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Michael Blitz
Jul 141 min read
The Wages of Sin and the Gift of God
Romans 6:23 is a very popular verse in that it very succinctly summarizes for us the Gospel of Christ. Join us this morning as we walk...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 76 min read
God is For Us
Looking at Isaiah 57, God shows us that He is For us. We can often believe that God is primarily here to judge us, but that is not the...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 235 min read
Lamentations - God's "Gift" of Grief
Good Morning All. This morning, we are looking at the book of Lamentations, and Jeremiah's Grief for God's People, who he loves, but who...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 166 min read
Jehovah Jireh, My Provider
Today we look at the story of Genesis 22, and God's call to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac at Mt. Moriah. To fully understand the story, we...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 91 min read
What's Your Excuse A.K.A. Don't Break Sparky's Glass
Good Morning All. This morning, we are looking at Jesus parable of the Wedding Banquet. We even have a fun demonstration this morning,...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 25 min read
God’s Love, Three Things to Know
This week, we look at another attribute of God, His love for His people. God's love for us is Sacrificial, Unconditional and Permanent....
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Michael Blitz
May 265 min read
The King and I
Good Morning. Today we look at Isaiah, and his "opportunity" to come before God's Throne in Isaiah 6, when he thought the evil thrones on...
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Michael Blitz
May 126 min read
What the Ascension Means
The Ascension and Seating of Christ at the Right Hand of the Father is an event that is often overlooked in terms of its importance of...
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Michael Blitz
May 56 min read
Putting Jesus First Isn't Easy
Martha's jealousy and anger drove her to the point where she was literally yelling at the Lord, and bossing him around. How did she get...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 286 min read
Why Jesus Left
Jesus tells his disciples he is going away, but he will send the Holy Spirit to fill them and guide them into truth. We often imagine our...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 215 min read
Sorrow Turned to Joy
In John 16, Jesus explains to the disciples that they will face sorrow, especially as he will be leaving them. But he encourages them...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 145 min read
The Good Shepherd is Our Security
Good Morning. It is a tradition hundreds of years old to set aside one Sunday in the Easter Season as Good Shepherd Sunday. I think most...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 76 min read
Our Commission and Confidence
John 20 ends describing real people given a real commission to spread news that they initially find unbelievable themselves. They are...
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Michael Blitz
Mar 245 min read
Lifting Up the Son of Man
This morning, we begin with Numbers 21 and the story of the Israelites in the wilderness being bitten by fiery serpents as a punishment...
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Michael Blitz
Mar 171 min read
Jesus Anti-Evangelism
In John's Gospel, Jesus does something many people find surprising, that of frequently driving away people who claim to be believers in...
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Michael Blitz
Mar 105 min read
Raising Dry Bones to Life
This morning we look at Ezekiel 37 and this strange but beautiful passage that God gives Ezekiel pointing forward to both the...
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Michael Blitz
Mar 35 min read
Take Up Your Cross
In our lessons this morning, Isaac takes up the Wood for his sacrifice, and Christ tells us to take up our cross daily, just as he would...
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Michael Blitz
Feb 256 min read
God's Plans for Us in a Sinful World
God makes us many promises, but we can often misunderstand exactly what is being said. God's promise for blessings are often...
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Michael Blitz
Feb 181 min read
The Temptation in Context
Matthew wrote his Gospel with an eye to make the Gospel clear especially to Jewish Christians, and Jews he hoped would read it and...
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Michael Blitz
Feb 111 min read
The Four Loves
Love is Love say many people in an attempt to get others to accept their lifestyles. But what is Love? Paul's teachings on Love in First...
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