LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost. The theme for this week is aligning to God’s grace. The selected passages that support the theme are … Psalm 85:1–13 • Hosea 1:2–10 • Colossians 2:6–19 • Luke 11:1–13   In our call to worship psalm, the sins of Israel are acknowledged but a message of […]
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In one way or another, most of us have experienced financial debt. Whether it be borrowing money to buy groceries or getting a loan for your education, debt can haunt us. But there is another type of debt that cannot be paid off by any currency, goods, or services. Sin. But through Christ, our
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. KEYNOTE PASSAGE Romans 15:1-13 NKJV 1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.  3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today’s Sunday Gathering is in three parts: Sunday LinkUp Sunday MeetUp Sunday School The theme for this week is the central importance of hearing and speaking God’s word. The selected readings for today — the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost — are intended to support that theme …
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you? TEXT for study Romans 14:13-23 NIV 13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.  14 I know
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.  The theme for this week is God’s demand for justice and compassionate action.  In Colossians, Paul emphasizes that authentic faith must bear fruit in good works and love for others, demonstrating that true spiritual knowledge leads to practical
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Speaking of Life The SUPREMACY and SUFFICIENCY of CHRIST Program Transcript … The first rays of sunlight break over a distant horizon, chasing away the darkness and unveiling a brand-new day. In much the same way, the message of Colossians reveals Jesus Christ as the light that transforms our lives and our world. In this
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you? Are you tolerant of their beliefs, appreciating their rights to hold different beliefs? Or are you dismissive of their different views? Should it depend on what their beliefs are? What does the Bible say?
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The theme for this week is God’s restorative healing power. And in Luke’s Gospel (Luke 10:1–11 and 16–20), Jesus empowers dozens of his disciples to heal the sick as part of proclaiming God’s kingdom. In our keynote passage (Galatians
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Speaking of Life Dealing with sickness can become expensive very quickly. Even for the characters in the Old Testament, health care was expensive and unpredictable. Listen to Greg as he shares the story of Naaman, a prideful man who becomes sick. Eventually, he realizes that there is only one true Healer who can fully restore
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