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Jesus had just told his disciples that he would be rejected, suffer, be killed, but raised to life on the third day. Jesus had also told them that his disciples would have to lose their lives to save them. They must have all been in denial, shocked at what Jesus told them. Jesus took his three most beloved…

Ephesians 4:20–24 (ESV) — 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed…

2 Corinthians 3 Good morning church! Let me ask you. Have you ever had a day all planned out perfectly, and it didn’t exactly go as you hoped it would go? Well that’s how this past week went, up to and including yesterday. I had a great plan for yesterday, and among other things our church website went…

God has promised us new life 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. He makes all things new How can my life be different? How can I break from my past? 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the…

15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed…

What a Difference Jesus Makes Ephesians 2.1-10 September 16, 2007 Intro: Ill. An illiterate couple had just been saved. They met with a group of believers who dressed alike. The men wore red shirts while engaged in a certain project, so the woman made on for her husband. He came home after the meeting,…

God’s in the business of transforming lives, and Kingdom transformation is contagious. Intro me Ephesus = Ephesians = no! f-esus. so whenever I say e-fesus, you say “no, f-esus” Peter painted a great picture of Ephesus for us last week: one of the great cities of the Roman empire, perhaps as many as…

Did You Say Sacrifice? Sacrifice is a word that is pretty far from most of our minds. That doesn’t mean we haven’t had to sacrifice from time to time. Maybe especially in this time, where we have sacrificed a part of our beloved freedom, if we are responsible to others. To protect those around us we…

In Acts 9 we hear of Paul's radical transformation from persecutor to proselytizer. What effected this transformation? Is this power available in our lives?

BLESSED ARE THE PEACE MAKERS

Our new covenant with Jesus requires that we focus on the new relationship with our Savior while standing on a foundation of that very old covenant found in the Old Testament.

We are working our way through the summer heat with what I hope is a refreshing call to unity during a time of deep division in our society. If no other group of people can find a way to unity, surely the church can! We began with a call to be United with our Minds, holding fast to the essential and…

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. I. The Essentiality of Separation from the World: A. God is holy and He demands that His people be a holy people so that they will be like Him. 15 But as he which hath…

The Persistent Widow Last week Hope spoke to us about the need to pray always and not to lose heart. The parable that Jesus told - of the persistent widow. How she kept on bothering the unjust judge, knocking on his door - persistently pestering until eventually he relents... The New Revised Standard…

Isaiah 6 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called…

14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness is essential to salvation: A. After the new birth experience, a conflict arises between the flesh, which is our old sinful nature, and the new nature, which is the Holy Ghost. 1. The flesh must continually…

Introduction A Clean Heart devotionals are available. Read passage: 1 Peter 1:13-25 (ESV) Biblical: Peter makes a remarkable claim: Our identity as born again children of God is the basis and foundation for ethics and morality. “Therefore” (v. 13)… “As obedient children” (v. 14)… “as he who called you…

Joh (in a vision from Jesus) expects a mindset worthy of the Master, rooted in his own obedience and suffering.E

Lord, today we are thankful. We are thankful to be invited to be in fellowship with you. We are thankful to have technology to be able to share in worship together. We have come to hear from your Holy Word. So God, may we be so bold as to ask you to speak that we might hear; speak that we might understand;…

Introduction: 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!…

Text: 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness is not a requirement for Salvation A. Man can never earn salvation 6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And…

How do you walk in repentance? Resulting the transformation of self, others and our community. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot…

The Gospel trnsforms unlikely people, sometimes it is the convert, other times it is the church.

Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am the Lord . I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I was not known to them by my name ‘the Lord .’ I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as aliens. Furthermore, I have heard the…

The last time I was with you I began a series called Collide. There are two worlds that exist today. One of Believers and the other of unbelievers. God is calling all believers to reach out to those that are unbelievers. These two worlds are colliding. In order for us to reach the unbelievers we must…