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Archive for Faith – Page 2

The Prayer of the Heart – Sermon – October 17 2010

The Prayer of the Heart – Sermon – October 17 2010

How do we speak to God during quiet time?  How ought we pray?  How can we pray with confidence?  What does god teach us about prayer?  Do you ever feel that you are so unworthy a Sinner, that you don’t deserve an answer to your prayer from God?  What is the key to overcoming this sense of Unworthiness, so that we can have confidence that God will answer our prayer?

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

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 54,  1 Samuel 1: 9-20,  James 5: 13-18,  Mark 11: 12-14, 20-25

Keywords: Jesus and the cursed fig tree,  faith in prayer, move mountains in prayer,  confidence and faith in prayer,  strong prayer, strong faith, prayer and answers, belief in prayer,  simple prayer to God,

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MP3 Player - The Prayer of the Heart - Sermon - October 17 2010

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What Does It Mean to Be Justified – Sermon – December 12 2010

What Does It Mean to Be Justified ? – Sermon – December 12 2010

Are you sure that, if you died today, that you would definitely go to heaven?  If you should die today and God asked – for what reason should you be allowed into heaven, what would you answer Him?  How can a sinful person be right with a holy God?  What does God teach us in scripture about justification by grace through faith?

Listen for these questions and answers about “What Does It Mean to Be Justified ?”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 118: 19-29,  Isaiah 53: 8-12,  Galatians 2: 11-16,  John 1: 19-34

Keywords: justified by grace through faith in Christ only, what is righteousness, works verses grace, the law and the Gospel, requirements to get to Heaven,

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MP3 Player - What Does It Mean to Be Justified ? - Sermon - December 12 2010

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The Purpose of Suffering – Sermon – January 30 2011

The Purpose of Suffering – Sermon – January 30 2011

Would it help all of us, to gain a Godly perspective on suffering, to understand it, how to endure it, how not to be afraid of it, and yes even to rejoice in it?  Was the story of Job in the Old Testament a rather extreme example of Suffering for a Man, and how can we learn from what happened to Job?  What are God’s purposes for us in suffering, in the trials of a Christian?  When we get hit by despair and tribulation we often ask, Why is God letting this happen to me?  Does he still love me?  Why has he cast me off so?  Am I forgotten or abandoned by God?

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

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22,  Job 9: 25-35,  1 Peter 4: 1-6,  Matthew 16: 21-28

Keywords: sufferng, tribulation, rejoice in suffering, rejoicing, despair in suffering, God’s purpose in suffering, Paul’s thorn in the flesh with suffering, C.S. Lewis and suffering, Helen Keller and suffering, overcoming suffering, refining you through suffering, Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego in the fires of the burning furnace,

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MP3 Player - The Purpose of Suffering - Sermon - January 30 2011

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Reality Check – Sermon – March 27 2011

Reality Check – Sermon – March 27 2011

In life we need a reality check, to see whether we are relying on our physical eyes, or our eyes of faith,  to determine which eyes we can trust.  Which ones tell you the reality of your circumstances so that you can navigate safely through Life and come in straight and sure to heaven?  What can God teach us about sight?  What is the difference between being physically blind, and inwardly blind?  Are your inner eyes open or closed toward Christ?  What blinds people from seeing and knowing Jesus Christ?  What is Faith after all?

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

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 146,   Jeremiah 5: 20-29,  2 Corinthians 5: 1-10,  Mark 8: 14-26

Keywords: spiritual blindness, spiritual blindness,  Jesus healing the blind man, definition of faith, stronger faith, weak faith,

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MP3 Player - Reality Check - Sermon - March 27 2011

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Renewing Your Faith – The Word – Sermon – July 24 2011

Renewing Your Faith – The Word – Sermon – July 24 2011

How can I renew my life?   Is there anything I can do, to enable the renewal of my life?  Why do we need to renew our Faith on a regular basis?  Can something happen, and cause to drift, or grow dim in our Faith?  Once we have been saved in Salvation, do we need to repent anymore?  I have heard that Billy Graham has stated something to the effect that a person did not have to believe or even know the name of Jesus Christ to be saved, for if all they had available to them was the Muslim religion or Hinduism, or Buddhism and believed with all their heart that it was true, then God would save them without their knowing anything about Christ–not even His name.  Is this true?  Was this the result of a TV interview of Billy Graham  by Robert Schuller on his show that aired May 31, 1997?  What can we do, to prevent from falling away into condemnation as what would happen to Billy Graham if he did not repent to this great Sin?  Did Billy Graham lose his Salvation?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Renewing Your Faith – The Word”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 138,  Isaiah 50: 2-8a,  Phillippians 2: 12-18,  Matthew 15: 21-31

