Sermons About Stand
Discovering Our Vision and Mission
Continuing our series on Two Things You Shouldn't Talk About (religion and politics), Elliot focuses this week on how to discover our vision and mission.
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Where to Start the Conversation
Combining religion and politics is something not to be treaded lightly upon. In today's sermon we go back to Psalm 46 for the way we as Christians should approach this year's, and ever other, election or drastic change of current events.
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Philippians 3:17 - 4:1 - Stand Firm
Paul was in hard pursuit of a life glorified Jesus, and he wanted his readers to stand firm as he has expressed in Philippians 1:27 in that same pursuit. Standing firm is not always easy when one has to deal with the new atheism, a truncated Gospel, pluralistic religions and worldviews, etc. Even when Paul wrote to Timothy he called the church the "pillar and buttress of truth (1 Tim. 3:15). When the truth of the Gospel is faithfully proclaimed someone is going to get hurt at times. In standing firm, you cannot stand still. Christianity is a fight for your life. The Christian is like flying an airplane - you are either moving forward or you are crashing and burning. In order to stand firm without standing still, Paul calls us to the disciplemaking of imitation, to flee apostasy, to the assurance of heaven. We must stand firm in our pursuit of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Standing firm is not standing still.
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We the Church...Stand Up!
Pastor Jeff continues our series "We the Church" by looking at persecution in the early Church, specifically Stephen the first Christian martyr.
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Sit, Walk, Stand
In this message Pastoral Candidate Rev. Dewey Ashby calls on the people of Community Baptist Church to Sit, Walk and Stand as he examines, in overview fashion, the book of Ephesians.
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Nehemiah #8 Stand - Against All Odds
This message looks to Nehemiah once again as a model for ministry. In this message the subject of spiritual warfare is in the foreground.
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When Memory Matters
God's mercy to Israel because he remembered his covenant with Abraham is a powerful reminder of the God who never forgets, especially in light of the new covenant, by which Christians stand, written in the blood of Jesus.
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2 Samuel 21:15-22 - Courage for Insurmountable Enemies
In the last half 2 Samuel 21 we find david gaining victory over 4 giant enemies. There is debate on whether the word "giant" is to be taken in its regualr sense as a big person, or as a god, but the evidence of the context would favor the first viewpoint. Another issue here is the identification of Goliath. Some see a corruption of the original text, but it is better to see this as a copies error which 1 Chronicles 20:5 correst and itentifies the giant as the "brother of Goliath." During battles David has grown weary and is not as stong physically as he use to be. His loyal leaders come to his aid and fight for him defeating all 4 giants. What we learn is that no what the physical ability of a man, he better not trash talk God people, because he will be silenced. We see the benefits of realistic humility, steadfast perseverance, proper praise, and developed character. The purpose of the passage is to elicit in you courage against insurmountable enemies as you live a persistent godly life that sustains you in the direction of God and his will.
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The Christian Pattern
The sermon "Christian Pattern" provides a clear understanding to the way of the cross in the life of a Christian believer. From the enemies of the cross, to being a citizen of the cross, to a friend of the cross, the story is one of hope and resurrection.
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