…Difficult for the disciples to accept and to comprehend. We remember, of course, Peter, in reaction to this, rebuking Jesus and saying, This cannot be so, Lord. And Christ calling Peter in response, Satan, because of that interaction. Get behind me, Satan, for you do not understand the things of God. These two concepts you…
Take your Bibles now and turn to Mark, chapter 10. Mark, chapter 10. We return to Mark this morning. Gospel of Mark, chapter 10, starting in verse 1. It says this, and he left there and went to the region of Judah and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as…
Good morning, it is a joy to worship God together. This morning we’ll be looking at the passage that we had read for us from the book of Genesis, Genesis 12. Let me reread for us, we’ll be focusing on verses one to three, Genesis 12, one to three. Now the Lord said to Abram,…
Take your Bible’s now in turn, if you would, to the New Testament reading this morning, 1 Corinthians chapter 10. 1 Corinthians 10, starting at verse one. Once more, give your full attention. This is the word of God. The Lord says through the Apostle Paul, for I do not want you to be unaware,…
If you want some more, take your copy of the scriptures and turn to the New Testament. Mark chapter nine. Mark chapter nine. I’ll bring you verses 30 to 37. Please give your full attention, this is the word of God. And they came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house, he asked…
Please join your hearts and mind now in prayer as we ask the Lord’s blessing upon the reading of the sermon text and the sermon to follow and your reception of that word preached to you. Let’s pray once more. Our great God and heavenly Father, we praise you again that you indeed have not…
Heavenly Father, we once more thank you again that you have given us this written word that you have preserved and inscripturated down through time. Lord, we pray that you would illumine our minds and our hearts as we hear it expounded, Lord, as we hear your voice speaking through it. Lord, we pray that…
Take your copy of the Scriptures now back in hand and turn to the New Testament. We’re reading, continue on, John 16, that we started last week. But we’re reading the same passage, the first half now and then the first half in a moment. First John, I’m sorry, not first John, John 16, the…
Turn now our Bibles for our New Testament reading to John chapter 16, John 16. We’re reading the first half, or the first part of this chapter, verses 1 to 15. John 16, starting in verse 1. And I’ll read 15 to 33 before the sermon. John 16 will be the sermon text. But for…
Take your copy of the scriptures now. In turn for our New Testament reading will be our sermon text this morning. Luke chapter 2, starting verse 21. And please, if anyone is able and it feels like they’re about to spontaneously combust, it gets kind of hard in here, hot in here, feel free to…