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Similarly, an exhausted Christian is a vulnerable Christian.

Be wise and know when circumstances have you exhausted in your battle against temptation and sin.

Are you careful to get true Sabbath rest and renewal (and I mean in Christ, on His day, with His people, not in a long list of “don’ts”)?
And are you prepared when you know a situation will most likely lead to temptation?

The Psalmist preaches to himself, “Why so downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God”

From "A Most Expensive Meal" on Genesis Genesis 25:27-34 from Pastor Dave Hatcher

What are we to say to the individual, to the head of the family, to the leader of a church or denomination, and to the leaders of a civil government?
At the name of Jesus, every knee must bow. The church does this with the tools it has been given: Word and water, bread and wine.

From "The Ascension and Reign of Jesus Christ" on Dan 7:1-18 from Pastor Dave Hatcher on Sunday. Audio and notes on our website.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. James 5:16-18

From "Prayer and Dealing With Sin" on James 5:13-18 from Associate Pastor Tyler Hatcher on Sunday. Audio and notes on our website.

As tumultuous, obscure, and inscrutable as Psalm [68] is, going this way and that, so is the reign of Christ from our vantage point.

The history of the church is a series of victories cleverly disguised as defeats.

"Let God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly."
(Ps 68:1-3)

God had promised another Prophet like Moses and so they expected another liberation from pagan domination.
This is why the crucifixion was so devastating. If Jesus was to defeat the pagans, He wasn’t supposed to die at their hands.

But dying at their hands was how Jesus intended to redeem Israel and the whole world, and the resurrection made all the difference (Rom 1:4).

From "Hope Resurrected" on Luke 24:13-35 by Pastor Dave Hatcher on Easter Sunday.

For Christians, if we remind ourselves of what Palm Sunday was leading up to, what was going to be accomplished, we of all people should be filled with more joy than could ever be contained.

Their overflowing joy was an anticipatory joy before Jesus was crucified. How much more ought we experience such joy after His crucifixion and resurrection?

As Peter would write, ours is “joy inexpressible, and full of glory.”

From "Palm Sunday Joy" from Pastor Dave Hatcher on Luke 19:37-40