Called to Conflict and Deployed into Difficulty — Part 3 of 3 (Acts 16:25-34) Introduction Sometimes God does not deliver us from difficulty. No, instead of helping us to avoid clear and present dangers He sends us into them. In fact, truth be told, the conflicts and subsequent captivity we find ourselves in are often...
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Don’t Be That Guy Part 2 of 3 – Fear God!
Don’t Be That Guy Part 2 of 3 – Fear God Guillermo Medina, a fellow elder at Communion Chapel, brought a much-needed message about a greatly neglected topic – The Fear of God. It is not vogue to promote the fear of God. But awe and reverence for the Almighty is the beginning of wisdom...
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Missional Living Part 3 – Boldly Go! (Acts 13:4-12_
Missional Living Part 3 – Boldly Go! (Acts 13:4-12; Romans 1:16; 2:9; 2:10) Introduction Barnabas and Saul have been called and sent out of the church in Antioch for missionary work by the Holy Spirit (Acts 13:2, 4). In their company is the young man John Mark. He is young and unprepared for the challenges...
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Against Non-Prophets Part 3 of 4 – The Pouting Prophet
The Pouting Prophet Jonah 3 :10-4:11 Fallen Condition Focus: We are excited about the mercy of God and what He has done for us personally. However, we often fall short of truly wanting the grace of God to be shed abroad and for people to experience conversion. Furthermore, we say that we want to be used by God...
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Against Non-Prophets Part 2 of 4 – Resistance is Futile
Sermon Notes for Against Non-Prophets Part 2 of 4 Of all the people and things mentioned in the book—the storm, the lots, the sailors, the fish, the Ninevites, the plant, the worm, and the east wind—only the prophet himself fails to obey God. All these were used to teach Jonah a lesson in compassion and...
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Against Non-Prophets Part 1 of 4 – Sent Forth (Jonah 1:1-2)
1Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a...
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Cleaning House
Cleaning House and Real Business Luke 19:45-48 The business of men was being carried in the stead of kingdom business. Corrupt priests, instead of serving the people and facilitating good relations between the people and the Lord, made profits from sacred activities. Rituals designed for God’s glory and the good of His people had been...
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The Early Bird
The Early Bird The early bird get the worm. But the early worm get the bird. More important than when you get there is who you are upon arrival. We will all meet God one day. Some of us will meet Him as family because of our relationship with the Son. Others, having rejected the...
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What Does it Mean to Be Blessed?
What Does it Mean to Be Blessed? (Matthew 5:1-12; Romans 4:7-8; 1 Peter 3:13-14) A proper understanding of the beatitudes requires a right view of what it means to be blessed (μακάριοι). Before Jesus used it in the opening of the sermon on the mount it was used by King David. After the Lord the...