Sermons on Spiritual Growth (Page 9)
The Gospel Part 3 – I Am Ready
Paul did not plant this congregation.Started with Peter’s first sermon (Acts 2).Christians went home to Rome.Paul was EAGER to PREACH. When I’m alone …I’m ready to debate all the false teachers that ever lived.My Pentecost sermon is ready…And Paul would be proud to join “ME” on my missionary journeys. 2 Timothy 4:2 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with [a]great patience and instruction.
Uploaded to the Cloud
•Abel: A Sacrificial Faith •Enoch: A Moving Faith •Noah: A Reverent Faith •Abraham: A Seeking Faith •Moses: A Courageous Faith
Prepare to Meet Your God
God never intended to deceive man Motivated by MercyTelling us that a meeting is inevitable.Every person. Preparations must be made Amos 4:12 12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;Because I will do this to you,Prepare to meet your God, O Israel.” The reactions of the MANY… •Many do not trust.•Many mock that warning.•Many simply “brush it off.”•Many procrastinate.•Many have false concepts about God.•Many believe that there will never be a meeting between us and God.•Many even believe that there is…
The Resurrection
The message of the resurrection⦁ It is the event that gives power to salvation.⦁ “By which also you are saved”⦁ Saving faith rests on this fact. You can oppose it, but you can’t ignore it!⦁ No fence-sitting⦁ No one stays neutral⦁ Either it’s a lie⦁ Or it’s the fact of history that marks the love of God among us. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection 15 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which…
What if I think you’re crazy and you think I’m evil?
To take the vaccine or not take the vaccine/ •I’m not aware of any other reasonable objections to the vaccines other than their association with these fetal cell lines. •Given the facts, here are two reasonable responses that Christians could take. •Those two responses seem far apart, but I want to suggest that this is not unusual when dealing with controversies like this. In fact, we saw something very similar in New Testament times… 1 Corinthians 8 8 Now concerning things sacrificed…
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Part 3
The problem with TOMORROW-LAND: The one that too much time is spent in today. It doesn’t Exist Real people do not live there. Real things do not happen there. But, there are… TOMORROW-LAND PEOPLE – everywhere around us TODAY. Proverbs 27:1 27 Do not boast about tomorrow,For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
On Our Way Home
We are travelling on this journey with the people around us. The journey begins, there is no day like it. Our journey begins the day we were baptised. You can get distracted, remain focused. Acts 8:39 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, [a]but went on his way rejoicing. Matthew 7:13-14 13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad…
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Today
All we have is now. True to a point … We live in the moment, but… We carry “Yesterday” along with us, the possibilities of the future are always on our minds. God made us to consider all three states… Then, Now, When Colossians 4:5-6 5Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Uploaded to the Cloud 5
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Yesterday
Buried in the Past No place to Live: God did not design us to live there. Yes, a lot of good memories and stories that thrill… But also, a place of regrets and… Re-Constructing of facts 2 Corinthians 6:2 2 for He says, “At the acceptable time I listened to you,And on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—