Pastor Don Mason

“THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF DAVY CROCKETT”
 
HEBREWS 10:39-11:2
 
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But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. 
 
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Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
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This is what the
ancients were commended for.
 
 
THE DEFINITION OF FAITH                     VERSE 1
 
Per Greek grammar and lexicology
 
Per Tennessee folk wisdom
 
“__________________________________,
 
then go ahead”
 
THE DEPLOYMENT OF FAITH                  VERSE 39
 
 
“not shrinking back to destruction
but
advancing to salvation”
 
 
THE DESTINY OF FAITH                                                                          VERSE 2
 
 
“Commendation
not
condemnation”

Autumn Hames, Samantha & Michael Sun

Dr. Donald Sweeting

“I BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH”
 
 
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When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say
the Son of Man is?” 
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others,
Jeremiah  or  one  of  the  prophets.”  
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“But  what  about  you?”  he  asked.  “Who  do  you  say  I  am?”
 
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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 
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Jesus replied, “Blessed
are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades
will  not  overcome  it.
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I  will  give  you  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven;  whatever  you  bind  on
earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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Then he
warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
MATTHEW 16:13-20
 
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Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals
of thunder, shouting:   “Hallelujah!  For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 
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Let us rejoice and be glad
 and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come,  and his bride has made herself ready.
 
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Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the
saints.) 
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Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper
of  the  Lamb!’  “  And  he  added,  “These  are  the  true  words  of  God.”  
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At  this  I  fell  at  his  feet  to
worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers
who  hold  to  the  testimony  of  Jesus.  Worship  God!  For  the  testimony  of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of
prophecy.”
REVELATION 19:6-10

Jeff Jackson- vocal,guitar & harmonica

Carol Taylor & Lori Bean-vocal

Dr. Ron DiNunzio

“PERPLEXED PROPHET PREACHES PROMISE;
PEOPLE PONDER POSSIBILITIES”
 
JONAH 1:1-10
 
 
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 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:
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 ”Go to the great city of Nineveh and
preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” 
 
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 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he
found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee
from the LORD. 
 
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 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship
threatened to break up.
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 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they
threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. 
      But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
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 The captain
went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice
of us, and we will not perish.” 
 
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 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this
calamity.” They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. 
 
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 So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you
do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?” 
 
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 He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and
the land.” 
 
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 This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away
from the LORD, because he had already told them so.)

Rev. Freddie Albough

“FREEDOM AND SECURITY”
 
MATTHEW 7:7-12
 
 
 
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“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be
opened. 
 
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“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
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Or if he asks for a fish, will give
him a snake?
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If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
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So in everything, do
to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Pastor Don Mason

“31 DOWN, 41 TO GO”
HEBREWS 1:1-3
 
 
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In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in
various ways,
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but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he
appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
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The Son is the
radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things
by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the
right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
 
 
The Superiority of Jesus Christ  Fully God
 
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory
and the exact representation of his being”
 
 
 
The Salvation of Jesus Christ  Perfect Sacrifice
 
“He provided for the purification for sins”
 
 
 
The Service of Jesus Christ  Great High Priest
 
“He sat down at the right hand
of the Majesty in heaven”

Don Mason

Norman Leveque

Dave & Marge Bowden