Second, the new creation changes changes the believer’s purpose in life.
Why don’t we go straight to heaven the moment we are saved? We are a new creation. We have our ticket to heaven. Why doesn’t God just save us and zap us a split second after our baptism and whisk us away so that we can be with him for all eternity?…
Happy Mother’s Day! Today I want to talk about the new creation and the ministry of reconciliation. Main thesis: The new creation changes a few things in the life of a believer: 1) it changes the way they view others, 2) it changes their purpose, and 3) it changes the character of their ministry.…
To recap, first, having an eternal perspective keeps the believer humble. Second, having an eternal perspective motivates us to live wisely in light of divine judgment.
3) Lastly, having an eternal perspective allows us to understand the goal of suffering.
There are different reasons why we suffer.…
2) Second, having an eternal perspective motivates us to live wisely.
Before we get into this point, I want to clarify a common misunderstanding about heaven.
2 Cor 5
6 So, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.…
Today, I want to talk about eternity. Having an eternal perspective.
Having an eternal perspective does a few things for the believer: 1) keeps the believer humble, 2) motivates the believer to live wisely, and 3) allows the believer to understand the goal of suffering.…
5) Furthermore, the gospel illumines minds.
6 For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the KNOWLEDGE…
If the god of this age blinds unbelievers in their minds (v4) so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, then it makes sense that when the light of the gospel shines, it illumines minds.…
Sin makes us crave darkness. It produces ignorance because we think we know something because our minds are puffed up with pieces of knowledge. Yet, all we have are vague approximations. Opinions. Our knowledge is piecemeal. It’s full of holes. We see dim outlines on the walls of a cave.…
Main thesis: Sin makes us crave darkness, produces ignorance and causes us to pursue self-glory while the gospel shines light, illumines minds and frees us to pursue the glory of God.
I want you to be able to walk away from this sermon with this one line.…
When someone encounters Jesus and the veil is lifted and the Spirit breathes lives in your heart, you are not the same person. You change. I want to end outlining a few gospel fruits. Or evidence that you have truly met the Christ of the new covenant.…
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