Sermons About Identity
We are...Sanctified Fools
The story of the cross is foolishness...unless you are being saved by it. But even then, we who are saved by it don't always live the true blessing of being knit together by the preaching of the cross. Paul teaches here that the jealousy and quarrels in Corinth were signs that the people were still fools...in at least one of three ways. But what kind of fools are we?
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The Birth of Jesus
Luke 2 is a familiar passage to most people. We hear it every Christmas. Yet there are some unfamiliar things that we can take out of this passage. Luke placed the birth of Jesus in a historical setting. The birth of Jesus isn't just a nice story, but it was a real event that took place. Also, Jesus was born into the most humble of circumstances. The Savior, Messiah, and Lord was placed in a trough where the animals ate. If the Son of God is that humble, we need to be that humble, too.
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We are...Patchwork Saints
We are a patchwork of saints, knit together by the Gospel of the cross of Jesus. We are NOT a perfect church that never quarrels, but our rips and tears are knit and mended by the grace of Jesus. If we learn to value this ordinary patchwork of saints more highly than we do the artificial display model, we just might find that we are becoming more mature together.
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We are...Saints by Calling
If you believe in Jesus then you already are part of the church. To not be part of the church is contrary to Jesus' call to you, contrary to your call on Jesus in faith, and contrary to your vocation as saints to be actually holy. But that doesnt mean you necessarily need to be part of this church. Just don't make it about you and don't determine by personally selfish desires. Commit to the real people here with you and just stick with it until we reach heaven together.
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Living a Life of Gospel Intentionality
Kaleo SDSU is taking a couple weeks to explore what it means and what it practically looks like to be intentional with the gospel through all of life. We will be investigating the book of Mark for insight into how Jesus brought the gospel to every situation and trained his disciples to do the same. We are called not to separate our life into religious, pagan, hobby, service, parenting, work and gospel intentionality but is instead a life that sees the gospel as the motivation and center of all we do.
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