Sermon: Love Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4a The love is patient; the love is kind I. Introduction (various passages of 1 Cor): 1. 3:3: You are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your
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Series: Warning Passages Sermon: Hardened Heart Bible Passage: Hebrews 3:7-19 I. Introductory information The writer of the book of Hebrews presents a Christian interpretation of Psalm 95:7-11 1. Verse 7 “today you would listen/hear as He speaks!” a. It’s a pastoral wish, not a condition as it is in a
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Series: The Warning Passages Sermon: Neglect Bible Passage: Hebrews 2:1-4 I. There are five warning passages in the book of Hebrews: 1. 2:1–4; 3:12–19; 6:4–8; 10:26–31 and 12:25–29 2. Each one addresses a specific form of unbelief II. In 2:1-4 is about the believers’ “neglect” of salvation (“such a great salvation”)
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Sermon: The New Thing Bible Passage: Isaiah 43:14-21 I. The LORD’s self-introduction before He introduced “the new thing” 1. The Redeemer (43:14) 2. The Holy one of Israel (43:14) 3. The One who created Israel (43:15) 4. The King (43:15) 5. The One who orchestrated the geo-political changes—Cyrus’ rise (cf.
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Sermon: Extravagance Towards The Triune God Bible Passage: Mark 14:3-9 I. Some Observations on the Unnamed Woman of Mark 14:3-9 1. She had a grateful appreciation for Jesus a. Her appreciation was not mere words but in deeds b. Her appreciation for Jesus was so strong that she broke conventions c. Cultivate
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Sermon: Practical Christmas#5 Bible Passage: Gal 4:4-7 v4 … when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, v5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights. v6 And because
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Sermon: Practical Christmas #4 Bible Passage: John 1:1-14 I. A brief discussion on logos 1. Heraclitus (BC 560 in Ephesus) introduced the term logos to explain about the orderly functioning of the world—for him, logos was the mind of God 2. The Stoics used logos to refer to a divine principle
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Sermon: Rahab the Prostitute in Jesus’ Family Tree (Practical Christmas#3) Bible Passage: Matthew 1:2-6; 16 I. Joshua 2:1-13 Verse 2:1: Joshua, son of Nun, sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute
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Sermon: Practical Christmas #2 Bible Passage: Matthew 2:1-23 I. Verse 1a: “When Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod” 1. Though Jesus was addressed as “Jesus of Nazareth,” Jesus was born in Bethlehem 2. Bethlehem is a messianically significant place whereas Nazareth was just a regular
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Sermon: Practical Christmas Bible Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph’s relationship was in a crisis (verse 18b) 1. Verse 18b: his [Jesus’] mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph a. Dreams to build a family b. Planning for a long journey together c. Betrothal is as good as the marriage; it’s legally binding 2.
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