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Introduction If you had to tell someone in 1-3 words what the life, teaching, and ministry of Jesus Christ meant, what would you say? Some might say love. Jesus certainly talked about love, but when looking at the gospels I don’t think you’ll find love as the dominant theme. Some might say forgiveness.…

If I am in Christ, I have been removed from the reign of sin, I have been transferred into the reign of grace!

Scripture Intro “How Then Shall We Live?” Topics in theology and how they change the way we live. Last two weeks (of the series AND before my sabbatical)... To Glorify God To Enjoy God 1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Sing to the Lord , bless his name; tell of his…

Reign forever! God is the eternal God (El Olam) who reigns forever. This morning we are looking at his rule, reign, authority and what we are commanded to do. The proclamation (Rev11:15-17; Dan4:3) 15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “ The kingdom of the world…

Image of God I don’t know how many of you have met or seen my dad, but I look a lot like him. So much so that the other day Corrie was looking at some pictures with the kids on the TV at home. I was sitting in my chair and I just happened to glance up and I could have sworn I saw my dad. But it wasn’t…

6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much…

We all have choices we make in this world. Some choices impact others too. Can you think of a choice that impacted others beside yourself by the choice you made? God gave instructions, man did not follow instructions, man paid the consequences of their choice ( Gen2:15-17 , 3:1-7 , 3:23-24 ) So, please…

The strongest, most well known attribute emphasized in scripture. This means that He is the creator, the cause of all things. The one who rules over all. 10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.” 1 The Lord…

Last week Pastor Dean helped us dig into the before and after of salvation. Before salvation we were on the broad road to destruction, lost, condemned, and under God’s wrath. There are many other descriptors in God’s word of our terrible state. Our ultimate destruction due to our sins that separate us…

Intro: Everyone would like that call from a lawyers office about the long lost uncle or aunt that you never knew that has left you millions in cash or acres of land in their last will and testament. Its a dream made in the movies…but its far from reality. Brothers Zsolt and Geza Peladi were homeless…

Introduction: You may ask will things ever change? Will there ever really be justice on earth. Will there ever be a shift in power and will the world be honest, fair, and true? Will there ever be an end to oppression and greed? Will we have a chance to enjoy a world free of corruption and sin? The answer…

Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty-two years over Israel. He chose three thousand men from Israel for himself: two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in Bethel’s hill country, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops…

Last week we saw the angel Gabriel appear to a priest named Zacharias who was very old and without children. He announced his wife Elizabeth would have a son, an impossible feat given they were beyond child bearing years. But we saw that God is the God of impossible as what he promised through the angel…

12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had…

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…

INTRODUCTION We now come to the Word of God Let me invite you to take your Bible and turn to Mark chapter 1 At least 6 months have passed since Jesus was baptized Mark bypasses the next events which was the cleansing of the temple ( John 2:13-4:3 ) and Jesus’ journey through Samaria ( John 4:4-42 ) He…

God’s grace is not hazy God’s grace is needed and provided, tonight we turn from guilty, to grace filled, justified. (Insert dead man walking picture here) You may know the phrase “dead man walking.” Maybe saw the Sean Penn movie. And all that was was a movie, but in reality, we were dead in our trespasses…

Psalm 2 Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the actions and plans of ungodly world leaders? Do you ever feel afraid, frustrated, or pressured by the policies they implement, especially those which undermine biblical, godly values? If so, then this psalm is for you. Psalms 1-2 introduce to the entire collection…

The Kingdom of God is something we used to talk about a lot — because it’s important. Here’s why it’s important: The Kingdom of God shows up 67 times in the New Testament. And then you can add the 31 times that Kingdom of Heaven is used, and in those verses and a some new ones, there’s 30 times when…

The Promise to the Overcomer 21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. The genuine Christian, the one who overcomes by faith and is victorious over the world (cf. 1 John 5:4–5) (Walvoord), will join Christ not…

Revelation 11:15-19 As we come to the time of the blowing of the seventh trumpet, we must realize that nothing is immediately initiated on the earth, because once again God is giving John parenthetical and positive glimpses into the future. After chapter 11 is completed, there will be another parenthetical…

Sovereignty: The Lord Reigns I’ve told you before that I believe the first verse in our Bible is one of the most important verses for us to really understand and sink our teeth into. B/c if it is true then we can believe everything that follows. But if it is false then we can all go home, find a different…

The Resurrection Plan: 20-28 Now, the resurrection of Jesus Christ was very, very, very unique. And that’s where he begins. Let’s look at point, the redeemer. “Now as Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept.” Now he affirms again that Christ has risen. That’s a fact…

Good afternoon! I hope that everyone is doing well today. I apologize for last week. Autumn unfortunately had Covid and out of a preponderance of caution I felt it best to isolate as well for a few days just to be safe. How I came away without catching it I have no idea. Isolation is not something that…