Sermons About Care
Making Known His Love
Scripture is full of commands to love one another; in fact, all of the law can be summed up in the word love. We are to love one another, and even to love our enemies. God intends for our love not to be merely abstract or sentimental, but real. Three of the images that God uses to describe the church capture aspects of how we are to love one another. The church is God's family, meaning that we have a unity in the gospel that overcomes all of our differences. The church is the body of Christ, meaning that we all have different functions, some of which may be more prominent than others, but all of us are needed, and we all need one another. The church is the temple of God, meaning that we exist for a far greater purpose than ourselves. We must take care of one another; this is commanded, and it provides a witness to the world, but most importantly, we do this because we love one another and we belong to one another.
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Why Worry?
Will I trust my heavenly Father to take care of me? OR will I take matters into my own hands? Balancing my responsibility to work hard, give generously, save regularly, and spend wisely with an absolute confidence that God is my provider is a difficult balance for all of us to maintain. It is so easy to begin to believe that we have to look after ourselves, and to become consumed with "having enough." Jesus challenges us to put our trust in Him alone and to give up the useless habit of worry…easy to say ... hard to live out! Key Passage: Matthew 6:19-34
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Eye Contact With God
Eye Contact With God (SERIES: Over the Rivers and Through The Providence -- The Psalms: Songs We Sing Along the Way) Psalm 121
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The Father Knows
In a culture in which is so easy to lose your soul, to throw it away, what Jesus gives us in the Lord's prayer is not only a way to pray but a way to find our souls, to find life and to live it. Now, before Jesus teaches us this prayer it seems there is at least one thing he wants us to get straight first. Before we pray we have to understand the heartbeat of prayer is the Fatherhood of God.
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Do You Know What Your Talking About?
In the last week of "Magnetic", we ask the question, "Do You Know What You're Talking About?" In other words, can you articulate your faith? The Gospel? The Gospel is best heard through our own stories most of the time...because even when the it's our story...it's really HIS story.
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Do They Trust Your Word?
In the ninth week of "Magnetic", we ask the question, "Do They Trust Your Word?" In other words, do people believe you when you speak? Do you have the credibility to speak truth in love to those God is drawing to Himself?
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Do They Know You Care about Them?
In the eighth week of "Magnetic", we ask the question, "Will People Know You Care about Them?" In other words, do people sense that we see them as more than simply props or scenery in our own personal narrative? The answer to that question might indicate whether you'll be effective or not in reaching out to those far from God.
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Care
All of us get lost. Depending on where you live, you may find yourself lost more often than not. Sometimes spiritually we can feel lost too. Whether it’s a broken relationship, a lost job, or just a general sense of spiritual disorientation, these times come for all of us. It’s the feeling that our lives and the world we live in should be perfect, yet they are somehow broken. Jesus is aware that we feel that way and even says in Luke 19:10 that it was his mission on earth to help people who are lost. Jesus cared so much about helping others, yet for us other people often take a back seat to our own interests. In this talk we discuss how prayer can help us connect with God’s heart for people.
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Lord of the Storm
In this remarkable story, Jesus leads his disciples to the brink of death before powerfully rescuing them from the raging storm. Though the disciples question both his power and his care for them, Jesus wants to know why they refuse to believe that his power and his care are infinite. Maturity as a disciple of Jesus means coming to the place where Jesus is enough for us.
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A Mother's Heart
Happy Mother's Day! As perfect and beautiful the comfort, and care of our mothers, God's comfort and care for us is even grander.
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NEEDY
There is a great tension, we are called to be filled with God's compassion towards others. However, what does it mean to help people without enabling them? Even as Jesus cared more than anyone who has ever loved, he did not heal everyone or grant their request.
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