Even in times of fear - when we think the world is crashing down or coming to an end, we Christians have hope. We have the hope of the resurrection and the hope of heaven. We've been told these things in advance so that we would not fear.
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This week we continue our sermon theme on Gratitude and look to Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Listen to his plea and prayer for us and be encouraged!
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Gratitude ... it's a choice we have to make every day. It's not easy but Jesus has given us the weapon of war - LOVE.
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Bartimaeus was a poor, blind man — but he could see Jesus better than anyone following him at the time. He knew WHO to cry out to for mercy—Jesus! Sometimes we are blind spiritually and even blinded by our own pain and darkness. May we, in our daily lives, learn the cry of Bartimaeus and experience God’s loving mercy and grace that is found in Jesus.
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Jesus again has to pull his disciples aside after James and John ask to be his right and left hand men in "his glory" in Jerusalem! They, once again, didn't get it. But, let's face it. We don't either most times.
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Jesus looks on the heart. And just as in the story of the young, rich man—he sees who or WHAT is ruling it. With this man, Jesus knew that it was his wealth and possessions that ruled in God’s rightful place and so he asked him to surrender it. He didn’t…and missed out on the greatest gift… the gift of following Jesus and being in his presence. The young man went away sad. Wealth and possessions do not satisfy, nor do they give salvation. Only Jesus does. So, who or what is keeping YOU from experiencing all that God has for you?
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One of the most important characteristics of God is his abundant mercy. Listen as Bishop David Bryan unpacks it for us from out of Mark's gospel.
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Jesus' disciple, John, freaked out when he saw a man casting out a demon in Jesus' name that wasn't a part of their group! To which Jesus said, "Don't stop him! Whoever is not against us is FOR us!!" So many times, we get in a fuss when we see another church or group having success instead of celebrating that God is doing something awesome in the world! If our focus is solely on Jesus and not ourselves, why would we NOT celebrate!? Listen as we unpack this very important lesson from Jesus to us.
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We can go to church all our lives--holding to the traditions of men, and yet not really know or surrender to King Jesus. We sometimes get so stuck in our tradition that we totally forget that God is after our whole heart and expects us to live as such in the world.
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As we've been saying, this entire discourse from John 6 has been one of the "harder" sayings of Jesus. It takes some digging into! But, the truth of who Jesus is has been revealed to us through his Word. Everything we need to be saved is right there in it! We just have to decide if Jesus' words are enough for us. Jesus died and rose again for us so that might believe that his words are worth more than enough to give our life for.
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Jesus says that he is "the bread come down from heaven." That's a loaded statement! Let's listen and discover more about the person and work of Jesus Christ for the world.
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In this sermon, we take a look at Mark 6:45-52.
Have you ever feel like you're stuck in a storm of life and just can't seem to get anywhere? I bet we've all been there. What we need to know, though, is that Jesus has his eye on us. He's always ready to rescue and save. Just when we think all hope is lost, he comes to us.
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We conclude our summer sermon series with the third and final marker of what it looks like to walk the Way of Christ--to be a person who is living proof that they are a living sanctuary for the Lord. God is building up his church, not in a building, but in a holy people... us!
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What does it mean for us EVEN TODAY to follow Jesus' example with the same grace and forgiveness?
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Have you ever done something for Jesus that made those around you (even your own family) think you were nuts?
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On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended and inhabited the people of Christ...exploding the church across the world.
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Living the life of a Christian is tough - Jesus promised it would be. But, living life in the light of the Ascension of Jesus can be all the difference in the "world"!
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