Sermon for April 18, 2021
Your Faith is in God, Not People
Malachi 3:6-15
Your Faith is in God, Not People
Malachi 3:6-15
THIS WEEK’S OPPORTUNITIESSUNDAY: 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. — Rededication of Sanctuary— a time of praise and prayer as we rededicate the sanctuary after the installation of the new carpet and new chairs. Noon — Special-called business meeting— to discuss rain gutters and downspouts for the sanctuary and over … [Read more…]
Unfaithfulness (Part One) — Malachi 2:13-3:5 NIV Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. Often, we quickly read through it. Most of us only know anything of Malachi because of numerous sermons on tithing. Even the message on tithing may have been taken out of context and usually you only hear sermons on … [Read more…]
THIS WEEK’S OPPORTUNITIES SUNDAY: 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. — Morning Worship Service MONDAY: 10:00 a.m. — Coordinating Team Meeting room 4 downstairs (NOTE new day for this month) TUESDAY: 12:00 p.m. — NO FOCS Backpacking WEDNESDAY: 6:00 p.m. — Bible Study in the Chapel — A Gentle Answer-our “Secret … [Read more…]
Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.
“Mary!” Jesus said. She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher”).
For Christ the Lord is risen today! Hallelujah!!
The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God!”
The week leading up to our Lord’s crucifixion and . . . .
No chairs and now new carpet this week!! Just in time for Easter.
This is an ongoing theme. Misguided individuals looked to the teachings of the Major and Minor Prophets of the Old Testament and bent their understanding to the idea of who, when, and where the Messiah would be. Their idea of the Messiah was a political leader, a liberator, a king. Notice how the Pharisees investigated everything they knew about Jesus