Last sermon in the series: Do you know Jesus? The rubber meets the road. The answer is not hard, in fact is obvious. What does your life look like? The book of Acts predicts the spread of the gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. Through a series of summary statements …
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Sticktuitiveness
I am preaching today on Paul’s advice for enduring, “Secrets of Endurance”, as I continue a series in 2 Corinthians. What are the keys to perseverance? What will help us endure for the long haul? How can we keep on keeping on, in the face of adversity? Here is one version of what Paul says. Look …
“Do Overs”
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Cor 5:17). Call them what you want–second chances, mulligans, do-overs–they all provide a fresh start. I am convinced that one of the reasons we humans make so much of the beginning of the new year …
What Motivates Thanksgiving? (2 Corinthians 9)
“(6) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. (7) Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (8) And God is able to make all grace abound to you, …
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Up, Up, Up–Ephesians 6
1. FACE UP to the challenge, be spiritually strong in the Lord, in the Savior. 2. OWN UP to the necessity, stand against Satanic scheme and strategies. 3. SUIT UP, in approved equipment which equips us to stand. Of six pieces of armor, the one offensive weapon is the sword, the others are defensive. 4. STAND …