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Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 10:00AM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Steve Higginbotham
Looking at John chapter 2
The Wedding at Cana
2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.[a] 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers[b] and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,[c] and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Jesus Knows What Is in Man
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
Have you ever wished to witness some of Jesus's miracles. The book of John was written to show the reader that Jesus was the true messiah because of the signs ( or miracles) he performed and fulfilled.
In chapter 2 we see two of these signs which give evidence of his authority but also shows his mission.
Although it was not the fullness of time, still Jesus assisted with a small matter of life by the changing of the wine.
Jesus cleanses the temple of distractions, such that worship was the primary focus.
Duration 37:34
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 9:00AM MPR 4 Speaker
Speaker: Gale Nelson
The power of interpersonal skills
- don’t take it personally it’s just business
- But it has to be personal to do the Lord’s work.
- Jesus was personally crucified for each one of us
- Don’t be a Christian robot. Be a personable human and get to know the person you are talking to.
- How we act has everything to do with who we are and what we have experienced.
- Tension points. We have to stand on certain ideals even if they are debated. Love the soul not the act.
Pursuit of peace
- Heard don’t burn any bridges. Do you know any people that have burnt a bridge at work, home, or church?
- We need a watch our tack with how we interact. Jesus was kind peaceful and truthful.
- We can’t speak hate and promote love. Only love nurtures love.
- Start with the soft skills
- Speak the truth.
Example of Jesus
- He don’t compromise the message
- He went to people were they were
- He practiced forgiveness and preached repentance.
- He encouraged
- He was confident in the message.
- He used wisdom
- He confronted the naysayers
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3uu3pe4f4
Duration 43:47
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 9:00AM MPR1 Speaker
Speaker: Cliff Goodwin
Looking at John Chapter 7.
33 Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. 34 You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.”
We need to be teaching and preparing our children and grandchildren to be leaders.
"Our present leaders will not always be present"
1. Accept - We have to accept the mortality of our leaders and ourselves. But the lord's work continues.
- Joshua - Moses prepared Joshua to lead.
- 2 Kings - Elijah prepared Elisha
2. Avail - We have to avail ourselves to the present opportunities.
- John 12 - 35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”
- Use it or loose it. Take advantage of what is available to you.
- Exodus 33 - 11 Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
3. Admonish - "to put in mind" - We have to be deliberate on what we put in the minds of our young people.
- We need to gradually teach. As the audience grows so does the lesson. Look at John 16, Jesus does this with his apostles.
- We need to warn of possible dangers.
- We need to find those who aspire to be a church leader.
4. Aspire - We need to aspire for better.
- We need to have faith in God's word.
- We need to set goals.
- We need to strive for EMI, (every member involved).
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD0KZJN6rxs
Duration 41:10
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 9:00 AM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Andy Robison
Andy Robinson
The Lamb of God John 1
John was written for everyone and introduces us to Christ.
“Logos” The Word – Logic and Order
Ethos – endorsement
Pathos – appeal to the heart/emotions
The “Logos” was God – personality “He” was with God
Logos – the Word
Life – gave life
Light – gave light
Witness – John the Baptist came before Him
World – He created the world, was in the world, was rejected by the world
Will – Will of God
Flesh – John 1:14 rationality/logic became personality
Forerunner V15
Fullness V17-18
Harbinger humility V19-51
John the Baptist
Prophesied deity
V36 Behold the Lamb
Magnificence in the mundane – V29 a lamb
Self imposed docility in the face of hostility
Passover offering, most frequently sacrificed in various festivals/rituals
V30
Seeking disciples V35
Skeptical disciples V44
Revelation – also by John
Ch 4 the throne of God – Ch 5 scrolls are only opened by the one that is worthy – The Lamb
Ch 6:1 opens the seals – wrath of the lamb
Ch 7:9 who can withstand the wrath of the lamb
Ch 7:17 the lamb will shepherd them
Ch 12 the dragon was overcome by the blood of the lamb
Ch 13:8 lambs book of life
Ch 14:1 following the lamb
Ch 14:10 wrath of the lamb
Ch 17:14 make war with and be overcome by the lamb
Lord of Lords, King of Kings
Rationality becomes flesh (pathos)
Prophecy was realized
Hope was materialized all due to the Lamb.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuGMNr0yrug
Duration 38:26
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 8:00 AM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Dan Winkler
Why People Came To Jesus - John 20: 30-31
Why did people come to see Jesus? Was he the Son of God? Was he proving himself to be the Son of God?
