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The Church is the Betrothed

On October 2, 2011 By

Last week we started a new series on First Things and the Church. While we looked at first things last week, noting how God created us with purpose and that purpose is ultimately to bring glory to God, this week we begin looking at the nature of the church, which is God’s creation to steer [...]

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First Things

On September 25, 2011 By

The Westminster divines, a group of pastors appointed by English Parliament to restructure the Church of England, produced a number of documents after six years of study and debate that is still used today as an excellent summary of what the Bible teaches. Two of those documents were developed as teaching tools for families and [...]

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Fire From Heaven

On September 21, 2011 By

Throughout his letter, John has given his community and us a laundry list of contrasts to help us understand what Life in Christ looks like.  He uses language to help us see how a person can know God, but he takes this a step further and uses these contrasts to give the Christian assurance.  These [...]

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9/11 Ten Years Later

On September 11, 2011 By

What we learn after ten years is that our American refuge has cracks, and fear has seeped in. We need a stronger refuge because this storm is not isolated. A greater storm is coming and we need a refuge that can withstands its torrents. For now, we need to listen to the storm, the God [...]

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Praying for your Brother

On September 4, 2011 By

Both Judas and Peter betray Jesus on the night of his last supper and come to deeply regret their actions. Judas hangs himself. Peter goes on to become the leader of the church. What was the difference between the two? Intercessory prayer. On that fretful night of Jesus arrest, while the disciples were still all [...]

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Praying with Confidence

On August 28, 2011 By

If someone asked you this morning, “how is your prayer life?” what would you say? It is hard to find anyone truly satisfied with his prayer life. There are probably a host of potential reasons why. But one that falls squarely on a majority of us is simply this: we lack confidence in our prayers. [...]

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God’s Testimony

On August 21, 2011 By

If you don’t have the true Son, you won’t find what you seek. You won’t have life. A false Christ, even if he looks very similar to the true Christ, will not get you the life that you seek.

John writes in verse 12,

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the [...]

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Overcoming the World

On August 14, 2011 By

John uses military language in these verses when he talks about overcoming the world. What he says, more specifically, is that you, the Christian, have overcome the world. It is a startling statement to make, and we need to see that. It would be one thing to say that a Christian will be spared what [...]

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The Gospel Can Change Anyone

On August 8, 2011 By

Rev. Richard Harris speaks from Luke 19:1-10 on the story of Zacchaeus, explaining what the gospel is, why we often miss it, and how it changes you.

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Born of God

On July 31, 2011 By

We are to love that which God loves, the church. When we commit to Christ, we commit to Christ’s family. We are to love God and the church by keeping God’s commandments. They are not burdensome because they are to be kept out of love for God and knowing that they are the means to [...]

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