Tag: christianity
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No Longer Orphans: Growing In Your Identity In Christ
There was an orphan living in England who was born to very poor, very scared parents. After much deliberation, they decided to give their child up for adoption, hoping he might have a better life than they could provide. But that child went years without ever being adopted. Other children would come and go, finding…
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The Story Isn’t Over: The Conclusion of John’s Gospel
We are bringing the Gospel of John to a close this morning. We have been in this series for a long time, and we have covered a lot of ground together. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in this book, and I will miss it a little, but I am excited about what God has…
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Reminders for the Citizens of Two Countries
This morning we’re dwelling on the blessings of God, and I think we have to acknowledge that as Americans and American Christians, many of the blessings we have known have come to us because of the nation that God has allowed us to live in. It is the vehicle through which many of our blessings…
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You Are Chosen
From the series on the book of Ephesians entitled “Understanding Your Identity in Christ”. Main Text: Ephesians 1:1-14 As you know, we’ve just finished a very deep study in the Gospel of John, where the gospel writer presented us with massive amounts of evidence that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. For that entire…
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Witnessing the Life-Changing Resurrection
John 20 is the end of what we call the gospel proper — the close of the primary story of Jesus’s life on earth. There is one more chapter after this, but John himself signals that it functions as an epilogue, recording a few events that fall outside the main narrative arc. So this morning,…
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A Prayer For Glory
A few moments ago, we had a time of prayer together. And when we think about going to God in prayer, it is worth asking what usually makes up the content of those prayers. Many times, we are praying for sickness that is being faced either by us or by someone we know. And I…
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The Death That Leads To Life
The Cost Jesus Never Hid For the last year, I have had the opportunity to work in a new field for me. I started working in the marketing industry, and it is a very interesting world. In fact, I told everybody from the beginning that marketing is about a lot more than making posters. As…
