Sermons About Eternal-life
From Here to Eternity
Sermon on Revelation 21:1-6 by Dr. John Oakes, All Saints' Day, November 1, 2009, Holy Trinity, Vancouver.
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It's not supposed to be easy
Jesus told the way to eternal life is narrow, rocky and hard to find. Why do we expect life to be easy when Jesus clearly shows us it will not. Life as a disciple was never meant to be easy, in fact a life lived to Christ is sure to be the opposite... difficult, yet filled with hope, joy, peace, and life. That is what we are after, it's not supposed to be easy
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Do Not Love The World
From the beginning of time, satan uses 3 things against us: The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. This is how he tempted Eve; This is how he tempted Jesus in the dessert and this is how he continous to tempt us. It is time to say: Get behind me satan and declare God as Lord of your life!
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Final Thoughts
In 1 John 5 John makes some final points about what the Christian looks like and gives us his reason for writing the letter.
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LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST: THRU OUR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST (1 John 1:1-4 * Message #1/14) 10-04-09
NOTE: To receive these Sermon notes below in an outline form (which is easier to read), please email your request to Pastor Marcus Johnson (efcamarcus@sbcglobal.net). INTRODUCTION TO 1ST JOHN (& the Letters of John): 1) AUTHOR: THE APOSTLE JOHN (who wrote the Gospel of John, 2nd & 3rd John, & Revelation). Early church sources acknowledge John’s authorship, as does internal testimony (comparing 1st John to the Gospel of John, etc). 2) DATE AND RECIPIENTS: A.D. 70-90?; --> To a Congregation near Ephesus? (northwest of Israel); --> A Church suffering Turmoil within (This congregation is possibly approaching its last hour: Some within the congregation were undermining John’s theology (i.e. his Gospel), living in sin & spiritual pride, not loving each other, and there was a group that had already left the church). 3) PURPOSE FOR WRITING: FOR FELLOWSHIP & JOY (that the believers would walk in Christ-centered fellowship and the joy that comes with it). At the same time, John is responding to the various problems listed above. --> Fellowship: “John did not want a church that was orthodox [believing right] but unloving, any more than he wanted a church that misrepresented Jesus Christ. He wanted both –sound doctrine and vibrant community – and he refused to settle for less.” (Gary M. Burge, "Letters of John"). --> Joy: “He has the heart of a pastor which cannot be completely happy so long as some of those for whom he feels responsible are not experiencing the full blessings of the gospel” (I. Howard Marshall, "The Epistles of John"). 4) MAJOR THEMES IN JOHN’S LETTERS (see the Theme at the top of the page): --> Knowing God thru the Person of Christ (God is light and God is love); --> Experiencing the Joy-filled Fellowship of Christ (with the Father, the Son, and each other); --> Living in the Victory of Christ (Overcoming sin, the world, and the devil); --> Abiding by Faith in Christ (by Practicing righteousness, Loving each other, Turning from sin, thru the Testimony of the Spirit, by Believing Jesus is God's Son); --> Loving One Another in Christ (as God has loved us, by sharing what we have and by laying down our lives for each other); --> Walking in the Truth of Christ (by Knowing Jesus Christ, thru the Teaching of the Holy Spirit, thru Obedience to God's Word, by Standing against false teachers, and by Supporting ministers of the Gospel). KNOWING GOD REVEALED THRU THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST (vs1-2). --> Believe in Jesus Christ: (as the Word of Life/the Eternal Life); --> Believe in the Incarnation: (God the Son becomes a Man); --> Believe in the historical Jesus: (this is Foundational to our Christian Faith); --> Believe in the Apostolic Witness: (recognize the Importance of Eye-witness Testimony). TAKING JOHN’S WORD TO HEART (vs3-4) John’s Gospel-driven Purpose: --> Living Christ-centered Fellowship; --> John’s Pastoral-driven Goal: Experiencing Christ-centered Joy.
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Christ: The Mediator of All Things 2
My purpose in preaching these verses this morning is to show you and instill in all of us that life is only found in Christ. It is Christ alone who gives life, whether physical, spiritual, or eternal. All life is mediated through Christ. And my purpose is to reinforce the Christian truth that there is no life in any other. A mediator is one who stands between two or more parties. The Lord Jesus stands between God the Father and humanity accomplishing the will of God the Father and praying for the people of God.
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Christ: The Mediator of All Things
We are going to take two weeks to look at John 1:3-5. In this part of the prologue of John we find two very important areas over which Christ is the mediator. 1. Christ is the mediator of all creation. 2. Christ is the mediator of all life including eternal life.
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Confidence
Do you have proof that you are a citizen of heaven? Do you have confidence that you are a citizen of God’s Kingdom? Many struggle with doubts in this area. In the apostle John’s first letter, he told his hearers that they could have “confidence” that they were members of God’s eternal Kingdom by receiving and believing in His Son, Jesus. We can know this confidence that comes from receiving and believing in Christ as our Savior. The text gives four steps to having confidence and assurance of your salvation.
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