Sermons About Authority
Authority Imparted
Pastor Jeff continues our series "With Authority" looking at "Authority Imparted."
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Jerusalem Religious Leaders, Part 3
The third and final sermon with Jesus using the religious leaders of Jerusalem to teach about authority.
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Jesus Christ & The Word, Pt. 4 (Matthew 5:19)
One of the chief marks of our fallenness is our rebellion to authority. Men want to be free, autonomous, our own person, follow own agenda, pursue own goals. The idol of American culture is individuality. Fallen man kicks at authority, because *Authority assumes *Accountability. Generally people are fine talking about God in generic terms, but when the issue of His absolute authority comes up - things change. Jesus, in 5:17-20, in absolutely unequivocal terms is establishing the absolute authority of the Word of God and His own Person. In verses 17-18, we have seen that Jesus establishes the authority of the Word in three ways: (1) Stands in judgment of false religion (2) It is fulfilled in the Messiah (3) It is permanent Now, 19-20, Jesus will establish the authority of the Word by declaring our accountability to it: (1) Accountable to its prescriptions (2) Accountable to its Righteousness.
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Authority in Humility
Vicar Brad Malone finishes our series "With Authority" by looking at authority in humility.
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Authorized to Forgive
Mark 2:1-12 "The great mystery that shrouds the earth is, "How can I get forgiveness of my sins?"' - Leroy Eims
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The Ultimate Authority
God's Word must be the ultimate and final authority of our lives. The Word is alive, precise and discerning. It's unique and demands our obedience. We must be believers who follow the Word and making a difference in the world around us.
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Jerusalem Religious Leaders, Part 2
Looking at four stories involving the religious leaders of Jerusalem, Jesus continues to teach about authority.
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Jesus Christ & The Word, Pt. 3 (Matthew 5:18)
No other doctrine sustains such consistent attack throughout the history of the world, than the doctrine of Scripture. Even in the Garden of Eden the first thing Satan attacked was the reliability of God’s word, which was in fact an attack on the character of God Himself. All attacks on God’s Word are designed to undermine His absolute authority and trustworthiness. Today these attacks come in a variety of forms: Liberalism: attacks authority by rejecting the supernatural and imposing the wisdom and agenda of man on Scripture. Charismatics: attack authority by making experience ultimate authority. Emergents: attack authority by denying the existence of absolute truth. The Jews of Jesus’ day attacked the authority of God’s Word by elevating the authority of their tradition, much like the RCC church does today. However, in a few short verses (5:17-20) Jesus demolishes and destroys these strongholds set up against the knowledge of God and establishes the absolute authority of the Word of God and His Person and work as Messiah. 5:19-20 Authority as it relates to man’s *Accountability. In 5:17-18 Authority from God’s Side; He will do this in primarily three ways: (1) God’s Word sits in judgment on false, man-made religion. (2) He fulfills all of God’s Word by His Person & work as Messiah. (3) The permanence of God’s purposes as revealed in the written Word.
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