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The Sent Ones |
June 2, 2013 |
| Would your relationship with Christ be described as static or dynamic? Is it motionless or in motion? This sermon will survey the Scripture and show that the people of God are to be a dynamic people. We are to be in motion on mission with God. |
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What Do You See? |
May 26, 2013 |
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Unless They Are Sent: Romans 10:8-15 |
May 19, 2013 |
| How can people call out to Jesus if they have never believed in Jesus? How can they believe if they have not heard? How can they hear unless someone tells them about Jesus? How will someone tell them if they are not sent? |
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Exalted Among the Nations: Psalm 46 |
May 12, 2013 |
| The thread of reaching the nations is woven throughout Scripture! In this worshipful Psalm we see the personal and public worship of God. He is our refuge and he will be exalted among the nations. |
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Adversary & Advocate: 1 Peter 5:8-14 |
April 28, 2013 |
| We have all experienced adversaries and advocates in our lives. Peter has stringed together several potential adversaries throughout his letter. In chapter five his introduces the Christian to yet one more adversary, the devil. Yet, he quickly reassures us that we have a greater advocate in God. This sermon will explore how we are to deal with our adversaries by clinging to our Advocate! |
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Humble Yourselves: 1 Peter 5:1-7 |
April 21, 2013 |
| In this passage of Scripture Peter writes to the elders, the young, and the church as a whole and tells them to clothe themselves with humility. Those who are clothed with humility that comes from faith in Jesus are free to cast their anxieties on God because he cares for them. Have you humbled yourself under the mighty hand of God? Are you carrying anxiety producing burdens that need to be cast onto God? This sermon will encourage you to pursue that path to life! |
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Don't Be Surprised: 1 Peter 4:12-19 |
April 7, 2013 |
| Why do Christians suffer? Is there any purpose in it whatsoever? This sermon will seek to find out if and when God uses suffering. |
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Swallowing Death: Isaiah 25 |
March 31, 2013 |
| An enemy every person must face is death. Is there any way to defeat such an intimidating and powerful enemy? The prophet Isaiah tells us that although death's appetite is insatiable there is One that will swallow up death forever. |
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How the King Comes: Matthew 20:29-21:11 |
March 24, 2013 |
| Jesus managed the press well during his ministry in order to go public on Palm Sunday! This sermon looks at how Jesus went public with his agenda. |
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Two Ways to Live: 1 Peter 4:1-11 |
March 17, 2013 |
| We all know that the Christian life means that we stop doing certain things. Is that all that being a Christian means? What does it look like to follow Christ? The Apostle Peter tells us in this passage that as followers of Jesus we live with a new motivation. This sermon will explore what should be our motivation. |
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Why Did You Do That? - 1 Peter 3:13-22 |
March 10, 2013 |
| If someone were to ask you why you do what you do what would you tell them? What we have set apart as most important in our lives influences how we live. The Apostle Peter tells us that we should be able to explain to those around us why we, as Christians, live the way we do. |
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Trading Blessing for Suffering: 1 Peter 3:8-12 |
March 3, 2013 |
| The Apostle Peter gives us 5 characteristics that should be growing and blossoming in the life of someone who has been born again. He then challenges us to trade blessing for suffering. How are we able to translate our words and actions into blessing in the midst of suffering? This sermon will seek to answer that question. |
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How to Destroy Your Marriage: 1 Peter 3:1-7 |
February 24, 2013 |
| Couched in the midst of the Christian's relationship with the governmental authorities and masters, Peter gives instruction regarding marriage. Do you want to destroy your marriage or do want to pursue a godly marriage? |
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Mindful of God |
February 17, 2013 |
| How would you respond to being treated unjustly? The Apostle Peter says that servants should endure unjust suffering. In this sermon we will see if there is any application for present day Christians with regard to Peter's charge to endure unjust suffering. |
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The Christian's Role in Government: 1 Peter 2:13-17 |
February 10, 2013 |
| Christians have a checkered history with regard to their relationship with the government. The Apostle Peter has a few words to say on the subject. This sermon will seek to thread the needle of the relationship between the Christian and the government. |
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Three Reasons for Doing Good: 1 Peter 2:11-12 |
February 3, 2013 |
| Why should we do good in this world? Why should we obey God? This sermon seeks to unpack a few verses from the pen of the Apostle Peter that deal with the motivation of doing good. |
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What is God Building? - 1 Peter 2:4-10 |
January 27, 2013 |
