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The ‘Fear Nots’ of Christmas
The ‘Fear Nots’ of Christmas

Introduction

The rock star Sting, in a Rolling Stone interview, spoke of his growing awareness of his own mortality: "I'm 64. Most of my life ...


The story of Christmas reminds us that we are called to “fear not.”


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Loud Cries and Tears
Loud Cries and Tears

Introduction

It’s dangerous to preach on suffering because many of us are in very different places right now. Some of us are in agony, some ...


In your eagerness for the New Kingdom of God, do not rush past the Cross. Look where Jesus looks.


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Worthy of Worship
Worthy of Worship

Introduction

How many of us have had the thought that if we had this one particular thing, then our life would be better than it is now? I can remember ...


God wants our faith, honest worship, and obedience.


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The Characters of Christmas: Mary
The Characters of Christmas: Mary

This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.

Introduction

Dave Richards was raised in a strong ...


When God’s will is made clear in life and we obey, nothing is impossible.


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Here I Stand
Here I Stand

Introduction

We’ve been learning from Paul’s example how to witness well when our faith is on trial, which raises a question for us to consider ...


God calls and commissions us as witnesses, and it's our role to respond to that call.


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The Lord Needs It
The Lord Needs It

Introduction

As we started tonight, you helped reenact one of the biggest moments in the life of Jesus, which was when he enters Jerusalem, which was the ...


Being open and obedient to God's call to surrender is never a waste because he is worthy and faithful.


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Growing in Wisdom
Growing in Wisdom

This sermon is part of the “More Than a Holiday” sermon series. See the whole series here.

Introduction

I’m excited to kick off our Advent ...


True wisdom grows in community, obedience, and trials.


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Receiving Power
Receiving Power

This sermon is part of the “More Than a Holiday” sermon series. See the whole series here.

Introduction

We’re in the fourth week of our ...


The Holy Spirit gives us the power to become more Christlike.


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How to Survive in a Fallen World
How to Survive in a Fallen World

Introduction

Americans are threatened in a way today that I think is unusual in our history. Just this week I read parts of three publications freely available ...


We are attentive, humble, and obedient to God because his power is complete and his good purposes are to preserve us through trials, to give us everlasting righteousness, and to purify us through Jesus Christ.


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How to Love the Lord Your God
How to Love the Lord Your God

Introduction

(Read Deuteronomy 11:1-7)

I want to label the message "How to Love the Lord Your God." In the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses has already ...


To love God is to obey God.


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Why has the Lord Done this for Us?
Why has the Lord Done this for Us?

Introduction

There are portions of the Scripture that teach truth propositionally. They directly state truth claims. You'll find that, for instance, ...


Remember what the Lord has done for you—and why he has done it.


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The Test
The Test

Introduction

Elie Wiesel, the great Jewish writer known best for his writing about the Holocaust, wrote many other things as well, including Messengers ...


God's tests of faith are not trials by ordeal but the refining of gold.


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More Than Meets the Eye
More Than Meets the Eye

Introduction

Life is really about perspective. Last night, my wife went to a concert in Dallas with some friends and family. I got home, and my son was ...


Christ is our salvation—and also our example.


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Learn God's Law
Learn God's Law

Introduction

We naturally like to hear of philanthropy, of charity, of giving. Our hearts may be warmed as we hear of Bill Gates or Warren Buffett choosing ...


Trust that the God who made you is wiser than you are, and obey him.


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R-Rated: Cut Up Your Rebellion
R-Rated: Cut Up Your Rebellion

Introduction

(Read 1 Samuel 15)

In a presidential election year you're going to hear a lot, from various candidates trying to be President, about ...


God brings peace through our obedience to Christ.


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The Forgotten Man of Christmas
The Forgotten Man of Christmas

Introduction

There was a family which like many of our families has a Nativity set, and each Christmas season they would set that Nativity set up beneath ...


Joseph is remarkably simple and simply remarkable in his obedience.


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Changed People, Changing Lives

Introduction

Read Acts 5:12, 17, 19, 21, 29-31

The holy city of Jerusalem has had a wonderful event. They had tried their best to say no to what Jesus Christ ...


You have to be changed if you want to change others.


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To Obey Is Better than Food

Introduction

The Scripture text this morning is Matthew 4:1-4:

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after ...

Only Christ can help you believe that only he can satisfy your deepest needs.


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Broken but Chosen

Introduction

It took Michelangelo four years to craft his statue of David. It is 13-feet tall. He used flawed marble. We know the exact quarry the marble ...


David was broken, but God loved him and used him because his heart was devoted to God.


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Ignoring Clear Directions

Introduction

I'm known among my family and friends for having a terrible sense of direction. It doesn't matter whether I am driving or walking. It doesn't ...


When we underestimate the depth of our sin we also downplay the power of the cross.


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God Will Bring Justice for You

Introduction

When the Scripture was read, you may have thought, This is a strange message for a weekend when we are welcoming large numbers of first-time ...


Resting in the hard truth of God's justice softens our hearts towards God and others.


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He Who Must Be Obeyed

Introduction

It was probably 20 years ago; I was sound asleep one night when the phone rang. I grabbed blindly for the receiver, clattering on the phone ...


We must pray for unpolluted faith so that the work of God in our lives will not be hindered.


