First Things First – How the World Came to Be 4. Every Tree But One: Why Freedom Isn't Free Genesis 2: 4 - 17 What is freedom? One person says that freedom is the right to get drunk every weekend. Someone else - means doing whatever you want, whenever you want to do it. To another man - sleeping with as many women as possible. Someone - means making money, living the good life, and having a blast while you do it. What is freedom? Is it really about money, sex and power? Lots

Galatians – A call to freedom – 14. Freedom is love not license Galatians 5:13-25 Galatians 5:13-25New International Version (NIV) Life by the Spirit 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your Neighbour as yourself.”[b] 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by

First Things First – How the World Came to Be 2. Image is Everything: Highly Valued, Deeply Fallen, Greatly Loved Genesis 1: 26 - 28 We’re not in Eden anymore. The world of the 21st century is far removed from the world of Genesis 1. Things have changed. We wake up every morning to find out where the latest killings took place. There is so much violence, so much bloodshed, and so much hatred in our world. The struggle continues with no end in sight. Children are abused

Galatians – A Call To Freedom – 13. Freedom is what Freedom does Gal: 5:1-12 Galatians 5:1-12New International Version (NIV) Freedom in Christ 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliga

Mothers’ Day 2017 – Hannah: A Woman of Faith 1 Samuel 1: 1 - 2: 10 Proverbs 31 - “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” We want to bless every woman here today, whether you are a mom or not. If you’re a woman we’d like you to stay seated while the rest of us rise and bless you. Let’s applaud the value and dignity of all women right now! Mom

Galatians – A Call to Freedom – 12. The Two Options Gal: 4:21-31 We are in week 12 of our study through Galatians. Tonight turn with me to… Galatians 4:21-31New International Version (NIV) Hagar and Sarah 21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by t

First Things First – How the World Came to Be 2. Fact or Fable: Was the World Really Created in 6 Days? Genesis 1: 1 - 2: 3 These are exciting days to study the book of Genesis. There has been much new research in the area of science and the Bible. It’s always a good thing to focus on issues that really matter. Sometimes in the church we spend too much time nibbling around the edges when we ought to be tackling the core issues of life. It’s hard to imagine anything more funda

Galatians – A Call to Freedom – 11. The Marks of Gospel Friendship Galatian 4:12-20 Galatians 4:12-20New International Version (NIV) 12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, 14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as i