Sermons About Unbelief
Unbelief: Its True Nature
One thing we see clearly in Acts is that authentic Christianity is not a plant that only grows and thrives under perfectly favorable conditions. In Acts you have the story of the followers of Jesus, thriving and growing under very adverse circumstances. One thing the church has always had to battle is unbelief. The unbelief the Christians encountered in Acts was not a passive unbelief but an antagonistic unbelief.
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Faith Of A Mustard Seed
We often do not see the miraculous today. I believe this is not because miracles were only for the time of the apostles, but it is because of our lack of faith.
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Reordering Our Finances
In following God's will he will help establish margin in our finances so that we can help others.
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A Message With Conviction
John 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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God's Unstoppable Mercy
How much sin is too much sin for God to still be merciful to you? In the story of God's deliverance of Israel in Judges 4, we see that if God wants to have mercy on us, then there's nothing we can do to stop Him. That's because God's mercy isn't based on our actions, but on His supreme love that cannot be earned and cannot be lost by what we do...no matter how bad.
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I Doubt God Will Help Me
Many of us would never question the God's ability to use people, we simply question His intentions and ability in using us. What do we do when our experience and our doubt leave is feeling helpless?
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Fighting for Faith Together
This week, Pastor Chad Lewis of Sojourn Community Church in Louisville talked about how we fight for faith together in community.
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The Coming Day of Wrath (Romans 2:1-16)
We live in light of the coming day of wrath, first, by thinking rightly of the sin of others; we are no better than others and must not presume on God's grace. Second, by giving ourselves to good works, not as an attempt to save ourselves, but in faithfulness, gratitude and love. Third, by thinking rightly of those who have never heard the gospel; their problem is not that they have not heard, but that they have seen God and rejected him. The only way that we will escape the judgment of God is through Jesus's death, sacrifice, and washing our sins away.
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Gideon: Mighty man of valor
Summary: Gideon was a man called of God to do great things. He thought so little of himself, and was so filled with doubt and unbelief, but God was patient with him. He was still them man for the job, in spite of his weaknesses. God had a big plan, that he accomplished through a small group of men. (their army went from 22,000 to 300) God had a specific plan that they had to follow in order to be victorious. Ultimately, because he obeyed the plan God gave him, he became what God knew he was all along, the “Mighty Man of Valor”. If we will obey God like Gideon did, even when the plan sounds crazy, we will become what God desires and sees us as already.
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The Bread of Life (John 6:22-71)
Jesus says he can provide a bread that will sustain us, giving life to the world and giving us eternal life. But he draws a strong reaction from the crowd when he explains that it is his own body that is this bread. We see that Jesus is speaking of believing in him; to believe in Jesus is to eat this bread. But we see as well that eternal life comes at the cost of our own desires; we must give ourselves to Jesus.
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Spiritual Blindness
Often our heart's affection is easily directed away from the Giver of good gifts to the gifts themselves. We make romance, money, health, work, and other gifts into an ultimate passion which displaces, or at least diminishes our affection for the Giver. So we seek Him in what feels like vain cries to deaf ears, not because we want Him, rather we want what He can give us. God has become our sugar-daddy and we try to hustle Him and use Him as currency to purchase our idols. We know only He can give it to us, so we beg Him like junkies trying to get a fix so that we can scurry off into a dark corner, away from His sight, to worship the real treasure of our hearts.
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Acts 9 : From Enemy to Emissary - The Conversion of Saul
Back at the end of Acts chapter 7 we meet a young man named Saul. It was he who held everyones cloaks so they could throw rocks at Stephen more easily. He gave consent to his murder. Here in Chapter 9 we encounter Saul once again. Luke tells us Saul went on a manhunt to arrest followers of the WAY – the new sect of Judaism which was, as he saw it a false religion that needed to be snuffed out. And Saul was committed to doing everything he could to make that happen...that was until Saul met Jesus along the way.
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When so many Religious People are Hypocrites
This is week 6 in our series from the book of Malachi, where we're exploring some of the belief barriers that the Israelites had that parallel the belief barriers in our world today.
