In light of the recent Chick-fil-A/homosexuality controversy, I felt compelled to include a mini-sermon at the beginning of Sunday’s worship gathering to help our folks think clearly about marriage and homosexuality. After the service it was apparent that there were some misunderstandings about what I meant. So here’s a more thorough explanation. 1. Don’t reduce […]
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Romans 11:17-24 Research and personal experience shows that many who turn away from Jesus do so because of the church’s arrogance. Since no one wakes up in the morning and decides to be arrogant, most arrogant people probably don’t realize they’re arrogant. This means we all need to examine ourselves. This passage contains many mysteries, few
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Romans 11:13-16 Is your experience of Christianity something that would make outsiders jealous? If not, you might be missing something very important. The Ministry of Jealousy Paul magnifies his ministry to make his fellow Jews jealous. This is not like the jealousy provoked by a flirtatious wife or a taunting child with a new toy. This is turning
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(Our youth group’s Basic Training graduation was the occasion for this sermon.) Ephesians 4:1-16 The main goal of our youth ministry is to engage teens with the gospel of Jesus Christ. A secondary goal is to break down the wall between the youth and the rest of the church. This passage helps us think about
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Romans 11:11-12 Some of God’s grand and mysterious purposes are revealed in Romans 11. Once we’ve explored our way through this chapter, we’ll find ourselves awed by God’s majesty, saying with Paul: Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! (11:33) For this sermon, we’ll explore just two verses: 11 and 12.
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Romans 11:6-10 A while back I posted three reasons election is good. In response, several people were surprised to find that I “believe in election.” In Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer argues that there are no Christians who do not believe in God’s sovereignty over the salvation of individuals, just some who
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