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Wrath

Wrath is a disordered love that desires justice to be enacted in my time, manner, and degree rather than in God’s.

James 1:19-20

February 25, 2018

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Envy

Envy is a disordered love that is dissatisfied with the lack or perceived insufficient measure of gifts and vocations given by God, and which resents another person for the presence or greater measure of those same gifts.

Proverbs 14:30

February 18, 2018

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Pride

Pride is a disordered love that seeks to exalt myself above God and His will for my life, refusing to accept my God-given limitations.

Proverbs 16:18

February 11, 2018

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The Seven Root Vices

In our struggle against sin, it is important that we learn to cut the root vices that feed sin, and to practice habits that encourage virtues that feed godly character.

Proverbs 5:21-23

February 4, 2018

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Enduring To Victory

Spiritual warfare is a lifelong battle, and we must draw strength from Jesus so that we do not grow weary but endure until final victory.

Hebrews 12:1-3

September 17, 2017

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The Fugitive’s Fear

When David does not seek God and trust in His Word but instead acts based on his internal fears, he wanders into a period of exile and sin.

1 Samuel 26-28:2 (1 Samuel 27:1)

June 12, 2016

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Why We Sing

We often hold two completely contradictory expectations of how God will respond when we turn to Him for help. God would have us know that He rejoices over us.

Luke 15:1-32

August 23, 2015

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Authentic Assurance From The True God

Christians know that they have eternal life, that God hears their prayers, that their sins are forgiven, and that they are protected by Christ because they know the One True God.

1 John 5:13-21

August 16, 2015

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The Authentic Christian In Action

Authentic Christian faith is seen not in the claim to know God, but in the fruit of faith – obeying God’s commands, walking as Jesus did, and loving other Christians.

1 John 2:3-11

May 10, 2015

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Authentic Atonement

When we sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Righteous One, who has provided authentic atonement for us – bearing the wrath of God and purifying us from sin, allowing us to freely come before the Father.

1 John 2: 1-2

April 26, 2015

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How The Mighty Have Fallen

Saul fell because he did not really seek to know God and His will, preferring to attempt to manipulate God into blessing his own desires and actions.

1 Samuel 28-2 Samuel 1; 1 Chronicles 10 (1 Samuel 28:4-7; 1 Chronicles 10:13-14; 2 Samuel 1:17-27)

November 9, 2014

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A Wicked King

Over time, Saul’s sin grew from a lack of personal integrity to consulting witches – with devastating effects for himself and those under his leadership.

1 Samuel 18-28 (1 Samuel 18:20-22; 28:3-7)

November 2, 2014

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The Glorious Gospel

The Gospel is the glorious news of God’s saving grace, and it shows us how Christ saves us from our sin and is received by faith alone, apart from our works.

Romans 1:16-17; 3:10-24

August 18, 2013

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The Disintegration of Community

Note: Due to a technical problem, the audio of this teaching was lost. However, the detailed outline may be viewed or downloaded below.

Ever since the Fall, sin and culture have disintegrated community and encouraged isolation from God and one another.

Genesis 3:1-24

May 20, 2013

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The Rebel Prays

Jonah’s prayer of thanksgiving from inside the fish is a model of crying out to God with His Word, but it also reveals Jonah’s lack of personal repentance and his lack of compassion for the lost.

Jonah 2

June 5, 2011

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The Rebel Runs From God

Jonah was called to proclaim God’s word to the city of Nineveh, but he rebelled and tried to flee from God and His call, but God relentlessly pursued him and even the sailors whose lives Jonah endangered by his rebellion.

Jonah 1

May 29, 2011

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Vines That Choke the Church

Churches can not grow, produce fruit and multiply if they are divided by pride, walk in disunity with other believers, lack compassion for the lost, or are not willing to pay the cost to follow and serve Christ.

Luke 9:46-10:2

May 8, 2011

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