Sermons About Transformed
Living Sacrifices
In Romans 12:1-8 Paul tells us about being living sacrifices in light of God's marvelous mercy toward us. He then begins to talk about spiritual gifts.
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Glory in the Fellowship Part 3
God's glory is to be revealed in our transformed lives. This is the key to understanding how we are to act in every situation. Our light is to shine bright everywhere we go. God's glory is suppose to shine brightly through us.
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Pastor Presley on WMCA Radio
WMCA 570 AM Radio's Ministry Spotlight Program interviews Pastor Doug Presley of Word-is-Truth Christian Church. The program aired on 03/08/09 and is now here in its entirety. Listen to the program director, John Rivera, interview Pastor Presley and also hear a portion of a sermon.
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I Can See Clearly Now (Mark 9:2-13)
I was in the third grade when I got glasses. I can remember hating to be called on to read either what was on the board or on the filmstrips with the text at the bottom. I would volunteer to work the projector so that I would not have to read. Everything was blurry and I thought something was wrong with me. I was horribly embarrassed. It was my third grade teacher, Mrs. Byers, who told my mother to take me to the eye doctor. I can remember when I put on my glasses for the first time I basically said, I can see clearly now. My nearsightedness was fixed with corrective lens. No more squinting. The trees had leaves not just green glob. God’s creation was clear. The disciples in our scripture were able to see Christ clearly through the lens of love and grace. Their vision was forever changed Their spiritual nearsightedness and farsightedness was cleared in order for them to see the divine nature of Christ. When Jesus is transfigured before us three things begin to happen. We see him, ourselves and our world more clearly. Julian of Norwich states, “God wishes to be seen, and wishes to be sought, and wishes to be expected and wishes to be trusted.†The more we are willing to receive the more Christ is willing to reveal. Maybe that is why he took these three willing hearts, this inner group with him up the mountain to pray. Prayer sharpens the eyes of our heart to see God in the details of our life and with prayer God pulls us out of ourselves to get a new vision in order to see a new view of God’s kingdom. And this happens to the disciples.....
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How To Not Sin (1 John 1:1 - 2:6)
Living life the way God designed it. 1. Is it possible to live a sinless life? 2. Since we all sin, what does it mean to walk in the light instead of the dark? 3. How can community help us not sin? 4. What does it mean to follow Jesus while still sinning?
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This Beautiful Facade
Up to this point we have seen the incredible advancement and expansion of the Gospel as it breaks new ground in new ways. The Spirit promised by Jesus to the Church in Acts 1 has empowered the Church to be witnesses of Jesus starting in Jerusalem and moving into Judea, Samaria, and now we see this incredible news of what Christ has done spreading all the way to the Gentiles now in Antioch.
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Transformissional Conversion Part II
We've been looking at the story of Paul's conversion and early ministry, how an enemy of God who was spiritually an orphan was welcomed in to become a child of the Father. Luke, however, abruptly shifts from Paul's life to Peter's life and the two miracles mentioned at the end of chapter 9.
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Transformissional Relationships
We are back in the great historical narrative of Acts. One of the great joys of this book is its seemingly inconsequential detail from Luke the historian, yet in these details are found treasures if we’re willing to dig a bit for them. We’ve been on a quest to determine what it was that so captured the hearts and minds of the early Christians that it created such an explosive spread of the Gospel in such a hostile environment.
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Kingdom, Calling, Suffering
Last week we looked at what true conversion is. This week we’re looking at what true conversion believes. What is the motivating factor behind those who have been called?
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