River City Pentecostals - Decatur

Ok, we left off last week at chapter 8 and verse 24. In this verse Jesus gives us a requirement for salvation. He says… 24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” So, He says that unless you believe that I AM Again, recall from last…

Intro Thank you all for being here. Thank you especially to our Mother’s here today That includes Stepmother’s Grandmother’s Expectant Mother’s Thank you to anyone who came because you Mother asked you to come. John said, I have no greater Joy than to see That my children walk in truth And I know our…

The Bread of Life Last week ended our lesson in John 7:36 And Jesus had just told the Pharisees That they wouldn’t be able to find him where he was going And he was certainly talking about when he later ascends to heaven We jumped ahead to chapter 14 Where Jesus tell his disciples that they WOULD be…

Intro [Title "Take Offense" is on the screen. You don't read it aloud yet.] You can be seated, I’ll read my scripture shortly. You know, we live in a world where people are offended by just about everything. They even get offended on behalf of other people. Even when if has nothing to do with themselves…

The Bread of Life Last week completed chapter 6 We looked at, what is typically called, The Bread of Life Discourse And in was in that Discourse That many disciples quit following Jesus So, let’s pick back up in Chapter 7 Where Jesus has left those people The scene changes He’s no longer talking to the…

Introduction Over the last two weeks we have been walking through the story of Gideon and we have been calling this series The Making of the Mighty. In Part 1, we found Gideon hiding in a winepress — afraid, weak, and surrounded by the enemy. And that's exactly where God showed up and called him a Mighty…

Introduction I felt led of the Lord to continue last weeks sermon We found Gideon hiding in a winepress, afraid, while Israel had been oppressed by the Midianites for seven years — and that's where God showed up and called Gideon a Mighty Man of Valor. Remember, God calls you what you will become, not…

Text Judges 6:11-16 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you,…

We stopped last week on John 5:18 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. This is huge. When Jesus claimed to be able to work on the Sabbath And that God was…

Text 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come…

Ok, last week we finished the narrative about the Samaritan woman at the well. And after she went and brought a crowd to Jesus They asked Jesus to stay with them 2 days. Recall, that most Jews would not go through this land period Let alone, go through and stay 2 days. But Jesus said, I have to go through…

Text 1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is…

Ok, picking back up where we left off last week, And if you missed it, We are in the middle of chapter 4 We were online only last week So, you can either listen to the podcast Or watch it on YouTube To get caught up But we left off at verse 15 And Jesus is in Samaria A place Jews never tread And he is…

I. The Inevitability of the Struggle 1 But now thus says the Lord , he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm…

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants,…

We stopped last week on vs 16, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Verse 16 is the Gospel in a sentence. The good news that the life of Jesus was given So that instead of judgment We, who believe in Jesus, Will…

Text 13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “ I am who I am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I am has sent me…

9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told…

22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the…

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless…

Text “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. “ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit…

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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God…

The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of…

Calling of the Disciples (If Time Permits) The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What…

1st time - Sept 2013 Escondido Revised for Easter in Ramona 2018 (copied from an old word doc) Text: 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are…

Text And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” Ok, so, this John is the cousin of Jesus. He is commonly referred to as John the Baptist Or John the baptizer. ANd this is to distinguish him from the Apostle John Who wrote this book.…

Text And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Ok, there is a lot to unpack here. The Word Became Flesh The word was identified as God the Father in verse 1 And the Light was said to be coming into the…

And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death.…

Text In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Now, I know we spent all last week on this single verse, And that is because it holds a lot of weight theologically If someone gets this verse wrong It is hard to correct the ship, so to speak. I just want to talk about…

Text In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Gospel of John is facinating to say the least. I use the word facinating because it means Extremely interesting And the word interesting means holding or catching the attention There is no single verse in the Bible…

But Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord : thus says the Lord , Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.” Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the Lord himself should…

Text Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord…

Text 1 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. My title comes directly from this verse… One Plague More Introduction There is a very big backstory for this verse…

Key Verse 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. The Resurrection Water baptism was for our burial with Christ,…

Key Verse 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Introduction So far in this series we have talked about The…

Intro I understand we are a couple of days away from December. Which is the month about the birth of Jesus, and not the month where people talk about his death, burial, and resurrection. However, Paul once said that he didn’t come with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but he just came to preach Christ…

Text: 22 Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water. 23 They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter—that is why it was named Marah. 24 The people…

Key Verse 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Introduction Ok, tonight, we are going to dive deeper into what…

Text 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a…

Introduction Key Verse: 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Last week we introduced a new series and we covered…

Text 27 Then Peter said in reply, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes…