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12/31/06 “Do you See, What I See” Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him…..Coming up to them at that very moment, (Anna) gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. (Luke 2.21-38)
Christmas Eve “My Magnificat” And Mary said, My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant... (Luke 1.46-55)
12/24/06 “The Heavens Declare Your Power” The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. (Psalm 19)
12/17/06 “A New Walk” Luke 3.7-18; Zephaniah 3.14-17
12/10/06 “How Do We Get THAT Out?” But Who can endure the day of His coming? Who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire or a launder’s soap.(Malachi 3.2)
12/03/06 “That is Odd…” The days are coming when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. (Jeremiah 33.14)
10/01/06 “A Hostage Situation” See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. (Col 2.8)
09/24/06 “Be Opened” “…Some people brought to Jesus a man who was deaf and could hardly talk and they begged Him to place His hand on the man…. Jesus looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, ‘Ephphatha’ which means, ‘Be opened!’” (Mark 7:31-37)
09/17/06 “A Very Ugly and Deadly War” Finally be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God. (Ephesians 6.10-20)

09/10/06 “Where is God in all this?” On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a hard teaching who can accept it”….From this time many of His disciples turned back and no longer followed Him. (John 6:60-69)

09/03/06 “Wisdom Builds us a House” Wisdom has built her house: she has hewn out its seven pillars. (Proverbs 9:1-6)

08/27/06 "The Feet of Those Who Bring the Gospel” How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7)

08/13/06 “The Bridge of Forgiveness Part 2” As a prisoner for the Lord, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (Ephesians 2.1-5 4.1-7)

08/06/06 “The Bridge” For He Himself is our peace, who has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross by which He put to death their hostility. (Ephesians 2.13-22)

07/23/06 “Who Do You Say that He Is?” The people I am sending you to are obstinate and stubborn. (Mark 6. 1-6 & Ezekiel 2.1-5)

07/02/06 With Him it isn’t so bad For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands (2nd Corinthians 5.1-10)

06/25/06 Broken but not Cast Out “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. (Isaiah 55.6-11)

06/18/06 “The Treasure is Christ” We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2nd Cor 4.5-12)

06/04/06 “I call that Great Staging” When the day of Pentecost came, they were all altogether in one place. Suddenly there was a sound like the blowing of a violent wind that came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit entered them. (Ezekiel 37. 1-14 and Acts (2.1-4) 2.22-36)

05/28/06 “Memorial Day Service (MS Word format)”

05/21/06 “Test the Spirit” Dear Friends, do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of “God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in flesh is from God. (1 John 4.1-11)

05/07/06 “A Replanting” You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring Word of God. (1 Peter 1:23)
04/30/06 “We Came, We Saw, We Conquered” That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched-- this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:1 - 2:2)

04/23/06 “Easter Echoes” Now Thomas (called Didymus,) one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “we have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe it.” (Acts 3, 13-15, 17-26 and John 20. 19-31)

04/16/06 “Destroy the Shroud of Death” On this mountain He will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, a sheet that covers all nations; He will swallow up death forever. (Isaiah 25.6-9)

04/16/06 (sunrise) “Beautiful One” ….Mary stood outside the tomb crying…. They have taken my Lord away and I don’t know where they have put Him.” At this, she turned around and saw Jesus, but she didn’t not realize that it was Jesus.
“Woman,” He said, “why are you crying Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have put Him and I will go to Him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned to Him and said in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means teacher).
Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to Me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to My Brothers and tell them… and Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the risen Lord!” (John 20. 1-18)
04/14/06 “The Valley of Death”

04/09/06 “Tell, the Master has Need of Their Donkey” Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a donkey there with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to Me. If anyone says anything to you, tell them that the Lord needs them…. (Matt. 21. 1-11)

04/02/06 “Sir, We Would See Jesus” Now there some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Phillip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request, “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” (John 12:20-33)

03/26/06 “Look up and Live” So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived. (Numbers 21.4-9, John 3.14-21 & Ephesians 2.4-10)

03/19/06 “A Passion for the Lost” When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at the tables exchanging money….How dare you turn My Father’s House into a market!” His disciples remembered that it is written: zeal for your house will consume me.” (John 2:13-22)
03/12/06 “Warning Bells” (Jesus said)If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the Gospel will save it. (Mark 8, 31-38; Romans 5.1-11)

03/05/06 “The Trees of Lent” For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height depth nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8.31-39)

02/26/06 “So You Would Believe” After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John with Him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There He was transfigured before them. (Mark 9.2-9)

02/19/06 “A Certainty in Christ” But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. (2nd Corinthians 1.18-22 also Mark 2.1-12)

02/12/06 “What If All You Received Was…” A man with leprosy came to (Jesus) and begged Him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Filled with compassion, Jesus reached and touched the man and he said, “Be Clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured. (Mark 1.40-45)

02/05/06 “Saved by the Grace of God” …He saved us not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through a washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3.4b-7)

01/15/06 “He Set My Feet upon a Rock” He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire. He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (Psalm 40.1-4a)

01/01/06 “The Great Price Willingly Paid” So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them. (Luke 2.21-35)

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