Posted by amityfirst on Aug 21, 2025 in Sermon archives
“This Is the Day That the Lord Has Made” Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Isaiah 65:17-25 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12/ John 20:1-18 Two old friends met each other on the street one day. One looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “What has the world done to you, my old friend?” The sad fellow said, “Let me tell you: three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.” “That’s a lot of money.” “But you see, two weeks ago, a cousin I never...
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Posted by amityfirst on Aug 21, 2025 in Sermon archives
“The Boy From Bethany” Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 11:1-11/ John 12:12-16 Hi there- my name is Yoseph. I am 10 years old and live in the little town of Bethany. Now Bethany is not so bad a place, I guess, except we have a lot of sick people. My dad says they won’t let them live in Jerusalem, so they bring them out here. The Essenes have built some places for the really poor people to live, too. I like the Essenes. They’re not so bossy like the Pharisees. A...
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Posted by amityfirst on Aug 21, 2025 in Sermon archives
“Behold, I Am Doing a New Thing” Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:4-14 John 12:1-8 Have you ever wondered why Jesus acted the way he did in those few months before his arrest and crucifixion in Jerusalem? First of all, by telling his disciples well in advance of the events to come, he made it all that much more difficult to make this fateful journey. The disciples dragged their feet and begged and threatened; they did most anything they could to stay away from Jerusalem city....
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