Peter leads a house church and for the last several years has been our "Keep . Has anybody in here every prayed about something name it and claim it and didnt get it and after God didnt give it to you, you thank Him for it. That's what my friend Pastor Peter told me when we talked a few days ago. In other words its not good right now, the situation is not good right now, but I expect it to get better.. is there anybody here with expectation, the situation is not good now but I expect it to get good, anybody here expect it to be good. Gather your wine/juice and bread if you would like to partake in Communion. And how do we build a relationship? I have prayed for some dumb stuff in my life and Im glad God didnt give it to me, have I got a witness in here. <>>> Please understand, I think going to church is important and I heartily recommend it my livelihood depends on it but Id be the first to say, going to church is fundamentally important only as it leads you into a greater knowledge of Gods love and a closer relationship to Jesus Christ. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. It was obvious that he had his mind made up. He is the true vine, the source of our covenant relationship with God. Tragedy hasnt stopped you, heartbreak didnt defeat you, failure does not define you; use this hard-earned wisdom to grasp your purpose and shape your future. In the sermon this morning, Id like for us to look more closely at this passage to see how it speaks to us today, and then Id like to suggest four disciplines to help us stay connected to the Body of Christ throughout the changing seasons of our lives. The 1 st In the days of Adam 2 nd in the days of Lamech 3 rd in the days of Abraham 4 th In the days of Isaac 5 th in days of Jacob 6 th In the days of Boaz, who is called Abstan, (Ibzan,) the just, of Beth-lehem-judah; 7 th In the days of David, king of Israel; 8 th In the days of Elijah the prophet 9 th In the days of Elisha, in Samaria; 10 th is yet to come and it is not a famine of bread or of water, but of hearing the word of prophecy from the mouth of the Lord; and even now this famine is grievous in the land of Israel. Is there any body in the room that they though you to be a hopeless case but Jesus made you a case of hope. Check out these helpful resources Pray to God. 19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her. Used by permission. When we lose our focus, we can be distracted, and disaster can happen. and circumcision is that of the heart, city of memphis garbage can replacement; smokey robinson eyes contacts. I think this is what Paul meant when he said to the Romans, We also rejoice in our sufferings, Abraham believed God. Meet Pastor Cherie Hambleton dig deeper into your faith questions, and discover God's complete everlasting love for you, exactly as you are today. SEPT 25 STAYING CONNECTED TO THE POWER SOURCE: DON'T LOSE YOUR CONNECTION TO GOD, HE IS OUR POWER SOURCE . May my life produce fruit that will bring You glory and honour. Visited his People - Hearing there cry and seen their affliction again answers there. Wait a minute preacher what if I name him and claim him and somebody else walks down the aisle with him. We hear a hold lot about faith a hold lot about love, but very little about hope, I havent heard to many hope songs, I havent heard to many hope sermons. It did not come to stay it came to pass. We are on a winning team we have a winning captain We Will Not Lose! We dont want to suggest that God intentionally hurts us or causes us pain. Christ counsels them. 6 min read. In this text Paul is writing to the church at Rome, because the church . Hope says if you trust and. Baby you better start shouting and praising God! Thank you for joining us for today's worship service with Danny Dodd! Take Psalm 91, for example: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Its one of the best ways to stay connected to the Body of Christ because, as often as not, Christ reveals himself to us in the form of the poor and the stranger, so that when we reach out to those in need, especially those who cant return the favor, we reach out to Christ. We often lose connectivity as we drift xioG;a>!G`$ 8Ed?q$7zax^wsU{rztJwJM++W;m#T?fu{I]}?yjY=tJp rh+WH0/2n7UF, D;nl#e6jvov\6[7|36?~Rx7[;w-@HcS?FOPm91CJaX m_^?6Rdcd=?#O7 ZoJ`J]c]YEPE/ Y '5em3)^ +ClD6,xmaDUeu.]_]-p}D ZN7j}JV^vX`?-e6FX&RFVU){O, kxFHw_vo?. Col 2:18-19 describe a false teacher who has lost his Head, lost Christ as first place. This fact holds true even in the body of Christ because it is God ordained. 