Sermons About Good
How Good Is Good Enough
Many people think that good people go to heaven. They like this theory because: It seems like a fair system; you'll make the cut; it motivates you to be good and it's very consistent with the idea of good God. The problems with the theory is that there is no clear standard of good and bad; we don't know how good is good enough and it makes a liar out of Jesus. The bible tells us that Everybody is welcome; Everybody gets in the same way and Everybody can meet the requirement. Good people don't go to heaven --- forgiven people go to heaven.
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Peter Keeps It Real pt. 3
This sermon was preached on Good Shepherd Sunday. It shows us how Christ taking on the punishment of the cross models for us a way to resist the temptation to retaliate when we feel unjustly wronged. We also looked at Psalm 23 as a text along with the reading from 1 Peter. As sinners we build up walls between us and others, but Jesus came to break down walls.
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Lose Your Religious God
Not even the most obedient among us obligates God to produce. His goal is our Christlikeness.
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A Time for Every Matter
When it comes to the events and experiences of our existence, randomness does not rule. God does. He is the Sovereign over our seasons. The Teacher reminds us of this fact in Ecclesiastes 3, and the Cross reminds us that God's ordering is for the good of those who believe.
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Lose Your Religious Morality
Why can't you be good? Honesty and the direction of your life trump appearance.
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The Good Shepherd - Who Owns You?
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, leads us, sacrifices for us, protects us and knows us. We can listen, we can accept that we are sheep, we can choose to follow Jesus and we can tune in the Holy Spirit. We can step: into salvation, into a relationship with Jesus Christ and into His presence. We can practice precautions. We are to know Him.
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The Mysterious Comfort of a God Who Fights Against Us
This sermon unpacks one of the strangest stories of the Bible: Jacob's wrestling with God. Join us as we explore the mystery of confronting the Terrible-Beautiful God. God sometimes comes as an adversary, but broken and sinful people who surrender to Him find new life and blessing. As C. S. Lewis once portrayed Him: "He's good, but not safe."
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Mission: Accomplished
This is a message I preached the Sunday after a dear saint of God passed away. J. A. Cornelius passed over Jordan February 9, 2008.
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The Truth and Justice of God (Romans 2:1-16)
How will God judge us? Based on being good or based on the Gospel? What is the "good news" of the Gospel?
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