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)...
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Advent 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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