1) The woman with the issue of blood (Blessing), 2) Jacob wrestling I wont let go until you bless me (Birthing), 3) Joseph in prison Waiting Patiently Remember Me, 4) Thief on the Cross Remember Me (Protection), Scriptures: 1-DEBORAH 2-GIDEON 3-SAMSON 4-OTHNIEL 5-EHUD 6-SHAMGAR 7-TOLA 8-JAIR 9-JEPHTHAH 10-IBZAN 11-ELON 12-ABDON. 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Worship Service: 10:30 a. m., YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi25g9XF8Zf7quPMVKZie7Q, (513) 791-1153 Amen. Feel the stability of a deeply rooted community of faith. I hesitate to say this because I dont want to draw attention to myself. Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. Consider an athlete or a famous musician. The text begins, I am the true vine, North Little Rock, AR 72118, Office Hours: In much the same way, the church today bears the name of Jesus Christ; the question is, how well do we know him as Lord and Savior? <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> In this text Paul is writing to the church at Rome, because the church at this time had become discouraged. For 18 months, it can still stagger around and peck at the ground with it's neck, but make no mistake, the chicken is dead. <> blueashpresbychurch@gmail.com. Elemilech took with him: Wife=Mans Joy Sons=Mans Pride. This powerful quote from his book, "Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive," speaks to the clarity to be gained from the search for our truth. For hope suggest it wont be this way all the time. Sermon: Much Love, Hope Sent, based on Matthew 3:1-12. But he did think about it. Id never wish this on anyone. (John 15:4). I mean you prayed and you fasted and you wanted God to move right now, somebody shout hurry-up God! Hope says things are going to get better. Dont lose your hope. If you have been blessed by this sermon, we encourage you to check us out on our may media platforms listed below, God bless and stay safe!Website:https://p. Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5). Look at your Neighbor and tell them Don't Lose Your Hope, lose your car, lose your house, lose your money and your honey, lose your health and your job. on April 23, 2022, Blue Ash & Montgomery Presbyterian CHURCHES joined hundreds of booths at Blue Ashs Earth Day Celebration at SummIT PARK. Because anything you name and claim and dont get, it only mean that God has something better for you. Abide in Me, and I in you. People lose heart because they lose their sense of purpose. 3 0 obj Arranged and produced by Buck Wilkins is a gathering of magnificent musicians. Be Safe, Be Blessed, BAPC Session. Before it was over, I had two mountains of limbs piled up on the curb. never doubt God will surely bring you out. They are: Plus thousands of non-lectionary, scripture based resources You remember the story Abraham was a great old man, probably 125 or so! By Gboyega Omolaye. <> Donna and I stood in the front yard, gave him a big hug and wished him well. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1993. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. we allow it to be a weight on us. But if we are not really in Christ connected to Him through His Word, through Prayer and Holy Communion then like a branch that is not really connected to the vine our faith is going to wither out. This may be a stretch for some of you, but can you remember your high school graduation? It took deep root, and filled the land. (Psalms 80:8-9). Jakes calls on us to shed our toxic distractions and share our divine spark on a daily basis. Your actions will loosen the ties that bind and will move you closer to where you are supposed to be. "That is why we never give up. When someone has your back, you don't worry about being hit from behind. Leo H. McCrary II - May 15, 2022 Responsive Reading - 1 Kings 19:2-13 Key Verse - 1 Kings 19:8 3 0 obj %PDF-1.5 Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. And so, I encourage you to read the Bible for inspiration and enjoyment. Danny Dodd. [Elimelech] God is my king [Mahlon] Infirmity [Chilion] Finished. 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The storm must pass. DECEMBER 4, 2022, 10:30 a. m. - SECOND SUNDAY in ADVENT WORSHIP & COMMUNION. Were you meant to counsel others? Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. All you have to do is spend a few quiet moments focusing upon the Presence of God, mentally going over, if not saying out loud, whatevers on your mind and heart, then listening for the still, small voice of God speaking to you. Drop the Gordita! PDVodb_. I did not, other word it is imposable for God to lie that, say if God said it that settled it. E!UF`Q##v[[l& In the Old Testament lesson this morning, we heard Isaiahs song of the vineyard. What we need to remember is that, in the Old Testament, the vine was a common image for the people of Israel. Start with prayer, then spend a few minutes reading the Bible. 