Sermons About Providence
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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The Transfiguration
God is God, we are not. That is good news and gives us strength for living if we faithfully follow Christ.
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Ruth 3 - Proactive Righteousness
When we think about what it means to be righteous – we tend to think it means we don’t do bad things. We don’t cuss, don’t chew, don’t go with girls that do – righteousness = good behavior. Now the problem with this is that we only have half of the equation when it comes to “behaviorâ€. Righteous behavior involves more than not doing the wrong thing, it also involves doing the right thing. As we will see in Ruth 3 Naomi, Ruth and Boaz DO things and DO NOT do things for righteousness’ sake. And we are going to be challenged to look at righteousness a bit differently - to see that it is not merely avoiding sin, but actively seeking the well-being of others.
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Do Not Fear, For God Has Willed...
Fear is like poison to faith. It weakens and eventually kills it. So how, in the face of the pressures of life, economic insecurity, and the potential of unfair treatment by those around, can we find the fortitude to remain faithful rather than fearful? What is the antidote if you will, to the poison of fear? Jesus' words to the church in Sardis give us three ingredients in the antidote for fear: Christ’s providence, Christ’s promises, and Christ’s person.
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Ruth 1:6-18 - Grace Awareness : Seeing the Light Through the Clouds of Dark Providence
Ruth and Naomi's experience of God's dark providence has left Naomi unable to see the light of God's blessings. Through Ruth's comitmenmt to her, Naomi eventually sees that the sun had been shining all along and that God had a greater purpose in allowing for the dark providence to enter her life.
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Our Shepherd - Psalm 23
Greg Blosser preaches from Psalm 23 and reflects on how Jesus has been our shepherd in 2008.
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