Sermons About Authority
Authority Over Religion
Continuing in our series 'With Authority,' we look at authority and religion. Are religion and faith the same thing, or are they opposing realms? Can one have faith without religion, or vice versa?
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Jerusalem Religious Leaders, Part 1
In the first part of three messages about the religious leaders in Jerusalem, we examine the total authority of Jesus Christ. The question is not whether Jesus has authority - the question is whether we will submit to it.
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Jesus Christ & The Word, Pt. 1 (Matthew 5:17)
Inclusio (5:17) and runs to (7:12). In this section He will explain and apply the Law of God and define true righteousness, as opposed to the false righteous of the day. In this opening section answers the question that many of the people among the crowds were wrestling with, and sometimes for different reasons, what some wrestle with today: Exactly what is Jesus’s relationship to the OT Scriptures? Did Jesus come to completely do away with the Law? Does the OT have any value for today? Would it be ok to just remove it from our Bibles? Is there an OT God and a NT God? How is a Christian to relate to the OT? Jesus will answer these questions and in so doing establish both the authority of the OT - and by extension all of God’s Word - and establish the foundation for all men’s accountability to it. Key for any religion, or any society is the issue of authority. If there is no authority there is no basis for truth or for Law. The Jews rightly understood the Scriptures as being revealed by God and the basis for their nation and individual lives. But now with the appearing of Jesus That seemed to be being threatened. Jesus, therefore establishes at the outset, and in clear, unmistakable terms the authority of Scripture. And He will do this by: (A) Exposing the Hypocrisy of Religion; (B) by His very Person & Work; (C) Establishing it Permanence. We will take the first two of these this morning in verse 17.
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The Glory of God Revealed in Creation
Genesis tells us a lot about God, who is He? What kind of God is He? How are we to relate to Him? In this message we examine four things we learn about the God who created us as revealed in Genesis chapter one.
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Humble Savior, Humbled Demons
Mark 1:21-28 Why are there so many incidents of Jesus confronting Satan and his demons in the gospels? Because most people in non-Western cultures throughout the history of the world have lived in abject fear of demons! When they put their head on their mat at night, they fear that they have not done enough to appease the spirit world. Perhaps they should have made one more sacrifice, lighted one more incense stick, chanted one more protective slogan, or put on or hung up one more protective amulet or charm. They are terrorized by the daily reality of trying to appease an incredibly powerful, unseen enemy who could destroy them or their family in a whimsical instant. Could Jesus deliver them from bondage to the spirit world?
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Models for Engaging Our World- ENGAGE #2
In this series, we will study Daniel 1-6. There are many parallels between the situation Daniel faced and our situation today. Like Daniel, we work and live among a great variety of gods--not only those of other formal religions, but also the gods of achievement, independence, knowledge, pleasure, and ideology. In a religiously diverse culture which is at best indifferent and at worst hostile to faith in the one true God, what role should Christ-followers play in society? Rather than isolating ourselves or rejecting our world, we want to ENGAGE our world as people who trust in a powerful God, make positive contributions to society, and bring hope to others. If you've ever wondered how Monday-Saturday were related to Sunday, this series is for you.
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