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by Pastor Curt on March 25, 2012
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belief, comfort, deity of Christ, doubt, equipping, faith, resurrection
Today’s message from John 14:15-24 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I summarized the point of the text: Jesus’ loving care in thoroughly preparing His own for their mission points yet again to His identity as Messiah that we might believe in Him. Indeed there is nothing [...]
by Pastor Curt on March 18, 2012
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anointing, belief, faith, filling of the Spirit, help, helper, Holy Spirit, indwelling, rest, truth
Today’s message from John 14:15-24 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. I summarized the flow of the argument this way: We could spend multiple messages unpacking the doctrine of the Spirit, but I will resist that temptation for we will encounter His ministry nuymerous times to come in this [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 26, 2012
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abolition, belief, faith, Freedom, gospel, human trafficking, love for Jesus, obedience, perseverance, slavery, William Wilberforce
Today’s message from John 14:15-24 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I brought the message home: If you believe you do possess this priceless gift, then understand that the acid test of ownership comes with “owning” His commandments and keeping/obeying His words. Jesus put it this way [...]
by Pastor Curt on May 15, 2011
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belief, election, grace, predestination, preterition, prophecy, reprobation, sovereignty, unbelief
Today’s message from John 12:35-43 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. I summarized the message this way: The causes behind Israel’s persistent rejection of Jesus challenge us to believe in Him as the Messiah. We’ve looked at two so far – prophetic prediction from Isa. 53:1 and sovereign preterition [...]
by Pastor Curt on March 27, 2011
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belief, deity of Christ, discipleship, Evangelism, faith, salvation, seeking Jesus
Today’s message from John 12:20-26 is now on the website. You can listen to the audio here. My synopsis of the text was as follows: The Spirit of God working through John wants us to go with the Greeks. He would have us express the same desire – we would see Jesus. He means for [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 27, 2011
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belief, deity of Christ, devotion, fear of man, giving, humility, spiritual insight
Today’s message from John 12:1-11 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I closed the sermon: So, do we get it? Compared to Mary we have so much more to go on this side of the cross! If we do get it, if we understand the truth of [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 13, 2011
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belief, deity of Christ, hardness of heart, miracles, rejection, signs
Today’s message from John 11:45-57 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I closed the sermon: The divided reactions to Jesus’ signs challenge us to examine our own that we might believe in Him. Many believed. Some rejected. Jesus withdrew. Others reflected. Where do you see yourself in [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 12, 2010
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anger, belief, death, devotion, Gospel of John, grief, incarnation, worship
Today’s message from John 11:28-37 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here is the quote by B. B. Warfield characterizing the depth of emotion displayed by Jesus as fundamentally rage. It is death that is the object of his wrath, and behind death him who has the power of [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 7, 2010
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belief, Christology, incarnation
If you missed this morning’s message, here is the summary. The sermon should be posted on the audio portion of our website in the next day or two. The text of the message was John 8:12-20. 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk [...]
