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Matthew 16:13-28 “Who Do You Say That I Am?”

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Matthew 17-13-28 (audio file for download or streaming)   Well, we finished up our study of James last week. I hope it was a good time for you. I really leaned a lot from it, and I pray that God will remind us all of things that we learned in that study for years to come. What is more important, I pray that we as individuals and as a body will put into practice the lessons and truths that we have learned in James. For the next few weeks, until the Sunday after Easter we will be looking at the crucifixion … Continue reading Matthew 16:13-28 “Who Do You Say That I Am?”

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James Recap

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(Most of my posts are simply the notes that I use when I preach with minimal editing afterward. In most cases, the notes alone may leave holes that I flesh out in the message. Make sure you stream or download the sermon to get more than the notes offer.) james recap (link to audio file for streaming or free download) Here we are on our last week of studying the book of James. We finished up the textual study last week with the last few verses, and this week we are going to recap the entire book. I hope that the … Continue reading James Recap

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James 5:13-20 “Go to God”

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James 5-13-20 (audio file)   Open your Bibles please to James Chapter 5. We are going to be finishing the final verses of James today. Next week we will be doing a summary of the book, reminding us of the things that we have learned as we have studied this book. And so you can be looking ahead, we will be taking a week to look at some lessons from the book of Nehemiah on vision. Then a few weeks to prepare to celebrate Easter. After which I will be preaching through our statement of faith.   Last week we learned … Continue reading James 5:13-20 “Go to God”

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James 5:7-12 “Be Patient”

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James 5-7-12 (audio file) Open your Bibles to the book of James. We are reading again from chapter 5. this time we will be looking at verses 7-12. Last week we looked at a startling verse aimed at the rich. those who have hoarded their wealth and possessions, those who have gained it dishonestly, and those who have used it selfishly are all to weep and howl, for the Lord sees all of that as evidence against them, and that all of our hearts will be judged by the evidence that is before the judge. This week we have a bit … Continue reading James 5:7-12 “Be Patient”

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James 4:1-12 “What Causes Fights?”

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James 4-1-12 2 (audio File)   This is, believe it or not, the eighth message in our series of James. We stared it 12 weeks ago however, so it has seemed longer that we have been in it. So, just to bring you up to speed, James is a leader in the church of Jerusalem, he is the brother of Jesus, and he introduces himself as a servant of Christ, more specifically a bond servant of Christ. We established in the first week of this series that we need to have our identity in Christ if we are going to be … Continue reading James 4:1-12 “What Causes Fights?”

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James 3:13-18 Where is your wisdom from?

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James 3:13-18 Where is Your Wisdom From? (audio file) Well, if you were here last week, you know that we got back into our study of James. We looked at the passage that addresses our tongue and how our words carry a great deal of influence, that our predisposition is to use our words to inflict pain because of our sinful nature. That when we become a Christian, our speech should reflect the change that has taken place in our hearts. When you have Christ in your heart, your speech will be transformed, as your heart is transformed by Christ. … Continue reading James 3:13-18 Where is your wisdom from?

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Zechariah’s prophesy about Jesus Luke 1:67-80

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December 23 2012 (audio file) Well, here we are a couple days till Christmas. If you are a regular attender here, you know that we have been studying the book of James lately. We will pick that back up next Sunday. Last week in light of the tragedy in Newtown Ct. we hit pause on our study to look at how scripture speaks to tragedies like that one. If you missed it, there is an audio recording up on the web. We have been trying to get it up on the church website, but that has not been working, so if … Continue reading Zechariah’s prophesy about Jesus Luke 1:67-80

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September/October Newsletter Article

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Hello Emmaus Family, I hope this summer has been a great one for you and your families. It has been a busy one for our family, for sure. Lots of changes to get used to, and things to figure out. I am so grateful to be in the position I am in here at Emmaus.  I would like to share with you some things that I have been up to, as well as some observations from my first two months here. As for my schedule, it seems to work well. I attend the Gillis’ Bible study Monday mornings; then I … Continue reading September/October Newsletter Article

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Philippians 1:27-30

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Philippians 1:27-30 (audio file) Philippians 1:27-30 Unity Pray Intro, what we’ve seen so far in this letter. Message 4 of our series on Phil. 1st message: God Begins the Work, God Completes the work, its for His Glory 2nd message: God furthers the gospel through Paul’s circumstances, not in spite of them, God encourages his people through Paul’s witness, God proclaims the gospel through Paul’s enemies. 3rd message: Paul’s joy was rooted in the knowledge that Jesus would be glorified no matter what his circumstance in life or death. Transition in the Letter from what God is doing in Paul, to … Continue reading Philippians 1:27-30

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Superman

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Superman V. 1. All you see are these brick walls, and masks I wear for you. Holding shame, hiding pain, keeping safe whats true. The pain it burns, pain it burns, but tells me I still feel Deep inside, Deep inside, I want to know Im real V. 2. I see my world its caving in, these walls are shaking now The mask is torn now from my face, falling to the ground See my eyes, see these tears, like rivers flowing down Crying out, their screaming out, somebody save me now V. 3. Unveiled, unmasked what will you think, … Continue reading Superman