Family Album Part 4 – July 31, 2016

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (NIV) Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper 17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to…

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Family Album Part 3 – July 24, 2016

Matthew 12:46-50 (NIV) Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are…

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Family Album – July 10, 2016

Ruth 1:1-5 (NIV) Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons 1 In the days when the judges ruled,[a] there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of…

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Battle Cry • July 3, 2016

1 Peter 2:11-12 (NIV) Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires,which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

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Our Church Part 2 – June 26, 2016

Acts 6:1-7 (NIV) The Choosing of the Seven 6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews[a] among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widowswere being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry…

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Our Church – June 19, 2016

Ephesians 4:1-7 (NIV) Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ 4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and…

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The Kingdom Pt 4 – June 12, 2016

1 Corinthians 12:12-14 (NIV) Unity and Diversity in the Body 12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by[a] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even…

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Gods Revelation The Jews – June 5, 2015

Deuteronomy 14:1-2 (NIV) Clean and Unclean Food 14 You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead, 2 for you are a people holy to the Lord your God.Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession. Romans 3:1-2 (NIV) God’s…

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The Kingdom Part 2 – May 29, 2016

Luke 17:20-21 (NIV) The Coming of the Kingdom of God 20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

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