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Moses: Learning Obedience in the Wilderness
Preacher: Pastor Ray Text: Exodus 2:15-22 We will be studying Moses in the Midian wilderness where he was a nobody for 40 years. Likewise, Jesus lived for 30 years in obscurity before He began His ministry. Christians, we are in the world, but not of the world. Therefore, like Moses and Jesus, we need to […]
Jesus Overcomes Every Temptation of Satan (Matt 4)
Preacher: Pastor Ray Unlike Israel who failed each test in the wilderness for 40 years, Jesus undergoes a similar testing when He is tempted by Satan for 40 days and He passes with flying colors. Sermon Notes
Deut 1: Thanksgiving Service (pt3 of 3)
To recap, grumbling is a sign that you are in a spiritual wilderness. Second, fear is one reason Christians remain in the wilderness. And lastly, sin keeps us in the wilderness. Let’s read from Deut 1:3-8. Deut 1 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the […]
Deut 1: Thanksgiving Service (pt2 of 3)
That was a long intro. This is our Thanksgiving service. So to get you into the holiday spirit, we are taking a detour from our study of Matthew and today we’ll cover our Devotional Text from last week, Deut 1. And we will tackle the perennial problem of ingratitude. I love Thanksgiving because it is […]
Matthew 4 – The Temptation of Jesus (pt1 of 4)
Read Matt 4:1-11. Last time, I spoke from Matthew 2 and 3 and we covered repentance and how true repentance is demonstrated by fruit. Nothing else determines the authenticity of our repentance. Not sincerity, not emotions, not tears, not church attendance. Only fruit matters. So here in Matthew 4:17, right after the temptation of Christ, […]