There are 4 different groups that came to seek out Jesus and Jesus responded:
- Studious – Learned
Ch 3 Nicodemus comes to address Jesus as Rabbi/Teacher
The teacher comes to the Teacher
V3 – notice Jesus’ declaration, there is no introduction to Nicodemus; no “hello” etc.
V4 – Question from Nicodemus
V5 – Explanation by Jesus
V8 – an illustration to help Nicodemus understand
V9-21 – application – Not being born a Jew but being born again. With application Jesus gave Nicodemus hope with the example of old testament Moses.
Application for us: are there not individuals who are extremely studious and want to know what the Bible says? There are people today, esp Gen Z who want to study to prove themselves right with God. Are we ready to help these folks? Can you give answers with gentleness and respect? Are we content to give same ol stale stuff from years past? Are we relevant to the times in society? Jesus gave Nicodemus, the studious, hope. Do we have a “good news” message for this studious generation or are we “Christian Bullies”?
- Sinful – the lost
John 4:4 ex the Samaritan woman
Jesus went to her first. He did not have to go thru Samaria on the route to where he was headed but chose to. He met the woman at the well.
V16 Jesus interacted with his woman, implied her life was not as it should be
V25---V26 I am He
V29 Come and see ----- they come to him
Jesus interacted with her by offering her living water, hope
Lk 15:1-2 the sinful came. What do we offer the sinful? Do we offer them hope, grace? Or do we offer judgment?
Comments like “I already feel bad about myself shy would I want to go to church?” should hurt our hearts
Are we such that we embrace the sinful, not in acceptance of lifestyle/sin, but in a way that graciously leads them to change. It is our God given mission to have a heart to reach out to the sinful. Luke 17:1-3
- The Suffering
Ch 5, Luke 7:21-23
Matt 25
Everywhere we look there are those whose lives are broken. Are they coming to us? Are we going to them?
- The Subverters – they came to undermine His authority
Ch 7 and Ch 11-18
The Pharisees – disconnected from Jesus and an explicit effort was made by them to see to his execution
They subverted his message Lk 5:30, 6:2-7
They first complained about all that He did
Asked him to explain himself/questioned Him
Then watched to see if they could trip Him up
THEY ARE STILL OUT THERE
Jesus ignored them – He did not extend hope them
Be alert and ready. Recognize those who are trying to subvert Christ and His message
Phil 2:15
Gal 5- party-ism – Division in society as well as the church
Respond as Jesus did. You and I will never invest in people’s destiny until we invest in their humanity.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4z4SkesNls
Duration 42:16
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 18, 2024 - Thursday Evening 7PM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Gale Nelson
The Life Which I Now Have By Faith
Gal 2:20
Necessity of Faith
Faith is mandatory and it is Intentional
Intentional Faith
-be deliberate, purposeful
-Heb 11:6 be intentional in what you believe, consistent
-Allow someone else to see your faith through your trust, dependence, confidence, and reliance on Christ
-Without these things you cannot have faith
-The purpose of the bk of John – Jn 20:24, 28 ***
* V29 – Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed”
*V31 – these are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ.
-Persevere in faith without doubt
-Do you truly believe what God in Christ did for you?
-You read God’s word and question what it says but often will immediately believe what you hear/see online.
Deliberate Faith
-Seek him deliberately with all diligence
-What does it mean to seek diligently? We all need help in seeking – Bible study, Bible class, workshops, retreats.
- We need fellowship, deliberate attendance and interaction with other believers. Gal 2:20 We cannot matriculate through the Christian life alone.
Abundant Faith
-John 6: 35 When we are seeking we should hunger and thirst for righteousness
-8:12 Light of the world, you cannot compromise on your interaction with the darkness; you must walk as children of light.
-There will be opposition
-10:7 He is the door, the only door, the only way in which we enter
-10:11 He is the shepherd
-11:25 Salvation is only thru Christ
Being “In Christ” understand the benefits
Romans 8:1
Ephesians 1:3-7
No one can earn their salvation, we gain our salvation IN Christ and our faith, trust, and obedience in Him
2 Peter 3:9
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBP1sHE1dY
Duration 43:25
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 18, 2024 - Thursday 6:30 Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Cliff Goodwin
John the Perspective: Grasping John’s Gospel
-How he (John) viewed Christ as he penned the gospel.
John 1: 14
Son of God: reference to Christ is used 10+ times in the Gospel of John. More than any other gospel.
We often miss the significance of that term. Psalm 8:4 (He drew parallelism: same truth stated twice but with a little bit of change)
Affirmation of Christ’s deity.
Son of God = Nature of God
3 Major Ideas from the Prologue of John
- God’s son among men
- Eternity of Christ – paramount importance that you understand Christ has always “been” – he wasn’t “created” in Mary.