| Mankind has built beautiful and useful structures all over the world. What if God were to build something? What would he build? What would it look like? What would its purpose be? In this sermon we will explore what God is building in the world! |
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Having a Heavenly Diet: 1 Peter 2:1-3 |
January 20, 2013 |
| To be healthy physically there are some substances that you need to stop putting into your body and there are others that you need to start putting into your body. Often times there is a parallel between that aspect of us that is seen, the physical, and that aspect of us that is not seen, the spiritual. To be healthy spiritually there are some things that we need to stop feeding on and others that we need to start feeding on. This sermon will explore what is a healthy heavenly diet. |
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Living Out Your Salvation: 1 Peter 1:13-25 |
January 13, 2013 |
| A trademark is a sign or expression that distinguishes a product from those of other companies. What is God's trademark? In this sermon we will explore how God's trademark of holiness becomes visible in our lives. |
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Loving the Unseen: 1 Peter 1:8-12 |
January 6, 2013 |
| How do you love someone you have never seen? Can you love someone you have never seen? This sermon looks at how we can love, trust and enjoy a relationship with Jesus Christ even though we have never seen him. |
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Elect Exiles: 1 Peter 1:1-8 |
December 30, 2012 |
| This is the first sermon in our series on 1 Peter. As those who follow Jesus, we live as exiles in the world. Yet, even though we know Jesus is going to return to renew the world, he has a plan for us here and now. In this sermon we learn how to walk out the living hope that we have been born into by faith! |
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Christ as King |
December 23, 2012 |
| This sermon is the third and final sermon in our advent series on the offices of Christ. What does it mean for Christ to be king? Is Christ the king in your life? |
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Christ as Priest |
December 9, 2012 |
| To be reconciled to God, it is not enough to know about Him. We must have some way to deal with our sin problem. To be both just and the justifier God has provided both a priest and a sacrifice in His Son Jesus Christ. It is through His redemptive office and sacrifice that we can be reconciled to God. |
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Christ as Prophet |
December 2, 2012 |
| There are three offices that we typically associate with God's people in the Old Covenant. These three offices are prophet, priest, and king. During this Advent season we are going to see how Jesus Christ takes on not just one or two of these offices but all three. The first office that will be looked at in this sermon is Christ as prophet. |
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Faith that Runs: Hebrews 12:1-2 |
November 25, 2012 |
| This is the concluding sermon in the series on faith. This sermon seeks show how the first few verses in chapter 12 incorporates all that was said in chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews. In these verses we learn that the Christian life is like a race. In order for us to have the endurance to run the race and finish well we must learn from others, lay aside excess weight and look to Jesus! |
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Faith that Perseveres: Hebrews 11:32-40 |
November 18, 2012 |
| The Christian life is full of both success and suffering. In this sermon, we will explore how we can have a faith that perseveres in the midst of both the successes and the sufferings of life. |
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Faith that Triumphs: Hebrews 11:29-31 |
November 11, 2012 |
| When an army enters into battle it faces two opponents. One opponent is the army of the enemy and the other opponent is the battlefield itself. In the battle of life we face two opponents as well. We face barriers due to living in a broken world and we face a militant force seeking to derail our faith in Christ. This passage of Scripture will show us how we can walk with a faith that triumphs. |
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Faith that Refuses: Hebrews 11:23-28 |
November 4, 2012 |
| How should Christians relate to the culture around them? There are some avenues that merge nicely with Christianity and there are others that do not. There are some avenues that can be accepted and others that need to be refused. In this sermon, we will look at the life of Moses according to the writer of Hebrews and see how he navigated the intersection of God and culture. |
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Faith that Plans: Hebrews 11:22 |
October 28, 2012 |
| If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow what would be your last words? What instructions or words of wisdom would you share with your loved ones? In this sermon we look at the last words of a great man of faith. |
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Faith that Worships: Hebrews 11:21 |
October 21, 2012 |
| In most things that we experience in life there seems to be a cause and effect relationship. There seems to be an action and reaction relationship in nature, in our relationships with one another, and even in our relationship with God. What happens when God acts in our lives in a saving way? What reactions does God's saving act produce? In this sermon we will explore how our lives are changed when we experience the saving act of God. |
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Faith that Blesses: Hebrews 11:20 |
October 14, 2012 |
