Sermons About Jesus-christ
The forces of evil in spiritual warfare
Knowing the enemy is important so we can defend against the tactics and know the schemes. How does a snake work? Every letter and word of the Bible is perfectly placed by the Holy Spirit including the spaces. Here is a quick look at the enemy so we can better defeat it for Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Love and Contentment
In Hebrews 13:1-8 the author is concluding his epistle teaching us about practical living in light of the gospel.
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Children are a Gift from God
What is your attitude towards children? Two predominant views are often held. On one hand, some see children as burdensome and getting in the way of their convenience and agenda. On the other hand, some hold a view of children that places them at the center of their lives—rather than God. As we celebrate our first baby dedication ceremony, we explore Psalm 127 and are confronted by God's attitude towards children: they are one of His good gifts to us, a responsibility we must carry out, and an illustration of His work in our lives.
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Worshipping... with God's Help
Where do you turn when you need help? In hard times, where do you find relief? In fearful times, where do you go for protection and refuge? Whatever and wherever you turn for help reveals the focus of your worship. Psalm 121 tells us to turn to God and worship Him, Who daily keeps us, protects us, and watches over us.
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The Glorious Appearance of Jesus Christ, Pt. 2 (Matthew 4:15-17)
Contrary to the new spirituality and religion of the day all religions do not lead to God, are not all different ways to the truth. There is only the religion of the living and true God revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ. Or there is the religion of the devil, who appears as an angel of light, but leads people to the pit of eternal darkness. Light and Darkness; Truth and Error; Heaven and Hell - these the only options. These form the context in which the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ is place, in our text this morning. As the OT looked forward to the Messiah, so now Matthew proves to be the only true revelation of God and hope of salvation. First proof we noted is that Jesus was on God’s sovereign time table. This week (2) the light of God in a dark world, and (2) shines the light: a message of hope and warning.
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Getting on the Road of Worship
This sermon begins our summer series called, "Worship in Real Life". In this introductory sermon, we look at Psalm 120, the first of the Songs of Ascent. Our goal is to recapture a correct view of worship that encompasses all of our life, even during times of heartache and pain. “Getting on the Road of Worship” lays the foundation for understanding how the Gospel (the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ) affects every aspect of our lives.
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The Great King
The final message in the Excellence of God Series. Jesus Christ our King who is above all earthly powers.
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Risk
Our aim over the next six weeks is to walk through the story of Naomi and Ruth from the Old Testament book of Ruth. As we make our way through this Tale of Two Women, my hope is that you will see how God works in a providential way to reveal His sovereignty and goodness. One of the best ways that you can get the most out of this study is to devote to reading through this story once each week for the next six weeks. This is one of the most well written stories in the whole Bible and it follows the lives these two women as they experience suffering, reward, blessing, risk, wisdom, and ultimately redemption. There are many truths for us to grasp as we journey with Naomi and Ruth.
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A Perfect Savior (Perfect Worship), pt. 3 (Matthew 4:8-11)
Thomas Brooks, an old puritan writer, once wrote: “All sin strikes at the holiness of God, the glory of God, the nature of God, the being of God, and the law of God.” All sin is a frontal attack on the very nature and character of God. All temptation to sin is an attempt to draw us into a battle against God, to usurp and supplant His glory, His authority, His being with our own self-serving agenda. We cannot understand our very existence apart from the reality of God, and God as Creator, Ruler, Redeemer, and supreme authority in all the universe All of life and your relationship with God can be said to come down to the issue of worship. Man, created in the image of God, was made to worship - it is essential to your being human. God created man for the purpose of worship. Contrary to popular belief, worship is not simply what we do when we sing songs or have strong emotions in relation to God or Jesus. It is a whole person and whole life lived in trust and submission to the all glorious God of Creation and redemption manifested in the Lord Jesus Christ. “I urge you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God present your bodies a living an holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (Rom. 12:1). It is to love the Lord your God with “all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mk. 12:30). It is to acknowledge and so live with the understanding that “from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen” (Rom. 11:36). Worship is all encompassing. All of who we are in response to all of who God has revealed Himself to be: bowing in humble adoration and obedience. Because of sin that entered at the Fall of man - specifically the fall of man at the temptation of Satan - man, you and I come into this world naturally bent to worship the wrong things and the wrong person. In Rom. 1:25, Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, puts misplaced worship at the heart of all of man’s rebellion, “For they exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” You and I have failed in each of the temptations here presented to Jesus. Adam failed, Israel failed, all have failed: “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” This is the backdrop to Matt. 4: our guilt, our sin, our failure in stark contrast to the purity, perfection, sinlessness, holiness and perfect victory of Jesus Christ. If you miss this, you miss the whole point of the passage and the majesty of Jesus that shines with blazing glory as the sinless Savior. Such is the goal of Matthew: to present the perfection of Jesus Christ, who alone is the Righteous King, Messiah, Lord, and acceptable sacrifice.
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The Great Prophet
Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Moses statement that of Israel would come a Great Prophet that the people must listen to.
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