Sermons About Journey
Thii
Church Like You Never Expected: “Thii” Reconnect – May 17, 2009 Text: Matthew 9:9-13; I Timothy 1:15-16 Key Thought: Faith begins with an invitation to find the place we belong: with Jesus and His people. As Jesus was going down the road, he saw Matthew sitting at his tax-collection booth. “Come, be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. That night Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to be his dinner guests, along with his fellow tax collectors and many other notorious sinners. The Pharisees were indignant. “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” they asked his disciples. When he heard this, Jesus replied, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor – sick people do.” Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to be merciful; I don’t want your sacrifices.’ For I have come to call sinners, not those who think they are already good enough.” (Matthew 9:9-13, NLT)
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Unlikely Candidates
Infectious: Unlikely Candidates Reconnect – May 10, 2009 Text: I Peter 3:13-18; Colossians 4:5-6 Key Thought: The life we have with Jesus will naturally become apparent and spread to our families, if we will do our part and let God do His. Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t be afraid and don’t worry. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong. Christ also suffered when he died for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners that he might bring us safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. (I Peter 3:13-18, NLT)
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Unlikely Content
Infectious: Unlikely Content Reconnect – May 3, 2009 Text: II Corinthians 4:5-10, 16-18; I Peter 2:9 Key Thought: Even in our worst struggles, God is still at work, producing a life in us that spreads to others. You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies... That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our inner beings are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. (II Corinthians 4:5-10,16-18, NLT)
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Relationships
“What do you have that’s catching?” I got a cold this week – and I was miserable – and probably still am You don’t have to work at spreading a cold – in fact, it’s the opposite – you have to work hard to contain it. Which is why to use the word “infectious” with regards to faith or a faith journey that you or I are on might seem to be a poor choice of word Isn’t even just the PHRASE “sharing your faith” sound painful? Like work? Forced? As opposed to sneezing on someone – or shaking their hand and letting your germs do their thing And yet, when we look at the life of Jesus, the life that He had... well, infectious is a pretty good word for it – so how do we get in on THAT?!?
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Keeping The Christian Life Simple
We tend to make the Christian walk a lot more complicated than God intends it be. Looking at the Scripture, we see that God has a simple plan to follow Him.
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Sticking to the Mission, Regardless
Paul's first missionary journey gives us a strategy for mission, points to the power for the mission, and shows us how opposition on the mission can actually further God's kingdom.
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Broken people... welcome!
There is one common denominator that binds all of us together, regardless of our age, or race, or socio-economic background. All of us have experienced times of brokenness in our lives and have needed not only the grace of God but also the love of His people. Today we're talking about the journey of brokenness and healing and we're going to gather around the communion table where our broken lives are made whole again. The bottom line? Broken people are welcome!
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Called and Sent
As Paul and Barnabas set out on their first missionary journey, who is it that commissions them? The church, the Holy Spirit, or both?
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A Journey That Ends With Jesus
Who were these wise men and what were they doing in Bethlehem? Most importantly,what does their journey tell us about our own spiritual journey?
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