Sermons About Witness
Witnesses To The Incarnation
From our text this morning, John 1:15-18, I want you to see four witnesses to the truth that the Word has indeed become flesh and dwelt among us. 1. John the Baptist is His witness. 2. We are His witnesses. 3. Moses is His Witness. 4. Jesus Christ is His own witness.
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The Church in Ephesus: Revelation 2:1-7
The letter to the Ephesians in Revelation begins with a commendation. Jesus commends the Ephesians for their doctrinal purity. They have fought false teachings and have remained faithful to the truth without growing weary and giving up. Yet, though they have remained doctrinally pure, they have ceased to be faithful witnesses for Jesus because they lost her first love for Jesus. Jesus calls them to remember the depths of their sin and how much they have been forgiven. Some of us are like the prodigal son or the sinful woman in Luke 7, and we know we have been saved from a life of sin. We have been overwhelmed by his grace, but over time, the memory fades and we grow prideful and self-reliant. For others of us, the danger is that we have never had a sinful woman experience. We may not have ever felt desperate, out of control, absolutely empty, and needy. Our savior walks among his people and he sees them all. He will forgive us if we will stop trying to be perfect and simply fall at his feet and beg him for mercy. Run to the one who, though his face shown like the sun, willingly took on flesh to die on the cross in our place.
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The Dream of a Kingdom - ENGAGE #3
In this series, we will study Daniel 1-6. There are many parallels between the situation Daniel faced and our situation today. Like Daniel, we work and live among a great variety of gods--not only those of other formal religions, but also the gods of achievement, independence, knowledge, pleasure, and ideology. In a religiously diverse culture which is at best indifferent and at worst hostile to faith in the one true God, what role should Christ-followers play in society? Rather than isolating ourselves or rejecting our world, we want to ENGAGE our world as people who trust in a powerful God, make positive contributions to society, and bring hope to others. If you've ever wondered how Monday-Saturday were related to Sunday, this series is for you.
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Christian's Witness to the World, Pt. 2 (Matthew 5:14-16)
Christians are left in this world for one primary purpose: to be witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ. (possibly note challenge of bad witnesses) Last week we noted the Christian’s witnesses as salt - witness through the character and purity of life. This is week the Lord compares the church to light, which reveals by dispelling darkness. Christian are commended to the obedience and proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Resurrection: Hope Rising, part 3
The last in a 3-part series on the reality and hope of resurrection, which inspires us to action today. (1 Cor. 15:35-58)
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Christian's Witness to the World, Pt. 1 (Matthew 5:13)
We as Christians are in the world “but not of the world.” We are redeemed from sin, new creations in Christ, justified, adopted children of God, citizens of a different kingdom, but, have you ever thought of this: “Why am I still here?” Almost everything that defines you as a Christian you can do better in heaven (worship, love, wont’ sin!). Christians are in the world for one primary purpose: to be witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ. The church is God’s witness to a decaying and dark world. Jesus will picture this relationship with the world is illustrated with two metaphors: salt and light. These metaphors speak of her dual roles as preserver and proclaimer. We are going to take the first of these this morning and look at the Church’s role of preservation in a decaying world.
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Employment and Management Opportunities
Our Bible text addresses employee and employer relations in the context of the First Century culture, where many nations practiced slavery. Though the Apostle Paul was addressing Christian slaves and Christian slave owners, what he says is just as applicable to today's employees, managers, and business owners. We will discover that God has certain expectations of you, when you are at work. Today, we will examine three instructions from our Bible text that will make you a better employee, manager, or business owner.
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Sacred Life: Titus 2.9-3.8
In Paul's letter written to Titus one sees life. In fact, a sacred and holy life for a different kind of people, the church. This life is made possible because the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men. This is a tremendous truth. We live in a pagan society similar to the culture found in Crete. We are given a mission as Christian’s in such a world. It is not to change the morality of the culture, but to evangelize. This is Paul’s message to Titus as he speaks to the churches throughout Crete. He is to remind the faithful few to hold out the message of grace and allow God to change one person at time, whether at our place of work or even by just paying our taxes. We are to preach and live out the gospel in our pagan society. We are called to evangelize.
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