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Royal Priests – Sermon – June 17 2012

Royal Priests – Sermon – June 17 2012

When you look in the mirror, do you see yourself as a royal priest?  Or when you look in the mirror do you say, “I am a nobody and a nothing”?  Since we are told, that receiving Christ, we are now Kings, now we need to ask – How are we to exercise this royal position He’s (God) given us?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Royal Priests”, below in the 3-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 113, Isaiah 32: 1 – 8, 1 Peter 2: 4 – 10,  Luke 22: 24 – 30

Keywords: soldiers in Christ, More than conquerors, Royal Priests, Saints, Children of God, joyful saints, poor miserable sinners, a new creature, a new creation, a chosen race, a holy nation, God’s own people, fighters, soldiers, warriors,

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Joyful Saints or Miserable Sinners – Sermon – July 01 2012

Joyful Saints or Miserable Sinners ? – Sermon – July 01 2012

Today, What’s so great about being a saint?  Why is that so special?  How can I be sure and confident I am one?  How can I be a saint if I am a poor, miserable sinner?  How does God make a saint?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Joyful Saints or Miserable Sinners ?”, below in the 2-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 51,  Isaiah 61: 1 – 3, Romans 7: 14 – 25, Luke 18: 9 – 14

Keywords: soldiers in Christ, More than conquerors, Royal Priests, Saints, Children of God, joyful saints, poor miserable sinners

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Children of Wrath or Children of God – Sermon – July 08 2012

Children of Wrath or Children of God ? – Sermon – July 08 2012

How intimate of a relationship does God really want with us as His children?  How close does He want us to be with Him?  What should our relationship with Him be like?  How far away from God then are the Children of Wrath?  How do I go from being a Child of Wrath to a Child of God?  How do I know I am a Child of God?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Children of Wrath or Children of God ?”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 149, Isaiah 56: 1 – 8, Romans 8: 12 – 17, Matthew 9: 18 – 25

Keywords: soldiers in Christ, More than conquerors, Royal Priests, Saints, Children of God,

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Washed – Baptism – Sermon – July 29 2012

Washed – Baptism – Sermon – July 29 2012

Is it really a super aspect of my new identity in Christ, of my new identity before God, that I am baptized?  Is it really that significant , or not?  Is there any washing away of Sins in Baptism?  What difference does it make for us today to be Baptized?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Washed – Baptism”, below in the 2-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 26,  Ezekiel 36: 22 – 29,  Galatians 3: 21 – 29,  John 13: 1 – 11

Keywords: baptized children of God, our identity in Christ, Who are We in Christ, Sacraments

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Followers of The Way – Sermon – August 05 2012

Followers of The Way – Sermon – August 05 2012

What does it mean – to be a Follower of the Way?  What is the Way?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Followers of The Way”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 143,  1 Kings 9: 2 – 9,  Acts 18: 24 – 28,  John 12: 20 – 26, 34 – 36

Keywords: oprah winfrey , the way, followers of the way,

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Go for the Golden Streets – Sermon – August 12 2012

Go for the Golden Streets – Sermon – August 12 2012

The Christian life, according to the Bible, is a race, or, it is like a race.  Sometimes we have steep hills to climb, difficult and challenging times in our life!  And at times like these we may be tempted to quit, give up on Christianity, “It’s too hard!”  And inner voice might whisper to us – Why keep on running? Why endure the pain? Why remain a Christian?  What’s the great benefit of Christianity anyway?  So – today – then – what does our Coach, our Team Captain, our great and mighty God say to us runners today about our race, about our Christian life?  What awaits us at the finish line?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Go for the Golden Streets”, below in the 3-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 69: 29 – 36,  Genesis 15: 1 – 6,  Galatians 4: 1 – 7,  Matthew 21 : 33 – 46

Keywords: the olympics, endurance, fighting the good fight of the faith,  discouragement of Christians, conviction, powerful prayer

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The Lone Stranger – Sermon – August 19 2012

The Lone Stranger – Sermon – August 19 2012

Are we indeed called by God to undertake a journey?  Are God’s people indeed all pilgrims?  If we are travelers, if we are pilgrims, how does a traveler make it to his journey’s end, his desired haven, his blessed rest, his home country?  What do you need in the journey God has called you on to undertake, to at last arrive in heaven?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Lone Stranger”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 69: 1 – 4, 7 – 14, 35 – 36,  Ezekiel 14: 1 – 8,  1 Peter 2: 9 – 12, John 8 : 21 – 30

Keywords:   passport, faith, baptism, citizen of heaven,

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Living Under Grace – Sermon – August 26 2012

Living Under Grace – Sermon – August 26 2012

What does it mean to be under grace?   What does it mean to be People of Grace?  Did you know you can’t know Him or come to Him unless He calls you to Himself by grace?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Living Under Grace”, below in the 2-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 145: 3 – 13, 21,  Lamentations 3: 1 – 6, 21 – 36,  Romans 5: 15 – 21,  John 8: 2 – 11

Keywords: Who We are in Christ, Our Identity in Christ, Royal Priesthood, God’s Own People

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What was Jesus Like – Sermon – September 02 2012

What was Jesus Like ? – Sermon – September 02 2012

What was Jesus like as a person and as a Man?  What was His personality like?  What was it like to be around Him for the disciples?  And what is He like with us, with you, since He’s the same Jesus today?

Listen for these questions and answers about “What was Jesus Like ?”, below in the 3-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 29,  Isaiah 42: 1 – 8,  Ephesians 3: 14 – 21,  Matthew 16: 13 – 20

Keywords: attributes of Jesus personality,  qualities of Jesus, Jesus’s personality, traits of Jesus

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What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have – Sermon – September 09 2012

What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have ? – Sermon – September 09 2012

How do I know when my faith is a right faith?  How can I make my faith stronger?  What is the difference between the faith of the world and faith of a Christian?  What is the object of your faith, in you, your guilt, your feeling of being undeserving of an answered prayer, or do you place your in the object of your faith?

Listen for these questions and answers about “What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have ?”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 115,  Isaiah 11: 1 – 5,  1 Thessalonians 3: 1 – 8, Matthew 15: 21 – 28

Keywords: faith in yourself, unbelievers faith, christian faith, weak faith, strong faith, weak faith and prayer, conviction, powerful prayer

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MP3 Player - What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have ? - Sermon - September 09 2012

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