Peter’s Pentecost Sermon (2)
Prayer and Witness
What Paul Wanted for the Colossians
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory
How We Fit into God’s Purpose to Renew the Creation
The Lamb Opens the Seals
Is there no God in Israel?
Reviewing the Basics (2) “Why does God make such a big deal about sin?”
Read: Genesis 2:1-17
“And so it is possible for us to have life instead of death. We are born dead in sin, but by grace through faith, we can be reconciled to God on the basis of what Jesus has done and so begin to experience the fullness of life that is rooted in a relationship of love with God. The richness of that now already is beyond words, but what we experience know is just a foretaste of what is to come. And the key to it all is giving God his due – living for him and not for ourselves and finding our great joy and satisfaction in him.”
Sermon Series: Reviewing the Basics
Reviewing the Basics (1) God’s Message to the World
Read: Luke 24:44-53
Text: verses 45-48
“One of the greatest problems in the church and in each of our lives is a failure to live with the reality of who God really is. Our thoughts of God are far too small. Because of that we shove him to the periphery of our lives. The basic truth that we need to constantly be relearning is that everything is about God and that God is overwhelming in his greatness and glory. Our wellbeing in life is tied to our knowledge of the glory of God. And the great and fearfully serious sin that condemns us all is not to give God his due in our thoughts and in our actions and in our words. The call to repentance is first and foremost a call to give God the rightful place in our lives and God’s rightful place in our lives is first place in our lives.”
Sermon Series: Reviewing the Basics