstances — into our lives? Pastor Jason Hudson gives four reasons why from four stories of storms in the Scriptures: Correction, growing faith, sharing the Gospel, and judgment. (This sermon was delivered September 23, 2018 at the Four Oaks Advent Christian Church revival service.)  

The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.' Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go ... Read moreThe Resurrection of Jesus – Life of Christ Series – Matthew 27 and 28

Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” So ... Read moreThe Death of Jesus – Life of Christ Series – John 19

On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, ... Read moreBack to School Commissioning Service 2018

but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” – Luke 4:43 (ESV) He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the ... Read moreJesus' Ministry of Teaching – Life of Christ Series – Luke 4, Acts 1 and Matthew 20

So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was ... Read moreJesus' Ministry of Healing – Life of Christ Series – John 4

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's ... Read moreThe Ministry of Jesus Begins – Life of Christ Series – Luke 3 and 4

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with ... Read moreThe Prophecies and Birth of Jesus Christ – Life of Christ Series – Luke 1

And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and ... Read more2 Peter 3:15-18 – Grow in the Grace and Truth of Jesus

Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. – 2 Peter 3:14

Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! ... Read more2 Peter 3:11-13 – Hastening the Coming Day of the Lord

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach ... Read more2 Peter 3:8-10 – Trusting the Lord's Timing

This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, knowing this first of all, that ... Read more2 Peter 3:1-7 – Scoffers Will Scoff

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in ... Read more2 Peter 2:1-22 – Beware of False Teachers

When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” He answered, “He who has dipped his hand ... Read moreMatthew 26 – Passover, Communion and the Gospel

And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For ... Read more2 Peter 1:19-21 – Something More Sure: the Prophetic Word

Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be ... Read more2 Peter 1:12-18 – I Always Intend to Remind You

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or ... Read more2 Peter 1:5-11 – Yearning, Not Earning

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having ... Read more2 Peter 1:3-4 – By His Divine Power and Promises

Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. – 2 Peter 1:1-2

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has ... Read more1 Peter 5:8-14 – Stand Firm, the Devil Prowls

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on ... Read more1 Peter 5:5-7 – Stress? What Stress?

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not ... Read more1 Peter 5:1-4 – A Sermon For Pastors/Elders

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, ... Read more1 Peter 4:12-19 – Christian? Trust and Rejoice While Suffering

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was ... Read moreResurrection Everyday – Acts 4 – Easter 2018