The Life of and Ministry of Paul, part 2: Transformation's First StepsPacific Church
07/03/16 Sermon
Pastor Seth Gatchell
Pacific Church of Irvine
www.pacificchurch.com
2nd message in a series on the Life of and Ministry of the Apostle Paul
The Life of and Ministry of Paul, part 2: Transformation's First StepsPacific Church
07/03/16 Sermon
Pastor Seth Gatchell
Pacific Church of Irvine
www.pacificchurch.com
2nd message in a series on the Life of and Ministry of the Apostle Paul
Victory in the Valley of Ajalon
Jos 10:1-15
I. Location
Jos 10:1
II. Explanation
Gen 14:18; Jos 10:1; Jdg 1:8
III. Representation
Jos 10:2
IV. Occupation
Josh 10:8
V. Devotion
Josh 10:14-15
The Gospel of Mark: Surveying the Son of God (Mark 5: 1-20)TheHillChurch
Pastor Jimmy taught out of Mark 5 verses 1-20 this week, showing the importance realizing that although satan seeks to bind and destroy us, Jesus possesses the power to deliver and transform!
It can be so easy to fall into a rut of praying prayers that are safe and easy for us to pray. In this series we are praying some dangerous prayers that are guaranteed to stretch our faith. Today we are going to pray "Here I am God, send me". We are going to put our "yes" on the table and tell God that we are willing to go wherever he will send us.
For a talk given at on Dec 16, 2017 blazingfire.org . For the audio, go to: http://blazingfire.podbean.com/e/the-hungry-will-be-filled-susan-fochler/ Pastor Susan shares what's captivated her heart about the stories of Jesus coming to the earth - including prophetic revelations about who Jesus is for each of us.
Beloved Brothers and Sisters,
Let Us Not Forget to Consult our God in Our Journey for us to be Strong in Trials and Temptations.
From the Heart,
Fr. Heart, SVD
Victory in the Valley of Ajalon
Jos 10:1-15
I. Location
Jos 10:1
II. Explanation
Gen 14:18; Jos 10:1; Jdg 1:8
III. Representation
Jos 10:2
IV. Occupation
Josh 10:8
V. Devotion
Josh 10:14-15
The Gospel of Mark: Surveying the Son of God (Mark 5: 1-20)TheHillChurch
Pastor Jimmy taught out of Mark 5 verses 1-20 this week, showing the importance realizing that although satan seeks to bind and destroy us, Jesus possesses the power to deliver and transform!
It can be so easy to fall into a rut of praying prayers that are safe and easy for us to pray. In this series we are praying some dangerous prayers that are guaranteed to stretch our faith. Today we are going to pray "Here I am God, send me". We are going to put our "yes" on the table and tell God that we are willing to go wherever he will send us.
For a talk given at on Dec 16, 2017 blazingfire.org . For the audio, go to: http://blazingfire.podbean.com/e/the-hungry-will-be-filled-susan-fochler/ Pastor Susan shares what's captivated her heart about the stories of Jesus coming to the earth - including prophetic revelations about who Jesus is for each of us.
Beloved Brothers and Sisters,
Let Us Not Forget to Consult our God in Our Journey for us to be Strong in Trials and Temptations.
From the Heart,
Fr. Heart, SVD
The Olivet Discourse: What Will Be the sign of your coming? (Part 2)David Turner
This is part two of a three part series on the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:29-35). This answers the disciple's question, What will be the sign of your coming?
In this sermon in the Faithbook series we will look at Hebrews 11:29-30 which profiles two very different Israelite generations, the generation of the Exodus and the generation of their children who finally entered the Land of Promise. It is a study of second chances as we see the lost opportunity at Kadesh Barnea and the regained opportunity at Abel Shittim on the doorstep to Jericho.
Luke 9, Herod the Tetrarch, Kingdom Of God or Heaven, if anyone wishes, count...Valley Bible Fellowship
Luke Chapter 9, Herod the Tetrarch, reincarnation, loaves and fish, Kingdom Of God, Kingdom Of Heaven, if anyone wishes, knowing others in heaven, count the cost, cremation
A reminder of what the Cross really mean. At the cross we find Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Love and Mercy. Leave sin at the cross where it belongs and accept JESUS The CHRIST today and this upcoming Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter / Resurrection Sunday. Allow Salvation to come into your home today.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "Show Me Your Glory" sermon at New Life Christian Church on December 29, 2013. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
The Prophecy of Enoch in Jude 14-16_.pptxStephen Palm
In Jude 14-16 Jude cites one of the most cryptic characters in the Book of Genesis, Enoch, the man who never died! Jude quotes Enoch, but the words are not found in Genesis nor anywhere else in the Bible. Jude is actually quoting from a pseudepigraphical book named 1 Enoch. In this sermon we will take a close look at Enoch, consider the way that biblical authors at times cited non-biblical books as illustrations and how Jude applied these words to the false teachers of our day.
