KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Death is insurmountable…but not for Christ (who IS God). Christ overcame death because you were incapable of it. And being baptized into union with Him at salvation means you have also been baptized into His death and resurrection! If it weren’t for Christ’s resurrection, your faith would be in vain […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:Since even the faith to believe comes from God, Eph 2:8-9, Rom 12:3, how can man possibly boast about his free will?? “God’s Sovereign Will” blog from 05-08-22 The best we can do – what the Word of God instructs us to do – is accept God at His Word. If He
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The account of Paul’s conversion in the Bible gives us two very important things to think about. First, it definitively proves to us that without God’s direct intervention in the life of an unbeliever, there’d be no possibility of salvation (ref. Ephesians 2:1-10) – it is by grace alone that we are saved. Second, it gives
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I heard a pastor say in a sermon, “God knows a person’s sin but calls them by their name; whereas Satan knows a person’s name but calls them by their sin.” This got me thinking… Last week I taught a message from my own pulpit which ended with an emphasis on ‘knowing you’re special in God’s eyes.’
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OUTLINE:Christ willingly ceded superiority temporarily to accomplish a specific goal.True Grace Motivates!Doing good works comes from the motivation of gratitude and love, not from guilt or striving to earn our way. Know Your DestinyThe writer of Hebrews draws his audience of believers into fellowship with their destiny, as co-victors with the Champion who overcame death,
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Arguably, one of the greatest inventions is the automobile. Very few people call it an “automobile” anymore; rather, it’s typically called a “car” or “vehicle”. The word “automobile” is derived from two root words, “autos” (Greek meaning “self”) and “mobile” (French meaning “moving”). Combine these two meanings together and you get “self-moving”. From a driver’s perspective, an automobile is
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Most of you know the story of the great Exodus of Israel from Egypt and the over four hundred years of captivity. Moses, a mere man, was God’s chosen instrument. The Lord asked Moses to appeal to Pharaoh directly. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before
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OUTLINE: “with his wounds we are healed”Jesus Christ was on a mission to pay the penalty for the sins of those who would be “healed”. The only people who are said to be healed in Holy Scripture are “we”believers. Therefore, “he was crushed for our iniquities” (“our” = the elect) and “the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us
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OUTLINE:“with his wounds we are healed”Jesus Christ was on a mission to pay the penalty for the sins of those who would be “healed”. The only people who are said to be healed in Holy Scripture are “we” believers. Therefore, “he was crushed for our iniquities” (“our” = the elect) and “the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all” (“all” =
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OUTLINE:True fear results in obedience.God’s Perfect CharacterThe Lord and His Word are immutable, unchanging, and therefore can be TRUSTED! The Power of the WordIt’s in moments of weakness, especially, that we need to double-down on the Word! Jas 1:12Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he
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