Sermons tagged #Sorrow

Short Bible study conducted in our Fellowship Hall at the Birthday celebration of a challenged person who attends our Church.

Have you ever thought of writing a letter to your younger self? What would you say if you did? Would you keep things lighthearted or somber? Would you share something with yourself you wish you had heard when you were younger? What would it be? It this section, we can imagine the Teacher writing a letter to his younger self (Spoiler: he's not actually doing this, but the approach fits the tone). We'll walk with him as he leads us through what it means to walk with God in a fallen world.

Acts 20:25 "And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more." King James Version

We have chosen to close out Season 3 by looking at how we can have peace and keep it. Peace should not be something that is chased about by the believer, it is something that can be kept.

Preached at Shettleston Free Church (Continuing) during their communion season.

I Corinthians 11:23-32 Belgic Confession of Faith Article 35 Theme: Through the sacrament of the Lord's Supper God sustains our spiritual life by feeding us all the benefits of Christ according to true faith in Him. Two Kinds of Life Real and Mysterious Spiritual Nourishment Properly Receiving the Gift of Christ

The connection this passage has with the preceding geographical connections The historical event Slaughter of the Innocent Fulfillment of Jer. 31:15 Loss and sorrow connected to Ramah (Gen. 35:16-18; Jer. 31:15) The apostolic point Jer. 40:1-4 It points to the coming of Christ, by God working through way of patterns Application Psalm 77, in your grief, recall the mighty deeds of God Psalm 30, there is mourning and dancing in the Christian life

Have you ever been in a position where knowledge afforded you the luxury of having peace of mind? Maybe you're rewatching a scary movie with a friend who's watching it for the first time. Since you know how the story ends, it gives you peace of mind through the often nail-biting scenes! As Christians, God gives us a similar picture of our lives: we know how they'll end. That realty begs the question, "How come we so often lack this peace? How do we learn to rest in our Father's hands?" Let's journey together into Ecclesiastes 9 to learn three principles to help us rest in our Father's hands.

Scripture: Luke 19:41–44 Sermon: "Jesus Christ, The Weeping Prophet" Speaker: Pastor Sam Lee Date: November 19, 2023 Maranatha Bible Church (San Ramon, CA) Please visit our website at www.mbcbayarea.com

While crosswalking with Kathleen at the corner of Pine and 46th, Vonita stopped for a Bible. Suffering severe pain from a recent surgery, Vonita was despondent. Vonita said she was trusting Jesus, but, in reality, she was trusting the things she did for Jesus. She also didn't believe a person could know how God determines who are the sheep and who are the goats.

We've lived in comfort for so long in the Lord's Church here in the United States, one has to wonder what we should do if (when!) persecution and opposition comes to the Church here in this country. The temptation would be great to quit when meeting any opposition. We are encouraged by the example of Paul and Barnabas and the early church not to quit, but to continue the work of ministry in reliance upon the Lord. He is faithful brothers, stay the course!

Remembrance Service & Wreath Laying Ceremony 12/11/23 PM; Testimony - Paul,Toombs; Speaker - Rev. Peter McIntyre

God is the great Creator and sustainer, whose providence over all of life is absolute. Both physically and spiritually we are entirely dependent upon his grace. Because Yahweh is the Lord of life, we must worship him. We were made to worship, and only in Christ are we enabled to worship rightly.

Pastor Crawford delivers the Sunday morning sermon on the resurrection of Lazarus.

Many of the circumstances in our lives involve either joy or sorrow. Sometimes those circumstances can be excessively joyful or excessively sorrowful. On some occasions, the joy and sorrow occur simultaneously within a situation. How we react, for example, to ill treatment, says as much about us as it does about the person who has mistreated us. That is certainly not a popular message in our culture at present, where scorched-earth policy is the favored approach for even the tiniest slight. The book of Genesis continues to describe life, even modern experiences, incredibly accurately. In this passage today, we see a few situations of joy and sorrow, some of them simultaneous, and we see the lasting impacts of when responses to grievous sins were not handled well.

From our relationship to other things - greed, carelessness, drunkenness; From our relationship to other people - cruelty, trust of strangers, adultery, unfaithful associate.

James pleads with all who have been proud to humbly submit themselves to the Lord. God is willing to draw near to us if we draw near to Him. God's promises will encourage us to a sincere repentance of sins.