Sermons About Injustice
Declaration of (in) Dependence Part 24
How should God's mercy, compassion, and power transform your worship?
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What To Do With Our Anger
We are continuing our series of discussions that are intended to help us take a closer look at our emotional life. How do we handle anger? The beauty of Psalm 137, as graphic as it is, is that it shows us that by pouring out our emotional life before God in prayer, by being honest with how we’re really feeling, by not stuffing our emotions down, our anger can be kept from turning into an unrighteous outburst.
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What To Do With Our Anger
We are continuing our series of discussions that are intended to help us take a closer look at our emotional life. How do we handle anger? The beauty of Psalm 137, as graphic as it is, is that it shows us that by pouring out our emotional life before God in prayer, by being honest with how we’re really feeling, by not stuffing our emotions down, our anger can be kept from turning into an unrighteous outburst.
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But There Is a God in Heaven Who Reveals Mysteries
No matter what astrologers and psychics do and say, they will always come up empty when it comes to the truth.
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Leap of Doubt: I Still Have Doubts, So I Can't be a Christian
• You might wonder – how could he know me and still love me? If Jesus is God, surely he knows about the terrible things I’ve done, the terrible thoughts that I’ve had. Surely Jesus, if He knows me better than I know myself, knows that I am simply unlovable. But this is where we need to know that the truth of Scripture trumps our personal feelings – the Bible assures us that Jesus knows us and loves us still. This is the amazing grace of the gospel story – not that I have to clean myself up before Jesus will accept me and love me, but that He loves me and accepts me first. He knew Mary’s name. He knows my name. And He knows yours.
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70 x 7 (Embarrassing isn’t it?)
70 x 7 (Embarrassing isn’t it?) Matthew 18:21-35 There is nothing as foundational to the Christian faith, than the reality and value of forgiveness of our sins through Jesus Christ. For various reasons we seem comfortable to quickly accept God’s unfailing forgiveness, yet at times, fail to extend that same measure to others. We have our reasons, of course, but we easily complicate forgiveness. Jesus never did that. He just kept reminding us to forgive. You don’t understand me. We become intoxicated by the injustices done to us “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive…..” Matthew 6:12 The smallest offense is ignored – ‘It’s not my responsibility it’s their problem.’ Matthew 18:21-35 You can’t move forward until you go back. We find new friends rather than repair old bridges “…and you remember that your brother has something against you….. go….” Matthew 5:23 The issue of ‘pay-back’ ‘After all I’ve done for you, you did this to me?’ “…that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him…” 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 “Everyone should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of others.” Henry Ward Beecher
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Leap of Doubt: You Can't Take the Bible Literally
But the real reason many of us struggle with the inspiration of John 3:16 is not all those background issues – it is simply its content. That I am so messed up in my sin that God had to send His Son to rescue me from my own destruction. The question today, as it has been during this whole series, is whether I am allowing my doubts to keep me from trusting in Christ. Am I allowing my intellectual issues (that really aren’t that strong when we look at them clearly) to cover for my spiritual issues? The Bible says in John 3:16 that eternal life is available to you today if you will simply put your faith in Jesus Christ. He died for your sins and rose again so that you would be able to live with God forever, your sins forgiven, your heart cleansed, God’s wrath completely satisfied. Will you, today, put your trust in Christ?
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Leap of Doubt: Science has disproved Christianity
Our only hope in light of this fallen world and our own depravity is that God is at work to redeem us from ourselves and renew his creation. I hope that you will not allow the over-reaches of scientists or theologians to keep you from looking at Jesus. He is the only One who can rescue you from eternal separation from God. He alone can save you from the consequences of sin against our perfect Creator. Today, as I have done every week of this series, invite you into a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ. Will you stop making excuses for ignoring your Creator and bow before the cross in humility and faith that Jesus has paid the penalty you could not pay?
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Leap of Doubt: Since Suffering Exists, God Cannot
We Need To Answer These Questions: Does the Bible address the issue of evil of suffering more soundly than other options that are available? If no, what are my remaining objections and how do I support them? If yes, have I placed my trust in the Gospel that saves me from eternal suffering and provides hope in the temporal suffering?
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Leap of Doubt: The Church is Responsible for Injustice
The reality is that for many of us, the church is the same as Jesus in our minds. If Christians commit terrible acts both personally and corporately, then how can Jesus be the real-deal? It almost makes us wonder if Christian preachers are "snake-oil salesmen" – promoting a product that doesn’t really work. Jesus is supposed to be this “life-changing reality” that transforms hearts and lives, yet the Christian community looks just like the world, if not sometimes even worse (because they claim to be better). How do we approach this question? What can we say to help us process this doubt? We'll take two simple steps today in answering this question. The first step will be to own the sins we as the church have committed, the second to see how a biblical framework helps us understand this problem.
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