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04-18-2021 – Derek Yarber – Most Advanced Jigsaw Puzzle Part 1 (Gospel Meeting)

We’re going to be talking about in our two Sunday studies in the am about jigsaw puzzles. I don’t know if you like putting puzzles together. They’re okay. For me. I prefer like this type and for that to stop right there, about 10, 10 pieces, it keeps my ego high. I can do that really quickly. And I think I’ve accomplished something. My younger of my two boys on the other hand, Kyler he’s four years old and he puts a hundred piece puzzles together. Like, I mean that, it’s just one after another, after another, after another. And I look at him and I Mara, why don’t, you know, I don’t understand doesn’t it. 35 years old, my grandmother, she used to do a 500 piece puzzles, just a left and right. She and my grandpa did a thousand piece ones, even at times. Well, there’s some jigsaw puzzles that are more common Plex than what other ones are. The one that we’re going to discuss for these two lessons is the most complex jigsaw puzzle that you will ever find. And that’s, God’s Providence as God utilizes Providence to bring about his will. We’re not talking about a measly operation. He used has to use many jagged pieces that must fit together just perfectly in order for his purpose to be achieved. And what makes me Marvel concerning at all is he uses the free human will. His perfect knowledge of what people will choose, not what …

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04-17-2021 – Derek Yarber – New Birth, Old Angle (Gospel Meeting)

We’ve known about the new birth for so long. That really, I would say by this point is old news to us, but I want to revisit these old truths that Jesus gives in John, the third chapter. And we’re going to read in verses three through five, really teaches a fundamental truth. In fact, I would say it’s probably considered the fundamental part of Christianity. John three verses three through five Jesus answers. And he says to this ruler of the Jews named Nicodemus, who comes to him by night, he says, most assuredly make no mistake about it. I’m telling you and less one is born again. He cannot see the kingdom of God Nicodemus said to him, I do not follow. How can a man be born when he’s old, Kenny, he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born. So, and a little more of an explanatory way. Jesus unfolds the onion answering most assuredly. I say to you, unless one is born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Do we understand how important this you might call it now by now old truth really is Jesus says, I don’t care who you are. You can not get to heaven without it immediately. He may be talking about becoming a part of the church. And of course the destination of the church is heaven, but whether it’s immediate or, or eventually you can not go to …

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04-16-2021 – Derek Yarber – The Lowest Spot On Earth (Gospel Meeting)

But now I’m, I’m really excited about this series of lessons, old truths, and I hope it doesn’t sound boring. ’cause I, I don’t think they’re going to be, and it’s not because of the person doing the speaking, but it’s because of the power of God’s word. There are some powerful, old truths<inaudible> that we’re going to take, and we’re going to apply those to a new world and trues that we’re going to find. I assure you that are just as applicable thousands of years later, that they were at the time that they were originally given. I’m an in particular, we’re looking forward to this first study. I apologize for the song coordination, not being heard, Phil, by the way. Great job on the song. They were excellent. Outstanding singing all the way around. Yeah, I bet it wasn’t easy to find songs for it, but I’m really looking forward to this lesson. 1,412 feet below sea level, the dead sea surface shores are the lowest spot on planet earth. I like to give heading into this study. Just a few fun facts about the dead sea. Yeah. I would say that probably everybody in this room would know right off the top. You can float in very easily and actually you can’t hardly sink. Technically if you tie something around our wrist or an ankle, you probably can, but you’re so buoyant and the water it’s so dense that yes, you, you float in it. There’s …