Jude: The Acts of the Apostates: Waterless Clouds (vv.8-13).pptxStephen Palm
Jude continues to paint a portrait of false teachers by piling up Old Testament examples of rebels who rejected God-given authority. This week we will consider the bad example of Satan and three men he worked through: Cain, Balaam and Korah. These examples continue to help us identify what false teachers are like and how to quickly identify them.
Jude: The Acts of the Apostate: High Handed Sins (vv.5-7).pptxStephen Palm
One of the key characteristics of Jude as an author is that he frequently alludes to or directly quotes Old Testament texts. He assumes knowledge of these great stories of the Hebrew Scriptures and without some solid understanding of the Books of Moses, in particular, Jude is almost indecipherable.
In this sermon, we will use a category of sin described in the Book of Numbers, the High-Handed Sin, as a way of organizing Jude 5-7. The High-Handed sin is the sin of the apostate, those who raise their fists against God. Jude, who loves triads, will share three "high-handed sins" committed by unruly mobs. Each of these OT stories are intended to demonstrate the true severity and danger posed by false teachers. In the process of considering these background texts to Jude's words we will grapple with some of the most confusing and even unnerving texts of scripture. Prepare for a wild ride!
Jude: The Acts of the Apostates (Jude vv.1-4).pptxStephen Palm
In this sermon Pastor Ryan Shannon introduces a new sermon series on the Book of Jude entitled, "The Acts of the Apostates". Apostates are the earliest "deconversion" stories of the New Testament. These are false teachers who rejected a truth that they once felt some affinity towards. They preached another gospel and posed a great danger to the early church. Like the first century, the 21st century church faces this same real risk. False teachers are often attractive, charismatic and incredibly positive in their message. But they reject the hard teachings of Jesus and offer a message that offers affirmation without correction. There is nothing sadder than someone who believes a lie and stakes their eternal destiny on that lie that our sin is something God winks at. In this series we will learn the importance of discernment coupled with a bold commitment to stand up, stand out and stand firm for the gospel.
This sermon will explore the broad topic of bioethics from a Christian perspective. The sermon is organized around three points borrowed from bioethicist Dr. Nigel Cameron and Charles Colson: Taking Life, Making Life and Faking Life. We will observe how current innovations offer great hope for healing major diseases but also pose the risk of creating dystopic nightmare scenarios. We will see what God's Word has to say on these relevant topics.
This is the concluding message in the series Trivial Pursuits and the fifth message of "Meaningful Pursuits." This message considers the pursuit of obedience. Shockingly, the words "obey" and "obedience" are not found in all of Ecclesiastes. However, the concept appears in a variety of expressions such as Pleasing God, Doing good, Walking in the "Sight of the Eyes" and Keeping the Commandments. We will explore each of these key phrases and the texts in which they appear, and we will explore what "keeping the commandments" means for the New Covenant believer. We will also explore the "God-rail" of judgment and what the believer in Jesus can expect on the "Day of Judgment."
Meaningful Pursuits_The Fear of God.pptxStephen Palm
In Proverbs Solomon says that "The Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." The idea of fearing God is peppered throughout Ecclesiastes. It is found in some texts that we have explored in this series and some that we have not. In this message we will bring five key texts concerning the Fear of God that identify five key reasons why we are wise to Fear Him. We will also investigate the Hebrew word that lies behind this concept of fear in order to gain a more accurate view of this important biblical concept.
This sermon is part of the Easter Apocalypse series in which we are looking forward to the Book of Revelations for a sense of the sequel to the Easter story, Jesus in Heaven and King of kings and Lord of lords. In this message we will contrast Jesus' "veiled glory" during His earthly ministry including his post-resurrection appearances and Jesus' full display of his glory in John's vision in Revelation chapter 1.
Today we launch our Easter series entitled "Easter Apocalypse". This Palm Sunday we are going to study a moment from the Book of Revelation where a great multitude, much larger than the crowd in Jerusalem, will worship Jesus, waving palm branches. This amazing moment is found in the seventh chapter of the Book of Revelation. We will look at the entire chapter with a special focus on the middle of the chapter where this scene plays out in heaven.
Ecclesiastes 4: The Pursuit of Companionship.pptxStephen Palm
In Ecclesiastes 4 we find another meaningful pursuit sandwiched between two meaningless pursuits, as is Solomon's style. The Meaningful Pursuit is the pursuit of companionship. This passage contains the great statement that a cord of three strands is not easily torn apart. We will explore the primary meaning in context and then explore an additional meaning that the n+1 formula in this text suggests, that the plus one is also a reference to God. He is the one who truly provides enduring strength to our human relationships, whether we are looking at a marriage or a friendship. Excluding God leaves us "under the sun" and fending for ourselves.
