Sermons About Commitment
The Power of the Gospel
Sermon on Galatians 1:10-24 by Dr. John Oakes, July 12, Holy Trinity, Vancouver.
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Act(s) V Scene I, II, III, and IV
This message deals with the climate of community shortly after the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit and the culminating sobering case of Ananias and Sapphira; a story with far more questions than answers. Follow along as we journey through this historical drama written for our example.
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The Vow of Priority
The Vows we make or break can affect what kind of life we will experience. The Vows we make in marriage are critical to marriages having longevity and meaning. This week we explore right priorities in our relationships, the way God sees it.
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The Fear of Commitment in Community
As Christians, why are we afraid of living in community with other believers? Sam shares a message of hope and encouragement about living a life of commitment. He also shares Cornerstone's plans for building community over the next several months.
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Lose Your Grip
Jesus' message was never a casual call to convenient living. Jesus' call was to a whole-hearted commitment to His Lordship. In this message we look at the difference between being religeous and being righteous. Religion has mostly to do with a commitment to a set of beliefs that displays itself in outward actions. Righteousness is different. Righteousness is about a relationship. Religion is about being properly aligned with a set of moral rules or boundaries, while righteousness is about our hearts being aligned with God.
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A Perfect Savior (Perfect Worship), pt. 3 (Matthew 4:8-11)
Thomas Brooks, an old puritan writer, once wrote: “All sin strikes at the holiness of God, the glory of God, the nature of God, the being of God, and the law of God.” All sin is a frontal attack on the very nature and character of God. All temptation to sin is an attempt to draw us into a battle against God, to usurp and supplant His glory, His authority, His being with our own self-serving agenda. We cannot understand our very existence apart from the reality of God, and God as Creator, Ruler, Redeemer, and supreme authority in all the universe All of life and your relationship with God can be said to come down to the issue of worship. Man, created in the image of God, was made to worship - it is essential to your being human. God created man for the purpose of worship. Contrary to popular belief, worship is not simply what we do when we sing songs or have strong emotions in relation to God or Jesus. It is a whole person and whole life lived in trust and submission to the all glorious God of Creation and redemption manifested in the Lord Jesus Christ. “I urge you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God present your bodies a living an holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (Rom. 12:1). It is to love the Lord your God with “all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mk. 12:30). It is to acknowledge and so live with the understanding that “from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen” (Rom. 11:36). Worship is all encompassing. All of who we are in response to all of who God has revealed Himself to be: bowing in humble adoration and obedience. Because of sin that entered at the Fall of man - specifically the fall of man at the temptation of Satan - man, you and I come into this world naturally bent to worship the wrong things and the wrong person. In Rom. 1:25, Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, puts misplaced worship at the heart of all of man’s rebellion, “For they exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” You and I have failed in each of the temptations here presented to Jesus. Adam failed, Israel failed, all have failed: “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” This is the backdrop to Matt. 4: our guilt, our sin, our failure in stark contrast to the purity, perfection, sinlessness, holiness and perfect victory of Jesus Christ. If you miss this, you miss the whole point of the passage and the majesty of Jesus that shines with blazing glory as the sinless Savior. Such is the goal of Matthew: to present the perfection of Jesus Christ, who alone is the Righteous King, Messiah, Lord, and acceptable sacrifice.
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Staying SOBER
Are you committed to making a difference in your community? So many Christians are afraid to take a step of faith and follow Christ no matter what the cost. In this message, you get to hear the story of one man who has been transformed by Christ and is now making a difference in the lives of hundreds of people who are struggling with addictions. Mike Edwards from S.O.B.E.R. ministries shares his testimony of God's grace and redemption.
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The Fear of Commitment
Church today is characterized by convenience, not sacrifice. We need to be committed to the cause of Christ. We must realize that our life is about making much of Christ.
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