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Marriage that Points to Jesus 1 Peter 2 If you know, you know. If you don’t, it’s Princess Bride. And you now have a fun movie to watch in the next week. It’s amazing how packed in that little sketch, that little skit, are all of these cultural assumptions about marriage. A dream within a dream. It’s about true love. Our culture tells us that marriage and promises that marriage we will, in marriage, will find a soulmate marriage will find true love in marriage, we’ll have our

We all go through times when we’re looking ahead, and our future looks uncertain. We want clarity, but instead, God gives us the courage to move forward in faith. It’s in these moments we learn not to be driven by what’s easy but to be pulled forward by purpose. Sermon Highlights  It’s important to always have something to look forward to.  You need a better because. Sometimes, God won’t give you the conclusion, He’ll just give you courage. It’s ok not to know. You don’t need

HOME FOR cHRISTMAS sHELTER AND REFUGE IN JESUS Psalm 121 R3-1803 What does it do to your heart to realize that Mary didn’t make it home for Christmas? (Repeat) If anybody needed to be home for Christmas, it was Mary. ●Slide #: Luke 2:1-7: In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. ●Slide

God chose a humble animal—a donkey foal—to play a big part in Bible prophecy and a key role in our Savior’s story. The donkey who carried the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem for Passover was more than just transportation—that journey fulfilled prophecy and identified Jesus as the Messiah. In this Christmas Eve message, Pastor Skip Heitzig examines God’s attention to detail, His perfect timing, and His use of humble things, and he encourages us to live in Service to the King. Matthe

Transcript You can't rush relational intimacy. That doesn't happen in a day. Again, that's, sometimes the eagerness, we're so starved for actual people in our lives, sometimes anybody shows us any attention, and we just come on so strong and lay it on so thick because we're trying to Amazon Prime the relationship decades past where it actually is at in a moment. But when it's just this tiny little thing, you just add a little bit of twigs to it, and a little bit of kindling t

On August 22nd, 1851, the New York Yacht Club won the inaugural America’s Cup. It was a 53-mile regatta around the Isle of Wright. That New York Yacht club successfully defended their title 26 times. They held the title for 132 years. It was the longest winning streak in international sports history until 1983, when the Australia two finally broke that streak. How did they do it? Well, a wing keel designed by Dutch engineers did not hurt. But when you haven’t won a race in 13

After considering all God has done for us, surrendering ourselves completely to Him is the only logical thing to do. THE ONLY LOGICAL THING TO DO Romans 12:1-2 S-1714 As we study the Bible we see three interlocking elements of truth. Beliefs: Romans 1-11 Behaviors: Romans 12-13: Relationships: Romans 14-16 Beliefs + Behaviors = Great relationships If beliefs and behaviors do not lead to deeper relationships, some thing is wrong with our beliefs or behaviors. We have finished

Kraft singles: unnatural. Evangelical culture: something is wrong with you if you’re not married. “What’s wrong with you?” Expectation: milestone. The Bible? Singles are natural. 46% of adults are single. Dangers: Culture: use your singleness for you. Good news for the real world. 1 Cor 7:7: Paul: single. Widower? Abandoned? Radical! Jewish men were required to get married and beget children. Rabbi Eleazar (2nd C): “Any man who has no wife is no proper man.” Singleness is na

And today, I want to begin with a question. How different would the world be or how different would your world be if you knew the future? We saw in Back to the Future, it really did impact to know if you go back, then you can go forward differently. And it didn’t always work out very well, right? Because then you ended up like why is my mom married to Biff? That didn’t work out so well. But the reality is that knowing the future of course, would the obvious answer is it would

: M&M update: 64% commitments. $1.67M. Campus is a go. Discernment around next steps. Infastructure/canvas. Commit. Give. Pray. A: Last year 60 million Americans suffered from mental health issues. One in five. Maybe it’s you. Maybe a friend. What do we do? Does the Bible have anything to say about mental health? Yes. For some, the church has stigmatized mental health. The church should be the most transparent place on earth. We should be the place it’s safest to answer,

