The MemoPOD by Peter Heck

The message of Scripture fits together perfectly – only God’s grace can save us from our sins, and that grace also changes us to mortify and despise that sin. He gave us His Son to redeem us and then gave us His Spirit to transform us into His image. It’s compelling and unimaginable in every sense, which is the message of this short clip.

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We are launching into a new study that is intended to encourage you in your Christian walk. Conviction and Godly guilt are good things. But Satan tries desperately to turn conviction into depression, guilt into condemnation and discouragement. We often feel like failures in the eyes of God, when He is telling us otherwise. Here’s a clip to introduce where we’re going.

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There are so many people still running from the truth of the incarnation, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. They’re tripped up by pride and miracles. If you don’t see that connection, understand that miracles of God are ONLY a hang-up for those too prideful to acknowledge there could be something greater than their own mind, own intelligence, own understanding, happening out there. I talked about that point in this clip I want you to see.

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There’s a profound connection between Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, and the Christmas story found in Luke 2. Seriously. And the connection speaks to a large group of us who feel unworthy of the gift God gave us 2,000 years ago. I tried my best to illuminate that parallel in this clip I’m sending you today. Excited to start the new year and our new sermon series, but I didn’t want you to miss this.

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It’s the time of year when a lot of myths and fun stories are told, all with the intent of inspiring hope and goodwill. So how can we know that the stories in the gospels are not the same? How do we know these things really happened. That was the topic I discussed this last week, and in this clip I wanted to focus specifically on the claim that the gospel writers had an agenda, so they can’t really be trusted. I agree they had an agenda, but to say that destroys their believability makes no sense. Take a look.

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The Apostle Paul told us to follow his example as he follows the example of Jesus. That’s certainly intimidating when I consider how recklessly abandoned to the cause of Christ he lived. But I think this might be helpful. Sometimes we forget that the “book” of Romans was a letter – without chapter and verse separations. When you remove those and look at what Paul said right before his call for us to be living sacrifices, it’s so insightful. Take a look.

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There’s a real temptation for us as Christians to believe that we have been sent out to conquer the world so Jesus can reign. That isn’t true. We’ve been sent out to tell the world that Jesus already reigns. This week I wanted to share a portion of an article I read not long ago about how we as Christians should be conquerors not doormats. I get the intent, but I think it missed the mark. I hope you’ll listen and I trust if what I’m saying is accurate to the Word, you will be encouraged.

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There was only one person in the world who could have ever looked at the cup of God’s wrath sitting before humanity and said, “It isn’t fair for me to have to drink that.” And it so happens to be the very Person who picked it up and willingly drank it. This week, I dove into what a “cup-drinking life” looks like, where, for the glory of God and the good of others, we make ourselves like Jesus, walk the way of the cross, and identify in suffering – even when it’s not fair.

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It’s a passage of Scripture, a teaching of Jesus I think we often overlook. And even when we read it, I’m guessing many of us misread or misunderstand it. After casting out a mute demon, Jesus offered an example of a strong man guarding his home that automatically makes me think of things like our “stand your ground” laws. I mistakenly believe that the strong man Jesus refers to is the good guy. And the stronger man is the thief and robber. That isn’t what Jesus was teaching, as we discussed this week. Take a look!

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I’m a keeper and a faker. I’m guessing there are times you’ve struggled with being one too. We’re dealing with someone who is either sinning or dealing with some kind of conflict and we simply say what they want to hear, we nod and agree, we even participate in their gossip or justifications. We do that because it’s easier, and because it is what is best for us – keep everyone happy and thinking I’m on their side. But Jesus tells us to be on the side of peace, and to work actively to bring it about in every situation. I dug into that convicting truth this week and wanted to send you this clip.

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