Key Verse: Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Sermon Snapshot Do you really want to be "blessed?" Then follow Jesus anywhere He will lead you. Of course, you may need to think differently about what it means to be "blessed," but that is the adventure of following Him.

Key Verse: Matthew 4:19

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

Sermon Snapshot "Fishers of men?!?" What did Jesus mean to say to Peter, and what would that mean for us?

Key Verse: John 1:29-30

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’

Sermon Snapshot Have you ever wanted one thing - and wanted it intensely because you KNEW it would the best thing ever for you? And later discovered that what you wanted was really not something in your best interest? Or perhaps discovered that there was something being offered that was actually

Key Verse: Matthew 3:16-17

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with whom I am well pleased.”

Sermon Snapshot In your mind’s eye, how do you picture the face of God when you come to mind for Him?

Key Verse: Hosea 11:1, 2 & 5

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

But the more they were called, the more they went away from me.

They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. . .

Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent?

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No other passage in the Old Testament movingly presents the love of the LORD for his people in parent-child language like this one. "When Israel was a child, I love him. . . and I bent down to feed them." Still, the deeply-loved child turns away to other interests and idols. It is a poignant pre-cursor of a story about a Father who had two sons, that reaches into our own lives with a true and perfect, life-rescuing love.

Key Verse: Zechariah 8:12-13

“The seed will grow well, (For there shall be a sowing of peace-ESV) the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. . . . I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.”

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A Sowing of Peace - After a season of consequences followed by miraculous - and promised! - deliverance, the LORD tells His people to rebuild the temple. It is a call to "be present" among the nations for their blessing, even as He "is present" in the midst of their daily lives.