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When so many churches seem driven by Money
This is week 5 in our series from the book of Malachi, where we're exploring some of the belief barriers that the Israelites had that parallel the belief barriers in our world today.
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When there is so much Evil in the World
This is week 4 in our series from the book of Malachi, where we're exploring some of the belief barriers that the Israelites had that parallel the belief barriers in our world today.
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When My Family and Relationships are so Dysfunctional
This is week 3 in our series from the book of Malachi, where we're exploring some of the belief barriers that the Israelites had that parallel the belief barriers in our world today.
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John 3:16-21 - This is Jesus: The Dividing Line of Eternity
Jesus is the dividing line of eternity—those who believe have eternal life, while those who do not believe perish.
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When Religious Leaders Seem to Let me Down
This is week 2 in our series from the book of Malachi, where we're exploring some of the belief barriers that the Israelites had that parallel the belief barriers in our world today.
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Having a grateful heart opens the doorway to greater blessings from God...
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Striving To Enter God's Rest
In our text this morning there are four questions that are inferred and answered by the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews about God’s rest. Today we will cover three of them and next Sunday we will look at the fourth. Here are the questions. 1. Who gets to enter this rest? 2. Was the rest of God thwarted by the unbelief and disobedience of the Israelites? 3. Was the rest of God fulfilled when Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land? And then for next week: 4. Who is an example for us to look at to see how we enter God’s rest?
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Being Encouraged (Part 1)
With the Israelites, believing God was a major problem. In fact, their unbelief lead to their discouragement. Using the story of the Israelites in the wilderness, Cedric talks about how even today we many times become discouraged and don't realize that it's a direct product of our unbelief.
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Holding Firmly to the End 3
I want you to see the final two of four ways we can inoculate ourselves from the danger of unbelief. This morning we will see that: 3. The third way we can inoculate ourselves from the danger of unbelief is by encouraging others and being encouraged by others. (13) 4. The forth way we can inoculate ourselves from he danger of unbelief is by perseverance in the face of difficulty. (14)
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Holding Firmly to the End 2
This the the second of four ways we can inoculate ourselves from the danger of unbelief.
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Holding Firmly to the End
This is the first of four ways we can inoculate ourselves from the danger of unbelief.
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Abraham: He Believed God...
Genesis 12-22 The story of Abraham has two strands running through the entire narrative: Abraham's faith and God's amazing faithfulness. From the time that God called Abram out of Ur and gave him great promises, Abram believed God and obediently lived out his faith. Often struggling to believe, Abraham always put his trust in God in the end. God faithfully provided the promised seed to Abraham…the seed from which the Messiah would come and one day rescue God's people and rebuild His kingdom.
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John 3:9-15 The Responsibility, Reason and Resolution of Unbelief
John 3:9-15 The Responsibility, Reason and Resolution of Unbelief
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Help My Unbelief (Mark 9:14-32)
Trouble will come to the Christian. God's provision of grace and power requires that we respond in faith, trusting in Him rather than anything else. Our greatest need is for faith; our greatest enemy is unbelief. But God helps us in this, too!
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Who Is This Man? (Mark 4:26 - 6:6)
Jesus demonstrates that he has power over creation, over demons, and over life and death itself. He proves that he is king and lord over all. In Mark, we see examples of two responses to Jesus -- the response of unbelief, and the response of faith. We are to walk in faith and trust in Jesus.
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Anxiety: Symptom of a Bigger Problem
Anxiety is a sign that there is a bigger problem in our hearts- unbelief. It reveals areas where we are not trusting in our heavenly Father, but have instead trusted in earthly treasures. Jesus offers the cure for our anxiety.
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Pride, Skeptics & Jesus
People are often skeptical about the resurrection. Thomas was one ofthe first skeptics. Jesus dealt gently with him in a way that should answer all honest skeptics.
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Faith in the Wilderness (Exodus 15:22 - 18:27)
After seeing God's great power and glory, Israel falls into escalating grumbling as God brings them through the wilderness. Moses, however, retains his faith in "the LORD my banner". Without denying the very real and agonizing hardships we experience in life, we must resist the temptation to unbelief and grumbling and must remind ourselves of God's goodness and faithfulness. He will surely continue to sustain us through trials.
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