Sermons About Better
Exchanging Lies for Truth
The problem with Israel is our own, it is the gap between what we believe in theory and what we believe in practice. I may agree that God is sovereign (theoretical belief), but slip into deep anxiety when I am afraid or out of control (functional disbelief). What it means to grow in grace is to see the gap narrowed between what I confess to be truth and what I functionally believe in the moment. If it’s true that behind every sin is a lie, we are able to find a road out of the rut of despair and the feeling that our emotions and actions are inevitable. Nehemiah is helping us to see the path of hope in hopelessness, joy in the midst of suffering, and courage to fight our shame and disbelief.
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In nearly every aspect of our lives we seem to believe “Bigger is Better.” But is bigger always better? Not when it comes to spiritual things. Jesus taught this in Luke 13:18–21 with two illustrations of how God works in his kingdom. This message uses the refrain “God uses small things to do big stuff” and illustrates it from various sources to get the main idea across. It concludes with the challenge of all of us joining together for the impact of small actions multiplied by many.
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More
The Christian life is MORE!! More = better --> Godly people want to do better. More = different --> Godly people want to be different. More= unusual abundance --> Godly people want to have more. Is the Christian life what you do, what you are, or what you have? The answer is All of these! What do you bring forth from unusual abundance?
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Hebrews 1:4-2:4 "Jesus is Greater than the Angels...What, Why are we Talking About the Angels???"
Have you ever wondered WHY the author of Hebrews speaks about the angels in a comparison to Jesus? Notice that he does not chop them down in any sense, but rather, he upholds all that is good about them and then shows that they are no close to Christ in a comparison (so much for the argument about this letter being written to a group of Essenes). He does so to...well, listen to find out.
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