Sermons About Salvation
The Incomparable Riches of His Grace
After some very lofty praise of our glorious God, the Apostle Paul turns his attention to us. The outlook is grim as we are described as dead, enslaved, and condemned. By verse 4 though, Paul looks back to God and describes how in Jesus the dead receive life, the enslaved are set free, and the condemned are forgiven. All of this is a gift from God to be received and enjoyed. But this great gift of salvation comes with responsibilities. We are called to leave the path that we had been walking on and begin to walk out a life that pleases God and is productive for His purpose.
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Who Is This Christ?
The Apostle John shares the most important theological statement in all of Scripture -
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Do Good: World
Like Jonah, sometimes God calls us to go to places we don't want to go to do impossible tasks that we already know God will take care of in the end. Though God's mercy endures forever and God holds all things in accordance to his will, still God calls us to go.
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A Voice in the Attic
Hear the noise above? Coming from the attic is a voice praying that we might appropriate with power the glorious riches of God discovered in the believer's attic. What would an answer to such a prayer look like?
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Faith That Expects God
A strong and growing faith in God is necessary for the Christian life, beginning with the believer's salvation, but continuing in every aspect of their life. This message looks at the nature of faith and God's gracious response to His children's faith.
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Reframing Love: The Roses Will Bloom Again
The Song of Solomon is a song of intimacy and passion. While this song is about a relationship between a man and woman, there is a parallel of the love and passion that God has for us. God pursues us. Because of the abuse and sinful ways the world has twisted love; we shy away from the open discussion of passion. For intimacy and passion to flourish between human beings and God, or from person to person, there is a need for some ground rules.
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The Sacred Secret
Has a surprising plot twist ever been discussed among friends? Of course! To Paul, the combination of Jews and Gentiles to form the church was just such a twist in God's Story. And he never stopped talking about it. Should we?
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We can be sure
Sometimes in a conversation it takes some time to get to the heart of what the issue. John has hinted all along that the matter he’s concerned about is over knowing. The BIG question in this book? How do we know we have eternal life? Here it is in 13 as his purpose statement; this is why he writes: "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life." Look at all the we knows in 18, 19, 20. Here’s our theme: we can know; we can be sure; we can be confident.
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Mercy and Truth are met Together
Do we teach the truth about God and His Word. Do we truly fear God. Do we accept the Bible as the infallible Word of God. Do we accept and understand God's Mercy
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The Harvest is Plentiful and the workers are few
The Harvest is Plentiful and the workers are few. There are people all over the world that are dying in their sin and they are waiting to hear the good news. How can they hear if they are not told? How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. Are you praying for the lord of the harvest to send workers? If you pray this prayer you will be sent. Have you looked to Jesus for salvation? If you do not have hope in him how can you give it to others? The Harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
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Hebrews 3:7-19 My Life is a Mess; Is God Even Here?
Have you looked at your life and discovered that you are in a mess? Have you found yourself asking where God is in this thing? If so, then listen carefully as you might be in grave danger.
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Made Right With God (Romans 5:18-19)
All men are born in Adam and inherit original sin which brings enmity with God. How does one become right with God? We cannot make ourselves righteous. By faith in Christ, we are imputed the righteousness of Christ. Adam's sin was imputed to all men, those who have faith in Christ have their sin imputed to Christ and Christ's righteousness imputed to them.
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Unshackled
Week 21 in the Vintage Jesus series. Preached by Lead Pastor Paul Vroom on June 15, 2008 at Missio Dei Church in Mokena, Illinois (www.mdchurch.us). Scripture from Mark 5:1 - 20.
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When Being Good Isn't Good Enough
When the Bible talks about salvation, it means that God Himself comes into your life and connects with you and commits to you and promises you that every little thing is going to be all right and nothing will every separate you from Him. It means he forgets every fault, washes away every stain, tells you he loves you, promises that he is going to put right everything that is out of joint and promises that you are going to enjoy the awesome perfection of his eternal kingdom forever and ever.
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Come Together - Right Now - Over Me!
I was far from God: therefore, I need to marvel at the distance. Christ has brought me near: therefore, I need to enjoy the ride. Christ has brought me home: therefore, I need to pursue unity and relationships with other believers.
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The Test of Truth
God isn't just loving, He IS love. His love is sacrificial and given without need for response. However, God's love for us evokes a response in the believer, who cannot help but show God's love in their lives. How can we have assurance of our salvation? By comparing our love for our brothers and sisters in Christ with the love shown by God in the sacrificial love that placed Christ on the cross in atonement for our sin.
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The Superior Christ (Romans 5:15-17)
From Adam we have inherited sin, guilt, condemnation, and death. But in Christ and by his death we receive so much more than mere restoration of these things. We receive not only forgiveness, but justification, the very righteousness of Christ. And we receive not only life, but eternal life, victorious and reigning life.
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Philippians 2:12-18 - Working Out A Common Salvation
God is going to get the glory either in our salvation or in judgment (see Rom. 14). Now that Paul has raised this high Christology he gets practical how what we do in living humbly. Paul gives moree explicit directive as to what it means to live humbly and how we must live out a humble live in the midst of community. We are commanded here to work out our salvation (sanctification) which is our responsibility, but in a way that give God the credit for working in us. This is not a matter of synergism between me and God in which he did his part and I did mine. This responsibility to work out our salvation is a monergtistic work of God. God doesn't help those who help themselves but helps those who cannot help themselves. It is his power (see 2 Peter 1:1-4) that gives and grows our faith. The amazing thing about these verses is that they refer primarily to working out our salvation within the church, the body of Christ rather than as individuals. And for that reason Paul goes on in verse 14ff to say that the way we work our ours slavation is to not be complainers or to not constant questioners. The complainer is committing a major sin according to Paul, becasue we are to examples to the crooked and twisted generation of what considering each other more important entails. We shine when we humble ourselves in our witness to this world For these reasons Paul is joyful and commands the Philippians and us to rejoice with a humble spirit in living in community - working out our salvation together in the power of Christ.
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From Adam to Christ (Romans 5:12-14)
Adam and Christ both represented groups of people. Adam represented all humanity and through him we all sinned and die. Christ represents all those who believe in Him, and through him we have obeyed and live. It may seem unfair that Adam's sin be counted as our own, but it is equally "unfair" that Christ's righteousness be counted as ours. By grace through faith in Christ, salvation is offered to all of Adam's descendants.
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Extreme Makeover
There are some artists who can salvage abandoned pieces of junk and refashion them into works of art. Such artists amaze us. But the supreme artist is God. He, too, can turn a mess into a masterpiece. That is why he salvaged us.
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Spiritual Armour: The Helmet of Salvation
What is salvation? How can we use the helmet of salvation? What are the effects of this helmet?
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Jeremiah: Living the Message (Jeremiah 29:11-15)
Jeremiah was a sad, depressed but faithful prophet who gave God’s people God’s message. The message? Love God and love people. This is the message of Jeremiah and also the message of the whole of Scripture.
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When it's good news to be dead
Having assured us of our salvation, Paul now begins to describe it. It is total. It is practical. It is not just pie in the sky by and by. It’s for today, immediately. Right now.
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Family Perks
Every family enjoys some perks. Not everyone gets to just walk in, open the fridge, put their feet up on the couch or take the car. Last week we learned believers have been adopted into God’s family. So, what perks come with being part of His family?
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"A Piece of the R.O.C.K."
In Hebrew, the word "Selah" means to stop, pause and think. We invite you to take a moment and listen to Pastor-Elect Louis Straker Jr. as he talks about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the relevance that it has for you right now. Feel free to visit us at www.rockbrooklyn.org, download this MP3 and share it with your family & friends!
