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Ephesians 6:1-4 “Children and Parents”

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ephesians 6-1-4 Children and parents First off, I want to give a shout out to all the young people who are in this portion of the service. I am really glad you guys are able to be here of this part of the service. The reason you are here is because I want you to know that what we learn up here in the sermons each week are not just for old people, it is for all people. I want you to know that God has spoken to you in His word, and that is a big deal. I also … Continue reading Ephesians 6:1-4 “Children and Parents”

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Ephesians 5:22-33 “He Said WHAT?!”

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Ephesians 5-22-38 (MP3 File for download) Ephesians 5:21-33 Before we get into this text, I want to remind us all of something very important that I brought out several weeks ago that plays a huge role in our study today. That is this. If you are drawing your identity from any other source than Jesus Christ, you are drawing it from the wrong place. So as I was confessing that I had fallen into that trap with people’s compliments, and critiques of me, I wasn’t saying that they were wrong, or that I didn’t want them, what I was saying was … Continue reading Ephesians 5:22-33 “He Said WHAT?!”

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Ephesians 5:1-21 “Walk in the Light”

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FYI, This sermon is about sex. Ephesians 5-1-21 (Mp3 File for download) There are notes below that I never got to. Open your Bibles to Ephesians 5:1-21 Last week… Identity, take off, put on, become who you are Today, Paul continues to build out how we are to walk out our identity in Christ. In this section he again in verse one he reminds of of something that is a very vivid picture. He says to be imitators of God AS BELOVED CHILDREN. Before we get further, lets think about that for a minute. How many of you have had a … Continue reading Ephesians 5:1-21 “Walk in the Light”

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Ephesians 4:17-32 “The New You”

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This message is a defining message for me. It is one of the most vulnerable ones I have preached.   Ephesians 4-17-32 (Mp3 File for download) Well, it has been a while since we began this book, so I want to bring you up to speed quickly. The book of Ephesians was written by the Apostle Paul to the Christians in Ephesus. He writes this in two big sections, the first is a theological reminder of who we are in Christ. He wanted to solidify our identity in Christ before he told us in the second section how that is to … Continue reading Ephesians 4:17-32 “The New You”

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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