The Pursuit of God's Timetable_Ecclesiastes 3.pptxStephen Palm
This week marks the shift from Trivial Pursuits to Meaningful Pursuits. This week we will look at Pursuing God's Timetable, embracing God's understanding of time and eternity. However, we will see that the jaded side of Solomon continues to intersperse rain clouds of doubt and cynicism. He bears the spiritual and emotional scars of a man who spent too much time in Trivial and sinful pursuits.
Culture Clash_Reasserting the Gospel to a culture that wants to reshape its m...Stephen Palm
This sermon is entitled Reasserting the Gospel to a culture that wants to reshape its message. In this sermon we will look at some key aspects of the gospel which clash with our culture, 5 common distortions of the gospel and finally 3 biblical examples of how to contextualize the gospel without compromising or confusing its message.
The Pursuit of Self Sufficiency_Ecclesiastes 9:11-12.pptxStephen Palm
In Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 Solomon bemoans how random chance falls upon mankind. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race. The smartest person doesn't always get the scholarship; life doesn't operate purely on the basis of fairness. The "under the sun" solution is self-reliance. In this sermon Mike Bealer demonstrates that the mathematics hard-baked into the universe suggest that God does not operate randomly. He creates a purposeful universe and one of His purposes is that we will rely upon Him rather than rely upon ourselves and our meager understanding of God's purpose and plan.
In this service, we will celebrate a child dedication. Then we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper together, and finally believers baptism by immersion. Each section will include a brief devotional focusing on the scriptures that inform and inspire these practices of the Christian faith.
Trivial Pursuits - The Pursuit of Riches_Contentment.pptxStephen Palm
This sermon is a tag team preaching. Pastor Steve Palm will begin with the bad news concerning the "Trivial Pursuit of Riches" in Ecclesiastes 5:8-17. We will look at several active "taxes" that siphon wealth: the Corruption Tax, the Consumption Tax and the Calamity Tax. Those who love money struggle to have enough. Cole will preach on the flip side of the coin in Ecclesiastes 5:18-20. The answer to the love of money is not more money and things. The true answer is contentment.
The Pursuit of Worldly Pleasure_Ecclesiastes 2.pptxStephen Palm
In Ecclesiastes Chapter 2 Solomon is convinced that he can run a dangerous experiment, safe-guarded by his great wisdom. The experiment is to explore every conceivable pleasure taken to inconceivable extremes and yet be unscathed. However, the experiment goes badly and leaves him jaded and empty. In the last three verses he finally allows a little of God's light to shine through. In this sermon we will contrast Solomon's life of empty pursuits with Jesus' balance life. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and set us an example of how to live beyond the "daily grind."
The Pursuit of Worldly Wisdom_Ecclesiastes 1:1-18.pptxStephen Palm
The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the least taught least preached and least read books in the Bible. However, it has one of the most relevant messages for our day. It is a rich tapestry of opposing threads, horizontal threads of an "under the sun" perspective that is worldly-wise and vertical threads of an "under God's Heaven" perspective that reflects the wisdom of God. Which perspective you embrace will determine whether life is a chore or a blessing. Man's wisdom leads to meaninglessness. God's wisdom leads to significance and true joy.
Culture Clash_Antisemitism and the Abrahamic Covenant.pptxStephen Palm
Antisemitism has spiked by 400% in the United States since the beginning of the Hamas/Israel War. However, antisemitism, the hatred and persecution of Jews, has been spiking since 2017. Antisemitism has been described as a "light sleeper" that has awakened yet again. In this sermon, we will look at two definitions of antisemitism, explore the history of antisemitism including the history of Christian antisemitism and then explore what God has to say by examining the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis 12, 15 and 17 and other prophetic texts. Pastor Steve will assert that the Abrahamic Covenant is an essential lens through which Bible-believers view history and current events. We will also learn what a "trope" is and then explore several insidious antisemitic tropes which are the fuel on the fire of antisemitism.
