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Sep 2016
Last Sunday we saw that this was answered through adoption and intimacy with the Trinity. These gifts, adoption & intimacy, are primarily about what God is doing in reaching his people. We are given these gifts by God. Today we will look at the right response to those gifts, namely love. Then we will look at the outworking of love in our lives, namely obedience...
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12
Sep 2016
Adoption is at the heart of the Gospel and John 14 shows us how adoption and intimacy are key to our lives in Christ....
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09
Jan 2009
As one of Christ's apostles, John spoke authoritatively about the truth of the Incarnation, a message his doubting readers needed after hearing false teachers deny the full divinity and humanity of Christ. John reaffirmed the core of Christianity, saying that either we evidence the sound doctrine, obedience, and love that characterize all Christians, or else we are not true Christians. When all the basics of faith are in operation, we not only know joy but can live a holy life and be reassured of salvation – even though we are still far......
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08
Jan 2009
This scripture admonishes us to "lead the life that the Lord has assigned" us. We are to lead this life by keeping the "commands of God" regardless of what condition we were called. In a society where the vast majority of people buy into the philosophy that "the grass is always greener on the other side", it is important for those in God's flock to pay attention to where He leads....
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06
Jan 2009
There is a humorous old tale that speaks of a man who died and upon arriving in heaven faced the angel Gabriel at heaven's gates. The angel said, "Here's how it works. You need a hundred points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you have done, and I will give a certain number of points for each of them. The more good there is in the work that you cite, the more points you will get for it. When you get to a hundred points, you......
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05
Jan 2009
This letter warns against those who have infiltrated our church, perverting the grace of God and denying Christ. Jude provides us with a number of biblical examples, and then urges those true men of faith to persevere in Godliness and love....
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