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Christ and His Bride, the Church   And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, Dear saints, You’ve heard of high school sweet-hearts?  Well imagine a couple that was kindergarten sweethearts.  They grew up together.  They were best friends,...

Inheriting Heavenly Treasures   PSALM Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,     who greatly delights in his commandments! 3 Wealth and riches are in his house,     and his righteousness endures forever. 4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;     he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. 5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;     who conducts his...

Believing in Jesus and His Truth   What’s do you call someone who believes their own lies? There’s probably a fancy term for it that would tempt us to think about someone else out there – but Scripture doesn’t allow that for us – because the answer that Scripture gives is that we are all...

Jesus and Marriage PSALM Unless the Lord builds the house,     those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city,     the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early     and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil;     for he gives to his beloved sleep. 3 Behold, children are a heritage from...

Audio: The Most Important Question   You come to church this morning with many unanswered questions about your life and future. Some of you young men and women don’t know who they will marry, what job they will have in the long-term or what their future financial security will look like. Some of you older men...

Big God, Big Church, Little Mighty Works He Prepared Beforehand PSALM 13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever,     your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages. Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord,     give praise, O servants of the Lord, 2 who stand in the house of the Lord,     in the courts of the house of our God! 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;     sing to his name, for...

Jesus Our Overseer, Watching Ourselves, and Looking Out for Each Other   Have you ever had the feeling that someone wanted you to mess up – that wanted you to be wrong? Jesus, in our text, is surrounded by people who want him to be wrong – who want Him to sin. The text says...

Received By Jesus – Receiving Others, Especially Children, in Jesus’ Name PSALM 4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord;     trust in him, and he will act. 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,     and your justice as the noonday. 7 Be still before the Lord and...

Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus, Especially When Other Things Are Commanding Our Attention “Look at me when I’m talking to you.” For this past week, and especially the last few days, this is what this broken, fallen, cursed world has been preaching to us, especially as creation has been groaning around us through Hurricane Florence....

First Opened Ears, Then Speaking Plainly PSALM 8 The Lord is the strength of his people;     he is the saving refuge of his anointed. 28 To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,...