How Can I Grow? 1 John 2:7-17 Mike Maglish Part of ABIDE 1, 2, 3 John January 17, 2025 “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death” Albert Einstein 7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time,…

Walk In The Light 1 John 1 - 1 John 2:6 Mike Maglish Part of ABIDE 1, 2, 3 John January 12, 2025 Gnosticism Started to arise in the late 1st Century They emphasized KNOWLEDGE (Gnosis) above orthodox teachings, traditions, and authority Believed the physical world is evil God can’t be physical (only Spiritual) The goal is to escape the physical real…

Impact for Future Generations Acts 1:4-14 Tim Nay January 5, 2025 Vision Sunday 2025 To update you on where we are in the process To position ourselves to spiritually IMPACT FUTURE GENERATIONS To gather questions you may have in regards to the planting of these two churches - what does that mean for you as an individual, as a family, as a volunteer…

Be Confident! Philippians 3:2-14 Mike Maglish December 26, 2024 According to a Gallup poll, around 36% of U.S. adults express a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence, which is considered a relatively low percentage compared to previous years, indicating that a significant portion of the population does not feel highly confident. “When you hav…

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Wise Journey of Faith Matthew 2:1-21 Tim Nay Part of Be My Guide December 22, 2024 “Saying, “where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him?’ —Matthew 2:2“And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I t…

Mary and Joseph Luke 1:26-38, 2:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25, 2:13-23; Isaiah 7:14 Mike Maglish Part of Be My Guide December 15, 2024 “but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” —Genesis 2:1715 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her o…

Zechariah and Elizabeth Luke 1:5-25, 39-45, 57-80 Mike Maglish Part of Be My Guide December 8, 2024 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the…

Learning from Paul's Last Words 2 Timothy 4 Tim Nay Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy December 1, 2024 “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteous…

A Good Steward 2 Timothy 3 Mike Maglish Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy November 24, 2024 3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. —The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (2 Ti 3:1). (2016). Crossway Bibles. ἔσχατος (eschatos) - Last of a series of (Signifying End) ἡμέρα (hēmera) - Day (24 ho…

Something Bigger than Ourselves 2 Timothy 2 Dylan Austin Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy November 17, 2024 . —Matthew 7:14 ESV Jesus never said life would be easy, but it would be worth it Being a Jesus follower is like being a(n)… Soldier 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enliste…

Strength In Persecution 2 Timothy 1 Mike Maglish Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy November 10, 2024 FAITH LINEAGE matters 3 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I a…

Gaining Deep Contentment 1 Timothy 6 Tim Nay Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy November 3, 2024 Teach and urge these things. 3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He ha…

Deeper Understanding of Church Help 1 Timothy 5 Tim Nay Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy October 27, 2024 In Jewish history and tradition, the family is considered to be the most important institution for shaping ethnic and religious identity and transmitting Judaism’s basic norms and values. Indeed, the family and the synagogue are th…

The Fight For Faith 1 Timothy 4 Mike Maglish Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy October 20, 2024 4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage an…

NOTE: There were some technical difficulties and this sermon has a couple of breaks in it. Our apologies. Leaders Who Serve 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Mike Maglish Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy October 13, 2024 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must hold …

The Measure of Spiritual Maturity 1 Timothy 3:1-7 Tim Nay Part of The Deep End - A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy October 6, 2024 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, la…

Prayer and Politics - 1 Timothy 2:1-15 Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy September 26, 2024 I Timothy 2:1-7 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in eve…

Gratitude From The Gospel 1 Timothy 1:12-20 Mike Maglish Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy September 22, 2024 12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because…

What Is Sound Teaching? 1 Timothy 1:3-11 Mike Maglish Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy September 15, 2024 3 As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge (command) certain persons not to teach any different doctrine The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (1 Ti 1:3). (2016). Crossway Bibles. AL…

Out of the Shallows Overview of 1 & 2 Timothy Tim Nay Part of The Deep End A Study in 1 & 2 Timothy September 8, 2024 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timot…

Honor the Covenant Nehemiah 10 Tim Nay Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah September 1, 2024 38 “Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests. —Nehemiah 9:38 Covenant: An unconditional or conditional agreement between two or more parties. 28 “The …

Set Us Apart Mike Maglish Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah August 25, 2024 To sanctify something is to set it apart for God’s special use and purpose. (Grace Theological Seminary) 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate m…

How to Be a Happy Camper Nehemiah 8:1-18 Tim Nay Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah August 18, 2024 —Nehemiah 8:1-18 . —Nehemiah 8:17 Spend an unusual amount of time reading God’s Word. —Nehemiah 8:3 —Psalm 18:7-12 Learn the meaning of what you are reading in God’s Word. 8—Nehemiah 8:8 Focus on what God has done for you, not what you’ve …

Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah August 11, 2024 7 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. 3 And I…

Discernment is Key Nehemiah 6 Mike Maglish Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah August 4, 2024 Book: Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles E. Hummel Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the d…

When God's People Take Advantage Nehemiah 5 Mike Maglish Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah July 28, 2024 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. —Nehemiah 5:12 For there were those who said, “ —Nehemiah 5:2-5 1) The work was hard and they were hungry. (vs 2) 2) Food was expensive and…

Dealing with Opposition Nehemiah 4 Tim Nay Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah July 21, 2024 4 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore …

Everyone Aligned Nehemiah 3 Tim Nay Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah July 14, 2024 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 And next to him the men of…

Preparing with Wisdom Nehemiah 2 Mike Maglish Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah July 7, 2024 —Nehemiah 2:1-5 The return of the exiles to Judah and the rebuilding of Jerusalem: 1) 538 B.C. under the leadership of a man named Zerubbabel. It was during this period that the people of Israel built the second Temple. 2) About eighty years late…

When God Breaks UsNehemiah 1 Mike Maglish Part of Building Together - A Study in Nehemiah June 30, 2024 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. —Nehemiah 1:1 Historical Overview Chis…

Moving Toward a Preferred Future Nehemiah Overview Tim Nay Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah June 23, 2024 Why Nehemiah? The leadership principles and attitude of Nehemiah are just as relevant today as they were in 445 BC. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. —Hebrews 13:8 History Leading up to Nehemiah • 70 Years of…

Closer in Hope Luke 24 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke June 16, 2024 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. —John 19:2513 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with e…

Close Enough to be HurtLuke 23 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke June 9, 2024 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” 3 And Pilate asked him, …

Closer in My Weakness Luke 22 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke June 2, 2024 41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” 43 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.…

Closer to our Redemption Luke 21 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke May 26, 2024 Basic Rules of Interpretation: Who wrote it? Who did he write it to? What was happening at the time it was written? What did it mean to whom it was said? What applies to me today? Can it be understood literally? Does the Bible interpret itself? And while some wer…

Close Enough to Question Luke 20 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke May 19, 2024 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” He answered th…

CLOSER in WORSHIP Luke 19:28-48 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke May 12, 2024 CLOSER in WORSHIP Luke 19:28-48 Mike Maglish And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village…

Closer in Desperation Luke 18 Part of Closer - A Study in Luke May 2, 2024 Title: Closer In Desperation Text: Luke 18 Speaker: Mike Maglish Desperate (of a person): And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 A…

Close in Our Temptations Luke 17 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke April 28, 2024 1 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little on…

Eternity is Closer Than You Think Luke 16:1-13 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke April 21, 2024 Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little ti…

Closer To Sinners Luke 15 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke April 14, 2024 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” —Luke 15:1-2 Jesus explains why he is close to sinners THE LOST SHEEP 3 So he told them thi…

Closer In Our Motives Luke 14 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke April 7, 2024 Setting: Social Gathering With Religious People On The Sabbath One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. —Luke 14:1 Religious people watch and wait 2 And behold, there was a man before him who…

The Gospel Romans 5:8 Tim Nay & DeAnna Coburn March 31, 2024 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. 26 And he made from one man eve…

Close Enough to Meet Our Needs Luke 12:22-34 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke March 24, 2024 Close Enough to Meet Our Needs Luke 12:22-34; Philippians 4:4-9 Tim Nay *Overcoming an anxious heart: * And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put…

The Lord's Prayer Luke 11:1-4 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke March 17, 2024 What is the Lord’s Prayer Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. You…

LifeSpring Reaching Star Nehemiah 1; Habakkuk 2:2 Part of Closer - A Study in Luke March 10, 2024 Celebrations: Chris Kelley Financials: Steve Mehlberg Vision: Tim Nay Building Expansion: Chuck Faust

Peace Coming Close Luke 10:1-16 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke March 3, 2024 Jesus Helped Peace to Come Close by… After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. —Luke 10:1 Acting on the value he saw in others. (I.C.N.U.) Sending them o…

The Cost of Closer Luke 9:23-27 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke February 25, 2024 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. —Luke 9:23 Having God come close is a choice 14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the go…

Closer In Our "Bondage" - Luke 8 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke February 18, 2024 5 Things We Learn About the Authority of Jesus 1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits…