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Black Friday Gospel Thought

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Your sin was dark, but God changed that!

“Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
(Isaiah 1:18)

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Hope you have a great day celebrating thanksgiving…

Above all, take time today to thank God for sending His Son, that we might be freed from ourselves to live for Him.  

Weekend Recap – Love Out Of Identity

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My 10/18/15AM sermon, Identity of Love from 1 John 3:10-12, is now online.  This sermon tried to get at where these calls to love come from.  And, rather than merely rushing to practice love, John compels us to examine our identity in Christ before we step in to the practice of love.  It’s more about being before doing.  So, this is my encouragement to examine your heart before you do the “doing” of the Christian life.  I hope it helps you.

Weekend Recap – 10/4/15

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My 10/4/15AM sermon, New Relationship from 1 John 3:1-3, is now online.  The idea in the sermon is that having a relationship with God changes things.  In fact, you could say your past, present and future are affected because you know Him.  I hope you’ll listen to this sermon and find help in it.

Weekend Recap – Loving the World and the Believer’s Identity

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My 8/30/15AM sermon, Loving the World from 1 John 2:15-17 is now online.  This sermon was a difficult one for me to prepare for.  Part of the reason has to do with how much sloppy application is thrown around using this passage as the springboard.  I wanted to make sure I understood exactly what John was saying and then proceed accordingly.  The gist?  Our identity can’t be wrapped in the world, after all the world is fading away with all that offers.  It’s doing the will of God and abiding in the Father’s love that is the “forever” stuff.  If our identity is there, loving the world won’t be an issue.  Hope you’re helped by this one.

Weekend Recap – 8/9/15

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Blessed by a great Sunday…  I was able to celebrate 15 years at one church and was very encouraged by all that people shared by way of encouragement.  My sermon continued a short 2 part series on the Church from Ephesians 4:1-16.  This week’s sermon was entitled The Church’s Work and helped show that all that we’re called to do is easily enabled in the Gospel.  I hope it encourages you.

Keeping His Commandments

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My 7/5/15AM sermon, Keeping His Commandments from 1 John 2:3-6, is now online.  Whether it’s thinking that our good deeds can get us heaven or thinking that if we obey God will love us more, we’re in desperate need of what God thinks about obedience and a relationship with Him.  I tease out these things in this sermon and hope it proves helpful to you.