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Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed him, “If you abide in my word you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32 These are Thy Words O Lord. Help us, and sanctify us in the Truth. Thy Word is Truth. Amen. The Reformation of the Holy…

(S1) — SERIES— MEANS OF GRACE: CONNECTING WITH GOD The Bible teaches us that, from the begining God made himself available to humanity Adam/Eve—Noah—Abraham/Sarah — Moses—Israelites—Canaan “God made himself available to the Israelites physically through the laws, commandments that he had given them.”…

Previous: November 30, 2008 AM God’s Gift of Grace Previous: 06-06-1999 PM Subject: Grace Subject 2: God’s Blessings Synopsis: God’s grace flows to us through Jesus. Let us grow and walk in that grace. Text: Ephesians 2:8-9 Do You Know Him? Last Sunday I emphasized the importance of KNOWING the Jesus…

This Week’s Theme: Theme : Thankful for His Grace W4W : Grace: It is the unmerited favour of God, made known through Jesus Christ, and expressed supremely in the redemption and full forgiveness of sinners through faith in Jesus Christ. Sermon Passage : 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 This Week’s Word is : Memory…

INTRODUCTION Today we’re gonna continue our series in Paul’s letter to the saints in Colossae. A letter that’s really a letter to all of God’s faithful ppl of all time. & that includes us. Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Colossians 1 . & we’re gonna read verses 4-9 . Colossians 1:4-9 . & when you…

Intro; [ Put up a picture of a diamond necklace { cross } on a black background. Then put up the same on a white background ]. When a jeweler displays diamonds, he places them against a black cloth because diamonds shine more brilliantly against a dark backdrop. In the same manner, before Paul reminds…

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed…

God’s grace is not hazy God’s grace is needed and provided, tonight we turn from guilty, to grace filled, justified. (Insert dead man walking picture here) You may know the phrase “dead man walking.” Maybe saw the Sean Penn movie. And all that was was a movie, but in reality, we were dead in our trespasses…

Intro #3 of Galatians Paul - Apostle who went all over the Gentile World planting church. He would raise up pastors and go start another church. To help them while he was gone, he wrote letters… Galatians, Philippians, Romans… Galatians - in the heart of modern-day Turkey. Galatians is a book to help…

When we say that God loves us it raises the question of what does that mean in practice? After all how can you know love without experiencing its outworking? Without the experience of being loved you have only this concept of love. And a concept is nothing more than an idea. And an idea isn’t the real…

Have you ever noticed that there is always something holding you back? Let me put it another way, have you noticed that there is always a fly in the ointment, always one or two things that prevent you from having everything you want, or having it your way? For example: You have a great job, a great family…

Which of these subjects did Jesus preach on the most; Heaven, Hell, or Money? Jesus talked more about money/possessions than He did Heaven and Hell combined. Why did Jesus put such an emphasis on money and possessions? Because there’s a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think…

1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires…

15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in…

Introduction Quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (JFK) So said JFK in his famous inaugural address in 1961, words that resonate with the spirit of this country. We all want to make a difference and make an impact. We want our lives to count for something.…

Some good questions (insert Death brings uniting picture here? One more time we come to a bridge section, this time between Rom6:15 and Rom7:1-6 . Maybe give you the other passage as a reminder so you can see the bridge. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it…

Based in Hebrews 4:14-16.We re together with other Believers any time we are at the throne of mercy.

GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon Notes/Introduction The goal of the sermon is that we will be happy that God is so generous to all. The problem is that we sometimes live more under Law than under grace and do our share of pharisaic grumbling about others receiving more than we. The means to the goal is…

God's true people were initiated in Promise, born and live by the Spirit, and await an inheritance in the higher Jerusalem.

It is deeply ingrained in every person to know where they come from. It is a natural part of who we are. Many of you are probably familiar with Ancestry.com, a site dedicated to people building family trees and discovering their ancestry. Just last year, a woman found her biological father through DNA…

Scene 1: In October of 2006 an Amish community suffered a horrific loss, a man shot and killed several Amish schoolgirls before he turned the gun on himself. The killer's actions represent an inner conflict taken to a horrible extreme. To walk into a schoolhouse and kill innocent children is something,…

The story of Hashim Garrett is told in the series Jesus the Game Changer by Olive Tree Media . Hashim was 15 and a member of one of the gangs of Brooklyn. He was shot in the back with a machine gun by another gang member and left a paraplegic. Recovering in hospital after the shooting, he was depressed…

We live in a broken, messed up world. (examples) How did it get this way? Some say it just is like this, and there’s no God. Just chance. Some say if there’s a God, He doesn’t care or isn’t able to do anything about this. Some say there’s a God and His ways are so mysterious that we can’t make any of…

There is much confusion about spiritual gifts within the body of Christ these days, but this confusion is not just a contemporary issue. It seems clear from the Apostle Paul’s writing, that the church of Corinth was in need of clarification as well. Paul simply spoke about these spiritual gifts in Romans…

Grace Came with a Price: Christ Paid a Price You Could Not. Have you ever chosen to show someone grace and it was hard. I mean, you really agonized over whether to show someone grace. It might be because you were not sure if it was the right thing to do or not do. Or, it may be that you really did not…