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THE JUST JUSTIFIER
Luke 23:49-43 1. The Futility of Trying to Reach What We Cannot Have you ever watched a bird repeatedly attack its reflection in a mirror? For reasons of romance or rivalry, it’s determined to reach that other bird—but there’s no getting there from here. Yet it keeps trying. Sometimes our pursuit of righteousness looks similar.…
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THE JUST JUSTIFIER
Jesus told a dying criminal on a cross next to His own that He would be with him that very day in paradise. Why? What had that criminal, who admitted himself that he deserved what he was getting, done to deserve such favor and promise from Jesus? Explore the doctrine of justification in Pastor Kevin’s…
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WHEN THE WILL SUBMITS
How do we respond when God’s will leads through suffering? What does it mean to trust the sovereignty of God in life’s hardest moments? Explore the submission of Christ and the sovereignty of God in Pastor Alex’s message, WHEN THE WILL SUBMITS.
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HOW THIS ENDS
Luke 22:31-34 1. Our Confidence Cannot Be in Ourselves On the night of His betrayal, Jesus tells Peter that Satan has asked to sift the disciples like wheat. Yet Jesus says, “I have prayed for you… that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Peter is confident—overconfident. He…
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HOW THIS ENDS
Can we lose our salvation? Can we have any confidence in where this faith is leading us? Explore the doctrines of perseverance and glorification in Pastor Kevin’s message, HOW THIS ENDS.
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SINNERS NEED A SAVIOR
LUKE 18:9-14 1. The Danger of Self-Trust Jesus tells this parable to those who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else. At the heart of the issue is not religious effort, but misplaced trust. The Pharisee’s confidence rested in his obedience and comparison with others, while remaining blind to…
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SINNERS NEED A SAVIOR
Every religion and philosophical systems aims at somehow understanding and addressing brokenness. Explore how Jesus’ parable of a religious leader and a treasonous fraud displays the way in which brokenness – namely, sin – is truly to be addressed. Check out SINNERS NEED A SAVIOR here.
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Direction Determines Destination
What does it mean to take up our cross and follow Jesus… and why would anyone want to do that? Join Pastor Tim as we explore Jesus’ call to come and die so that we might really live.
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IMAGE OF GOD
Luke 10:25-37 Love Tested in the Tension of Real Life We hear powerful quotes from influential voices—some calling for compassion, others for exclusion. They sound convincing… until love costs us something. Imagine walking down a trail. Someone you deeply dislike—maybe even despise—is lying there hurt. Bleeding. Helpless. Here’s the tension Jesus presses into:Do you pass…
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IMAGE OF GOD
How do we measure the worth of someone? Jesus told a story of a beat up, left for dead guy and an unsuspecting rescuer that reminds us of the worth and dignity of all who are made in the image of God. Check out Pastor Kevin’s sermon, IMAGE OF GOD, here.
