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 we hear every year. A young Jewish couple make their way...
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Fourth 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. 31:3-6)C. WHY God will do it – LOVE. (v.11; 31:3; Lam. 3:22)...
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 and to REPRESENT. (3:6-10) We’ve come to the...
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 the SCRIPTURE. (1:19-27; 2:14-26)C. Seeing OTHERS as God DOES. (2:1-13)D...
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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. (v.26-37)B. A WILLINGNESS to SURRENDER. (v.38)C. BLESSED is the...
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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 and to SERVE… (v.13-14)C. …which is WHAT we really WANT. (v.16-17)...
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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 6)B. Slavery is slavery (5:1, 4:8-10, 1 Sam. 8:10-22)C. Stand...
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 division between Strong and Weak (I Cor. 8:4-7)B. Might makes Rights… (I Cor. 8:8)C...
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 difficulties. We were able to capture only the closing prayer...
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, 2:22-23, 4:2-3)A Picture of a Gospel Transformed Life...
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