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Scripture: \"Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.\" (Jeremiah 26:16)

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Opening Scripture: \"Do not learn the way of the nations... for the customs of the peoples are worthless.\" — Jeremiah 10:2–3

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\"Let not the wise boast in their wisdom, or the strong in their strength, or the rich in their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exe...

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The Road Was Always There

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There's a question buried in Jeremiah 2:13 that still lands with full force today.

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In Luke 4, Jesus stands up in the synagogue, unrolls the scroll of Isaiah, and begins to read:

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Scattered to Be Found

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Wounded to Heal

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What if the greatest threat to America isn’t from outside our borders — but from a slow, quiet forgetting of where our blessings actually come from?

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Isaiah 41 opens with the great powers of the earth summoned to court — nervous, conferring, encouraging one another, hurriedly bolting their idols down so they don't topple. They sense something seismic is happening.

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“You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool, but you did not look to the One who made it.” — Isaiah 22:11

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As I prepare to preach on Genesis 7–9 this Sunday, the sobering reality of the text presses in. God sees the evil of the world with perfect clarity. In Noah’s day, it was complete, pervasive, and devastating—“every incli...

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Jesus doesn't just meet our expectations—He exceeds them in the most life-changing ways

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Confession and Self-Examination Handout:

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Be Alert. Be Aware. The Enemy is Crafty (Genesis 3:1-7)

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Genesis 1 & 2 – God’s Blueprint for Marriage

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Discussion Guide: Genesis 2:4-17

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Lectio Divina: Divine Reading -- Hebrews 4:9-11 (ESV)

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When we fail to truly believe and rest in the truth that God's work is perfectly finished—both in creation (Genesis 2:1) and supremely in Christ's redemptive work on the cross (\"It is finished,\" John 19:30)—it opens the ...

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(Based on Genesis 2:1-3 and the Sabbath Principle)

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Small Group Discussion Guide Finished, Freed, and Filled: Entering God’s Rhythm of Completion and Rest(Genesis 2:1-3)

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God’s Pattern of Creation: Reflective Questions to Ponder

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How Genesis 1 Teaches a Literal 7-Day Creation

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God the Creator—Prayer Experience

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Small Group Discussion

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Devotional In creation, God first forms (shaping the heavens, earth, seas, and sky), then fills (with light, creatures, and life). This divine pattern continues in your spiritual journey. Seasons of waiting and refining—...

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Devotional Our culture often claims we're products of blind chance and evolution, but Scripture reveals the opposite: you are fearfully and wonderfully made by a purposeful, loving Creator (Psalm 139:14). Genesis shows G...

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Discussion Guide: Genesis 1:1-2

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1. Your God is bigger than the universe... and still knows your name

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From Head to Heart to Life

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Day 4: When God Speaks, Things Happen

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One Letter at a Time

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Day 1: The Foundation We Can Trust

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Discussion Guide: Genesis Introduction

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The Persistent Journey – Seekers Influenced Across Centuries

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The Crisis of Truth – Seeking the Real King Amid the Noise

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Discussion Guide: Sunday, December 28, 2025

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God Makes a Way

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Day 3: Faithful Action in Uncertainty

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The Power of Surrender

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Day 1: Divine Interruptions in Ordinary Lives

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Sermon Summary

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Despised and Rejected

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Called Out of Egypt

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Born in the House of Bread

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Devotional: Few truths stretch our understanding more than the virgin birth. In a world governed by natural laws, the idea that a young woman could conceive by the Holy Spirit seems inconceivable. Yet this miracle, foret...

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God Keeps His Promises

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Summary\nThis sermon examines five Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah that were fulfilled in Jesus Christ, as recorded in Matthew chapters 1 and 2. The pastor emphasizes that these prophecies, spoken hundreds of y...

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Devotional: Roman legionaries knew a brutal truth carved out on a hundred battlefields: the instant a man stepped out of the shield wall, he was already dead. When their scuta locked edge-to-edge, the formation became a ...

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Equipped for Battle

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