John 1: 1-3 Micah 5:2 > Christ is not a “created” being, he is from “everlasting”
John 1:4-5 Before Abraham
John 17:5 I AM
- Hostility our Lord Met
- John 1:4-5, 10-11, 3:19-21, 5:18, 7:1,19,20,25 , 8:41,48,52
- Matt 10:34
- Hostility increases after the raising of Lazarus Chapters 11 and 12 of John
- John 1:14 Authenticity of Christ
- By his signs
- 2:11 reveals his glory
- Acts 2:22
- 2:23 very public
- 7:31 numerous
- 11: 45, 47 undeniability
- By his sayings
- 7:37-38, 46
- 4:39-42
- 8:28-32
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9R0ZFnadMw
Duration 32:08
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
May 5, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
What Everyone Needs to Know About Sin - Ezekiel 18 Hiram Kemp
- Everyone is accountable to God - (Ezekiel 18:4)
- The soul that sins will die - (Ezekiel 18:4)
- Our sins are our fault - (Ezekiel 18:4, 18:19-20)
- Anybody can change - (Ezekiel 18:21-22, 18:24-29)
- Repentance & a renewed heart leads to life - (Ezekiel 18:30-31)
- God takes no pleasure in sinner's destruction - (Ezekiel 18:32)
Duration 41:22
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
May 5, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
PAUL'S CONFIDENCE IN ONESIMUS AND PHILEMON
Neal Pollard
Introduction
A. Paul Was A __________________ Man!
B. This Letter Is a Model for How to Help _____________ In _________________
l. WHY PAUL WAS _________________ IN ____________________
A. There Was His ___________ For the Lord and His ________________ (5)
B. There Was His _____________ In the Lord and His _______________ (5)
C. There Was The _____ And _________ Others Received from His _______ (7)
D. There Was the Way He _______________ The __________ Of the Saints (7)
ll. WHY PAUL WAS _______________ IN ___________________
A. Paul Was Confident in Him Because Of Their ___________________ (10)
B. Paul Was Confident in Him Because Of His _________________ (11)
C. Paul Was Confident in Him Because Of His ___________________ (12-16)
D. Paul Was Confident in Him Because Of _______________ He Was (16)
lll. LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THIS LETTER ABOUT _____________ IN
OTHERS
A. We Should Look for the ________ In Others (4-9)
B. Before Dealing With __________ Matters, Let's Begin With __________ (4-9)
C. We Should Let The ____________ Fight Our ______________ (10-16)
D. Realize That _____________ Takes ________________ (17ff)
Conclusion
A. Onemisus' Name Literally Means ____________; Philemon Means ___________One
Duration 37 ;13
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
May 5, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class
This quarter Phil Hartnady leads a study of the book of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah
- the weeping prophet
- forsake / forsaken X 24
- backsliding / backslider X 13
- return X 47
Key verses: 3:25, 6:13-16, 7:23-24, 7:28, 10:23, 20:9, 31:31-34
Key Chapter: 31, the coming of a Messiah that will bring a new covenant.
Jeremiah - weeping prophet - prophesied in Judah (Southern Kingdom) 7th Century BC. This book represents, like others, Gods timeless call to man to trust in him and not in themselves. He lived about 100 years after Isaiah and began his ministry about 626BC lasting until 586BC (60 years). World powers at his birth were Assyria and Egypt, and both were subdued by Babylon in his lifetime. Isaih saved Judiah from Assyria, Jeremiah tried to save them from Babylon, but was not successful. He foresaw Babylon's fall (51:64). Israel (Northern Kingdom) already carried away by Assyria, now Judiah stands alone. Jeremiah helps last good king (Josiah) in reformation of kingdom when book of the law is found. Josiah slain by Pharaoh Necro in 608BC, evil kings reign and hate Jeremiah. In 606 BC, Babylon conquer all, taking captives from Judah (including Daniel).
Jeremiah was young, devoutly religious, tenderhearted and uncommonly bold and courageous, one of the greatest preachers of his time. He foretold the fall of Judah to Babylon, and the return after 70 years of bondage. He spoke of the coming of "the Lord, Our Righteousness" (22:6, 33:16).
Lessons from Jeremiah:
- The problem of sin: 2:13, 5:30-31, 6:13, 3:25, 6:15, 7:4-7, 7:28
- The wages of sin: 13:9-10, 18:1-11, 19:1-15, 24:1-10
- God's plea... Amend your ways: 13:15, 3:12, 26:13
- Coming of a New Covenant: 31:27-34
- Personal Responsibility: 31:29-30
Duration 40:05