Introduction: On Sunday, we read the passage that we are going to look at tonight. However, I want us to do something different with it tonight than just read it. We are going to first look at the passage and see what is going on and then we are going to pray it back to the Lord making it personal. 19…

Introduction: When you meet a fellow Christian, you often get around to asking them the question, “What church do you go to?” Today, a lot of people will tell you that they go to such and such church and they pick their church like it’s a restaurant that they choose based on what they like. To be fair,…

Introduction: Take a stroll through a graveyard and you will see all kinds of interesting things, especially an old graveyard. Most of you know that Bethlehem has been around for a long time - over 200 years. We’ve had the cemetery for most of that time, so there are a lot of old and interesting graves…

Introduction: What is the most common way that you keep in touch with people? Today, we probably are more quick to jump on social media to see what someone is up to and we can usually see how their doing by taking a quick peek at their social media pages. We can also call or text them to find out how…

Introduction: Have you ever been lost and asked for directions only to have someone try to give them to you that had never been there themselves? During the American Revolutionary War, one of the advantages that the the Americans had was that they were fighting on home turf. They knew all the trails…

Introduction: Many of you are familiar with the song, “ Are You Washed in the Blood? ” We’ve sang it here for decades and it has been one of those hallmark hymns that gets passed along from generation to generation. Elisha Hoffman wrote the song and it quickly became one of the most popular invitation…

Introduction: Who is your favorite movie character? How many of you remember as a child or young person watching a movie and thinking, “I want to grow up and be just like that!” I’ve often heard it said, “Never meet you heroes.” What they mean by this is that they will let you down. We tend to idolize…

Introduction: Praying for the World 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. 1. Declare it Boldly Paul had no problem with being bold…

Introduction: How many of you have ever heard of an elevator speech? In sales you are taught to be able to give an elevator speech to quickly share who you are and what you do. 21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to…