Tag: bible
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Peace in a Chaotic World
Have you had any anxiety this week over something that you know you have zero control over? There is certainly no lack of things to worry about. I’m certain that for each of you, the issues that create worry are a little bit unique. However, no matter the issue that causes you anxiety, it always…
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Purpose on Purpose: Living Out God’s Calling
I used to enjoy this TV show called Burn Notice. The storyline wasn’t particularly unique but I really enjoyed the characters. It was about a CIA agent who is trying to clear his name after he gets blacklisted by the Agency. Of course, in the process of trying to clear his name, he ends up…
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Resurrection Sunday
Most of you, if you were even born yet, don’t remember where you were on the morning of March 25th, 1993. I remember vividly where I was. I was being woken up from a deep sleep. I was a bit disoriented, but quickly realized the entire house we were living in was shaking back and…
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Passion Week—Maundy Thursday/Good Friday
If you were here two weeks ago, we started talking about Passion Week, the celebration of the week leading up to the celebration of Jesus’s resurrection. Here is a very basic rundown of the week before the resurrection of Jesus: Even though today is officially Palm Sunday, we talked about Palm Sunday and the Triumphal…
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Rooted—Wide Reaching Branches
I honestly don’t care about having a bigger church. What I, the other pastors at New Hope, and our elders care about is building bigger people. Our heart, genuinely, is to help you not fall prey to the enemy’s schemes but instead to see you grow and even thrive in your relationships, work, school, and…
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Refuting Replacement Theology
By Loren Mayer In a discussion, I was asked for some Bible verses that show that God is not done with Israel. The person asking had a discussion with someone who used scripture to make a case that God was done with Israel, and that today Israel has no special place among the nations. This…
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Romans 11—God Will Save All His People
Today is the last day in our Romans series until June, when we will go until we finish the study. Our study in Romans is titled The Gospel Unveiled, and my sermon title today is God Will Save All His People. This past week, Pastor Adam came into the office and told us he had…
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Romans 9:30-10—Righteous by Faith Alone
Last week in our study of Romans, we left off most of the way through chapter 9. In the first part of Paul’s letter, he describes the beauty of the Gospel message. What is that message? God loves the world so much that He sent His one and only Son, Jesus, to die on the…
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Our Love for People—Romans 9:1-29
Have you ever been wrongly accused of something? How did you feel about those who were accusing you? Whatever you’ve been through, it probably doesn’t compare to the story of David McCallum, who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering 20-year-old Nathan Blenner when he was 16. After being arrested in 1985 along with Willie…
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Our Victorious Life In Christ—Romans 8:1-17
Chapter 8 is the best! I love this chapter of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. Paul is going to drive home some of the practical outcomes of our justification. If you believe that Jesus is God’s Son, that He died on the cross, but three days later he rose from the…
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