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1 Peter 1:8-1 2 The message of the Gospel, resulting in salvation remains the greatest message ever told. It provides forgiveness of sin, reconciliation to God, and eternal life. Simply stated, there is no other message that bears the weight of the Gospel. It is a message of life, hope, assurance, and…

Review When Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians, he challenged them to reject their old way of thinking. Their spirit had been regenerated at the moment of salvation. They still had the sin nature, but now they had a choice - would they obey the old sin nature - the flesh - or would they obey Christ,…

This Christmas season we have much to adore our Savior for. I want to that love and adoration to intensify and increase this morning as we dwell on the incarnation! 1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son…

This morning I want us to focus our minds on our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. In one of the most wonderful and glorious moments in history, and yet one of the most incomprehensible and mysterious moments in history, Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son, very God of very God, entered the world and became like…

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 May…

We started our Christmas series last week with the promise of Christmas focusing in on Isaiah 9:6-7 and Luke 1:26-38 In the weeks leading up to Christmas we will be looking closer into the in Purpose, Power and Peace of Christmas. Today will be looking closer at the Purpose of Christmas by asking the…

God Revealed And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. The main purpose of Christ’s coming was to revel the Father and the way home “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. I have revealed…

· Last week we began looking at the Armor of God – and the first piece of this armor Paul highlights is – The Belt of Truth · We closed last week by just looking at the RESUME of God’s Truth… · And it was divinely impressive… · We saw that God’s Truth: o Anchors Our Souls in the Promises of God (emboldening…

INTRODUCTION . MESSAGE . 1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4 Joseph also…

So last week - we - SORTA KINDA - maintained our trek through this book of Ephesians... ALTHOUGH - we also kinda - PAUSED on a truth from the PRIOR week - and lingered there a bit... We had heard Paul’s call for us to STAND strong in the Lord - against our TRUE enemy... and we saw that our TRUE enemy…

Romans 8:28-30 There are two basic schools of thought that exist concerning the matter of how we are saved. There are many views within these schools, but the all views can be grouped into one or the other. First, there is the school of thought known as Arminiansim This view of salvation gets its name…

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself…

The Gift of Jesus Christmas morning is a special time of year. It’s the season when we come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. On this day, as we gather with family and friends, let us reflect on the greatest gift ever given: The Gift of Jesus. Through His life and death on…

The Presiding Reign of Christ Introduction: This is the final sermon in this short series on the deity of Christ. We have discussed the promise of the coming Christ as well as the presence and the presented work of Christ. We have discussed how important it is to fully understand the deity of Christ…

Helmet of Salvation, Ephesians 6:17a Introduction: One of the greatest and most effective strategies for beating anybody at anything next to skill is psychological warfare. Sometimes it can be the best thing you have when there is a lack of skill or weakness. ILLUS: There are a lot of things I’m not…

1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 27 And…

Introduction The Apostle Matthew’s Gospel (We can get into why we credit this to the apostle Matthew another time) At this point in the narrative, our Lord is growing in fame and notoriety. Through this chapter the pharisees and others are beginning to push back and Jesus is condemning their teachings…

“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.” ― Mark Twain “Procrastination always gives you something to look forward to.” ― Joan Konner “Procrastination is the thief of time” ― Edward Young We are all guilty of some procrastination. However, the Gospel should be…

For your consideration the witnesses Previously we have seen: Witness of John the Baptizer ( Jn5:33-35 ) Witness of Works, signs ( Jn5:36 ) Witness of the Father ( Jn5:37-38 ) Why did Jesus need witnesses, was he being tried, and if so, what for? (Rhetorical question) He made claims that were shocking…

Our master determines our end, our master determines our benefit or fruit, our master determines our eternity.

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The Unmistakable Deity of Christ Introduction Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. We assuredly need to believe that Jesus Christ is fully man as well in order to understand the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins. God cannot die. So if Christ is not fully man, then there is no sacrifice for our sins.…

Title: The Power of Christmas part 3 in our Christmas series “The Promise, Purpose, Power and Peace of Christmas” Part 1 - The Promise of Christmas Part 2 - The Purpose of Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 ; Romans 8:31-39 God’s power is displayed in his sovereignty over history and his ability to work…

Main Idea The purpose of the manger was the cross. Merry Christmas! Today, we get to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Unfortunately, we were unable to meet last night. My goal was to briefly show how the Jewish people had been waiting for this day for hundreds of years, surveying a few key prophecies in…