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The Big Picture of God's Faithfulness

Introduction

A few years ago there was an ad on TV that started like this: There was a woman sitting in a car. She's minding her own business, and suddenly ...


When you know God's track record of faithfulness, you'll want to respond with trust and obedience.


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This Is No Time to Pray

Introduction

In this series we have discovered some things about responsibility and irresponsibility. First, you were created to manage and carry responsibility. ...


What the Book of Joshua teaches us about irresponsibility


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Take Me to Your Leader

Let's look at today's text together:

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount ...

In our unfaithfulness, Jesus shines as the faithful King.


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Jesus, Lord of Creation

Have you ever told a joke that someone didn't get or think was funny? And then you tried to explain it and it was even less funny? Jokes are like poems: ...


The world was created through Christ and for Christ.


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Jesus, Lord of the New Creation

The first sermon in this series started exploring this passage by looking at how Jesus is the Lord of Creation. Part two is titled "Jesus is Lord ...


The work of Christ: from separation to reconciliation


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Hungry World

Story behind the sermon (from Mark Buchanan)

"Hungry World" is part of series our church's preaching team did in the fall of 2010. The series was called ...


Jesus is looking for people who are willing to say, "Here I am, God. Send me."


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Making Parents Weighty

Introduction

We've been working through the Ten Commandments and today we come to the fifth one: "Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God ...


A close look at the fifth commandment


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The Name

Introduction

Today we're on our third sermon in a series on the Ten Commandments. Imagine if everybody on the planet obeyed the Ten Commandments. In a ...


Using God’s name in worthy ways


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The Right God, the Wrong Way

Introduction

Last week we began a series on the Ten Commandments. We saw that the Ten Commandments weren't given as a requirement for salvation, but rather ...


Uncovering our subtle idols


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A New Philadelphia

Introduction

There is something in a name. My name is Mike. Actually, Michael's not my first name; my first name is Jerry. I'm Jerry Michael Breaux. On ...



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The Key to Church Development

People ask me, "Why has your church grown through all these years?" I'm going to answer the question in a way I think will shock you.

We are told constantly ...



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Unlistened to Lessons of Life

Introduction

It was in 1965 that I graduated from Moody Bible Institute, and a week later to the day, Charlene and I were married. Then 10 days after that ...



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The King Whose Scepter is a Towel

Introduction

It was time to celebrate the Passover, the most sacred of Jewish feasts. Upwards of three million people might spend the week in Jerusalem. ...



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Lifestyles

Introduction

A group of scientists got together who wanted to win the Nobel Prize. They thought, What can we do that's never been done? How can we use ...


Learning submission from Esther


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Return to Power

Introduction

We talk a lot here at New Life about the kingdom of God. The reality is that the kingdom of God comes first in the lives of God's people. ...


Practicing the power of "Yes, God"


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God's Unstoppable Purpose

Text: 2 Chronicles 17:1-18:34
Topic: The unstoppable will of God

From the editor:

Here's a sermon from Old Testament professor Dennis Magary (Trinity Evangelical ...


We must allow the will of God to affect every aspect of our lives, because his will succeeds through and in spite of us.


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God's Green Earth

Introductory remarks from Steve Mathewson:

This sermon definitely resonated with my listeners! Many of them had already been practicing environmental stewardship ...


We represent and glorify God by taking good care of his creation.


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Blessed Are the Persecuted

Introduction

Imagine you are in the market for a new car. You visit the dealer and the salesman who is showing you the latest model takes you for a test ...


Enduring for the reward


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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Introduction

The troops the United Nations deployed to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan look like they could be soldiers from just about any nation. ...


The promise of sonship


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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

Introduction

Through the centuries there have been some people who have wanted to view Jesus' teaching in the Beatitudes as a kind of ladder that can carry ...


Jesus' promise of transformation


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Blessed Are the Merciful

Introduction

Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg entered the diplomatic service and was appointed foreign minister of Austria in November 1848. After the Hungarian ...


Surrendering loss to Christ


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Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Introduction

A businessman decided to throw a party for some of his clients, and because he was doing so well, he spared no expense. He hired the most ...


The purpose of our emptiness


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Blessed Are the Meek

Introduction

Suppose the company you work for were to write a description of the ideal person to be its new CEO. Do you think meekness would be on the ...


The inheritance of the humble


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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Introduction

"No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear." That is how C. S. Lewis begins his book A Grief Observed, a compelling account of ...


Jesus' promise of comfort


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Less is More, More or Less

Introduction

A few months ago my two teenage sons came to me and asked if they could go camping for a week … on Lower Wacker Drive in the city of ...


A closer look at Jesus' first beatitude


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Welcome to the Pearly-Gated Community

Introduction

In the first sermon in our series, I talked about the primary person we will get to see in heaven: Jesus, face to face. Now I want to talk ...


What Jesus requires to be a neighbor in heaven


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Fall

Introduction

My wife, Cheryl, and I had an opportunity in 2004 to spend a week in New Brunswick. We started in St. John, spent a couple of days in the ...


Reaping a spiritual harvest


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The Way of Wisdom

Introduction

As Christians, we say we want to love God, and we want to love people. We want to serve the world. This idea comes from the core of Jesus' ...


The wisdom of God transcends the wisdom of the world.


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