| We all want to be blessed. The question is, "How do we obtain a position of blessing before God and why should God bless us?" God told Abraham that he would bless him that he would be a blessing to the nations. This promise makes its way, in spite of much sin and rebellion, from Abraham to Isaac and then to Jacob. In this sermon we will see how both Esau and Jacob sought their father's blessing. We will also look at how we tend to seek our Father's blessing. |
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Faith that Offers: Hebrews 11:17-19 |
October 7, 2012 |
| Sometimes even the gifts that God himself gives us can threaten our trust in him. In this passage of Scripture the writer of Hebrews directs our attention to a dramatic test that God gave Abraham. How do you respond to God when his command seems to jeopardize his promises? |
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Faith that Sojourns: Hebrews 11:13-16 |
September 30, 2012 |
| We all want a homeland. We all want a place that we feel connected to. We all want to experience a sense of belonging. In this passage of Scripture we see that if your faith is in God then you will never find your homeland in this life. Although God allows us to experience different degrees of community in this life it is always disrupted by sin and death. In this sermon we will explore what it looks like to live day by day in faith knowing that our homeland will be fully realized in the life to come. |
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Faith that Multiplies: Hebrews 11:11-13 |
September 23, 2012 |
| Have you ever been scammed? Has anyone ever promised you something that seems too good to be true? In this sermon we will look at a promise that God gave Sarah and Abraham. At first this promise seems highly unlikely if not impossible. However, over time their laughter turns to belief and God does something amazing. Do you believe God's promises? May our laughter and unbelief turn into faith! |
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Faith that Obeys: Hebrews 11:8-10 |
September 16, 2012 |
| What would it take for you to be called out of your current situation and move forward in faith? This sermon explores what Abram was called out of and what he was called to by God. It truly required a faith that obeys! Do you have a faith that obeys? |
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Faith that Prepares: Hebrews 11:7 |
September 9, 2012 |
| Do you have a faith that prepares you for what God is going to do? Are you prepared to meet Christ when he returns? Are you preparing to meet Christ when he returns? Looking back to the faith-filled account of Noah, the writer of Hebrews encourages us to persevere in our faith. |
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Faith that Pleases: Hebrews 11:5-6 |
September 3, 2012 |
| There are many people in our lives that we try to please. We want to please our family, friends, employers, employees, customers, etc... What about God? How can we please God? The writer of Hebrews deals with this subject in verses 5 & 6 in chapter 11. |
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Faith that Saves: Hebrews 11:4 |
August 26, 2012 |
| The writer of Hebrews reaches back and brings forward a historical example of faith in action. He encourages those who are struggling to persevere in faith with the faith of Abel. Cain and Abel approach God with a sacrifice and one is accepted and the other is turned away. What is the difference? Listen to this sermon to find out! |
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Faith that Sustains: Hebrews 11:1-3 |
August 20, 2012 |
| This is the first sermon in a series on Faith based on Hebrews 11. We will walk through this chapter verse by verse. We will stop along the way as the author introduces us to historic people of faith. This sermon sets up this series by looking at the context of Hebrews 11. We see the pattern the author will follow as we takes us on this journey of faith! |
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Come & See: John 4:1-42 |
August 13, 2012 |
| This sermon is part 2 of a two part series on sharing our faith with others. In this sermon we will look at how inviting people into Christian community and to the hearing of God's Word is inviting them to come and see Jesus. |
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Show & Tell: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 |
August 6, 2012 |
| As Christians we are to tell others about Jesus. However, is there more than one way to share your faith? In this two week sermon series we will look at two basic ways to introduce people to Jesus Christ. |
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Matters of Life & Death: 1 John 5:16-21 |
July 29, 2012 |
| We have reached the summit of 1 John. John concludes his letter with a summary of what he has been pointing his readers to throughout his letter. Listen to hear how John concludes this encouraging yet challenging letter! |
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Security & Confidence: 1 John 5:13-15 |
July 22, 2012 |
| In these few verses the Apostle John explains why he wrote this letter. He also explains how relational security produces relational confidence. Do you know you have eternal life? How does that effect your prayer life? Listen to this message to see how the two are connected. |
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Overcome: 1 John 5:1-12 |
July 15, 2012 |
| Are you overcoming the world or is the world overcoming you? In this passage of Scripture the Apostle John tells us how we can have victory over the world. He also warns us of two threats to our spiritual growth. |
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Abiding & Perfecting: 1 John 4:12-21 |
