Lee Engbretson 9-25-22 “Armor Up!” and Introduction 2022 has been quite a year. COVID still hanging around, war in Ukraine, threat of nuclear war, high gas prices and inflation, Supreme Court decisions, upcoming mid-term elections, cultural issues and the list goes on. With that being said, how are we dealing with all of this? Fearful, anxious, angry, … Read more
“God, where are you?” This is a follow up to last week’s message, “Adam, where are you?” Introduction The prompt for this message comes from the questions: If God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and all loving, why does He permit evil and not exercise His power to stop these things (just pick the headline of … Read more
“Adam, where are you?” Genesis 3:1-15 Read Genesis 3:1-15 There are several different kinds of questions (multiple choice, yes or no etc.). For our purpose here, we will focus on the following: the general question seeking information and the rhetorical question that requires no reply, either because the answer is obvious or because the … Read more
There are no notes for this Sunday. The entire service is devoted to singing hymns.
10-17-21 Sermon Notes “It’s About Time” This is week eleven of our 1st and 2nd Peter series. Introduction Since this passage focuses on time, it might be helpful to understand how we, on the average, spend our time assuming that we live to the average age of 79 (28,835 days) Average life in numbers … Read more
10-10-21 Sermon Notes “Submission to Rulers” This is week ten of our 1st and 2nd Peter series. Introduction/Questions This is one of the sensitive issues of our time as well as the time that Peter wrote this letter. How are we supposed to react/submit to our leaders when we disagree with them? That is a … Read more
“Our Living Hope – Part 2” This is week 2 of the 1st and 2nd Peter Series Introduction We only unpacked verse one and part of verse two last week. This week, we will “hopefully” finish the rest of the message. Therefore, there is nothing added to last week’s message. We do not know exactly … Read more
“Our Living Hope” This is week 1 of the 1st and 2nd Peter Series Introduction We do not know exactly where Peter was when he wrote 1st and 2nd Peter. He could have been in Rome (another name for Babylon) or the actual Babylon. His purpose in writing these letters was to encourage the Christians … Read more
“Dangers to Avoid” – Introduction Believers will be tempted by the things of this world and by the deceit of false teachers, but they can abide in the truth of the gospel by the power of God’s Spirit. Some jobs are dangerous, but the value and necessity of the work outweigh the risk involved in … Read more
“Truth and Love” “The Truth Presented” () Introduction This is the beginning of a new eleven week series entitled “Truth and Love” from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John. First a little background of John and the purposes of these three letters. Five New Testament books are associated with the name John: a Gospel (one of … Read more
“Before and After The Resurrection” , , , and and This message is in two parts. The first part is what takes place with a conversation of Jesus and His disciples prior to His crucifixion and eventual Resurrection. The second part deals with what the disciples did after the Resurrection and what we should be … Read more
Last week we only made it through the first half of the message. So……this week, we will continue in and then next week – Part 2. Here is where we continue the message remembering His appearance to the women, disciples, and many others before His Ascension. II. We See Him Ascending! Verse 9 “After he … Read more
“After The Resurrection – Part 1” Most of us know some if not all of the events that took place after our Lord’s Resurrection. It seems worthwhile to hi-light them in this message. So….let’s read and unpack the verses. 3 “After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he … Read more
“Hallelujah” What does Hallelujah mean? Plainly, a simple translation of Hallelujah is “Praise the Lord.” Easter is a time of celebration! Rather than a traditional Easter message, let this be a time of celebration in combination with observing “The Lord’s Supper.” The following video link is part of the celebration of our Lord’s Resurrection and … Read more
“The Joy Set Before Him” ; , ; ; ; ; The week before Easter. The week when Jesus knew that “the time had come for him to leave this world” and that the road ahead – the road to the cross – would be filled with unspeakable pain. What was he thinking? Do you … Read more