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In many ways, Jonah was close to God. But he really didn’t like certain people. And that was a problem.
John 15:12-17 (NLT) ; 約 翰 福 音 15:12-17 (CUVS)
Jonah 4:1-4 (NLT) ; 約 拿 書 4:1-4 (CUVS)
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Deborah is the only female prophet and judge mentioned in the Bible. She obeyed a message from God that resulted in the end of the Canaanite threat to Israel, although she was not a warrior or the one who delivered the final victory. Her heroism was in responding in faith to a call to do what she never expected.
James 1:5-8 (NLT) ; 雅 各 書 1:5-8 (CUVS)
Judges 5 (NLT) ; 士 師 記 5 (CUVS) – Deborah’s victory song
Judges 4 (NLT) ; 士 師 記 4 (CUVS) – Deborah’s story
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Are Ananias & Sapphira heroes or villains? One the one hand, they donated a lot of money to the church’s ministry of caring for the poor. On the other hand…they lied about it. Why would they do that?
Matthew 6:1-4 (NLT) ; 馬 太 福 音 6:1-4 (CUVS)
Acts 4:32-35 (NLT) ; 使 徒 行 傳 4:32-35 (CUVS)
Acts 5:1-10 (NLT) ; 使 徒 行 傳 5:1-10 (CUVS)
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The Hero of the Week is Jonathan, son of King Saul, crown prince of Israel, and close friend of David, the anointed king. He is a model of genuine friendship, and this is his story.
Proverbs 18:1, 12, 19, 24 (NLT) ; 箴 言 18:1, 12, 19, 24 (CUVS)
2 Samuel 1:17-27 (NLT) ; 撒 母 耳 記 下 1:17-27 (CUVS)
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Pastor Ryan is starting his new sermon series on Heroes and Villains of the Bible off with a bang! Jezebel (obviously a villain) was known for many things including leading Israel (via her husband king Ahab) astray to worship Baal. (Note: the recording starts about a minute into the sermon.)
Proverbs 9:13-18 (NLT) ; 箴 言 9:13-18 (CUVS)
Revelation 2:18-29 (NLT) ; 啟 示 錄 2:18-29 (CUVS)
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Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash (with apologies to the real woman depicted in this photo, who is unlikely to be like Jezebel! But she does look like she is planning something…)
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“Emmanuel” by Pastor Ryan Emmons is in the Advent series “And He Will Be Called…” that talks about the names of Christ from the “O Antiphons”. These are a series of prayers from the early church liturgy, used in the week before Christmas and best known to us in the song “O Come O Come Emmanuel”. This one is from Isaiah 7:14:
Isaiah 7:14 (NLT) ; 以 賽 亞 書 7:14 (CUVS)
14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
14 因 此 ， 主 自 己 要 给 你 们 一 个 兆 头 ， 必 有 童 女 怀 孕 生 子 ， 给 他 起 名 叫 以 马 内 利 （ 就 是 神 与 我 们 同 在 的 意 思 ） 。
Luke 2:1-7 (NLT) ; 路 加 福 音 2:1-7 (CUVS)
Luke 2:8-20 (NLT) ; 路 加 福 音 2:8-20 (CUVS)
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Pastor Ryan’s Advent series for 2023 sermon is called “And He Will Be Called…”. It is based on the names given to the Messiah in the O Antiphons, a set of prayers from the early church liturgy that is best known to us in the verses of the carol “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”. He looks at the four verses in the hymnal that we use, one for each of the Sundays in Advent.
December 3: Desire of Nations
December 10: Wisdom
December 17: Dayspring (Rising Sun)
December 24: Emmanuel
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“Day Spring” by Pastor Ryan Emmons is in the Advent series “And He Will Be Called…” that talks about the names of Christ from the “O Antiphons”. These are a series of prayers from the early church liturgy, used in the week before Christmas and best known to us in the song “O Come O Come Emmanuel”. This one is from Isaiah 9:2.
John 1:1-9 (NLT) ; 約 翰 福 音 1:1-9 (CUVS)
Isaiah 9:1-5 (NLT) ; 以 賽 亞 書 9:1-5 (CUVS)
Here is a PDF of Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript) from the sermon.
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“Wisdom” by Pastor Ryan Emmons is in the Advent series “And He Will Be Called…” that talks about the names of Christ from the “O Antiphons”. These are a series of prayers from the early church liturgy, used in the week before Christmas and best known to us in the song “O Come O Come Emmanuel”. This one is from Isaiah 11:2.
Isaiah 33:5-6 (NLT) ; 以 賽 亞 書 33:5-6 (CUVS)
Isaiah 11:1-5 (NLT) ; 以 賽 亞 書 11:1-5 (CUVS)
Here is a PDF of Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript) from the sermon.
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