Haggai 1-2 May 15, 2022 PM.

The Lord allowed the nation of Israel to be carried into captivity by the Babylonians. However, God did not abandon His people. He provided instructions on how to live during their captivity: commanded His people to bear fruit and multiply, and be peaceable among the Babylonians. In fact, God tells His people they will remain in captivity for seventy years, until that day when He brings them back to their homeland, Jeremiah 29:11-14. When His people return to Jerusalem, God instructs His people to rebuild His temple, so that He can be glorified and that His people can worship Him in His house. His people would obey and rebuild the Lord's temple. However, God sees that nation of Israel had set there priorities before His. God corrects His people's priorities.

Matthew 18:6-11 May 11, 2022 PM.

A key factor in our future judgment is how we treat other Christians and how we handle sin in our own lives, including: 1) Offenses Toward Christ’s Believers 2) Offenses Toward Yourself and 3) Despising Christians.

Matthew 18:1-5 May 8, 2022 PM.

In order to be considered the greatest in the kingdom of God, we must focus on serving others. The disciples asked Christ who would be the greatest, His answer: Be as little children, in humility, serving and loving one another, and humbling ourselves to God's instruction by learning and applying His word in our lives.

Philippians 4:8-9 May 8, 2022 AM.

Remember what we learned last week? We were thinking about how

to experience peace in our inner person despite whatever

circumstances may befall us. It is not easy. But we said that the whole package of verses 4-9 is critical. We

cannot simply use the one weapon of prayer and expect have our

anxieties melt away while we ignore other Biblical instruction

about sanctification, our conduct toward others, and our thought

life. We must rejoice in the Lord, be gracious people, stop being

anxious, pray, give thanks, think on good and godly things, and

conduct ourselves in a way that agrees with what the Bible has

presented to us. Our prayer will be effective under such conditions.

This is the way that the peace of God will guard us, and the God of

peace will be with us. Peace comes not through a mystical means that happens apart from holiness. “There is no peace for the wicked” (Isaiah 48:22). False prophets “seduced My people, saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace” (Ezek. 13:10). Read Psalm 27:1-3 and Psalm 91:1-16. Because we make God our refuge, our delight, our life, we can walk confidently in Him.

Haggai 1-2 May 8, 2022 SS.

The Lord allowed the nation of Israel to be carried into captivity by the Babylonians. However, God did not abandon His people. He provided instructions on how to live during their captivity: commanded His people to bear fruit and multiply, and be peaceable among the Babylonians. In fact, God tells His people they will remain in captivity for seventy years, until that day when He brings them back to their homeland, Jeremiah 29:11-14. When His people return to Jerusalem, God instructs His people to rebuild His temple, so that He can be glorified and that His people can worship Him in His house. His people would obey and rebuild the Lord's temple. However, God sees that nation of Israel had set there priorities before His. God corrects His people's priorities.

Matthew 17:22-27 May 4, 2022 PM.

Death and taxes. The Lord’s death was inevitable because it was planned before the foundation of the world. And we do pay our

taxes, so as to not cause trouble—and we are directed by God to do so anyway. Yes, even though we are sons of the Most High (Luke 6:35).

1 Corinthians 10:14-22 May 1, 2022 PM.

Idolatry today might look like it did in ancient Israel. But it may also be more secret, in one’s heart. Ezekiel 14:3-7 alerts us to this

possibility. You cannot have things in your heart that rank higher

than God, and then expect God to answer your inquiries as if your

relationship with Him is just fine. Any failure in this area of divided loyalty or failure to flee from

idolatry, etc. is reversible. God is gracious and will receive you if

you turn away from your idols, from your self-centeredness, from

your sin. God is merciful toward us sinners because His Son has

freely offered Himself in our place as a substitute sacrifice for

sinners. He who did no sin took on Himself our sins so that He

could pay our penalty instead of us having to do it ourselves. If you

believe in Him for salvation, and Him alone, He will rescue you

from sin and cleanse you and put you into His family!

Philippians 4:4-7 May 1, 2022 AM.

The Philippian church needed the constant reminder to be glad in the

Lord. I believe that we need that same kind of reminder very

frequently because day by day we forget to be thankful to God. We

elevate other things above God and make them our constant

thought (the object of our anxiety). But by living with a gentle

spirit, a rejoicing inner person, a thankful heart, and a praying

disposition, we can overcome anxious thoughts with great success.

Haggai 1 May 1, 2022 SS.

The Lord allowed the nation of Israel to be carried into captivity by the Babylonians. However, God did not abandon His people. He provided instructions on how to live during their captivity: commanded His people to bear fruit and multiply, and be peaceable among the Babylonians. In fact, God tells His people they will remain in captivity for seventy years, until that day when He brings them back to their homeland, Jeremiah 29:11-14. When His people return to Jerusalem, God instructs His people to rebuild His temple, so that He can be glorified and that His people can worship Him in His house. His people would obey and rebuild the Lord's temple. However, God sees that nation of Israel had set there priorities before His. God corrects His people's priorities.

Romans 1:16 April 27, 2022 PM.

In this message we are pleased to have Missionary Tom Gibbons share his study of God's word, focused on Romans 1:16.