Isaac Finds a Wife
Genesis 24 begins with Isaac grieving his mother Sarah's passing and Abraham realizing it was time to seek a wife for him. We see Abraham as a man of faith taking sure steps to make that happen in a Godly way. The complication was that there were no options locally, among the Canaanites. They were... Read More
The Most Important Day
Milton Hostedler’s last sermon was entitled “Time is Running Out” with the emphasis that too many people live as though there’s no end to time. Hebrews 4:11-13, Romans 14:10-12 - we will all have to give an account someday. Imagine that it’s your turn next; what will you regret? What will you be glad for?... Read More
How People are Transformed – Part 2
Creation, the Fall, and God’s response God’s purposes in creation: God created so Adam and Eve could experience his love; so Adam and Eve could grow to maturity; so Adam and Eve could exercise dominion over His creation. The Fall: Eve sinned out of her desire to experience more (a God-created desire), the lies of... Read More
Prophecies of Jesus’ Birth and Mission
Jesus Christ is present in the Old Testament in at least three ways: preincarnate appearances (the angel of the Lord), prophecies (there are about 350), and types and shadows. We looked at four areas of prophecy: The Messiah will be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7). We might not recognize a statement in the Old... Read More
A Grateful Spirit
A children’s lesson - Sometimes our parents ask us to do things that we do not want to do, but when we get older we are thankful that they made us do them. Is gratitude a talent? Paul instructs us to be grateful. Joy is one of the fruits of the spirit. It is hard... Read More
Inspired To Serve
What drove Paul to serve? His life was one of obedience, but it wasn't a have-to obedience. He had caught God's vision & purpose for the world. Three motivations that drove Paul were: The fear of God, not the scared kind of fear but one of reverence and awe, worship and respect. He had a... Read More
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