Tag: grace
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Adultery, Lust, Porn and Throwing the First Stone
Adultery, marriage, pornography, and sexuality. Attitudes have certainly changed. Why was the 7th command “the great sin”? Why did Jesus say even that lust was adultery in the heart? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores difficult but essential topics including the modern health emergency that no one wants to discuss. One thing…
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There is Ugliness (a prayer)
Join in with this honest prayer, lifting up concerns about ugliness, scariness, fracture and monsters. But also metamorphosis, love and standing valiant for truth.
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Encased in Grace (The Art of Noticing) [Sermon]
Have you ever noticed how some people see the same things but see different things? It’s a matter of perception. Sometimes you just have to look closer. Sometimes you just have to look differently. We are encased in grace. But do you notice? This is a sermon on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12.
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Grace opens doors [Sermon]
“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” Did Jesus act with all grace and no truth, or all truth and no grace? — or both? This sermon explores John 5:53-8:11 (a text not in the oldest biblical manuscripts) and considers what we can learn from…
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The woman caught in adultery; leaders caught in hypocrisy; and Jesus King of mercy (Growing Deeper with John 7:53-8:11)
“Let he who is without sin be the first to cast a stone…” So said Jesus to those wanting to stone the woman caught in adultery. Why did he say it? Did he condone sin? How are grace and truth balanced? That’s what I explore in this episode which is a Bible study on John…
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You go to who you know [Sermon]
When you’re in over your head, you go to who you know for help. When we don’t take our most urgent pleas to God, it might be a symptom of not knowing his heart. This sermon on Hebrews 4:14 – 5:10 shows how when you know God’s heart, you’re more likely to open yours.