Christmas List - Jesus: Prioritizing Mission over Everything Else.pptxStephen Palm
4. Jesus: Prioritizing Mission over Everything Else. (Dec. 23 & 24) John 1:1-18
John’s gospel begins at an earlier point than the other gospels. Mark begins at Jesus’ baptism and adds nothing to the Christmas story. Matthew and Luke begin with the circumstances of Jesus’ humble birth. But John begins in Heaven with the story of the pre-incarnate Son of God. Heaven’s Prince was a partner with His Father in the work of Creation; “without Him nothing was made that was made” (John 1:3). He was worshipped by angels and shared in the same divine essence possessed by the Father and the Holy Spirit. As the ancient creed says, “He was God of God, Light of light, true God of True God”. In order to accomplish His Father’s Redemptive Mission, to redeem mankind, he voluntarily chose to forego the heavenly privileges of his throne at His Father’s side, and came to earth, was confined to the womb of a young Jewish girl and then was born and placed in a feeding trough, likely in a cave used for birthing lambs. We know so little about Mary, Joseph and the Wise Men whom we have been studying. We are left with the challenge of piecing their lives together. But we have four gospels that describe the miraculous life of Jesus. We see through their four accounts a common picture of a man who consistently prioritized God’s Mission over everything else, culminating in His crucifixion and death. His was a hard life lived perfectly. The challenge before us is whether we will choose to accept His Great Co-Mission, to join Him in prioritizing serving God over security, reputation, comfort, and everything else this world esteems that God sees as less than?
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
15. Luke 17
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.”
16. Luke 17
14 When he saw them he said to
them, “Go and show yourselves
to the priests.” And as they went
they were cleansed.
18. Joshua 3:8
8And as for you, command the
priests who bear the ark of the
covenant, ‘When you come to the
brink of the waters of the Jordan,
you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”
19. Joshua 3:13
13And when the soles of the feet of the
priests bearing the ark of the LORD, the
Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the
waters of the Jordan, the waters of the
Jordan shall be cut off from flowing,
and the waters coming down from
above shall stand in one heap.”
21. Luke 17
15 Then one of them, when he
saw that he was healed, turned
back, praising God with a loud
voice; 16 and he fell on his face at
Jesus' feet, giving him thanks.
Now he was a Samaritan.
22. Luke 17
17 Then Jesus answered, “Were
not ten cleansed? Where are the
nine? 18 Was no one found to
return and give praise to God
except this foreigner?”
23. Luke 17
19 And he said to him, “Rise and
go your way; your faith
has made you well.”
26. “We often fancy
that we suffer from
ingratitude, while in
reality we suffer
from self-love.”Walter Savage
Landor
27. Luke 17
16b Now he was a Samaritan.
17 Then Jesus answered, “Were
not ten cleansed? Where are the
nine? 18 Was no one found to
return and give praise to God
except this foreigner?”
28. Luke 17
19 And he said to him, “Rise and
go your way; your faith
has made you well.”
σῴζω (sōdzō)
Literally = Saved You
First Point
Hatred adds hardship to life’s journey.
Luke 17
11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.
From the perspective of the Romans, Samaria and Judah are one common region once ruled by Herod’s son, Archelaus. Archelaus was both brutal and ineffective. He was deposed 9 years after becoming “ethnarch” of Judea and Samaria. This province then came directly under the control of Roman governors, as it was in Jesus’ day under Pontius Pilate. That’s how the Romans drew the lines. However, the Jews and the Samaritans felt differently. Not only did they not embrace Roman rule, but they did not embrace one another. So, we find Jesus travelling between Samaria and Galilee. He is moving in the direction of Perea. Here again, we see the Romans drawing lines that do not reflect the culture of the people. Galilee and Perea are the two regions in green on opposite sides of the Jordan River. They were both ruled by the tetrarch Herod Antipas. This is the Herod who took his brother Philip’s wife and then killed John the Baptist for decrying his incest. However, culturally, Galilee is a Jewish province and Perea is a Gentile province.
There is a very practical lesson in all of this. Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in WWI, the European powers remapped the defeated empire. They drew arbitrary lines and created countries like Iraq, lumping Shia Muslims, Turkish Kurds and Sunni Muslims together. The same thing happened after WWII when European powers created Yugoslavia, a combination of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes with a long history of animosity. We are still repeating the mistake of the Romans.
So Jesus is traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem, avoiding Samaria. He will later cross the Jordan River and proceed South through Perea, on to Jericho and then into Judea.
Second Point
Jesus brings healing in the challenges of life’s journey.
Luke 17
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.”
Notice that I highlighted one phrase describing these lepers. “… who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices.” This was a tragic part of their wretched condition… that they were never able to stand in near proximity to anyone other than their own kind. They never spoke quietly except amongst themselves. They always had to shout from a distance and wait for a distant reply.
14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed.
When did Jesus ask them to go to the priests?
Joshua 3:8
8And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”
Joshua 3:13
13And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap.”
Sometimes the challenge is given with the promise. Sometimes the challenge is given without the promise – as a simple command. Both are tests of our obedience. Will we trust the promises of God? Will we obey the commands of God, even if it means stepping into the absurd?
Third Point
Ingratitude robs our joy in the midst of life’s journey.
Luke 17
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
16b Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”