– At all of our churches, raise your hands if relationally right now, you’re experiencing any tension, any complicated conversations, or have any friends going crazy on social media. Raise your hand. Raise your hand. Online, you can type in, “I’m there. I’m there.” If your hand’s not up in the air right now, I wanna have lunch with you ’cause everybody else is driving me crazy. It’s like it’s really, really complicated in our culture today, and I don’t know about all of you,

he Parables of Jesus teach us that the most humble person is the most honored by God. The Lowest Seat At The Feast Parable of Jesus - Part 3 Luke 14:7-24 “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 14:11 (p.797) • Those Who Humble Themselves Will Be Exalted. 1. Honor others. “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invi

GOD’S WILL AND GRACE Romans 1:24-32 S-1699 ●SLIDE: Will and Grace is a television sitcom glorifying the homosexual lifestyle. According to Romans 1, God is not nearly so impressed with gay love as is our society. God’s will is for holiness—His grace is for when we fail. ●SLIDE:In Romans 1:18-23 we saw last week how God has revealed Himself to all mankind: (1) Conscience; (2) Nature. But all men take that knowledge and suppress it. As a result no one has an excuse for not beli

Roger and Scott GO sermon #2 Matthew 28:19-20 S-1752 SLIDE #1: background passport slide ROGER SLIDE #2: Introduce video #1 of Roger and Julie teaching in Mongolia We have the highest-rated program on Eagle TV. VIDEO #1: Roger and Julie teaching in Mongolia SCOTT SLIDE #3: Matthew 28:19, 20: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

Pastor Chris Brown August 27-28, 2022 Message #34 / 2 Samuel 16 northcoastchurch.com/sermons When Life Falls Apart The three keys to surviving a trainwreck: 2 Samuel 16, 12, Philippians 2:1-13, Romans 12:1-21 Having the right view of OURSELVES Having the right view of OTHERS Having the right view of GOD The soundtrack to a horrific failure: Psalm 3 David is writing out his FAITH and the TRUTHS about God, even though his REALITY is telling him something VERY DIFFERENT. The ma

Jesus’ perplexing story of the dishonest manager teaches us that non-Christians are often more diligent and wise in preparing for their futures than Christians. We must use earthly wealth to build earthly relationships that make spiritual impact. YOU’RE BETTER THAN THAT! Luke 16:1-13 S-1734 Man comes to his Lutheran pastor and asks if he will do a funeral for his favorite dog. “No,” said the pastor. “We Lutherans don’t do funerals for animals. Why don’t you try the Baptist ch

You see, the gospel is not about bad people becoming good. It’s about dead people coming to life. And only through the blood of Jesus and his resurrection can we come to life. And if you’re lost today, if you’re hurting today, there’s life in Jesus’ name for you. There is an answer to the ache within, to that loneliness you feel, even in the middle of a crowded room, that nagging sense of meaning and purpose that you lie in bed aware of, acutely aware of, but that shouldn’t m

We don’t have to be confused about signs of the times. The prophet Daniel outlines the kingdoms of the world in his vision of the multi-metallic man and the seventy “sevens” prophecy. Christ teaches that all human governments stand on delicate foundations. Holy living is the best preparation for Christ’s return. Daniel 12:4: “But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.” The prophecies

NATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH Straight From The Heart: The Homing Instinct Mark Batterson A few months ago, I was speaking to a group of guys, about 500 men in the room and I asked the question, how many of you were intentionally discipled by your dad? Three hands went up. Houston, we have a problem. That is .06 percent. We have biological fathers who have never learned what it means to be a spiritual father and then we wonder why marriages and families are falling apart. But we

The Treasure and the Pearl Matthew 13 John: Lebron James card. What would you sell everything you had for? Greg: Parable of the hidden treasure: Matthew 13:44 The kingdom of God: once we experience the treasure, we won’t hesitate to give everything away for it. Amy and ebay. John: Antique Roadshow. How many of you would buy these for $5,000? They’re worth over a $1M. John 12:1-8: Mary, Jesus, and the ointment. She had experienced Jesus. It was worth it! Greg: The pearl: Matth