John 4:27-42 Sharing Your Faith When someone wants to introduce their faith to someone, there are generally two different approaches. The first approach is the “invitation” approach. This is the type of approach that someone uses when they invite someone to see Billy Graham. There is a ministry called “Fishers of Men”. This is a group of women who go to the places in the world where there are prostitutes. They dress like prostitutes and invite men into their room.... Read more
Ephesians 4:1-4 Sharing the Power of Hope I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; (Ephesians 4:1-4 NKJV) There is one body and one... Read more
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Announcing Jesus As we gather here together in a new place and a new time, I want to ask you a question? How do you announce your loyalty to someone? Paul talks to a church that has proclaimed Jesus to other people. To proclaim simply means to announce. You see announcements in a variety of forms. You see an announcement on paper, when you read the newspaper. You can hear an announcement over a speaker, or on... Read more
Psalm 107:1-8 Coming to the Rescue You’ve been following the World Cup. I’ve been watching and following a Bavarian bear. Have you heard about this strange story? A bear sent from Italy who has made his way into southern Germany. His name is JJ1 or as the natives call him, “Bruno”. The last time a bear has been seen in the wild in Germany, King Ludwig was ruling Bavaria from Neuschwanstein. Bruno has been wandering in the woods, looking for... Read more
Acts 11:5-18 How the Holy Spirit Helps You Share Jesus Have you ever wanted to say something to someone, or thought that God wanted you to share something with someone, but then you changed your mind? Who do you think prompted you to share Jesus? When the Holy Spirit speaks to you about a person, He will reveal to you the person whom you need to share Jesus. When the Holy Spirit speaks to you, He will do three specific... Read more
1 Timothy 1:12-17 Preparing for a Spiritual Birthday Does God place a special meaning in our birthdays? I tried to look up the word “birthday” in the Bible. Here are the two references to birthday: Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh‘s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. Then he restored the chief... Read more
Luke 18:15-17 Let the Little Children Come to Me This week IBC Bremen will begin a new work with children. We are going to have a “Very Exciting Bible School.” What is that, you might say? A Very Exciting Bible School is just that. It is very exciting. It is a week-long Bible school for children. Starting tomorrow at 2pm, we will begin a journey. We will journey through the Ten Commandments of God‘s Word. We will travel through time... Read more
Watchamacallit So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat. (Exodus 16:15 NKJV) I have found the heavenly “manna” that the Israelites used in the wilderness. It is now a candy bar produced by Hershey. Of course, in reality, Biblical manna was something completely different. The Hebrew word man-hu,... Read more
Axis of Sexual Perversion “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: “I am the LORD your God. According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. (Leviticus 18:2-3 NKJV) You may have heard of different types of axis. Historically, there have been different places... Read more
Joshua 2:1-24 The Scarlet Risk You have probably heard of the expression: “You could go out on a limb.” To put yourself in a risky position in order to help another person is to go “out on a limb” for them. Example: “You know I’m always here to help you and would go out on a limb if you asked me to.” As you climb “out” farther “on a limb” of a tree, there is a greater chance that the... Read more
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