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“The Word Became Flesh” John 1:1-18

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Christmas 2013(Mp3 file for download) In preparing for today’s service it came to my realization that I would only have about 10 minutes to preach. Let’s see how this goes. Open your Bibles and read with me the text John 1:1-18 Jesus meets you where you are It seems like more and more, we are made aware of people who will be l this Christmas in mourning. Christmas is a time to celebrate and rejoice, and have fun.  It is not meant to be a time of mourning. And yet, for so many in our world, the expectation of happiness … Continue reading “The Word Became Flesh” John 1:1-18

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“What Are You Waiting For??” Advent Message

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What are you waiting for? (MP3 for download) Break from Ephesians, and expositional style. Topical Sermon. Advent, waiting, expectation… -We Live in a culture of expectation: always looking for the next thing… -We are constantly experiencing unmet expectations… Matt Chandler says that “all frustration is a result of unmet expectations.” That has been true in my life… -Our expectations of a product, an experience, or a person are most often the result of a need in our heart, or a desire to fulfill a need in our hearts… often we expect things to deliver some promise that a thing could never … Continue reading “What Are You Waiting For??” Advent Message

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Ephesians 4:1-7 “Walk”

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Ephesians 4-1-7 (MP3 file for download) Open your Bibles please to Ephesians 4. We are going to be looking at verses 1-7 this morning. Today’s text is the beginning of the second half of this letter. What we have read so far has been primarily theological in nature, and we are moving now into practical instructions on how our theology is to make itself known in our lives as Christians. Let me begin by reminding us of this, your theology, or your beliefs about God will show up in your everyday life. At your core, the things that you believe about … Continue reading Ephesians 4:1-7 “Walk”

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Ephesians 3:14-21 “The Fullness Of God”

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Ephesians 3-14-21 (Mp3 File for download) Well, I hope you guys enjoyed last weeks message from Stephen Crotts. What a great reminder of the synergistic powers of God. We are going to pick back up in out study of Ephesians today, so if you will turn to Ephesians 3:13, we are going to read through verse 21. If you recall, Paul was about to begin this sentence back in verse one, but wanted to remind us of something before he finished his sentence, he wanted to remind us that the reason church unity matters is because the church is the means … Continue reading Ephesians 3:14-21 “The Fullness Of God”

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Ephesians 3:1-13 The Mystery

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Ephesians 3-1-13 (audio file for download) Open your Bibles please to Ephesians 3:1 we are going to be studying verses 1-13 today. Before we even get started, I want you to write something down if you have a pen. I want you to write down a couple of words that come to your mind when you ask yourself this question: why does church unity matter? We will get to that later, but I wanted to ask you that before I said anything that might give away what might be a good sunday school answer. So last week we looked at the … Continue reading Ephesians 3:1-13 The Mystery

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Ephesians 2:11-22 The Dividing Wall of Hostility

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Ephesians 2-11-22 (audio file for download) FYI I diverted from my notes quite a bit on this message, so don’t try to figure out the notes as you listen. Last week we looked at Paul’s reminder to us that we who are in Christ were dead, we were children of wrath and we are made alive in Christ. Remember, in this letter to the Ephesians, Paul front loads it with theology. Before he gets to any instructions for the believers in Ephesus, and for us, he wants to make sure we are understanding who we are in Christ. Anything that we … Continue reading Ephesians 2:11-22 The Dividing Wall of Hostility

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Ephesians 2:1-10 The Foundation of Hope

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**Audio disclaimer** Our computer was offline, so we recorded the message with a phone, sorry for the inferior quality. Ephesians 2-1-10 (audio file for download) Open your Bibles to Ephesians 2, we are going to read verses 1-10. How important is the foundation of your house? How important is the foundation of your faith? The foundation of our faith, and thus our hope is how we got to be who we are. What is the ground that your identity is built on? What is the beginning of your story of faith? in this text, Paul lays out pretty succinctly the form … Continue reading Ephesians 2:1-10 The Foundation of Hope

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Ephesians 1:15-23 Paul’s Prayer, Continued.

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Ephesians 1-14-23 (audio file for download) The last time we were together we looked at Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians. We looked at how his prayer was that they would grow not just in their knowledge of God, but in the spirit of wisdom and revelation. His heart for them was that the eyes of their hearts would be enlightened. He wanted them to not just know about God, but to truly know Him intimately. So what did He want them to see with the eyes of their hearts? We touched briefly on this last time, but we are going to … Continue reading Ephesians 1:15-23 Paul’s Prayer, Continued.

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Ephesians 1:15-23 “Paul’s Prayer”

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Ephesians 1-15-23 Pauls Prayer (audio file for download) So far in this letter we have seen two main elements, we have seen the introduction, and we have seen exaltation. In Paul’s introduction, he states who he is and who we are. In that section we looked at identity. Next he begins to exalt in God’s goodness, and lays out a very brief but packed statement glorifying God for who He is, while explaining to the Ephesians and to us what God has done for us. He now turns and shares what you might call his thesis statement. He lays out a … Continue reading Ephesians 1:15-23 “Paul’s Prayer”