Sermons About Spirit
Healing's Lesson
To live is a priceless gift. To live in these days with these advantages (Word, Spirit, Body of Christ) on this mission is an unspeakable privilege.
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Everything You Know is Wrong
Wealth. Possessions. Food. Laughter. Popularity. We strive for these things because we see them as being fundamentally necessary for a happy life. Almost every man, woman, and child who has ever walked the earth has believed this, and everything that we experience in our lives seems to reinforce this. Roughly two thousand years ago Jesus Christ stood up in front of His followers and turned this worldview completely upside-down. He said that those who lacked these things were the ones who had it good, and the ones who had these things in abundance were headed for disaster. At first, second, and third glance this makes absolutely no sense but it is rock-solid truth. While money, food, and the approval of others can make us temporarily happy, they are temporary and can be taken from us in a heartbeat. Not only that, we also turn them into idols and they distract us from the most important thing in the universe, God. Those who lack such basic things are the ones that are blessed because it helps them to see just how much they need God, and just how much more valuable He is than the things they lack.
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The Battle for the City (Part 2)
Jesus strengthens us and remembers our enemies who oppose God's plan for the city. Leadership is a costly endeavor, but Jesus works in us and thru us to accomplish His plan.
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Sharing Our Stories of Faith With Others--Galatians #6
How can we as a church better focus our lives toward those who are outside of the faith on a daily basis? First, we must ask good questions with genuine interest and concern. Next, we must learn to communicate our stories of faith more effectively. God will continue to use us to be a blessing in the lives of others as we sharpen those skills.
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The Church on Fire
Honestly answer the question, "What kind of church do I really want?" Be very careful, you might get it.
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The Christian's Inward Conflicts
Every day the real Christian battles the old nature of the flesh to walk in order to walk in the Spirit, In Song of Solomon chapter 6 we see this conflict pictured in the dialogue between the Shulamite woman and her beloved,
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Whosoever Means Me
When we look for people to team up with we look for those who have the greatest skill and talents and show the greatest potential to help us out. When Jesus chose His followers, though, He did not just pick from the religious all-stars of His day but instead chose regular people like fishermen and tax collectors who had real issues, shortcomings, and sinful habits. The call from Jesus to accept His offer of salvation through faith and follow Him is not merely offered to the best and brightest of us but to everyone regardless of race, economic background, personal accomplishments, or moral track record, and He is less concerned with the talents and gifts of His followers and more concerned with their willingness to follow and obey Him.
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The Gospel and the Glory
In this sermon, guest pastor Steve Shank tells of the importance of preaching the gospel to ourselves daily.
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Living in the Realm of Grace - Galatians #5
What makes the Christian faith like no other? The good news of God’s grace is the bold claim that we are accepted by God not because we “follow the rules” or “fit the mold” but because Jesus gave his own life to rescue us. But many of us are still trying to earn God’s love with our performance rather than living in the freedom that Jesus has provided for us. In Galatians, Paul warns against the danger of religious systems that value people on grounds of accomplishment or status or cultural agreement. These things lock away our freedom in the futility of legalism, moral superiority and cultural arrogance. Focusing on either the racial/ethnic/cultural superiority or the moral successes of good works denies the gospel and divides Jesus’ followers. Join us as we explore how God offers us true freedom in Jesus and how the freedom of Christ transforms our hearts, our minds and lives.
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