Sermons About Character
1 Timothy 4:11-16 (PM)
Adam preaches 1 Tim. 4:11-16. True ministry success is speaking the truth, overcoming youthful criticism, making much of the Word, exercising the Spirit's gifting, habitually practicing God's expectations, staying focused, and staying faithful.
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1 Timothy 3:8-13 (PM)
Adam preaches 1 Tim. 3:8-13, which presents qualifications for the office of deacon and deaconess. Christ designed deacons to be servant examples to the entire church, fleshing out the direction of the elders.
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Character: Qualities of a God-Shaped Life
Pastor Larry unpacks another priority of our church: "equipping people for maturity and ministry" God does not want us to make ourselves better people, He wants to form the character of Christ in us. Speaking from Micah 6:8 Larry shows us what the character of Christ might look like in us if we allow God to shape our lives.
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Our Purpose, Our Privilege, Our Passion, Pt. 4 - Living
Colossians 3:17-4;6, 17 Our God, whose mission is the rescue and reformation of creation, has given us His truth (learning) and is transforming our character (loving) so that He can carry out His mission through us (living). To be a consistent and conspicuous "living display" of God's transforming grace is our greatest privilege.
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Our Purpose, Our Privilege, Our Passion, Pt 3 - Loving
Godly character does not just "happen." God the Spirit matures us in righteousness even as we make the pursuit of righteousness our passion. To our Learning we add Loving: pursuing and displaying the character of Christ.
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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The Lord of the Rings
What can we learn from some of the most recent movies that have hit the movie theaters? How do we choose what is good in this world? Kent looks at The Lord of the Rings and the story of Daniel for a couple great examples of choosing good instead of evil.
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So THAT'S a Christian!
Pastor John Grams preaches from John on Birthmarks of Christian Character. Pastor John Grams is the lead pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Stewartville Minnesota.
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Gospel-Centered Leaders
Because the church is filled with sinners, God raises up guys who believe, love and live out the gospel to lead congregations. These men do occur by accident, but they strive to become more like Jesus- through the gospel.
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The Measure of a Man
Using the backdrop of Fathers' Day, this sermon utilizes the call of an overseer found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 to explore not only the measure of a leader...but the measure of all men.
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