Rienzi Church of Christ

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February 10, 2022 Whether Water Saves
This is a topical sermon on baptism. The central question is: whether the moment of baptism is the moment of salvation? I answer that, while there are many ways the word "salvation" is used in Scripture, it can be said the water saves, based on 1 Peter 3:21.
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36min
February 10, 2022 The God Behind the Bible
This is a sermon based on Psalm 119:9-16. The central point is that the Bible is to be loved because it is, in a way, a (love) letter from God and not merely a blueprint for obedience.
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34min
October 11, 2021 Knowing Children
A Sermon from Mark 9:33-37
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33min
September 29, 2021 The Joy of Being Christian by Sam
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36min
September 29, 2021 Among Christians, Is There a Christian? by Sam
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48min
September 29, 2021 A Father‘s Role by Chasely Grooms
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16min
September 29, 2021 The Prayer of a Righteous Man by Adam Glenn
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25min
September 29, 2021 The Unexpected by Steve Glenn
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38min
April 05, 2021 The Hiddenness of God
"If there is a God, he will have to beg for my forgiveness." Such is an inscription on one of the walls in a concentration camp in Germany.
The hiddenness of God is most bitter in times of wickedness. People look for answers during such times and make various conclusions:
Option #1: Conclude that God's not real.
Option #2: Be quiet and don't ask questions, considering questions as a sign of faithlessness.
Option #3: Admitting God's hiddenness is surprising and wrestling with why God defies our expectations.Isaiah 45 will help us chose Option #3.
First, God has hidden himself (Isaiah 45:15-16).Isaiah does not say "God is hidden" but "God hides himself," meaning he is intentional about his own hiddenness.
Second, God will not hide forever (Isaiah 45:17). Isaiah says to those faithful Israelites, "you will not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity." One day God will reveal himself "forever."
Third, in the meantime, know that God's ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). When we are surprised that God defies our expectations (by keeping himself hidden), our view of God should be elevated. Job's words should be our mantra, "though he slay me, I will hope in him" (Job 13:15).
Forth, also in the meantime, notice God's presence in his absence. Reflecting on that God-forsaken Friday when the son of God was crucified, we need should notice God's quiet and still hand governing the events and raising Jesus from the grave on that easter Sunday. God is in control and will cause a great day of resurrection for us all.
In light of the inscription, "If there is a God, he will have to beg me for forgiveness," another Jew wrote a radically different sentiment:"I believe in the sun when it's not shining,I believe in love when feeling it notI believe in God when God is silent"
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37min
April 05, 2021 Faith - A Task of a Lifetime
In James 2:14-26, the Spirit is candid that faith is not merely something to be achieved, a one-and-done kind of thing.
Faith is a task to be performed (James 2:14-17). It's a process. Faith, living faith, is lived out every day and informs every part of our lives. Whenever we see a brother or sister in need, faith is the task of taking care of him or her.
Demons knew "the faith," that Jesus is King but did not perform the duties of faith (2:18-20). "Even the demons believe--and shudder!" (2:19). Faith is the task of a lifetime. Its about being transformed and dying daily. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, "Unless he obeys, a man cannot believe."
Abraham trusted in God and performed the duties of faith (2:21-24). Abraham was "justified by works" (2:21). In so doing, he became the friend of God. It's not faith alone; it's faith and works. It's not faith as achievement; it's faith as a task.
Rahab trusted in God and performed the duties of faith (2:25-26). Being quite different than Abraham, poor, immoral, female, and outcast among Jews, she was justified by her works. Whether we are an Abraham or a Rahab, we can be justified by our faithful actions in Christ.
This is the point of the sermon: faith is the task of a lifetime.
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32min

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