Tag: gospel
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Sermon: You reap what you sow – Galatians 6:6-10
You reap what you sow. It’s one of the principles by which God has ordered his creation. It’s true for a student, it’s true in our marriages, it’s true at the office. You reap what you sow. Most importantly, it’s true in the life of our faith. If we are sowing into a great relationship…
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Sermon: Baptism and the gospel – Matthew 28:19-20
At the end of the Gospel of Matthew, the risen Jesus commanded his disciples to go out into the world and to make disciples and to baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Churches disagree on virtually every aspect of how a baptism is done and what it…
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An empty tomb in a graveyard of false prophets
An empty tomb in a graveyard of false prophets and gurus. In Saudi Arabia, 270 miles from Mecca is the Tomb of Mohammed where the founder of Islam is buried. It’s viewed as a sacred landmark in the Muslim world. It’s customary for Muslims to visit this tomb when they take their pilgrimage to Mecca. …
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The cross of Christ and the cost of sin
We have a sinfully low view of sin. We cannot overestimate the weight of sin when we see the cost of sin on the cross. None of us lives up even to our own moral standards. Do you ever get mad and you regret it? Ever yell at someone and wish you hadn’t? Ever tell…
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Warning signs of abusive churches
In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, the church had been infiltrated by people who had corrupted the gospel message and were seeking to add law onto grace. In Galatians 5:1, Paul said for freedom, Christ has set us free. Sadly, many churches fall into similar problems today with authority that is not Biblical and which…
Josh Benner 