July 8, 2012 |
| What do it mean to abide in God and be perfected by His love? Listen to this sermon on 1 John 4:12-21 to find out! |
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Love Comes From God: 1 John 4:7-12 |
July 1, 2012 |
| Repetition is used to enforce ideas and skills. John uses repetition in his letter to make his point very clear. What could be so important that it would be repeated three times in three chapters? Listen to the sermon to find out! |
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Don't Believe Everything You Hear: 1 John 4:1-6 |
June 25, 2012 |
| John tells his readers to "test the spirits" in order to see if they are from God or not. How do you do that? Well, in this passage John gives us some very practical advice on how we discern truth from error. |
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God is Greater Than Our Heart: 1 John 3:19-24 |
June 18, 2012 |
| Has your heart ever condemned you? If you have never placed your faith in Christ then the accusations of your heart may be true. However, if you are a Christian then it is possible that your heart is condemning you with false accusations. In this passage John helps his readers to know how to reassure their hearts. |
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By This We Know Love: 1 John 3:11-18 |
June 11, 2012 |
| Throughout the letter of 1 John the readers are continually reminded of the fruit of saving faith. One prominent outworking of true faith is love. In this passage John contrasts a life that takes life with a life that gives life. Through these examples we see what love is. |
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Family Likeness: 1 John 2:28-3:10 |
June 3, 2012 |
| John tells us that we are either children of God or children of the devil. Whose child are you? In order to help us see whose child we are John gives us two benchmarks. The two benchmarks that John gives us are the future coming of Christ and the first coming of Christ. Listen and see whose child you are. |
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Test of Truth: 1 John 2:18-27 |
May 27, 2012 |
| In this letter John gives his readers three tests of saving faith. The first is obedience. The second is love and the third is a test of truth. What do you believe about Jesus? This is the third and most fundamental test of saving faith. |
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Desire: 1 John 2:15-17 |
May 20, 2012 |
| If you could ask one thing of the Lord what would it be? What do you desire most? John tells us where we should place our ultimate desire in these wonderful verses! |
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Signs of Life: 1 John 2:3-11 |
May 13, 2012 |
| How do you know if you have saving faith? In verses 3-11 John gives his readers two tests of saving faith. |
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The Advocacy of Christ: 1 John 2:1-2 |
May 6, 2012 |
| Jesus is the propitiation for our sins. Therefore, in Christ, all that is required for us to walk with God for eternity has been accomplished. |
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Darkness Into Light: 1 John 1:5-10 |
April 29, 2012 |
| We must be found in Christ if we are going to spend eternity with God who is light and in whom there is no darkness at all. |
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Joy Completed: 1 John 1:1-4 |
April 22, 2012 |
| Our joy is complete when it is found in the person of Jesus Christ. |
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Values: Globally-Minded |
April 15, 2012 |
| As a Church we must embrace God's global mission of making disciples of all nations. |
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Ransom: Psalm 49 |
April 8, 2012 |
| If you are a Christian then you have been ransomed. You have been freed through the ransom of Jesus Christ. |
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Values: City-Focused |
April 1, 2012 |
| As the Church we need to be concerned about the spiritual well-being of our city. |
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Values: Community-Oriented |
March 25, 2012 |
| As the Church we must possess individual faith that is expressed consistently in community. |
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Getting on the Same Page: Acts 11 |
March 18, 2012 |
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Giving Back: Acts 11 |
March 18, 2012 |
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Values: Christ-Centered |
March 18, 2012 |
| For a Church to be the Church it must be Christ-Centered. |
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City on a Hill: Matthew 5 |
March 11, 2012 |
| What does it mean to be a city on a hill? What does it mean to be the light of the world? What responsibility do we have as a Church to those who are not yet believers? |
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Acts 9: A Story Within The Story |
March 7, 2012 |
| God is displaying His greater story to the world through the stories of His people. |
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Living the Message: Acts 9 |
February 19, 2012 |
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The Forward Movement of God: Acts 7 |
January 15, 2012 |
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Buy Without Money: Isaiah 55:1-2 |
January 15, 2012 |
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A Thread of Thanksgiving |
November 22, 2011 |
| Because of what Christ has done for us there is constantly a thread of thanksgiving weaving its way through our lives, 1 Thessalonians 5:18. |
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Worship A Response to Mercy |
November 21, 2011 |
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