THE CHALLENGES OF DISBELIEF

Posted by on Nov 8, 2009 in 2009 | 0 comments Preached November 8, 2009 from Matthew 28:11-15 Theme: This passage reminds us that our obedience to the Great Commission will be accompanied by the active challenges of disbelief. We’re drawing near the end of our study of the Gospel of Matthew. Shortly, we’ll come to the Great Commission of the resurrected Lord to His church—that is that, in light of all we have been told...
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"HAVING BEEN BORN AGAIN"

Posted by on Nov 1, 2009 in 2009 | 0 comments Preached November 1, 2009 from 1 Peter 1:22-25 Theme: This passage helps us to appreciate the necessity of being ‘born again’ in Christ. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God...
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REJOICE!

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in 2009 | 0 comments Preached October 25, 2009 from Matthew 28:1-10 Theme: This passage tells us some of the reasons we have for rejoicing over the resurrection of Jesus. This morning, we begin our study of the final chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. And what good news it presents to us—especially against the backdrop of the story of the cross! The crucified Son of God is alive! And the theme of this...
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THE MARATHON OF FAITH

Posted by on Oct 18, 2009 in 2009 | 0 comments Preached October 18, 2009 from Hebrews 12:1-2 Theme: If we are diligent to keep our eyes on the right ‘focus-points’, we will run the race of faith with endurance. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ...
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THE PRECIOUS & CRUCIFIED BODY

Posted by on Oct 4, 2009 in 2009 | 0 comments Preached October 4, 2009 from Matthew 27:55-66 Theme:  God sovereignly preserved the precious, crucified body of our Lord for the day of His resurrection.. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Matthew, we come this morning to Matthew’s description of the beginning of three very remarkable days—days like no other in all of history. They were the three days in which the...
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STOP BEING A 'STRANGER' TO GOD!

Posted by on Sep 27, 2009 in 2009 | 0 comments Preached September 27, 2009 from Ezekiel 14:1-11 Theme:  Professing Christians who have hidden sin in their hearts estrange themselves from God.. I ask you to turn in your Bible this morning to the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. While some people may feel that some portions of the Old Testament prophets are difficult to understand, I don’t believe they could say that about what we find in...
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