The passage from John’s Gospel is a familiar one to many, o it is a message of assurance. · I hope that all here gathered today to share in this ceremony celebrating the life of .................... , will hear the reassuring message of Jesus Christ … the messiah … the saviour o words that were first…

This passed month we have been looking at the names of Jesus has many names and many powerful functions and responsibilities. Many time we look at His names and just glance by them but His names always deserve our attention because there are reasons why Jesus is called what is He called. There are reason…

Separation anxiety. Dogs get it when you leave them home alone. Children get it when you drop them off at preschool for the first time. Christians get it when loved ones leave us. The disciples got it when Jesus left them. But he had a special message for them, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." John 14 contains a special promise to alleviate all of your fears.

Peace, fear, comfort, multiplication How does peace, fear, comfort and multiplication work together? Look and remember how they work together (Act9:31) 31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort…

Thoughts of Comfort I would take nothing away from the grief you feel today. I would not say to you that everything is all right. Because it’s not and you know it. You hurt. And we know you will hurt for a long time. God made us so that we can have relationships with one another and when that relationship…

Matthew 21:21–22 21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. 22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you…

The Rapture Debate There are three major views concerning the timing of the Rapture in relation to the period commonly known as the Tribulation. 1. Post – Tribulationalism. This view holds that the Rapture will take place at the end of the Tribulation. 2. Mid – Tribulationalism. This view holds that…

Thoughts of Comfort I would take nothing away from the grief you feel today. I would not say to you that everything is all right. Because it’s not and you know it. You hurt. And we know you will hurt for a long time. God made us so that we can have relationships with one another and when that relationship…

“Everything’s going to be all right. Don’t worry.” We have all said those words to someone at sometime. We have all meant those words. It has also been true that after you said that, things got worse and there was more to worry about. We say those words because we want to make the people we care about…

The Promise of Comfort “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. When we consider comfort we often refer to some level of relief from pain we are experiencing in our life. When we hurt we desire for the pain to be lifted and removed from our lives. This text is located in a section we…

We are taking the statements Jesus made on the cross and using them to study how Jesus handled the worst day of His life. 2 Keep your eyes on Jesus , who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and…

In times like these we need to be comforted and to comfort one another

The Tired Prophet in 1 Kings 19 , we have the story of Elijah the prophet of God during King Ahab and Queen Jezebel’s time. Elijah had just had a GREAT victory for God, defeating the 450 prophets of Baal. We might imagine this would be the start of a really Awesome series of moves, fixing the Northern…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we thank you this day for all those in our lives who have been a mom, like a mom, or stepped in to be a spiritual leader in our lives. Guide our hearts to welcome your Spirit into our presence in this time that we may be able to open our hearts, our minds, and our…

When He had spoken these things, while they looked, He was taken up. And a cloud received Him from their sight. While they looked intently toward heaven as He ascended, suddenly two men stood by them in white garments. They said, “Men of Galilee, why stand looking toward heaven? This same Jesus, who…

In order to truly reflect the Image of GOD, we must allow the Character of God to proceed us and carry us forward in every area of our lives.

Introduction · Turn to John 14 · Have you ever opened a new product and read those safety labels? They seem to be getting more and more bizarre, to warn against every conceivable risk to avoid a lawsuit. · An organization in MI actually holds an annual contest called “The Wacky Warning Label Contest.”…