Sermons About Inheritance
Prayer for the Church
Paul's prayer for the Colossians gives us hope that we can grow if we are dependent on God
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Praying in the Plural - Part 4
What kind of Christian are you? Does your faith permeate your life or is it something you pull out and dust off on the occasional Sunday? Pastor Robert unearths the truth in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 1:15-20 on how to be H.I.P. in your faith.
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The Compassion of the Gospel
Sermon on Galatians 4:1-20 by Dr. John Oakes, September 20, 2009, Holy Trinity, Vancouver.
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The Riches of Meekness (Matthew 5:5)
Sermon on the Mount the Lord is describing the inner character of genuine repentance; and the picture He paints is of one who stands in absolute contrast to the spirit and philosophy of the world. It makes no sense to an unregenerate world that has no “no fear of God before their eyes”. It goes against every natural (fallen) inclination of their heart and mind. The character displayed here is to the world the height of foolishness. Man always tends towards thess things that exalt man: self-confidence, self-assertiveness, self-will, self-love, self-glory. But the character of those in the kingdom, who are truly blessed of God, who are in a right relationship with Him turns all of the world’s thinking, under the influence of the evil one, upside down. The Kingdom of heaven is so foreign to man because they are so utterly and uncompromisingly God-centered; it begins and ends with the exaltation and glory of God and the right response of humility, brokenness, meekness, suffering. “If you and I are not, in this primary sense, problems and enigmas to the non-Christians around us, then this tells us a great deal about our profession of the Christian faith.” The character presented here is and unbroken chain; it is a unit; they are not qualities that a person picks and choses from, but flow in logical sequence. So, the first mark of those in the Kingdom is poverty of spirit is to have a self awareness of spiritual bankruptcy and destitution before a holy God - to say, “nothing in my hand I bring, simply to Your cross I cling.” It is to come to God claiming no merits, but bowing before Him as a spiritual beggar holding empty hands to receive His grace. To be truly poor in spirit, is not just intellectual knowledge but is one who mourns, grieves over sin; hates the sin that so robs God of glory and destroys men, but mostly mourns and grieves over the sin that remains in your own heart. Meekness is the character produced by the spiritual mourners. This is not second level Christianity, nor is it instructions on how to enter the kingdom, but is the mark of those who have have been born again, and truly responded to the command of repentance. Those who are truly in the Kingdom of Heaven. Genuine believers.
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Into the Light
The Apostle Paul says that every person has one of only two identities before God: darkness or light. Our identity before God determines our inheritance in the Kingdom of God. The resounding call from Ephesians 5:3-14 is to leave the darkness and walk in the light, as true children of light. It is only when we are light behaving as light that we experience true joy and freedom before God, and true community with those around us.
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Attitudes that Possess the Inheritance
Navigating through these difficult and uncertain times requires more than good morals and head knowledge, it takes wisdom. But you may ask, "what is wisdom and how do I get it?" God's answer is found in the book of Proverbs: wisdom's school for living. Come join our series in Proverbs, and enroll in wisdom's school today.
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Covenant People V
So how do we overcome? We overcome by the blood of the Lamb. Know who God is and what He has done for us by the blood of Jesus. We overcome by the word of our testimony! We overcome by loving not our lives!
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Genesis (Part 25) - Abraham, his sons, and the Inheritance
Abraham is dead, and the inheritance is left to Isaac. Today's sermon looks at this precious inheritance, and all the events surrounding its passing from Abraham, to Isaac, and then to Jacob. What does this inheritance have to do with Christ's gifts to us who believe? How do we become part of God's family and partake of this precious inheritance?
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A Prayer for Vision
Paul's prayer in Ephesians 1:15-23 is for the church at Ephesus to realize the hope of their calling, the glory of their inheritance and the power of God which is at work in them. Pastor Kristian looks at how these three things help us understand our role in joining God in renewing and restoring a broken world, especially in regards to the issue of human sex trafficking.
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