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Pastor Brian Yu preached this sermon on February 6th, 2022.

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Romans 12:1-2 (ESV)

A Living Sacrifice

12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

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Rev. Tim Grieves preached this sermon on January 30th, 2022.

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Hosea 7 (ESV)

7 when I would heal Israel,    the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,    and the evil deeds of Samaria,for they deal falsely;    the thief breaks in,    and the bandits raid outside.2 But they do not consider    that I remember all their evil.Now their deeds surround them;    they are before my face.3 By their evil they make the king glad,    and the princes by their treachery.4 They are all adulterers;    they are like a heated ovenwhose baker ceases to stir the fire,    from the kneading of the dough    until it is leavened.5 On the day of our king, the princes    became sick with the heat of wine;    he stretched out his hand with mockers.6 For with hearts like an oven they approach their intrigue;    all night their anger smolders;    in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.7 All of them are hot as an oven,    and they devour their rulers.All their kings have fallen,    and none of them calls upon me.

8 Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples;    Ephraim is a cake not turned.9 Strangers devour his strength,    and he knows it not;gray hairs are sprinkled upon him,    and he knows it not.10 The pride of Israel testifies to his face;[a]    yet they do not return to the Lord their God,    nor seek him, for all this.

11 Ephraim is like a dove,    silly and without sense,    calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.12 As they go, I will spread over them my net;    I will bring them down like birds of the heavens;    I will discipline them according to the report made to their congregation.13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!    Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!I would redeem them,    but they speak lies against me.

14 They do not cry to me from the heart,    but they wail upon their beds;for grain and wine they gash themselves;    they rebel against me.15 Although I trained and strengthened their arms,    yet they devise evil against me.16 They return, but not upward;[b]    they are like a treacherous bow;their princes shall fall by the sword    because of the insolence of their tongue.This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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Pastor Ian Davis preached this sermon on January 23rd, 2022.

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Luke 8:1-21 (ESV)

Women Accompanying Jesus

8 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them[a] out of their means.

The Parable of the Sower

4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

The Purpose of the Parables

9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

A Lamp Under a Jar

16 “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

19 Then his mother and his brothers[b] came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

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Rev. Tim Grieves preached this sermon on January 16th, 2022.

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Hosea 5:15-7:2 (ESV)

Judgment Against Israel

5 “Hear this, you priests!    Pay attention, you Israelites!Listen, royal house!    This judgment is against you:You have been a snare at Mizpah,    a net spread out on Tabor.2 The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter.    I will discipline all of them.3 I know all about Ephraim;    Israel is not hidden from me.Ephraim, you have now turned to prostitution;    Israel is corrupt.

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Rev. Tim Grieves preached this sermon on January 9th, 2022.

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Psalm 131 (ESV)

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

131 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;    my eyes are not raised too high;I do not occupy myself with things    too great and too marvelous for me.2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,    like a weaned child with its mother;    like a weaned child is my soul within me.

3 O Israel, hope in the Lord    from this time forth and forevermore.

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Elder Albert Lee preached this sermon on January 2nd, 2022.

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John 15:1-10 (ESV)

I Am the True Vine

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.

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Rev. Tim Grieves preached this sermon on December 26th, 2021.

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Psalm 16 (ESV)

A Miktam[a] of David.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;    I have no good apart from you.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,    in whom is all my delight.[b]

4 The sorrows of those who run after[c] another god shall multiply;    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out    or take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;    you hold my lot.6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;    in the night also my heart instructs me.[d]8 I have set the Lord always before me;    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being[e] rejoices;    my flesh also dwells secure.10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,    or let your holy one see corruption.[f]

11 You make known to me the path of life;    in your presence there is fullness of joy;    at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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Rev. Tim Grieves preached this sermon on December 19th, 2021.

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Luke 1:26-38 (ESV)

Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed[a] to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”[b] 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[c]

35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[d] will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[e] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

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Dr. Wayne Baxter of Heritage College & Seminary preached this sermon on December 12th, 2021.

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Matthew 2:1-12 (ESV)

2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;for from you shall come a ruler    who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

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Rev. Mike Whittle preached this sermon on December 5th, 2021.

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Romans 5:6-8 (ESV)

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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