Sermons About Passions
Fighting Through Your Suffering (I Peter 4 1-6) 7-19-09
When we suffer for Christ, and/or as Christians, we are called to fighting through that suffering in order to respond like Jesus as we pursue God's will.
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Declaration of (in) Dependence Part 11
If grace reigns, if it is the pouring out of God’s affection, if it abounds with sin, if I am united with Christ, what motivation would I have to quit sinning?
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The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link Acts 16 The Call to Macedonia When the Son of Man comes will He really find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 ‘We say we are searching. That is a great thing – to search for God and truth. Typically, however we are seeking Him sometimes, occasionally, when it occurs to us, or for a deep moment or two, - like an encounter with death, or shocking injustice or personal loss - but then the moment passes and it is gone. The search is gone. It is unwise and dishonorable to call such a haphazard process a search.’ Jacob Needleman ‘Why Can’t We Be Good?’ 1. Our passions affect endurance “For we are laborers together with God.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 “…present your bodies a living sacrifice which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1 2. Relationships expose our expectations “Have you been with me so long, and yet you do not know Me, Philip?” John 14:9 3. Our study or searching, is determined by hunger Bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5) “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed…..” 2 Timothy 2:15 We generally fail to grow deep in what is not forced on us.
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Abstain From the Passions of the Flesh -- 1 Peter 2:11-12
We all face pressure to fit in. This is true in pretty much any area of life, but it is a great danger for those who follow Christ as well. This message focuses on how those who believe in Christ should live in this world.
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