Posted by amityfirst on May 5, 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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Posted by amityfirst on May 5, 2025 in Sermon archives
“What Happiness For Those Whose Sins Have Been Forgiven” Psalm 32/ 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Charles Spurgeon was an English evangelist in the early to mid 1800s. Even though Rev. Spurgeon was classified as a Baptist, his preaching has crossed many lines into many denominations. I have read only a smattering of his writings, and I have found that if you are looking for happy feel good sermons, then Charles Spurgeon might not be for you. Our twin theme for...
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Posted by amityfirst on May 5, 2025 in Sermon archives
Come To the Waters Isaiah 55:1-9 1 Corinthians 10:1-13/ Luke 13:1-9 I’d like to start out with a different translation of our reading from Isaiah today. So hear now the 1st 5 verses of Isaiah 55 from Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase, “The Message”: 1-5 “Hey there! All who are thirsty, come to the water! Are you penniless? Come anyway—buy and eat! Come, buy your drinks, buy wine and milk. Buy without money— everything’s free! Why do you spend your money on junk...
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Posted by amityfirst on May 5, 2025 in Sermon archives
(1) Welcome to the second Sunday in the season of Lent. For the next few weeks, we will be reading about the last trip to Jerusalem that Jesus was to make. We will hear about the Jewish people, desperate for a Messiah, who were content to wait a while longer, evidently, because when the true Messiah was finally standing right in front of them, they rejected him. They rejected him because he didn’t live up to their expectations . Jesus just wasn’t who he was...
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Posted by amityfirst on May 4, 2025 in Sermon archives
“Lead Us Not Into Temptation” (1( For all of those here today who own a cell phone or have a bank account or do any sort of business online, then you are probably familiar with some of the new and creative methods these companies have come up with to verify your identity. My favorite has to be the “secret question” method. You know what I mean-when you first sign up the institution will supply you with a choice of questions asking that you...
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Posted by amityfirst on May 4, 2025 in Sermon archives
“The Foolishness of Preaching” (1 Corinthians 1:21-25 ) 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 (1) Luke 7:1-10 Luke 9:28-36, 37-43a Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to attend what was called the Conference on Evangelism in Nashville, Tennessee. This gathering of well over 1000 people was held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville whose original construction began with Andrew Jackson. The Gaylord has grown over the years. It is now...
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