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. They easily get distracted, talk with someone etc. Sermons The concert includes: International operatic tenor Matt Morgan, singing popular aria's, Soprano Andrea Davies, CSO violinist Stacey Woolley, and Ed Schmalz, longtime pianist at Sorrento's in Reading. All things, the scripture says the painful, as well as the pleasant. And so, the word to the wise is: STAY CONNECTED. so neither can you, unless you remain in me. Deep down inside knowing that you were at a point of no-return that no matter how often you might come back home for a visit, this was a time of stepping out on your own? Hymn Lists. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. Let Gods Spirit flow through your veins and keep you strong and healthy through the various transitions of life we all experience. Draw us more deeply into yourself, through scripture read, water splashed, bread broken, wine poured, so that when our hearts are troubled, we will know you more completely as the way, the truth, and the life. endobj I thought I knew something about grief and loss before Donnas death, but, until I experienced myself, I really didnt know the first thing at all. Read 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Mark 1: 21-28. Heres the sum of it all: Jesus said, I am the vine. By Dr. Philip W. McLarty When you support BAPC, you strengthen community programs, build a safer and more accessible church, and inspire generations! If you hold on to your hope you will rise again. It makes me wonder, do you think God grieves as he prunes us to be strong disciples of Jesus Christ? Thats why you dont have to wait till the battle is over you can shout now. Having trouble logging into your account? Try, One Small Change Will Energize Tomorrow's Sermon, Slow Down, Big Fellawhat A Motorcyclist Taught Me About Preaching, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. Annie Johnson Flint put it this way: It is the branch that bears the fruit , in God every hopeless person becomes a case of hope. Copyright 2021 Blue Ash Presbyterian Church - All Rights Reserved. Relating to other Christians can also keep you from going off on a tangent and chasing after half-cocked notions and beliefs. 2 0 obj He who remains in me, and I in him, Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Cycle B Gospel Text Sermons for Lent and Easter. This. When someone has your back you feel protected, secure, safe. As the branch cant bear fruit by itself, But if you hold on to your hope, how many know you can get it all back. All I want to know is did, say it. What about you! Only by staying connected to the Vine can you produce fruit. Look at verse 4. He is the link by which we are able to stay connected to God and each other. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The joy of salvation comes from knowing Gods presence, trusting that your sins are forgiven and having the assurance that in every situation and circumstance, God is with you, you are not alone. Vision Read a few verses of scripture. It needs to be connected into the trees life giving sap, for that branch to be able to have life. endobj as they march him for judgment hall to judgment hall, as his friends denied him not once but thrice, this was a hopeless case yawl has the crowd cried crucify him. Childerns Sermons Open your Bible, if you will, to the fourth chapter of Galatians. Lets take them one at a time. I dont know of anyone who cant relate to that. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Childern's Sermons Hymn Lists John 15:1-8 Stay Connected! In his Letter to the Romans, Paul writes, For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, You cleared the ground for it. Will our health hold up, or will we have a heart attack or a sudden stroke? Ruth 1, Ruth 1:6-17, Sermon Topics: Its easy for us to look like we are connected to Jesus. Jakes uses his gift for connecting with people to inspire us to be the best versions of ourselves. Aint GOD alright Just when I thought I was hopeless case Jesus made me a case of hope. stream In From the Cross to Pentecost, Bishop T. D. Jakes shares a magnificent depiction of the "Greatest Love Story" ever toldthe love story between God and man.For those who've wondered about the relevancy of Jesus Christ's life, His death on the