(Hebrews 9:11-15) Communion: Jesus as our Redeemer. (John 9:1-7) Man born blind. Why did God heal the blind man in this way? God as light (Gen 1:3; Rom 1:20). John's Messianic signs (Is 35:5-7). We can faith today based on evidence.

Holocaust Remembrance Day; Christian Friends of Yad Vashem; Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass); Righteous Among the Nation: Heroes and Martyrs of the Holocaust; Sir Nicholas Winton supervised the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II.  View slides from the lesson:

Deut 20:1-20. Regulations of Holy War (v. 1-20): command not to fear a superior enemy (v. 1-4), those exempt from military service (v. 5-9), Israel's foreign policy (v. 10-18), and prohibition from destroying fruit trees (v. 19-20). Whatever our disaster or hardship, God is with us, He fights for us, and He delivers us.

Preview of Pastor Mark Jenkins’ Holocaust remembrance presentation next Sunday. (Ps 13:1-6) Trusting in the Lord during difficulties. (1 Cor 7:36-40) Paul’s comparison of married and single life. Godly marriage is blessed by God, but those who are not compelled to marry, do well to remain single and devote their lives to God.

Deut 19:1-21. The cities and refuge of criminal law (19:1-21): three cities of refuge for manslaughters (v. 1-13), displacing a boundary marker (v. 14), and the law of witnesses (v. 15-21) and retribution (v. 21; Ex 21:23). God's justice helps us to honor Him.

Remembering Martin Luther King. (Psalm 9:1-10) The Lord will not forsake those who seek Him. (1 Cor 7:32-35) Paul wants to alleviate concerns about problems of the world. Whether single or married, we are to be devoted to God.

Deut 17:14-18:22. Instruments of theocracy continued: the priests and Levites (18:1-8) and prophets (18:9-22). Today, we are priests, and the Lord Jesus Christ is High Priest. He is also the last Prophet. He will help you understand what is true and how to apply it.

(Ps 8:1-9) God in His creation has blessed us. (1 Cor 7:25-31) How to live in a world that is passing away. The things of this world, including marriage, will pass away. While we should focus on these things, our ultimate focus and devotion should be to God.

(Mt 1:21) Communion: Prophesy that our Lord would be our Savior. (Rom 12:1-2) Seeking God’s will in the new year. (1 Cor 7:17-24) What was your situation when you came to faith? Explanation of “called” and “circumcision.” We are to be bondservants to Christ, not the world (6:19, Rom 1:1).

Update on Pastor Inghram's health and Baby Brady Dyer. The cast of the Christmas story. Part 3: Birth of the Christ-Child (Lk 2:1-20; Is 9:6-7). What is meant by "filled with the Holy Spirit" (Lk 1:42). Jesus was born and died for us that we might have eternal life (Mt 1:21; Jn 3:14).