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Our excellent and talented drama team present a skit about two professors and P.H.D.’s of aeronautical engineering expounding their knowledge of aircraft and flight to a waiting passenger in an airport.// When the flight boards, the two professors refuse to get on board because they are afraid and do not fly.// They do not believe or have faith in all the knowledge they possess.//
The Text: John 5:1-24; where Jesus cures the invalid who had waited at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years. // Later after Jesus had cured him, He meets up with the invalid at the temple and says “See, you are well again. STOP SINNING or something worse may happen to you!” // Pastor Bill Calvin delivers this weeks message, the 5th in the series on the Gospel of John : Jesus’ story; Investigating what He taught and how He lived.// Pastor Bill explains the ramifications of Jesus healing on the Sabbath and all the points of analysis this fact brings out.// The only thing that separates us from God is SIN, and Jesus wants to DELIVER us from our sin.// God is everywhere, but it is sin that obscures Him from us.// Since Jesus is God, His death on the cross is an infinite sacrifice, and Jesus knows ALL of our sin.// The last note is to read the promise in John 5:24.//
This weeks TAP readings are://Monday: John 5:1-15//Tuesday: John 5:16-30//Wednesday: II Corinthians 5:17-21//Thursday: John 5:31-47//Friday: Matthew 5: 13-2
Daniel Riemenschneider and the teens share their insights and experiences from the Life 2010 teen conference and how it effected them.// The conference and their insights cover Incarnation, Faith, and the Church.// God calls each one of us – gives us a nudge – to do something for Him.// “Here I am— send ME ! //
The Text: John 4, where Jesus talks to the woman at the well, who was not only a Samaritan woman, but also a very broken person, a sinner, and Jesus tells her everything about her life, and how He can save her as the Messiah with living water.// Mark Taube gives the message this week continuing with the series on the Gospel of John: Jesus’ story, how He lived and what He taught.// Mark starts by pointing out how Jesus just HAD to go thru Samaria, when there were 3 other possible routes.// Again, our unconventional Jesus first goes thru Samaria when there is a deep hatred between Jews and Samaritans, second TALKS to a Samaritan, and third, the Samaritan is a woman who is alone at the well.// The woman was an outcast, considered unclean , yet Jesus asks her for a drink of water.// Jesus transforms a regular conversation into a spiritual one, talking of living water when the woman has no mind at the time for the spiritual.// Jesus makes the woman a believer when He tells her everything about her life and explains that He is the Messiah.// At that point she runs to tell everyone, the first missionary in a sense.// The Samaritans that came back to see Jesus said ” We know He is the Savior of the world” , the first time He is ever given that title.//
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The Text: John 3:22-30 // Jesus’ ministry has begun and crowds of people are gathering regularly to hear him, while Christ’s forerunner, John the Baptist, has also had public notoriety teaching to seek God honestly by repenting of their sins.// Pastor David Riemenschneider begins this message in the series on the Gospel of John with an illustration: a trailer cart hooked up to the back of his bike.//When backing up a trailer you must turn the front wheels in the opposite direction that you want the trailer to go.// John the Baptist was identified by Jesus as the greatest individual in Matthew 11:11, and was Jesus’ forerunner, yet knows as stated in John 3:30; “He {Jesus} must become greater and I must become less” . // John the Baptist knew joy comes from God’s voice of approval and that life is not about “me”.// The practical application of Pastor David’s message is 1.] Experiencing the joy of the Lord, and 2.] Letting go of the self focused and self destructive “me” attempt to control.//
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The Text: John 2 : 13-17 ; Jesus reacts to the hideous misuse of the temple courtyard which the religious leaders supported.// Please excuse the changing audio levels is this podcast posting due to some rewiring that was done for our day camp vacation bible school.// Pastor David Riemenschneider continues with the series on the Gospel of John and Jesus’ story, investigating what He taught and how He lived.// In John 2 : 13-17, Jesus was agitated because he despised the fact that God’s house was being misused for commercialism by people that claimed to be God’s representatives.// The temple was supposed to be a sacred place of prayer and the consumerism distracted from a genuine relationship with God.// Do not allow “religion” to crowd out genuine faith or hinder others who are seeking God.// Pastor David ends the message with some practical applications, questions, and conclusions on what we are to do.// We need to keep a “for real” relationship and connection with God.// Our religion should be a house of prayer, not a house of cards.//
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Please excuse the low audio on this posting due to some rewiring that was done during our day camp, so please turn up your volume.// Our excellent and talented drama team presents a skit on how the ways we pray change as we get older and as we travel in our faith journey.// From simple prayers as a child to “Christmas list” prayers of requests.// Prayers progress to “911 emergency” prayers in grammar school to “let’s make a deal prayers” in high school.// In college the example is the “King James ” prayer.// The bottom line as an adult is to realize what was missing: a right relationship with God, and a chance to face in awe and reverence a sovereign, loving and awesome God.//
Pastor Bill Calvin begins the series on the Gospel of John : Investigating what Jesus taught and how He lived. // In John 1, John writes to the church of Ephesus, which was rather confused at the time. // John writes that the Word was with God, and the Word IS God.// Through Him all things were made.// John testified to the Light so all men may believe because the Word became flesh, Who came from the Father.// Believe in Jesus because He IS the Word.// In John 1:1 “Word” is used three times, in John 1:3 “made” is used three times, and in John 1:10 “world” is used three times.// Three times is a reminder of the Holy Trinity.// Four things are needed for life both spiritually and physically : 1.] Light [the Light of the world], 2.] Air [ the breath of Life] , 3.] Water [ living water ] , and 4.] food [ the Bread of Life].// Believe in Jesus because He is the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world!!//
Jeff R. shares his faith journey here at Bloomingdale Church, and also his favorite book, a “must read” : The Bible.// While sharing his testimony, he shows that the Bible is truly the Book of Truth.//
Pastor David Riemenschneider concludes the series on the 10 Commandments with Commandment #10 : Do Not Covet. // We get confused about what we really value by promoting 2nd shelf items to the top convinced that we are doing an adequate job with our priorities in life and by letting the devil hand us 3rd shelf items to place on the top shelf. // The 10th Commandment raises the bar to ones inner thoughts, not only what we say and do. // The prohibition of “Do Not Covet” addresses inappropriate desires, not ALL desires. // Coveting is a problematic desire for more affluence / wealth that is non-essential.// Practical strategies are to monitor what you allow to capture your attention, only get what you really need, and be thankful for what you have.// Pastor David ends the message with a few evaluative questions.//
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