Sermons About Longing
When I Learn The Secret!
The secret of contentment is not circumstantial, it is always available! The secret of contentment is not natural, it has to be learned! The secret of contentment is supernatural, it is being confident that you have all you need, for whatever you are facing, because of the strength Jesus has made available within you!
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Easter 2009 - Real Hope
There are two truths about human beings that matter deeply. First, we are all broken people. Second, we are all God’s broken people. Easter is the miracle that shows us how these two truths fit together. Our brokenness is undeniable – physical brokenness, emotional brokenness, spiritual brokenness, societal brokenness, universal brokenness. Our brokenness cost us humans the perfect home where God’s provision and protection and presence reigned freely, but Jesus came to set things right. Jesus was broken for our brokenness, and he became homeless to bring us home. What more could you want than to enjoy the provision and protection and presence of God forever? Easter is your invitation to come home to God. Special Thanks to the following for ideas used in this sermon: Yancey Arrington, Tim Keller, C.S. Lewis, John Ortberg, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Charles Spurgeon, Bruce Wesley, Phillip Yancey.
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From Groaning to Glory
How resurrection hope turns our groaning into glory. The resurrection of Christ and its promise of bodily resurrection for every believer makes sense of our suffering, it frees us from frustration, and it satisfies our deep longing.
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Beloved - Singleness and Sexuality
In this second week, we discuss sexuality and singleness. Paul says being single is a gift. Whether you're single for now or single for life, God has placed a call for each of us to pursue character.
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Greater Than
Pastor Jeff preaches in week 2 of Advent, a season where we look forward to the coming Immanuel, God with us.
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Being Satisfied in God (Psalm 119:57-64)
Most of our spiritual struggles (if not all) come from the fact that we are seeking satisfaction in things other than God; we have competing desires. Are greatest spiritual joys come when find our complete satisfaction in God Himself. When we rest and rely completely on Him, finding in Him the answer to all our hearts desires.
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Longing
Our first week of Advent, Pastor Jeff preaches on longing, anticipation and the current life.
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Exit: How to be ready to leave.
No matter what your age, it is important to think about how to finish strong – how to live always being ready to leave. On the road of life we must all one day take the final exit off of it. Here Paul gives two ways we are to live today, so we are ready to live tomorrow. They describe my mom – and I hope they will describe you.
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Philippians 1:7-8 - Sources of Joyful Affection
Paul bases his affection on the Philippians on the confidence He has in God's work in their lives. The doctrine known as "The Perseverance of the Saints" (or "Eternal Security") is an essential orthodox belief that if adamantly rejection will destroy the Gospel of Grace and create another religion foreign to the teachings of Christ. Paul's affection was not motivated by merely earthly emotions but by Christ’s love for his people. We find in these few verses 3 sources for the affections that Paul had for the Philippians: 1) Affections in the center of his heart, 2) Affections of fellowship, and 3) Affections of Christ Himself. We must learn that our confident affections for others stem from knowing that their salvation (and ours) doesn't rest in their (or our) grip on God, but on God's grip on them (us). You will need to look at these verses and ask yourself: Is my faith a genuine saving faith in Christ - one that is authored by Him, sustained by Him, and will one day be completed by Him. Your answer to that question should convict you know how sinful it is not to have been possessed with the affection of Christ for each other as Paul was.
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