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Showing posts with label Discipleship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discipleship. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Sermon Video: The Problem of Unwholesome Talk, Ephesians 4:29-30

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As Paul continues to share examples of the new attitude that followers of Jesus must adopt, he turns his focus to our speech.  The contrast ...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Sermon Video: Getting a New Attitude - Ephesians 4:17-24

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  The Apostle Paul insists to his readers that they cannot live any longer "as the Gentiles do."  He then describes humanity apart...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Sermon Video: Equipping his people for works of service - Ephesians 4:7-13

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How does a Church grow?  In other words, what builds up the body of Christ? The answer from the Apostle Paul is strikingly simple: acts of s...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Sermon Video: A Life Worthy of the Calling - Ephesians 4:1-2

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Given what God was willing to do to save you, how should you respond? The Apostle Paul tells us that we must live our entire lives in a way ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Sermon Video: God has a plan for each one of us - Ephesians 2:10

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Ephesians 2:8-9 is an amazing ode to God's plan to save those who trust in Christ by grace.  However, God's plan for his people does...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

"A singular focus on preparing students for meaningful jobs and careers" would be the death of Christian Higher Education - A response to the essay by Cornerstone University's President Moreno-Riaño on Fox News

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  Here's what American universities should teach instead of activism Industry and moral skills are essential for our students and the fu...
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The difference between self-sorting and self-preservation: Why people choose to leave a church is important

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  An interesting thing happened to me two Sundays ago that has been gnawing at my mind since.  As I always try to do when we have visitors j...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Sermon Video: A Living Sacrifice to God - Romans 12:1-2

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What is the proper Christian response to God's mercy?  After we have received so much of it, and continue to depend upon it, how should ...
Friday, August 26, 2022

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #8: Matthew 5:13

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  Matthew 5:13     New International Version “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty a...
Monday, May 2, 2022

Sermon Video: "that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith" - Romans 1:8-15

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Before beginning to unfold the theology of his letter, the Apostle Paul takes a moment to express his desire, both past and future, to visit...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

The danger of defining 'real' Americans vs. the necessity of categorizing 'real' Christians

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It has become increasingly popular for politicians and pundits to tell their hard core followers that they represent the 'real America...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Sermon Video: How Salty Are You? Mark 9:49-50

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 Having just warned about the impending danger of Hell, Jesus turns to the quality that sets his followers apart from those the path of dest...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Sermon Video: Ashamed of Jesus? - Mark 8:38

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 Can you demonstrate that you're not ashamed of Jesus by sharing a meme on social media or putting a bumper sticker on your car?  No, th...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Sermon Video: Take up your Cross and follow Jesus - Mark 8:34-35

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  What does it take to be a follower of Jesus? The blessings are well known, but what about the cost? Salvation is free, 100%, but discipl...
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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Sermon Video: Isolation from, or Engagement with, the World? 1 Corinthians 15:33-34

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Having corrected the error at the Church of Corinth regarding the reality of the resurrection to come, the Apostle Paul concludes by remindi...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Sermon Video: When we can't meet together - Hebrews 10:24-25

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In this time of national pandemic quarantine, it is a powerful reminder to us of the immeasurable value of being a part of the fellowship of...
Friday, October 18, 2019

The Truth will set you free: the context of a timeless truth

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"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."  (John 8:32)  The Gospel of John contains many memorable phrases,...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Sermon Video: Building up the Church - 1 Corinthians 14:1-12

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In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul established the supremacy of Love, but how would one rank/evaluate the lesser gifts of the Holy Spirit...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Sermon Video: Run to get the prize - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

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There are few metaphors I feel more at home with in the Bible than when Paul compares our Christian journey to running a race.  What does it...
Friday, February 15, 2019

The Church's responsibility: evangelism and transforming discipleship

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One of the numerous misconceptions about the Church, coming from both those outside of it and those within, is that the Church is a place wh...