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A Certain Salvation (Romans 5:9-11)
Some kinds of doubt -- self-doubt -- are healthy. But it is unhealthy for us to doubt God and his promises; we end up hedging our bets and trusting in things less secure. Not only that, but our doubting God is sin, unbelief. In this passage, Paul presents one of his strongest logical arguments for our assurance of God's saving us and keeping us. Paul anchors our assurance in the objective work of justification and reconciliation that Jesus accomplished at the cross. He has accomplished the most difficult thing in bringing us justification and reconciliation through his death. We can be confident that the one who declared "it is finished" will continue to preserve us! As a result, we rejoice, and we boast in Christ; we do this by looking backward on what he has done for us, by looking forward with confidence in his faithfulness and promises, and by living today in light of our certain hope.
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The Assurance of Salvation
We’ve all heard the phrase. Oh, that’s just too good to be true. The candidate can’t be as good as he claims to be. This guy can’t love her as much as he says he does. That athlete can’t keep performing at that high level. That’s just too good to be true.
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From Fear To Faith
We are going to look at the book of Habakkuk and overview it's content so that you might move from fear to faith by learning not to focus on your wavering circumstances but to trust in God's unwavering character.
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Finding God In Times Of Emotional Trauma & Confusion
Pastor gives us a guide to staying on the right track amidst some of the difficulties of life.
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False gods
Rachel took her fathers household gods. Laban searched through Jacobs belongings but was unable to find his gods. This sermon looks at how false gods have no power to seek out mankind and no power to save man.
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The Lord is My Rock and My Fortress
We like to think of ourselves as self-reliant and capable of protecting ourselves. We arrange our careers, finances, relationships, and technology to this end, but eventually we get to a place where all of the money, status, medicine, and relationships cannot save us and the condition of our life is out of our hands. David wrote Psalm 18 after God brought him through a life and death situation where he was entirely dependent on God’s protection. David called out to God for help and God saved him, so David wrote this song to honor the Lord, his rock and fortress.
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When I Get Where I'm Going
When we get where we're going, as Christians, what will it be like? We talk about going to heaven, but we need the occasional reminder of what it will be like.
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Invitation to the Attic
Have you ever made an exciting discovery while rummaging around an old attic? Attics often hold forgotten memorabilia, abandoned projects, or unknown valuables. What might we find in the believer's attic? Wanna' look?
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Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?
Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries brings a Word concerning our relationship with Our Beloved Pastor George and he also shares a sermon on Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test? Podcast Legend: 00:00 – 38:15 – Worship 38:16 – 43:20 – Pastor George prays 43:21 – 44:48 – Cookie brings a Word 44:49 – 50:55 – Pastor George’s radio preview 50:56 – 52:47 – Various announcements 52:48 – 1:08:15 – Betty speaks then Cindi & Pastor pray with her 1:08:16 – 1:31:02 - Dick Dungan brings a Word concerning Our Beloved pastor George 1:30:03 – 1:53:30 – Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries shares on “Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?” 1:53:31 – 2:03:42 – Closing Worship & Benediction
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Philippians 1:27-30 - Heavenly Citizens
The Life we live matters. Today when people want to define what an Evangelical is we often forget that the Lordship of Christ extends to everyone area of our lives. We tend to focus on here and now when as Christians we should focus on our heavenly citizenship. We are heirs of the King, but far too often we seek the benefits of this world rather than the heavenly kingdom of which we claim we want to spend eternity. Why would anyone want to have a heavenly citizenship without holiness is just a reflection of how anemic and weak American Christianity is today. In this passage Paul gives us 3 avenues that will help redirect our loyalties toward the heavenly kingdom. They include: 1) The Call to live as worthy Citizens (27a), 2) The Distinctives of Worthy Citizens (27b-28), and 3) The Grace of Worthy Citizenship. For Paul the Gospel of Christ is first. The gospel must be the center pole of all that we do and any philosophy of ministry we have. The call to be a heavenly citizen is a call to salvation and be a disciple of Christ. Paul also shows how allegiance, spiritual steadfastness, teamwork, and fearlessness are character changes that will speak volumes to an outside world and to the Christian community about the supremacy of the Heavenly Kingdom. Finally Paul shows us that believing and suffering are given to us in our heavenly citizenship. The Philippians were all recipients of grace as they hade been given the gifts of salvation (believing) and suffering. If we only see grace to be only pleasant benefits and blessings then suffering will be seen to be anything but grace. This must be combated because it leads people away from the true God and the true Gospel.
