Community Church - Edwardsburg episodes:

• July 13, 2025I am the Door and the Good Shepherd

  I am the Door and the Good Shepherd

  John 10

  Door

  Singular

  Other options

  Circumvent Jesus

  Climb the Fence

  Thieves and Robbers

  Deception and violence

  Imposters

  Intend Harm

  Good Shepherd

  Voice is known

  Gives Liberty

  Gives Life

  Gives Himself

  ...more

  

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• June 29, 2025The Fruits of Pride and Fruits of Humility:

  DANIEL 4

  The Correction:

  Examples of Correction:

  Prophets and ______________

  Through ___________ and judgement

  Through the _________________ of the __________ ____________

  Through ____________ and ____________

  The Response:

  _______________

  _____

  _______________

  ...more

  

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• June 22, 2025A Chapter With Issues

  A Chapter with Issues

  John 9

  The issue of Theodicy

  Is all suffering related to sin?

  Is my suffering related to my sin?

  The issue of Sovereignty

  Are you willing to suffer it if it will draw you

  closer to God?

  Can you trust God to do things on His

  terms in His time?

  The issue of Urgency

  Are you willing to alleviate the suffering of

  others to drive others to God?

  The issue of Backlash

  Disbelief and disowning

  The issue of Evidence

  Can you testify of your experience with

  Jesus?

  The issue of Salvation

  Have you recognized your blindness so

  that you may receive sight?

  ...more

  

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• June 15, 2025THE TRUTH

  The Truth    

  John 8:31-58

  “Thems fightin’ words.” Just to grab your attention.

  8:41 We were not born of fornication.

  8:44 You are of your father, the devil.

  Slave makers

  Sin

  Always addictive

  Lies

  Always been around

  Genesis 3

  Isaiah 59:14-15

  There is power in controlling the “truth.”

  If enough ‘smart” people say it must be true.

  Champions of Freedom

  Son

  Abiding in his word.

  Experiencing the freedom of family.

  Truth

  Examine the source (Malachi 3:6)

  Objective

  Universal

        Like John 3:16

  Absolute

  Psalm 119:89

  Eternal

  Psalm 119:160

  Freeing

  Want more freedom? Need more truth.

  ...more

  

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• June 08, 2025Expectations

  Expectations

  (Some great, some not so great.)

  John 8:12-30

  Expect war with the world.

  Those shaping culture opposed God.

  People will see through them.

  Expect God to:

  Reveal Himself

  Lead us

  Give the light that is needed

  Expect emptiness without Jesus

  Without him:

  You can't know God.

  You can't enter heaven.

  You will die in your sins

  Expect Jesus to;  (Note the word “unless”)

  Open the door

  Make the Father known

  Always please the Father

  God treated Jesus like we deserve to be

  treated, so that He can treat us like Jesus

  deserved to be treated.

  ...more

  

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• June 01, 2025Amazing Grace

  Amazing Grace

  (How's that for an original title?)

  John 8:2- 11

  Grace Described

  Key attribute of God  Psalm 145:8

  Personified in Jesus  John 1:14,17

  Basis of salvation   Ephesians 2:7-9

  Grace Absent

  Total setup

  Testing   Verses 4,6

  Trapping

  Jewish law

  Roman law

  Accusation and condemnation

  The crowd disgraced her; Jesus graced her.

  We disgrace ourselves when we walk in shame.

  We disgrace others when we remind them of

  their past sin

  We disgrace ________, when we _____________.    

  Grace Displayed

  Brilliant response

  Mind your elders

  The more grace you know the more grace you show.

  How can she be let off?

  He bore her sin 1 Peter 2:24

  His mission   John 3:17

  Mercy trumps judgment   James 2:13

  Sin is a big deal. Grace is a bigger deal.

  ...more

  

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• May 25, 2025Baptist International Evangelistic Ministries

  Three pastors with BIEM shared about the ministry in Ukraine.

  ...more

  

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• May 18, 2025Intercession

  Intercession

  Father Gives Desire

  Son Gives Confidence

  Always making intercession

  (Hebrew 7:25)

  What he accomplished through death,

  He continues through life. (Roms. 5:10)

  See the Old Testament picture.

  (Exodus 28:1)

  See the heavenly picture.

  (Revelation 8:1-5)

  Spirit Gives Ability (Romans 8:26-27)

  Why?

  We are weak.

  We are ignorant.

  How?

  Intercedes according to His will.

  With groanings too deep for

  words (Psalms 77:4)

  ...more

  

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• May 11, 2025the Sweatshirt, the Dirty Glasses, and the Grumpy Neighbor

  Luke 11:1-13

  Sweatshirt – Essentials

  The only ask of disciples

  Tops the job description for elders

  AWOL from most ministry training

  Dirty Glasses

  How you see God, determines

  how much you pray.

  Stranger?

  Higher Power?

  Tyrant?

  Father?

  His Priority

  His Joy (remember fridge art)

  His Gifts

  Grumpy Neighbor

  Contrast, not Comparison

  See His Heart

  ...more

  

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• May 04, 2025Priorities in Prayer

  Priorities in Prayer

  Matthew 6:9-16

  Provision

  Why?

  Recognize dependency.

  How?

  Appreciate and never despise God's gifts.

  Number 11:4-10

  Forgiveness

  Why?

  We have debt and debtors.

  How?

  Follow his example.

  I Peter 2:23

  Deliverance

  Why?

  There's a battle on two fronts (II Corinthians 7:5)

  How?

  Appealed to Grace (enabling power)

        Common

  Special (Philippians 4:13)

  Restoring (Micah 7:8)

  Saving (Ephesians 2:8-9)

  ...more

  

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