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2 Corinthians 4-5 – Teaching #4: Eternity (pt1 of 3)

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.…

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2 Corinthians 4 – Teaching #3: The Gospel of Christ (pt2 of 3)

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.…

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2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt3 of 3)

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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2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt2 of 3)

These false teachers were confident because of the letters of rec, the commendation they received from others. But that wasn’t the only source of their confidence. Not only are the false teachers being recommended by other false teachers, it’s a situation of the blind leading the blind, but also there was an issue of competence.…

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Easter Sunday – Resurrection Faith: Just As He Said (Matt 28:1-10)

Main text: Matt 28:1-10

Happy Easter! He is risen. Did you know that every Sunday is a resurrection Sunday? When we gather for Sunday worship each and every week, we are gathering to celebrate His resurrection. Worship has to be the dominant flavor of our Sunday gathering.…

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Good Friday 2013

Welcome to the Hill Community and Friendship Baptist Church Good Friday service. Or maybe we should call it, the annual Friendly Hill Community Baptist Church joint Good Friday service.

We are so glad you could join us. Our church moved in a little before this time last year and I am so thankful for how God is continuing to knit the hearts of our congregations together.…

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Matt 26 – Jesus is Worth It: Love Extravagantly (pt3 of 3)

Underlying Judas’ betrayal, the motivation behind why Judas said, why wasn’t this money given to the poor was his love of money. Let’s call it what it is. Money was his idol. Judas didn’t love the poor. He didn’t love Jesus.…

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Matt 26 – Jesus is Worth It: Love Extravagantly (pt2 of 3)

Compare the trio of Lazarus, Martha and Mary, their gratitude, with that of the disciples and Judas in particular.

In Matt 26:8, you have a chorus of indignant disciples shouting, why this waste? I get it. We have to be good stewards.…

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Matt 26 – Jesus is Worth It: Love Extravagantly (pt1 of 3)

Passion Week is right around the corner. It’s called Passion Week because of the “passion” or suffering Jesus underwent in the final week leading up to the crucifixion. Consider this. In the gospel of Matthew, out of twenty-eight chapters, eight are devoted to the final week of Jesus’ ministry.…

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Matt 25 – Waiting for the Coming Bridegroom (pt3 of 3)

I was meditating on this section while I was at a cafe in San Marino and I got a chance to do a prayer walk nearby in a neighborhood filled with million dollar homes. And God spoke to me and what I am about to say is uncomfortable.…

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