MAKE GOD FIRST (Part 5). Do you have a habit, struggle, addiction or battle that you want to break? In this message we explore how to welcome God’s power into our battles.
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THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE - Tim Mannin
Orbiting A Beautiful Life (Part 3). Concepts of eternity are poorly shaped by cultural portrayals of heaven and hell, therefore we must consider what did Jesus actually say about eternal life?
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The Book of Luke (Part 17). In Luke 22, Jesus celebrate the last passover meal and the first communion….there’s a story behind that story that we all need to remember.
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James (Part 1). The “false self” is real for many of us, but the “authentic self” is who we long to become. The book of James calls us to an authentic faith that never forgets who we were created to be. (James 1)
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Ephesians (Week 11) In the first Sunday of this new year, we are challenged in Ephesians 4 to put off an old self and put on a new self by recognizing who we ought to be and renewing our minds. It takes realizing how much we owe God in order to realize what we ought to be. And when we realize who we ought to be, we have the desire to change. (Eph. 4:17-33, Phil. 2)
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Psalms (Part 3) In our walk with God, there is a big difference between visitation and habitation. When we drift in and out of a personal walk with God (visitation) we are living in a cycle of back and forth, struggling with the same sin. But to live with God (habitation) we instantly recognize our sin and look to remove it from our life. (Psalm 51)
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Wells (Part 3) - The ways of Jesus and his Kingdom often feel like a paradox. Jesus displays this with the woman at the well and as gives her absolute grace and truth. The world wants to make it grace OR truth...the kingdom says it must be AND. (John 4)
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1 John: Love Conquers All (Part 4) What does it mean when John implores us to not love the world? Looking at the example of Jesus and the rich young ruler, we see Jesus calling us to leave the little things of the world that we hold on to. The world would say that we are better off holding on to our control, security, comfort, and little pieces of the world, but we are better with Jesus. (1 John 2:15-17, Mark 10:17-27)
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1 John: Love Conquers All (Part 1) The battle between darkness and light (fiction and reality) is about the illusions we come to believe about our self and the world. 1 John begins with this tension and struggle we all face and encourages us to be people who live in reality. (1 John 1:1-10, John 1:4-5)
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Living The Gospel: teachings from the book of Luke (Part 8) Are you truthful about the dark corners of your life? We have corners of sin in our life that can take over rooms and if left unchecked, eventually overtake our house. How do we shine light into that darkness? (Luke 22, 1 John 1:5-10, 2:1-6)
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