Keywords:  weak faith, conviction, strong prayer, belief, strong belief, Billy Graham lost his belief that Christ is the only door the only way to Salvation, Modern day Saints falling from Grace, losing Salvation, damnation, sin, lose your salvation

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MP3 Player - Renewing Your Faith – The Word - Sermon - July 24 2011

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The Lord Loves Righteous Deeds – Renewing Your Life By Service – Sermon – August 21 2011

The Lord Loves Righteous Deeds – Renewing Your Life By Service – Sermon – August 21 2011

What does it mean, when scripture, Jesus says we are not saved by works, but we are saved for works?  How do our works bear witness to our Faith?  Does God condemn no works?  What does service look like?  How does God renew us by Service?  Why has God not saved all the Jews?  Are his promises to Israel void, since many have rejected the Gospel?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Lord Loves Righteous Deeds – Renewing Your Life By Service”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 11,  Isaiah 1: 14-20,  Titus 2: 1-8, 11-15,  Matthew 12: 9-21

Keywords: saved for works,  grace verses works, feel unqualifed for works and witnessing,

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MP3 Player - The Lord Loves Righteous Deeds – Renewing Your Life By Service - Sermon - August 21 2011

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Renewing Your Life By The Grace of God – Sermon – August 28 2011

Renewing Your Life By The Grace of God – Sermon – August 28 2011

What is Grace?  How do I know Grace is for Me?   Who is not under Grace?  What if we forget about being saved by Grace and we drift toward Works?  How are we renewed through Grace?  How did the early church, the Roman Catholic church drift away from the Gospel?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Renewing Your Life By The Grace of God”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 145: 3-13, 21,  Amos 9: 8-15,  Acts 15: 1-11,  Luke 5: 29-39

Keywords: Mother Theresa, Roman Catholics, losing Grace,  saved by Grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone,

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MP3 Player - Renewing Your Life By The Grace of God - Sermon - August 28 2011

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No Fear In Trouble – 9-11 Ten Year Anniversary – Sermon – September 11 2011

No Fear In Trouble – 9-11 Ten Year Anniversary – Sermon – September 11 2011

As Christians living in a sinful world, and how we are in the world but not of the world, how does that change our response to tragedies, disasters and tough times, like 9/11?  How are we Christians different from other people when facing hardships and tribulations?

Listen for these questions and answers about “No Fear In Trouble – 9-11 Ten Year Anniversary”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 46,  Isaiah 8: 9-17,  1 Peter 3: 13-22,  Matthew 10: 21-33

Keywords: Natural disasters, 2004 Tsunami, 2005 Hurricane Katrina,  2010 Haiti earthquake, Islam and Muslims, the Lord is a man of War and a dread warrior and also a gentle compassionate God, power and sovereignty of God, child that triumphed over tragedy, Patriotic Sermon

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MP3 Player - No Fear In Trouble – 9-11 Ten Year Anniversary - Sermon - September 11 2011

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To Walk with God – Sermon – January 15 2012

To Walk with God – Sermon – January 15 2012

What do we need to do in order to walk with God and truly enjoy it?  How do we walk as Paul says rejoicing always in the Lord?  How can we learn to live day by day with God, trusting that he will provide?

Listen for these questions and answers about “To Walk with God”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures will be listed below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 37: 1-11,  Exodus 16: 14-20,  Philippians 4: 1-9,  Matthew 6: 25-34

Keywords: some things get in the way with our walk, unbelief, guilt regret, worry, anxiety, trust in God, Faith in God, lean on God, unbelief, conviction, powerful prayer

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MP3 Player - To Walk with God - Sermon - January 15 2012

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Gods Love For Sinners – Sermon – February 12 2012

Gods Love For Sinners – Sermon – February 12 2012

If the Holy Spirit inspired the Saints/Authors of the Bible to write the scriptures, why did God see fit ro record so carefully for us in the scriptures the many sins of the saints, even the all-star famous saints of the Bible?   If mere men wrote the Bible, and tried to put forth a religion of their own making, they’d have wanted to share only the good points and highlights of their heroes, right?  How does God seek to grow our faith and encourage us by this sharing of the Sins of the Great Saints of the Bible?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Gods Love For Sinners”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures will be listed below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 65: 1-7,  Judges 8: 22-28,  1 Timothy 1: 8-17,  Luke 7: 36-50

Keywords: God’s patience, drunkeness of Noah and Lot, Caved in to fear of Abraham, Lies of Jacob, Sexual Immorality of Rahab, Adultery and Murder of David, Denial and Cowardice of Peter, Raging and Persecuting against the church of Paul, Thomas doubted it was Jesus which was weak faith, forgiven because of their faith, conviction, great saints of the Bible

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MP3 Player - Gods Love For Sinners - Sermon - February 12 2012

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