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Read So I have told you all that the book of Romans is all about Good News! See it says so right here in the title of the sermon series- The Gospel ( good news) great and glorious. But what we have heard so far in Romans has not been great news. In chapter 1 paul told us that all of humanity is guilty…

“Christ is at the center of everything that we do and are.” We are beginning a 5 week series on our Church vision. If you’re anything like me you hear that statement and instantly start to switch your brain off and the eyes glaze over. So why? Why Samuel are you going to put us through something you…

In an age when many are confused about who they are, John gives us a compelling portrait of who God is. And it is a bit of confusing picture if you look at simply the events of John 18-19 . Here hangs the Son of God upon a cross, having suffered and died a horrific death that truly most of us here today…

Introduction Genesis 1:26-30 . is where we will be this morning. You may be thinking, didn’t you preach all of Genesis 1 and even some of Genesis 2 last week . You are right! But after some inner turmoil, and having some really good and deep discussions last Sunday night I decided I needed to preach…

Seeing God at Work in Our Mess

Turn in your bible to Romans 13 ... Last week we began this look at Romans 13 to seek understanding about the Christian’s relationship with government. So far we have seen where authority itself and government on Earth comes from. It comes from God. As the author of all things, the creator and sustainer…

Ephesians 1:1-23 Go back to Genesis 32:28 In this passage, Jacob is wrestling with God. We talked about this last time I spoke. The wrestling equipped Jacob to persevere in trial. The lesson last time was to allow the Lord to build within us character to equip us to prevail in times of trial. I want…

Complement to congregation - sense they are the people of God… how act towards other, what try to embody… ie if lived in host family for a year - customs, values of that family - adopt you - way of hospitality! Those infleunce d by - show up in their lives, way of Christ in person - encouragement adn…

Big Idea: Short Term Challenge / Call to Action: Pray over Word I thank you, Father, that your word has the power to change my life. I'm a hearer of the word and a doer of the word and I'll never be the same after today. In Jesus name Amen. SERIES SETUP (2min) [STORY POINTING TO PROBLEM] Story about…

miniature version of 1 John, extols those who live in love and truth and warns those who don’t teach and abide in truth and lvoe… 5 /13 right from 1 John, Truth and love two main postive features of John’s Christianity! KEY: window into early church = two kinds of leaders - one that serves the LORD and…

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…

Introduction But fortunately… the workers of our text, as well as all of us today, have Nehemiah. So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And I looked and arose and said to the nobles…

1 - We believe the Bible is the only revelation of God It’s worth saying about us as a church, that we do really believe. We don’t just have an understanding of ‘some kind of God’ - but we’re not sure who He is - or worse we make him up to be whatever we think is best. We truly believe there is a creator…

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Intro: Sermon for the toes. 1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. Ready Reminder v 1 Getting out of the House with 4 Reminder…

One of the great joys I have serving at the Global Network of Evangelists is seeing how God gifts different people who have a desire to proclaim the Gospel. Our motto is ONE MESSAGE, MANY EXPRESSIONS. We have close on 1000 partner evangelists aroud the world… some of them use sports, media, digital avenues,…

Intro Dear brothers and sisters, freinds. That was these moments in your life where you feel you have done well in your parenting, and those which are in your low point. And there was this moment. It was when I received one of kids graduation yearbook. And it lets the kids write down what they want to…

溫柔的挽回 Purpose: To teach believers to realize that mutual accountability and loving church discipline are a special privilege and blessing that God has given to his church to rescue his people from sin and help them to experience the freedom and joy of godly living. Intro 挽回 is always hard. Even the eaiest…

john 11

Overview of obligations of those in authroity and those under authority

Luke 6:1-5 On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3 And Jesus answered them, “Have you not read what David…

Welcome Announcements Just Started our New Reformation Study this morning. Join us next week We started a new phase in our Puritan Study last Wednesday. We looked at the forming of the Westminster Confession, and this week we begin to look at specific theological aspects of Puritan thought. Starting…

Greater faith, Greater Grace, Greater Victory A RISE [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! ARISE- BECOME POWERFUL- in a hostile…

Dear Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, called, beloved, and kept for Jesus Christ, In a recent podcast Al Mohler cited the fact that the generation now entering college has no living memory of 9-11 attacks and cannot really undertand what the past decade has meant as The War Against Terror. Mostof…

Intro: How has the abounding in thanksgiving gone this week? I want to help you in your sanctification right now, turn to the person next to you, tell them something you are abounding in thanksgiving for that you recieved from Christ. How has the fact that you have been rooted and are bing built you…