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Introduction Illustration : Marriot “golden rule” commercial — “what if everyone in the world was kind?” It is impossible to discuss what it means to be human without asking the question “What is wrong with us?” Every philosophy, religion, and world view has to grapple with this question. Its is answered…

Introduction Genesis 2:15-25 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat…

Introduction: We are still in our series “Only Human” and we have been asking the question “What does it mean to be human.” This is a crucial question. How we answer this question personally, socially, and politically will determine the course of our lives. And there is no place where this question is…

Introduction: “Only Human” — there’s a popular song our now by the title “I’m Only Human After All". In the song he says, "I'm only human after all Don't put your blame on me.” So he uses the excuse that he’s “only human” as a means not having responsibility. But this raises as huge question, "What does…

Introduction Therefore Series : Audacious truths about what it means to be a Christian. Justified, set free, a new life (out of autonomy and self-sufficiency, adopted, heirs, given hope, help, and purpose in our suffering. These truths build and build until you get an explosion, a crescendo of glory.…

Introduction Therefore Series: Audacious truths about what it means to be a Christian. Let me be honest with you guys. Sometimes, when my sin seems overwhelming; when the circumstances in my life seem overwhelming; I am tempted to think that God doesn’t love me. I am tempted to think that perhaps I have…

Introduction TEXT : Romans 8:28-29 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.…