The Apostle Paul is near the end of his life and he has some final instructions and encouragements for his young apprentice, Timothy, as he begins his last letter. The exhortations apply to us as well, even today!
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Jesus and Paul say very clearly to not put our hope and our trust in our wealth because it is a "snare" that leads to ruin and destruction ... yet we somehow find ourselves still doing it. Paul therefore urges Timothy to RUN from these kinds of evil desires, to "fight the good fight of the faith" and to "Take hold of that which is truly life."
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There's little doubt that prayerlessness in the church has slowed the advancement of the gospel in our cities and in our nation. That's why the Apostle Paul URGES his most beloved apprentice, Timothy, to "First of all... pray..." I can't think of a more important holy task for us as Christians to do in today's world. Pray!
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God's heart for the lost is relentless! At great cost to himself, God goes in search of what is most valuable to him--YOU! Listen as Pastor Andrew Sizemore breaks down this week's text.
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One of the most important aspects of living a life of genuine Christian faith is community. And I'm not just talking about a "Hi, how are you?" kind of community... but a REAL community that strives after God, and chooses to be known... and digs deep in relationships and holds each other up in Christ-like love. The Apostle Paul called this kind of sacrificial community, "Koinonia". You might not know it, but we ALL need a "Koinonia" Fellowship of the Gospel!
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One of the most monumental and fundamental characteristics that Jesus wants to instill in his followers is humility. Note, humility is NOT weakness. Jesus, our ultimate example of humility, was anything BUT weak... but he was humble--because he always counted others needs before his own. We get this so wrong sometimes--just like the Pharisees in today's text. Listen and pray for the grace to live humbly like Christ. "For the one who exalts himself WILL be humbled and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
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Jesus challenges his followers to "STRIVE to enter the narrow door" of faith in their lives -- to be Kingdom minded while here on this earth. He says this because many will try and enter the Kingdom of God when Jesus comes again in final victory to judge the world, but they will not be able... because they didn't strive in this life to truly know Jesus --and live to reflect his love, glory, and goodness.
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Luke's gospel and the sayings of Jesus that are found there can sometimes get downright uncomfortable - divisive even! In fact, in today's text Jesus says that he will bring fire, and (not peace) but division! Gulp! There's a lot to reflect on here. We hope you will listen!
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Sermon for our 1 year anniversary as Harvest Anglican Church. Pastor Travis looks back at the faithfulness of God and lays out the vision God laid on his heart the very first night he called him to plant.
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Jesus teaches us the incredible prayer that shocked the world in his day. And this prayer gives us the grace to press on and endure in this life because, through it, we KNOW who God is and who we are in him.
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Pastor Andrew Sizemore breaks down the familiar passage from Luke 10:38-42 and the story of Jesus, Mary and Martha and how we can learn valuable lessons from BOTH ladies in this encounter with the Savior.
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In this gospel text, the Lord Jesus tells us how the harvest fields (meaning those who are ripe to hear the Good News) is abundant. But, that the laborers are few. What do we do with this seemingly discouraging news? Listen and find out as Pastor Andrew Sizemore brings the Word.
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One of the MANY amazing things about the Day of Pentecost that often gets looked over because of the miracles, signs and wonders -- is that God keeps his promises! This is HUGE for us as the church and as individuals.
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How might Paul and Silas' worship while suffering in a Roman prison remind us of how we are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us and is seated at the right hand of the Father in the place of all authority? What is living the ascension shaped life all about?
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When we KNOW the power of Jesus' resurrection and begin to walk in the light of his grace through the promised indwelling Holy Spirit, our entire lives and the way we love God and others begins to change more and more into Christ's likeness and image.
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Son or daughter of Christ ... listen for he speaks your name.
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One of the greatest gifts of the Resurrection of Jesus is... PEACE. Listen and find out why...and what we are supposed to do with it.
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When life is really hard and we feel trapped in hopelessness and darkness, we can look to those first disciples of Jesus... and to the events of the crucifixion and burial of their Messiah. But, then the day of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ happened... and now we find where the promise of our eternal HOPE is anchored! At the empty tomb! We just have to REMEMBER what Jesus said, and trust and believe in him when things get tough, and that it is all going to be OK... more than OK... spectacular! For, He is risen! Risen indeed! Alleluia!
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How can we stoop down to love like Jesus? Why would we do that? Because he commands it… but it also where we find that grace overwhelms us — when we decide in our OWN hearts to love like he does.
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Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethsemane is one of the most incredible moments in all of Scripture and in salvation history... as Jesus (in his humanity) surrenders to the divine will of the Father... to "become sin who knew no sin" (2 Cor. 5:21) and bear the wrath so that we might become his righteousness. O what love! What a sacrifice for our redemption.
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