Sermons About Presence
Galatians 5.22-25: Give Presence
What if Christmas looked different this year? What if you could receive a gift that lasted forever? Or what if you could give gifts that did? We want to invite you to rethink Christmas with us this year and to experience it for what it was meant to be. On Sunday, November 30 Advent begins. For some this might be new. It was for me and my family a few years ago as well, but it is a season that my family and I have grown to love and enjoy. The word advent means to come. During the Advent season we celebrate God sending Jesus to earth wrapped in human skin. We also look with great anticipation to the second coming of Jesus, who is coming again for His Bride, the church. In Scripture Jesus testifies that He is the one who is and who was and who is to come (Revelation 1.8). This is what we will be celebrating this coming season. We will be celebrating Advent during our worship gatherings beginning November 30 culminating at our Christmas Eve service.
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Trumped!
This sermon traces the rich Biblical history of Jesus' promise to His disciples, "I will be with you." The promise of Jesus' presence trumps the feelings of fear and inadequacy His followers often experience as they step out in ministry.
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Community
Yes to Community! Pastor Mark talks about potential, power, principles, presence, proclamation, passion and provision.
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The Lords Table
When we come to the Lords Table, we are embarking on an extremely serious endeavor. Too many people today flippantly come to the table not discerning the body and blood of Christ. In this message we learn that to come to the table is a very spiritual matter, only for those who believe in the death of Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Those who come to the table with the right heart, are strengthened, but those who come in an unworthy manner, are weakened, some even unto death.
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Apprenticing
Learning at the feet of someone else is humbling. Followership involves being with the master. Our strokes with the brush are guided by the voice of the Creator. Could someone describe us as a person who is intimate with God? Are we known as someone who listens well to God? Just like any relationship, good communication is essential for intimacy to grow. In fact, Jesus shows us that intimacy is how we know if someone loves Him.
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A Reformed-Charismatic Approach to Worship
Worship is first drawing near to God through the blood of Christ, something we should not take for granted, since before Christ's victory over sin very few people had the privilege of drawing near to God. In our worship, we are to commune with God through the means of grace, such as preaching, God's word, baptism, the Lord's supper. But we are also to encounter and experience God through the work of the Holy Spirit as expressed through the gifts of the spirit -- God is truly near to his people, and is present in corporate worship in a unique way.
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A Reformed-Charismatic Approach to Prayer
Prayer is communion with God, and God desires that we approach him as confident seekers when we pray. We are to be confident in God's presence because we come in the name of Jesus Christ, our mediator and advocate. We are confident to make requests of him because we are not simply allowed but <i>welcomed</i> to make requests; we should pray with the expectation that God's spirit will move and intervene. And we are to pray with confidence in God's sovereignty, knowing that not only is he in complete control of all things, but he is good and wise and loving.
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Abiding In Christ
Abiding in Christ is to live in Him and He in us. There are dangers of not abiding in Him and there are blessings when we do abide in Him.
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The Children of Israel
The Children of Israel: The Problem (Romans 8:18-21), The Promise (Romans 4:7-13), The People (2 Timothy 2:20-21), The Path (John 16:33), The Provision (John 6:47-58), The Presence (Matthew 28:20b), The Priests (Romans 8:31-34), The Places (Hebrews 10:19-25), The Purpose (Philippians 2:12-16a), and The Peace (Romans 5:1-2).
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