Sermons About Reconciliation
God's Mystery Mission
Why does the apostle Paul call God's eternal purpose as "mystery"? And how does God's 'mystery mission' move forward? Paul's biography of his own mission gives us the clues.
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The Centrality of the Church
3:1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. 4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is [1] that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. 8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in [2] God who created all things, 10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
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A Radical Change in Position
The death and resurrection of Christ has removed every impediment, every distance, every barrier to intimacy with God. They are nailed to the Cross. And while the gift of this new relationship, this union and intimacy, will take a lifetime to grow into, it is already our permanent possession.
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Working With The Father
God’s heart from the beginning has been to share the relationship of the Godhead with His creation (mankind); that we would walk with HIM in HIS DIVINE PURPOSE God created a context for us to experience and know Him (IN relationship with a counter part man & woman & in relationship with God; IN kingdom life-stewardship)
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Reconciliation and The Promise of God (Genesis 21:8-21)
The promise of God calls Christians and Muslims to live together in love. Reconciliation is Hagar's oasis in the desert of religious hate.
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Perfect Righteousness, Part 1
A two-part sermon on the six "You have heard.... but I say" statements of Jesus in Matthew 5. Part 1 examines the teaching of Jesus on respect, purity, and divorce.
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Understanding Our Need
On any given day, there are numerous events, situations, and encounters we witness and perceive. What we often fail to recognize is how much our view of ourself actually changes our perception of the rest of the world. As sinners, do we come to Jesus with an understanding of our own need to be healed? Or like the religious people of Jesus' day, do we treat his healing power with contempt and deny our own need to be continually healed by God?
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Why Jesus?
Legitimate questions deserve honest responses. In this mini-series we're tackling a couple of big questions that people have today. This week we consider: How can Jesus die for the sins of the whole world?
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