“The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the ?Sabbath." How do you feel about the Sabbath? Do you look forward to it? Do you see it as…
We live in an age of ignorance We live in an age of bias against Christianity How did people think about religion in Jesus' day? Some people are hooked on…
Introduction Are you burdened about something at the moment? The apostle Paul was not burdened by being single, about his finances, about persecution The apostle Paul was most burdened by…
Repentance What do we understand about this word? Missing jewel of much Christianity today The three parables speak about repentance The parables move from 1:100 to 1:10 to 1:1 God…
Introduction God's ways are not our ways and God's thoughts are not our thoughts God is infinite, is King, is Lord God often surprises us That a church should be…
Overview What is a feast? Imagine being invited to a Royal Banquet (e.g. Will & Kate) Jesus likens the Kingdom of God to a Wedding Feast Many people think of…
Overview This church doesn't seem to have any internal problems They reached out to the surrounding nations The church had suffered much persecution in the beginning The joy and faith…
Solomon's four achievements 1. Solomon did a great job (8:1-10) Not that he had a great job (as king) but he did a great job He rebuilt the temple, the…
Overview Illustration of the pastor who had left the church because he wanted the church to be run in his way We have to be careful about making our own…