Sermons About Pursuit
Declaration of (in) Dependence Part 5
"Bad News for Bad People" study in the Book of Romans Part 5. Big Picture Question: How deeply are you willing to pursue humility so that God will be glorified?
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All Mothers Are Perfect
Satan is an accuser and a deceiver, doing his best to convince us to buy into his lies. He wants to drive a wedge between us and our heavenly Father; trying to trick us, sidetrack us and divert our attention from what really matters. In this series we will investigate the truth that God's Word tells us about who we are and how we should live.
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A Good Return
Invest yourself in any venture, and you want to see a good return...it's simply human nature. No one wants to spend time, money or energy on a project or enterprise that seems to be headed no where...or as the saying goes..."no one wants to be the last rat on a sinking ship..." Not only is this principle of investment true in our own lives – in the pursuits we choose to take up – but it is equally true when we entrust our valuable goods to others; leave your children with a sitter – you expect all to be well when you come home! Leave your house for the neighbors to watch while on vacation – you anticipate they will look after things! Leave your money with a financial planner – you expect it to grow! In the kingdom of God, God is the investor. He has placed His possessions in our hands to steward...our time, our talents, our money, and He looks for a good return... Key Passage: Matthew 25:14-30
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In Pursuit of Holiness
In Pursuit Toward Holiness? How Then Shall We Live? (The first in a series on holy living in a complicated world) Isaiah 6:1-8 The words saint, sanctify, holy, holiness in the New Testament are all translations of this same Greek root – hagi The verb hagios means a “set apart for God person†Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14) But just as He who called you is holy , so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “ Be holy, because I am holy.†(1 Peter 1:15, 16) We face four defining experiences in our pursuit toward holiness. “YBH†Yes, But How? 1. It’s according to our proximity to God’s presence that we encounter His holiness. (verse 1-4) 2. Coming to a crisis of brokenness releases His holy transformation to make us Christ-like. (verse 5) 3. Accept the awesome cal to be “set apart“ for God from that which is secular. (verse 6-7) 4. We can’t help but to be compelled to take on His holy action and make a difference in this sorry world. (verse 8-9)
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