Sermons About Past
The Call to Courage: Paul's Arrest
Fear freezes. And, truth be told, our society seems to be getting more fearful. Courage is not the absence of fear but a proper handling of fear. As a pastor, what amazes me is all the different fearful situations our congregation faces week in and week out. How will we be different than everyone else? Do we have resources that enable us to live, not without fear, but in the face fo fear in Christ? Today in the Word we come to a section of Acts that focuses on Paul’s trials. We have said these are more than legal trials. As every defendant knows, a legal trial is also an internal and spiritual trial. Such trials call for courage. It is so easy in this age to turn away from the hard but right path and or to buckle in the face of fear. But Jesus calls his disciples to courage. I believe He calls the church to courage. He died to save us from sin and to turn us from freezing fears and cowardice to courage. This is wonderfully illustrated in the life of Paul in Acts 22 and 23. Let God speak to you through His Word and the sacrament this morning. And let this All Saints Sunday remind you of the many believers in the past who have lived with courage in Christ
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The Church in Ephesus: Revelation 2:1-7
The letter to the Ephesians in Revelation begins with a commendation. Jesus commends the Ephesians for their doctrinal purity. They have fought false teachings and have remained faithful to the truth without growing weary and giving up. Yet, though they have remained doctrinally pure, they have ceased to be faithful witnesses for Jesus because they lost her first love for Jesus. Jesus calls them to remember the depths of their sin and how much they have been forgiven. Some of us are like the prodigal son or the sinful woman in Luke 7, and we know we have been saved from a life of sin. We have been overwhelmed by his grace, but over time, the memory fades and we grow prideful and self-reliant. For others of us, the danger is that we have never had a sinful woman experience. We may not have ever felt desperate, out of control, absolutely empty, and needy. Our savior walks among his people and he sees them all. He will forgive us if we will stop trying to be perfect and simply fall at his feet and beg him for mercy. Run to the one who, though his face shown like the sun, willingly took on flesh to die on the cross in our place.
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Identity Theft - Pickpocketed by the Past
Identity Theft - Pickpocketed by the Past, Many of us allow our past to dictate where we live today.
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Experiences: How God Uses Our Past to Impact Our Present
Do our experiences from the past have any significance in the present? Would we be the same people we are today if our lives had somehow gone differently? Or do our experiences change us and forever affect the course of our lives? This sermon seeks to answer these questions.
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God is Doing a New Thing
Often we are trapped in tradition or by our past. But Isaiah reminds us that God is doing a new thing. Are you open to a new move of God in your life, or are you trapped by some crippling thing in your life? Pastor Tom gives biblical insights on being set free for God to do a new thing.
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Hurt Fathers Hurt
We’ve been discussing the Value of Fathers in our lives and how we as men all have a responsibility to be a Father for somebody. We’ve also discussed the wounding that our fathers can cause, often unsuspectingly, and the healing that can be found in our face to face encounters with the Father of Fathers, God! Today, we’ll finish up our series on Fathering – Hurt Fathers Hurt? Question: Why do fathers hurt those they are called to love? Question: How do our father wounds affect our lifes today, right now? Some of you are probably saying, the past is in the past. It doesn’t affect me now at all… You may be right, but what if you’re wrong…What if you are oblivious to your father wounds and the affects of these wounds on you and others.
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The Past, Present, and Future of Every Christian
Christians are sometimes accused of looking down thier noses at others who are not saved. But we must remember where God brought us from, and what He's done for us. If we can do this, our mindset will change to actually do what the Lord commanded..."Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature"
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Your Story
We all have a story...some of it good...some of it bad, but no matter where you're at you can begin today to re-write your story (The Sequel).
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