Teaching
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Haman and EstherLast week, we saw Queen Esther make a decision to lay her life on the line for her people. Through a wicked plot of Haman, the Prime Minister of all of Persia, the entire Jewish race is set to be extinguished on the 13th day of the 12th year. When Esther finds out about the [...]
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For Such A Time As This…MaybeThis morning we are back in the book of Esther and this chapter marks both the halfway point and the central theme of the book. Although God is not anywhere mentioned by name in the book of Esther, we see that the book is full of God’s Sovereign work behind the scenes. A drunken Xerxes [...]
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Walking with God in the Shipyard4/29/2012 on Genesis 6-7. – Early in Genesis, we see a terrible situation on the earth, where man had descended into vile wickedness and God enacted judgment. But Noah found favor in the eyes of God. Kyle shows us what we can learn from Noah for today and also touches on what to do with [...]
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The Danger of ObedienceThis week’s sermon is from Esther 3 titled “The Danger of Obedience”. Don walks us through the latest development in the drama over God’s chosen people, in which Mordecai refuses to bow to Haman, who has just been established as ruler. This act of rebellion against man out of obedience to God spurns the wrath [...]
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The Prayer of FaithZac Lloyd, an elder at ReCAST, teaches from James 5, one of the Bible’s more challenging teachings on prayer. Zac reminds us of the importance of prayer in every circumstance, and in the case of the sick person, the importance of trusting in the will of the Lord.
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Jesus Christ, Our Risen and Better High Priest“He is risen! He is risen, indeed!” Today is Easter and guest speaker Matt McAlvey took us through 1 Samuel 1, looking at the three main characters in the story: Elkanah, Eli, and Hannah. In there story, we see God at work in fallible people. We also see God setting up the coming of a [...]
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God of the PlotMordecai sat in the gate of a great city, in a strategic place for God to use him as part of an intricate plot to accomplish his great purpose. In a similar way, a man named Jesus would enter through a gate, part of the The Plot that unfolds the salvation of not just the [...]
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“The Bachelor”: Persian StyleLast week we saw God use a drunken king to kick out his wife so that the right woman could be on the throne. This week we will get into an even deeper mess as we see the way that the new Queen is chosen. God is God in the circumstances of real life. Some [...]