Sermons About Goodness
Can we be good without Jesus?
The question, can we be good without Jesus, draws a variety of responses. This is because it can be taken in more than one way. Reactions to it range all the way from emphatic "No way!" to "Of course you can! Why would you say otherwise?" The way we answer this question depends upon what we think about Jesus, about goodness, and about ourselves. Key Passage: Romans 3:19-26
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The Goodness of God in a Broken World
With the devastation of sin all around us, some can question the goodness of God. Genesis chapter two gives us a glimpse into the world as God intended it to be and it is good, reflecting a Creator who is good. It is sin, not God, that is responsible for the bitterness and brokenness of this world, and it is Christ who fully bore the bitterness of our sin on the cross so that we may enjoy the goodness of God forever.
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Heart Sanitizer (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
God wants hearts turned toward goodness and away from self-righteousness.
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What's your view?
What we see in life depends many times at where we are looking. At times we can miss the view, we can become focused and moving towards the wrong things. Looking at the wrong things will also change our view of God. If we miss the view we miss the beauty of God and life gets covered in one big dark shady cloud. The challenge is to look again and see even in the pain, struggle and suffering of life the amazing beauty God has painted for us. Key Passage: Psalm 73
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Sacred Psalms: Psalm 23
Ysavel Medina will be bringing this morning’s message from that familiar passage, Psalm 23. The power of the Psalm is not just in memorizing the words, but rather in thinking its thoughts. As most of you know, Ysavel is the executive pastor at The Ridge, where he provides support to the operation side of the church and guidance to staff. Ysavel and his bride Marla will soon be celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary.
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Love is for the Good
“The cross, seen as I have said in the light of Easter, offers itself as the great turning-point of history. If we are to follow Jesus own understanding of his vocation, it was the moment when the evil and pain of all the world were heaped up into one place, there to be dealt with once and for all.” -N.T. Wright, The Challenge of Jesus, p. 95 Listen with us today as Tony shares how love is for the good, and how we can live for the good on a daily basis by making Christ the center of our lives.
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