Published on Sun 22nd Aug 2010
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According to John 3:22-30, following Christ requires a change in our thinking about where our joy will be found. In a word, we must get over ourselves and make much of Jesus if we are to deny ourselves, take up our crosses daily, and follow him. As John the Baptist said, "He must become greater; [we] must become less."
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Sun 10th Oct 2010
Question 2 of the Heidelberg Catechism lays out three elements of the gospel message that we must understand to live and die in the joy of the comfort of belonging to Jesus. As we will see tomorrow evening and next week, to exclude any of those three elements is to end up with an incomplete -- and distorted -- gospel.
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Sun 17th Oct 2010
We continue our study of the dynamics of confession and forgiveness. Though relationship breakdown is inevitable, that doesn't mean we should be satisfied with broken relationships.
Sun 17th Oct 2010
HC Q#2 says there are three things we need to know to live in joy of belonging to Jesus. Amazingly, each aspect helps us better understand the other two. We will see how as we study 1 John 1:8-2:6.
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Sun 24th Oct 2010
In this scripture passage, Jesus shows how incompatible the Christian faith is to having an unforgiving spirit.
Sun 24th Oct 2010
Lord's Day #2 of the Heidelberg Catechism tells us that, as the apostle Paul puts it: "Love is the fulfillment of the law" (Rom. 13:10).