Cross, and His resurrection from the dead, this book can answer those questions once and for all. Hope my brothers and my sisters is not just wishful thinking, hope is not day dreaming, hope is very much rapped in faith. Because every now and then the Devil inflicts us with a massif douse of hopelessness dressed up as frustration, tension, stress, depression, despair but I come to kill a hopelessness devil up in here today look at some body and tell them, My brothers and my sisters 1 want you to know that there is no hopeless person in God, there is no hopeless situation in God Staying connected is the key. Identity: Discover Who You Are and Live A Life Of Purpose, 7 Things That Happened In 2016 We Can Be Grateful For. Get you one good, stand on it dont go nowhere you may not know the chapter you may not know verse but you know, said ask and it shell be given seek and you shell find knock and, was young but now Im old but I never seen, good one and dont go nowhere. There are some things in life that cannot be faked. unless it remains in the vine, Face masks are optional. Prayer enables us to be in communion with God. stream How many of you know that God may not be there when we want but, he always on time. In the words of the old gospel hymn, he is the tie that binds our hearts together in Christian love. Prayer is the lifeline of any healthy life of faith. THIS PASSAGE OF PSALMS IS MY SECOND MOST FAVORITE PASSAGE IN THE BIBLE. I know Im talking to somebody up in here! Well preacher why must I go through what Im going through if its going to pass. and perseverance, proven character; [30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Were proud of your accomplishments, and we wish you Godspeed as you walk across the stage, receive your diploma and step over the threshold into the world of opportunity that awaits you. It took the city a dump truck, a mechanical loader and a crew of four men to haul it all away. The Jews in Jesus day had the name, but they lacked the spirit. Your W A I T on God was never attended to be a WE I G H T on you. Don't Get Distracted! There are passages in the Bible I dont think anybody understands! Its not that they doubt God its not that they stop believing God but it seems like at this time they needed God to speed things up, is there any body in the room today its not that you are living in doubt or disbelieve but you want God to speed things up. They are discouraged because it seems like God is taking too long to do what God said that God would do. They took him down and laid him in a borrowed tomb, But dont lose your hope for after three days he Got up with all power in hands to save you and me from this sin sick world . % The problem was, hed rationalized about it so long, hed convinced himself it was O.K. My wife, Donna, died in 1997. And so, graduates, we salute you. When he wore a younger mans clothes, the VOICE had called him on a journey with no fixed destination. See Paul said with perseverance you must wait on the promise of the Lord and many time as we wait on God. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. <> Lifes noise can be deafening; when is the last time you sat in complete silence and listened for the messages from your heart? the same bears much fruit, The excitement you felt and the fear of being on the threshold of the rest of your life? Gj*s&{0~]y\i8a[qX'yQZ,A9lF(DMtk[OlN6g|@=t/kom1[8WGc=!F6oQ*g%CHTy1=GqmM0T_)I1j;Z/?$[di63jp A-IhVZH${>j[e!{^|$d>5Mmf9a]JZ i_n$y?FvGsr1rV=04{Rm-@@*S2tR\g2[k}%S$3VAF-{/:jB-~(Yteb`u3ooW2[MdU {@5,]GjFm%)\[JXc8`U >&DQ4Af/Gw|F"BmAMAm( Many marriages are made with foriegners and has a possible pre-numpt with the devil. And how many know you dont need but one. Once you find the Book of Psalms, youre sure to find some words you can relate to. Evangelical/Non-Denominational, Vs. 6 Heard = is to be seeking to hear THAT answer not listening. Your W-A-I-T on God was never attended to be a W E- I- G- H- T on you. With Jesus every hopeless case every hopeless person, every hopeless situation becomes a case of hope. 9:00 a. m. Adult Sunday School / 10:30 a. m. Worship, "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Try, One Small Change Will Energize Tomorrow's Sermon, Slow Down, Big Fellawhat A Motorcyclist Taught Me About Preaching, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.". 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; Come from where you were to get to where you have to be, Vs. 8 Naomi displays influence over Orpah and Ruth. In this sermon Lost Signal, if you're feeling like your connection with God is down, it's time to reconnect.