Thanksgiving Essentials
Thanksgiving Essentials.
Thanksgiving Day is a special day. As a national holiday it is different from all others. On it, we do not celebrate a great victory in battle. Nor do we honor a great person. It is a day when we thank God for the blessings we, as a nation, enjoy. In the Old Testament, Moses instructed the people of Israel to, “praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.” How might we thank and praise God? What are the Essentials of Thanksgiving?
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- Nov 24, 2021Thanksgiving EssentialsThanksgiving EssentialsThanksgiving Essentials.Thanksgiving Day is a special day. As a national holiday it is different from all others. On it, we do not celebrate a great victory in battle. Nor do we honor a great person. It is a day when we thank God for the blessings we, as a nation, enjoy. In the Old Testament, Moses instructed the people of Israel to, “praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.” How might we thank and praise God? What are the Essentials of Thanksgiving?
- Nov 21, 2021What I GetWhat I GetRECEIPTS: What I Get The riches we have received, ultimately, have nothing to do with our goodness, but with God’s grace. When was the last time we truly took stock of just how recklessly God has blessed us and just how freely God forgives us?
- Nov 14, 2021What I GiveWhat I GiveRECEIPTS: What I Give The Christian churches in Macedonia were impoverished. But that did not stop them from being generous. So often, we create excuses not to be generous. But if we truly took stock of what we had, we might just find that we can give in ways we never imagined!
- Nov 7, 2021What I SpendWhat I SpendRECEIPTS: What I Spend Jesus tells a story where three men receive lavish amounts of money – years’ worth of wages – from their master. Two invest the money wisely and joyously. The third is fearful and foolish. We have been lavishly blessed by God! When we spend our money, are we wise and joyful, or fearful and foolish?
- Oct 31, 2021The Promise of GraceThe Promise of GraceFor those who feel hopeless, grace offers a promise – God is for you. Your righteousness does not define your standing with God. He defines His standing with you out of His love for you.
- Oct 24, 2021The Scandal of GraceThe Scandal of GraceAMAZING GRACE: The Scandal of Grace Our culture operates on a system of merit – we get what we deserve. Grace upends this system because the very definition of grace is when we get what we do not deserve. But grace always gives us more than enough.
- Oct 17, 2021“The Riches of Christ”“The Riches of Christ”“The Riches of Christ” Wealth is an obsession in our culture today. But what is actually being lauded as valuable in our culture may not be so. On the other hand, those things which are devalued in our culture today may have great worth in the LORD’s eyes. Today we hear an encounter between a well-meaning tycoon and our Lord Jesus, which embodies nothing less than a collision between false wealth and true wealth. May the Lord bless you with His innumerable riches of grace, mercy, forgiveness, and eternal life through your worship with us today! Sermon Text: Mark 10:31
- Oct 10, 2021If I Were a Rich ManIf I Were a Rich Man
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- Sep 26, 2021Now, but Not YetNow, but Not YetSTRANGE BUT TRUE: Now, but Not Yet The kingdom of God came with Christ, but we do not feel or see its full effects. It is here now, but it is not yet fully realized. We see this tension come out especially clearly in the healing stories in the Gospels. Although Jesus heals some people, He does not heal all people. We see some amazing things now, but we are still waiting for the amazing things that are yet to come.
- Sep 19, 2021God, but ManGod, but ManSTRANGE BUT TRUE: God, but Man There is a doctrine known as the hypostatic union in Christ. Simply put, there is only one Jesus, but this Jesus has two natures: He is God and He is man. Paul explains this well as he points to Jesus’ human characteristics, like His death on a cross, while also asserting His divinity, saying that the very fullness of God dwells in Christ.
- Sep 12, 2021One, but ThreeOne, but ThreeSTRANGE BUT TRUE: One, but ThreeThe doctrine of the Trinity says that there is only one God, yet He is three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. From the opening pages of Scripture we see all three persons present. God is creating. The Spirit is hovering. And Jesus is the Word who is spoken.
- Sep 5, 2021The Prayer of FulfillmentThe Prayer of FulfillmentCONNECTING WITH GOD: The Prayer of Fulfillment Today we conclude our series on the Lord's Prayer looking at the last phrase, "For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever." What do the words kingdom, power, and glory mean and how do we apply them in our lives? We will discover this as we explore how we fulfill God’s purpose in His kingdom, by His power, and for His glory.
- Aug 29, 2021The Prayer of DeliveranceThe Prayer of DeliveranceCONNECTING WITH GOD: The Prayer of Deliverance Today we focus on the phrase from the Lord's Prayer, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Why do we keep making the same mistakes over and over and doing things we know are bad for us? The reality is that good intentions are never good enough. To break free from our temptations and bad patterns we need more than good intentions. Today we will learn how to break through our most common temptations and avoid the traps the evil one sets for us.
- Aug 22, 2021The Prayer of ReleaseThe Prayer of ReleaseCONNECTING WITH GOD: The Prayer of Release The Lord’s Prayer continues, “as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Why must we release those who have hurt us? As we consider the story of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18, we will find out.