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The Confident Heart
John reveals that you can condemn yourself, robbing yourself of the assurance God desires for you. But he also provides an insightful solution, which leads to a Confident Heart.
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Getting People to Take Their Medicine
It has been said that the church is to be a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. If the church is a hospital, what kind of medicine does it offer and how can it persuade patients to take it? Just as in every area of life, Jesus is our example here. He excelled in getting people to hear and accept what God had to say to them. He led many people to complete change and healing. What was his secret weapon? Key Verses: Lk 5:27-32, Matt 28:18, Lk 7:36-39, Matt 19:16-22, Eph 2:8-12, John 16:7-14, Lk 19:1ff, 1John 4:8
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Prison Break
Old Testament Israel found herself in physical captivity. Once freed, she experienced a captivity of another sort. What would God do to free her from spiritual captivity? What has God done to free us from captivity?
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Something About George
We all miss Our Beloved Pastor George, each of us in our own way. Steve brings a unique message, dealing with a few of his qualities and how we each have, or can have those same qualities in our own life. Remember, you must move on and live your life in God's will.
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All of Christ and All of Grace
There are basically two ways that people think they can be saved. Either people do it on God's terms or their own.
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Essentials Part 2
The gospel and truth is under continual attack by Satan who sends out false teachers, false shepherds, false apostles and false prophets to wage war against the church, God’s people. There is a battle for truth and much is at stake – God’s glory and the eternal destiny for all. Join us as we are encouraged by Paul (1 Timothy 6.3-21) to fight the good fight of faith. We will also speak to the essentials of the church. These are the things that we will have a close hand on as we have an open hand to the culture around us.
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The Great Salvation
Guest speaker Earl Cripe - Retired pastor, author and Bible commentator. Hebrews 2:3 - the great salvation is more than just being saved from eternal condemnation. We are justified by Christ's work, saved from our sins, and will, in the future, be saved from the very presence of sin. We are, however, expected to live a sanctified life here on earth for His glory.
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God Is Faithful! The Drought Is Over!
We had a time of sharing this week. It's always great to hear what God is doing in our midst and in our community.
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The Pilgrim's Progress
Sunday AM Baptist Heritage Conference - An application of Pilgrim's Progress.
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A Learning Community
These days, there is an appetite for spirituality and a huge distaste for "church." Is this really what God wanted? The church was intended to be a dynamic, life-giving movement of people who experience and extend the love of God together. In fact, Jesus said that you can't be spiritual on your own, that the spiritual life is something we do together. If you catch a glimpse of God's dream for doing life together, we are convinced you'll never want anything less.
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Essentials Part 1
The gospel and truth is under continual attack by Satan who sends out false teachers, false shepherds, false apostles and false prophets to wage war against the church, God’s people. There is a battle for truth and much is at stake – God’s glory and the eternal destiny for all. Join us as we are encouraged by Jude (vv. 3-25) today to contend earnestly for the faith. We will also speak to the essentials of the church. These are the things that we will have a close hand on as we have an open hand to the culture around us.
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A God-launched Community
These days, there is an appetite for spirituality and a huge distaste for "church." Is this really what God wanted? The church was intended to be a dynamic, life-giving movement of people who experience and extend the love of God together. In fact, Jesus said that you can't be spiritual on your own, that the spiritual life is something we do together. If you catch a glimpse of God's dream for doing life together, we are convinced you'll never want anything less.
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Joy in the Gospel
Over the next 3 Sundays, we'll be looking at our mission in this great city. Our goal is not simply to be a great church, but to help build a great city full of joy in Jesus. In tonight's message, we look at the Gospel itself and ask how the preaching of the gospel can result in great joy in Spokane.
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