Waiting for Love I. The PLIGHT of the ExilesA. DISTANCE (Jer. 29:4; Psalm 137:1-4)B. DEPRIVATION (Jer. 30:12-14)C. DOUBT (Psalm 13:1-4; Psalm 22:1-2) II. The PROMISE to the Exiles (Jer. 31:1-6)A.
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1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love. Part 5 | I John 5:1-21
The True and Abundant Life Foundational Truth: I John 5:12-13Those who HAVE the SON have LIFE.Those who don’t HAVE the SON don’t have LIFE. ABUNDANT LIFE leads to:I. VICTORY in
Read more1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love. Part 4 | I John 4:7-21
What Love’s Got to do With it [NO AUDIO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK] I. A COMMUNITY of MUTUAL Love (1 John 4:7)A. We LOVE because we are LOVED (1 John 4:10)B.
Read more1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love. Part 3 | I John 3:11-24
This is the Realm of Life [NO AUDIO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK] I. The POINT is to stay in Fellowship with ChristA. LOVING one another is the RESULT. (1John 2:28-29)B. Message
Read more1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love. Part 2 | 1 John 2:15-3:10
The Dark pushes against the Light I. The reality of a TRINITY of DARKNESS. (2:15-17)A. FEELING, HAVING, and CONTROLLING.(v.16)B. This GOES way BACK. (Gen.3:6-7; Mt. 4:3-4,6,8-9) John is writing to
Read more1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love – Part 1 | 1 John 1:1-2:14
How Light Leads to “Koinonia” I. JOHN has a specific PURPOSE. (1:1-4)A. PROCLAIMING the WORD of LIFE. (1:1-2; 2:19,22)B. COMPLETING the circle of FELLOWSHIP (koinonia). (1:3-4)C. Fellowship is SHARING the
Read moreSeason of Advent – Part 4B (Love) / Gospel of John – Part 2 | John 1:29-51
Come and See I. The WAY Jesus COMES. (v.29-39)A. QUIETLY but in PROXIMITY . (v.29,36)B. ASKING probing QUESTIONS. (v.37)C. OFFERING an INVITATION. (v.39) Last week Jake talked about the coming
Read moreSeason of Advent – Part 4A (Love) / Gospel of John – Part 1 | John 1:1-18
The One Who Came to Us I. WORDA. Objective TRUTH (1:1)B. Creative POWER (1:1-3; Gen. 1)C. Personal DISCLOSURE II. LIGHT (1:4-5)A. An OBSTACLE to OVERCOMEB. A CONCEPT to UNDERSTANDC. Or
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 6 | Romans 8:18-39
Love is the Foundation of the Gospel I. The relationship between SUFFERING and GLORY. (v. 18-27)A. The DYING body and GLORIFIED body. (v.12-18)B. The SMALL and the BIGGER picture. (v.19-23)C.
Read moreFourth Sunday of Advent | Is. 52:13-54:10
And the greatest of these is love… I. Section #1 – A PICTURE of JESUS. (Is. 52:13-53:12)A. Not the GOD we were EXPECTING. (52:13-53:3)B. The BURDEN he CHOOSES. (53:4, 7-9)C.
Read moreAdvent 2021 – Week 4: Love | Luke 2:1-20
The Coming of Love…to all people I. REFLECTING on the Bethlehem JOURNEY. (v.1-7)A. The EPITOME of POWERLESSNESS. (v.1-5)B. The BEST they could with what they HAD. (v.6-7) It’s a story
Read moreFourth Sunday of Advent 2020 | Jeremiah 33:1-16
LOVE ~ From Big and Beyond to Small and Beside I. God is BIG and BEYOND. (v.1-13)A. ACKNOWLEDGING our limited VIEWPOINT. (v.1-3)B. WHAT God will do – RENEWAL. (v.4-13; Jer.
Read moreAdvent 2019 – Zechariah’s Dreaming Of… ~ Part 4 | Zechariah 3:1 - 4:14
The Power Behind the Priest and King I. Dream #4 – The PRIEST is PURIFIED. (3:1-10)A. The ACCUSATIONS are… TRUE. (3:1-3)B. God’s DECISION, not our WORTHINESS. (3:2-5)C. Called to FOLLOW
Read moreJames: Wisdom on this Side of the Cross – Part 5
Writings – James What James wants us to see. James 5:1-6 and 4:1-10 August 26, 2018 I. James HELPS us to SEE…A. Seeing SUFFERING as GROWTH. (1:1-18)B. Seeing OURSELVES in
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Second Sunday of Advent Season of Advent 2017 Love: A Song of Response Luke 1:26-56 December 10th, 2017 I. A FAMILIAR but POWERFUL story. (v.26-45)A. Another NOBODY in God’s PLAN.
Read moreGospel Freedom – Part 7
Gospel Freedom – Part 7 Living by the Spirit… Galatians 5:13-26 August 20th, 2017 Called to the GOSPEL of FREEDOM. (v.13-18)A. Free to NOT INDULGE… (v.13,16)B. …but to LOVE
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Gospel Freedom – Part 6 Faith Working Through Love Galatians 5:1-12 August 13th, 2017 I. It is for Freedom! (Gal. 5:1)A. Christianity is about… Freedom? (5:1, John 8:32, Romans
Read moreGospel for a Messy Church – Part 4
Gospel for a Messy Church – Part 4 The Tension of the Gospel 1 Corinthians 8-10 May 21st, 2017 I. Knowledge vs. Love (I Cor. 8:1-3)A. Knowledge creates a
Read moreWaiting on the World to Change… Fourth Sunday of Advent
Waiting on the World to Change… The Foundation of Hope, Peace, and Joy Jer. 31:1-7; 33:1-16 December 18th, 2016 No sermon audio is available this week due to technical
Read moreWalking in the Light of Love
Walking in the Light of Love Excerpts from 1 John September 4, 2016 A Devotional for the Early ChurchShort Sections, Loosely ConnectedWritten in the context of Gnosticism(1 John 1:1,
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