Psalm 117 is the shortest of the Psalms, shortest chapter in the Scriptures, YET… it expresses a TRUTH that is powerful and holds great implication and impact regardless of generation, people group, or culture you come from! Praise the Lord , all nations; Laud Him, all peoples! For His lovingkindness…

Have you recognized your Need, to accept His Offer of salvation, to find Enjoyment in His loving kindness?

Introducing Jonathan We are the products of the people around us. None of us are really “self-made”. We are the product of our families, our parents and grandparents, we are the product of the teachers who influenced us at key times, the friends who were with us, the spouses we’ve walked with, the kids…

Intro Consumers spent more than $130 billion on gift cards per year, according to advisory company CEB TowerGroup, but it said roughly $1 billion went unspent. A Radical Reorientation Our worship is a response to God’s mercy . 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your…

Alabanza por la misericordia eterna de Jehová salmo 136.1 es una poesía compuesta por Estrofas EL GRAN HALLEL, EL GRAN CANTO DE AGRADECIMIENTO HALLEL (Alabad al Señor). Nombre que dan los judíos al grupo de salmos del 113 al 118, que eran considerados como una unidad litúrgica. Estos salmos eran leídos…

1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 And the…

Introduction: Peter had a question that we also have to answer. “How can we allow truth to impact our way of thinking and our way of living?” Choose How to Think Choose How to Live Choose Who to Glorify 1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for…

I’m at Kid’s Kamp which I have done for maybe 20 years here in Southern California. Each year we have a weekend camp that is kind of an introduction to youth camp, but mostly stands by itself to help 7 to 11 year old campers experience some time with God, learning more about what salvation means, and…

Introduction There are many unpleasant things about life in a fallen world. One of those things is despair, that sense of dread that everything is wrong with no chance of being made right. Despair can come quickly or it can build up over time. A sudden catastrophic loss of job, family, or security can…

Transition w/ key word – Our text reveals several incentives to praise God!

A Song of Salvation. Turn to Jonah CH.2 - where did we leave Jonah? (1:17) - in the belly of the big fish. Here he is inside the fish and he prays to יהוה! You can pray to God anywhere and He hears! Hallelujah! -I am no poet! I skip over poetry, I am not the one to be preaching this chapter. Here is…

Parte exhortativa de la carta de Romanos donde se fundamenta en la misericordia que Dios tiene por ele ser humano.

Malachi 6. We are back in the book of Malachi again [P], up to chapter 2 now! You may care to turn there in your Bibles. Last time I used this borrowed overview [P] to show where we had got up to. Verse 1 of chapter 1 was an introduction [P], then (v.2-5) was an oracle, a burden or a heavy message for…

God demonstrates his love for Jonah by saving his life, and providing comfort from the heat. God also shows his love for the people of Nineveh by sending Jonah to warn them of God's judgement. Due to Jonah's racially motivated perspective of the Ninevites, rebelled against God's command and attempted to go to a location where he would be free from the power of God.

Intro In the next few weeks we’ll be talking about SC3. I love to talk about the church. I’ll always be a church-man. When my time in leadership is done, I’ll spend the rest of my time supporting and helping the next generation of preachers. Foundations I love the church because Jesus loves the church.…

Learning Compassion The book of Jonah is a favourite of mine – wonderful prophecy and pictures of Jesus. But why it is special to me is that the LORD has spoken to me personally in it and challenged me. It is the chapter before us today that penetrated through to my core – it is the rather strange story…

The introductory message in a new message series called, Outcasts, where we learn what it really means to reach out to the lost.

The court is in session abiding witnesses are summoned (1, 2) - יהוה has a case against His people - He is calling them to court to plead their case. First יהוה summons His witnesses. It cannot be people because they are the ones on trial. He summons the mountains and hills. We may regard them as inanimate…

Have you ever felt out of place? Story of when I first arrived in Canada (1987) and attended the public school How does that feel? Oddly strange Don’t know how to react Try to go with the flow Today we come to a beautiful story of an ordinary woman, I would even call her an underprivileged and emptied…

Last week we looked at the Christian response to a crisis and we learned how to move from fear to faith. While having faith is paramount in the face of anything, I want to make sure we also understand other important responses in the midst of devastating circumstances. Jehoshaphat dealt more with potential…

The Epilogue ties the themes of the book together

21 Jesús entonces les dijo otra vez: Paz a vosotros; como el Padre me ha enviado, así también yo os envío. 22 Después de decir esto, sopló sobre ellos y les dijo*: Recibid el Espíritu Santo. 23 A quienes perdonéis los pecados, estos les son perdonados; a quienes retengáis los pecados, estos les son retenidos. Leccionario de la Misa. (2014). Faithlife.

What יהוה requires. יהוהis seeking something….. perfect moral character! Turn to Micah chapter six. A few weeks ago retreat for teachers of Bethlehem school in Tauranga, speaker spoke of “canon with the canon” – we only use a small portion of the Scriptures. He said that we know nothing of the Minor…