Get Jesus Right-Mark 1:1; 15:39; 8:29
“The beginning of the good news (gospel) about Jesus the Messiah (Christ), the Son of God” (Mk 1:1). “And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he […]
Category: New Testament
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Seeing Christ in Christmas-Matthew 2:1-12
Readings: Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 2: 1-12 We are at that time again. The festive Christmas celebration has begun. Two weeks ago, Christmas music began playing over the radio. Companies are […]
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Called to Live on Every Word of God-Matthew 4:4
Called to Live on Every Word of God (PPT) Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’” (Matthew […]
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Called to Your True Identity and True Self-1 Corinthians 15:10
“…by the grace of God I am who I am, and his grace to me was not without effect…” (1 Corinthians 15:10). “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer […]
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Called to Nonviolence by a Nonviolent God-Matthew 11:29
“…learn from me, for I am gentle and humble (meek, mild, lowly, accommodating, of low degree) in heart” (Mt 11:29). “He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led […]
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Called to be God’s Friends-John 15:15
[Some points are from Tim Keller’s sermon: You Are My Friends.] “…a servant does not know his master’s business… I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father […]
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The Priority of Calling-Matthew 6:33
“But seek first his kingdom…” (Matthew 6:33). “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously…” (Matthew 6:33, NLT). In our sermon series on Calling over the past […]
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I am the Worst and the Best!-1 Timothy 1:1-20
Key verse 1:15 “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.” These days’ shoppers have […]
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Gospel Experience-Romans 8:1-17
The highest peak. Romans 8 is without doubt one of the best-known, best-loved chapters of the Bible. It has been extolled by interpreters as the greatest passage within the greatest book in […]
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Gospel Freedom from the Law-Romans 7
Big idea: Paul–a single man–suggests in Romans 7 that a genuine Christian is like the happiest married person because they are very much in love, and thus loathes any sin […]