Sermons About Authenticity
Bearing the Marks
In our postmodern world authenticity is becoming increasingly important. Today's generation has largely rejected the idea of absolute truth, but they are still interested what is real. Do you feel that your life is an authentic or real representation of a Christ-follower? Are you the real deal? What makes us real? Is it Belief? Behavior? Or is it Becoming like Jesus? Is it our character? In the book of Galatians, Paul told the Christians in Galatia that the only way to live out authentic Christianity was to walk in the Spirit and so bear the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. Paul taught that following Christ was more than an outward keeping of the law. Christians are to show forth the character of God. We can allow the Lord to give us these nine marks of authentic Christian character, so that we are like Christ, not just in what we believe, or in what we practice, but in our very nature.
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The Performance Trap - Parent Trap #3
Parents are the most influential people in a child’s life. Good parents always want what is best for their children. They want good things for their kids: to be happy, productive and moral. But good things out of place can become dangerous. Well meaning parents regularly step into traps that poison a child’s faith in the name of something good. Don’t fall into the "Parent Trap." By looking at major Bible themes, Lead Pastor Jeff Lawrence helps parents avoid the traps that damage a child’s faith. [Creative collaboration for this series with Clear Creek Community Church, League City, TX, USA)
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The Religion Trap - Parent Trap #2
Parents are the most influential people in a child’s life. Good parents always want what is best for their children. They want good things for their kids: to be happy, productive and moral. But good things out of place can become dangerous. Well meaning parents regularly step into traps that poison a child’s faith in the name of something good. Don’t fall into the "Parent Trap." By looking at major Bible themes, Lead Pastor Jeff Lawrence helps parents avoid the traps that damage a child’s faith.
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The Happiness Trap - Parent Trap #1
Parents are the most influential people in a child’s life. Good parents always want what is best for their children. They want good things for their kids: to be happy, productive and moral. But good things out of place can become dangerous. Well meaning parents regularly step into traps that poison a child’s faith in the name of something good. Don’t fall into the "Parent Trap." By looking at major Bible themes, Lead Pastor Jeff Lawrence helps parents avoid the traps that damage a child’s faith.
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Authenticity
Core Values, part 3: Authenticity begins when you realize that you are far more sinful and wicked than you ever dared believe, and far more loved and accepted by Jesus than you ever dared hope. This frees you to stop acting and be real.
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The Authentic Christ (Matthew 4:23-25)
It is interesting when we go to the store to see the labels that say: “100% natural” “No artificial ingredients” “Made with real meat” We have, as a culture, become so artificial that we need assurance of authenticity. So it is in the spiritual realm. Satan is a mastermind of illusion and imitation of reality. We need to know that the One in whom we are commanded to believe is the real deal, that He is authentic. And such is the point of Matthew. Jesus authenticates His Messiahship through the ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing.
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