A sermon from Erik Borlaug

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A sermon from Andy Cantrell

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A sermon from Andy Cantrell

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A sermon from Erik Borlaug

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What do you do when the battle is too big? It is easy to look at our life circumstances and our difficulties and think that the battle is too big for us. Depression and discouragement are not reserved for those who do not have a relationship with God. Even God’s people can grow weary and discouraged because of the obstacles they face in their lives. So what should you do when the battle is too big? Please open your copies of God’s word to 2 Chronicles 13 and we are going to look at a historical account about a king who faced a battle that was far too big for him and his people…

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The thirteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians is a well-known chapter about love. It is a scripture that is often read from at weddings. It is a chapter that is frequently lifted of its context and treated as if this is a stand alone topic from the apostle Paul. But 1 Corinthians 13 stands in a context about the need for unity. In chapter 12 we see these Christians highlighting their differences as a way to elevate themselves over each other. They did not see themselves as one body with different abilities doing different things for the good of the one body. Instead, they saw themselves as individuals, disconnected from the body and trying to bring glory to themselves because of the gifts they possessed. As the apostle Paul ends that part of his teaching, he says these words, “And I will show you a still more excellent way” (1 Corinthians 12:31). It is a great transition statement because it leaves the reader to want to know what is the more excellent way. What is the even better way?

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We are looking at the transformation of Peter and how Jesus moved him in his faith to become a faithful apostle. We are going to look at an important confession that Peter makes to Jesus before the other disciples. But it is not the confession that Peter is most known for making. Open your copies of God’s word to John 6 and we are going to look at another confession that Peter makes as Jesus makes some hard sayings and offers some challenging questions…

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We ended our lesson last time noticing that the apostle Paul is teaching that we must have the faith of Abraham to be able to receive the blessing of the gospel. The blessing of the gospel that came through Abraham is observed in Romans 4:7-8. “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” This blessing is to every person, no matter what their background is, circumcised or not, so long as they walk in the footsteps of faith of Abraham (Romans 4:12). Paul says this again in verse 16. The promise is guaranteed to all of Abraham’s offspring. Is that only to those who were physical Israel? No, for Paul has argued for three chapters that it is not being physical descendants of Abraham that receives this blessing. Rather, it is also “to the one who shares in the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all” (Romans 4:16). So what we need to learn and what Paul wants to teach us is about the faith of Abraham. If we are to walk in the footsteps of Abraham and share in the faith of Abraham, then we need to know what the faith of Abraham is. We must learn how to have that faith. So open your copies of God’s word to Romans 4:18 and notice what the scripture says about Abraham…

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Please open your copies of God’s word to Jeremiah 36. Before we look at this chapter, we need to consider the background of the prophecy we are about to read. About 17 years earlier, King Josiah was ruling over the nation of Judah and he initiated repairs to God’s temple. In the process of doing this, Hilkiah the high priest finds the Book of the Law (cf. 2 Kings 22:8). The secretary takes the book and reads it to King Josiah. When Josiah hears the words of the Book of the Law, he tears his clothes and inquires of the Lord because he understands that God’s wrath was great against them for not doing what was written in the book. God’s response is that judgment is coming but will be delayed because Josiah was penitent and he humbled himself before him (cf. 2 Kings 22:19). I want us to have this moment in our minds and how Josiah responded to hearing the word of the Lord as we come to Jeremiah 36. Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah is now ruling over Judah…

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Early in the scriptures, the Lord came to Abraham and made a promise. In Genesis 12:3 God promised to Abraham, “In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” God confirmed this promise again in Genesis 22:18, “In your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” This promise is a central theme that is threaded throughout the pages of scripture. But there are many questions that came with this promise. What exactly is the blessing? How would God bless the whole world? Further, how would God bless the whole world through Abraham? Romans 4 looks to explain the answers to these questions so that we can appreciate and respond to what is available through our Lord Jesus Christ…

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