Author: Pastor John
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Living Intentionally
This week we talked about living out our God-sized purpose. We saw this through the intentional way that the disciples lived their lives. They intentionally looked for opportunities to give what Jesus had given them to others. It is that intentionality that separates the Biblical Christian from those who are Christian in name only. Those…
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You Shall Receive Power
This week we are talking about the Holy Spirit. We studied Acts 1 & 2 last Sunday. We saw the promise of the Holy Spirit. We saw the working of the Holy Spirit. What an encouragement! I often talk about our common failures. I do that to encourage folks that they are not alone…
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Truly Reaching Out
I think of Ananias and Sapphira this week. They had such good examples of sacrifice and helping others. Yet, they still chose to be deceptive and selfish. We aren’t told in Acts 5 why they were selfish. It could be that they felt that they couldn’t be as generous as others. They may have felt…
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Victory in Christ
So many people live defeated lives. They feel defeated by their sin. They feel defeated by the inadequacies. They feel defeated by outside pressures that they believe force them to make poor choices. Defeat. It sounds horrible. As we have finished our study in Ephesians this week, I am reminded of who is truly victorious. …
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Prayer – Oxygen
Last Sunday we talked about prayer. I pointed out that prayer is necessary. It makes us spiritually alert and it helps those who have needs. Today I want to encourage you to see people having needs that are not obvious. Too many times we look only on what can be seen. When people seem to…
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Reaching Around One Another in Discipleship
This week we talked about reaching around each other. Essentially, we talked about discipleship. In that spirit, let me give you a long quotation from Oswald Chambers. May it encourage you to think about your life on earth a little differently. “July 14-The Account With Persecution ‘But I say unto you, That ye resist…
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Fighting for Jesus (2) – Good Armor
Can you imagine fighting a war with tissue paper for armor? Can you imagine facing a tank with jello? If you are like me, such thoughts seem idiotic. Yet, I find myself using armor like that all the time in my day to day living. I use my personality, my wit (what there is of…
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Fighting for Jesus – A Boundary for our Feelings
This week we began talking about the full armor of God. In Ephesians 6 it says, "Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the shield of…
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Fighting for Jesus – Ephesians 6:10-13
This Sunday’s sermon was all about how Satan works. If you haven’t listened, I would encourage you to do so. It always gets me how sneaky Satan is. He uses circumstances and people to trip us up so effortlessly. Consider these Scriptures. Paul warns the Corinthians that there are, “…false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves…
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Ministering to Jesus (Others)
Sunday I preached from Matthew 25. Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me." I think that is so cool! To be able to minister to Jesus when we minister to others…
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