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Weekly Bulletin "But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, ‘In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.’ It is these who cause divisions...
Weekly Bulletin "Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, that you may fear the Lord your God, you and...
Weekly Bulletin "Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus.' Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and...
Weekly Bulletin "But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you, ‘In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.’ 19 It is these who cause divisions...
Weekly Bulletin "For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Now I want to...
Weekly Bulletin "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Beloved, although I was very eager to write to...
Weekly Bulletin "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Beloved, although I was very eager to write to...
Weekly Bulletin “Patriotic affection ought to elicit a further desire to protect and promote America’s goodness. Americans today are the beneficiaries of those who pledged their lives and sacred honor to form this country, those who spent their lives...
Weekly Bulletin "Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth...
Weekly Bulletin “Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your...
Weekly Bulletin "Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit." Psalm 51:12 "I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction,out of the...
Weekly Bulletin "Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the...
Weekly Bulletin "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain...
Weekly Bulletin "Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of...
Weekly Bulletin "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin...
Weekly Bulletin "And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son...
Weekly Bulletin "I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out...
Weekly Bulletin Helping broken people treasure Jesus.
Broken people walk in ongoing repentance because they have tapped into the sustaining goodness of the triune God (and understanding the corresponding horrid nature of sin and its...
Weekly Bulletin "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of...
Weekly Bulletin "10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified...
Weekly Bulletin The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the foundation/source for hope in the believer’s life. This hope gives persevering strength and joy. “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have...
Weekly Bulletin "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the...
Weekly Bulletin "You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses ENTRUST to FAITHFUL men, who will be able to teach others also." 2 Timothy...
Weekly Bulletin "You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also." 2 Timothy...
Weekly Bulletin "Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you." 2 Timothy 1:13-14 The...
Weekly Bulletin "...But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.[a] 13 Follow the pattern of the sound[b] words that you have heard from me, in...
Weekly Bulletin Paul has called Timothy to a difficult task (2 Timothy 1:8, 5, 12; 3:6-17; 4:1-4, 10-11) and he builds Timothy’s courage, hope and confidence by rehearsing the enduring hope of the life found in Christ. “Paul, an apostle of Christ...
Weekly Bulletin "For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:6-7 We have been...
Weekly Bulletin "I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of...
Weekly Bulletin "But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. 5Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was...
Weekly Bulletin "I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And...
Weekly Bulletin "I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of...
Weekly Bulletin "After the two days he departed for Galilee. 44 (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) 45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in...
Weekly Bulletin Exploring the stories around Matthew 19:16-30 (the Rich Young Ruler) gives us incredible insights into it’s fuller meaning. 18:1-6 - Whoever humbles himself like a child is the greatest in the Kingdom.19:7-9 - Better to cut off...
Weekly Bulletin "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. 3 Therefore he shall...
Weekly Bulletin "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 “Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over...
Weekly Bulletin "'With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers...
Weekly Bulletin "I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted. 3 When I remember God, I moan; when I...
Weekly Bulletin "'With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers...
Weekly Bulletin "O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me! 4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 O my people...
Weekly Bulletin "In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted; 7 and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the...
Weekly Bulletin "It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, 2 and many...
Weekly Bulletin "Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry 'Peace' when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths. 6 Therefore it shall be night to...
Weekly Bulletin "As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. 12 He said therefore, "'A nobleman went into a...
Weekly Bulletin "In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with...
Weekly Bulletin "He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because...
"As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, "'Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.'" 38 And he cried out...
"Peter began to say to him, "'See, we have left everything and followed you.'" 29 Jesus said, "'Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands...
"And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 18 And Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know...
"Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom...
"Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the...
"He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10 ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by...
"He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10 ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by...
"And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and...
"But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; 22 but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he...
"On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.’ 14 When he saw...
"11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy;at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:11 Human flourishing/shalom is the result of a mind and heart centered on the goodness of...
"10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.11 You make known to me the path of life;in your presence there is fullness of joy;at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:10-11 25 “For...
"I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh...
"19 We love because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have...
"Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.4 The sorrows of those who run after...
"Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.4 The sorrows of those who run after...
"Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.4 The sorrows of those who run after...
"Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and...
"Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls." 1 Peter...
"Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10 Concerning...
"Though you have not seen him, you love him. . ." 1 Peter 1:8a "...knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood...
"In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in...
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled...
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled...
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled...
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a...
Weekly Bulletin Dear Church, This past Sunday, I quoted an article from First Things (a wonderful monthly journal that deals with Christian faith in the public square). The article was written by Michael Novak and the quote involved nobility of...
Joel was an Old Testament prophet in Judah after the Babylonian Captivity (586 B.C.)
The “day of the Lord: is the dominant theme of the book of Joel. Both the nations and Israel experience this judgment. However, for the repentant community, the...
8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel...
Thanksgiving and the Continual Feast Proverbs 15:12-17 12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise. 13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. 14 The heart of him who has...
Immediately: Kingdom Living Mark 1:14-45 Immediately: im·me·di·ate·ly: /iˈmēdēətlē/: at once; instantly; without any intervening time or space. THE TIME IS FULFILLED AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND. “The kingdom of God is the dynamic reign...
Caring for the Church of God Acts 20:28- 35 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 29 I know that after my...
Shepherding With a Clear Conscience Acts 20:25-32 25 And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of...
East Cooper Baptist Church September 13, 2015 The Call to Significance Acts 20:22-24 22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me...
Paul is a model of shepherding the people of God. In this passage, Paul says that he shepherded the church at Ephesus with:
- Humility
- Tears
- The bold proclamation of biblical truth
This is a Call to understand what the Bible says and what our core values mean now and to the generations to come. When we understand what we believe we walk in unity in the power of the Holy Spirit.
It Is Not Good to Be Alone (God’s Good Design for Community in General and Marriage in Particular)