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2 Corinthians – Teaching #1: Repentance and the Reality of Spiritual Battle (pt3 of 3)

Instead of binding you with religion, Paul said, you were not bound under my leadership. Actually, as an apostle, I will allow myself to be bound for your sake. For the sake of church planting and missions, I will endure whatever hardships come my way because Satan doesn’t want God’s work to advance.…

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2 Corinthians – Teaching #1: Repentance and the Reality of Spiritual Battle (pt1 of 3)

Main text: 2 Cor 11:1-15

About a year ago, we finished 1 Corinthians and took a break from our trek through the Bible to study the gospel of Matthew. Now, we are picking up where we left off and starting today, I will preach the next 7 weeks from 2 Corinthians.…

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1 Kings 19 – The God of Whispers (pt1 of 4)

I want to take a break from our study of Matthew and spend the next two weeks on the grace of God. I was blessed by Brother Eric’s prayer last week when he prayed through 1 Kings 19 and being reminded of God’s tenderness toward a tired and fearful Elijah.…

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Matthew 2-3 – True Repentance (pt3 of 4)

3) What is the only sign of repentance that counts?

How do you know whether or not you’ve actually repented? And related to that, how do you know if you actually were saved or born again?

One word – fruit. Fruit.…

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Matthew 2-3 – True Repentance (pt2 of 4)

We make snap judgments. And in that brief 2 second assessment, we divide people into 1 of 2 categories in relation to ourselves: either I feel superior to you or I feel inferior. We live in a world where the strong survive and the the weak are trampled over.…

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Matthew 2-3 – True Repentance (pt1 of 4)

Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you had a chance to thank your mom today. Husbands, I trust that you’ve been extra nice to your wife. If you haven’t already, take her out to a nice dinner. Cook, do the dishes, laundry, give her a break.…

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1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – Repentance (pt3 of 3)

What then is repentance? One thing that repentance is not. Repentance is NOT feeling bad. You are living in a way that is contrary to the will of God, you know what you are doing is not right, but you feel bad.…

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1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – Repentance (pt2 of 3)

Now, let’s take a look at this text and why Paul is bringing in this idea of the future kingdom with this lawsuit at Corinth.

1 If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints?

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1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – Repentance (pt1 of 3)

I want to talk about repentance.

What does it mean in v9 when it says the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?

To answer that, let’s set the stage. One brother is taking another brother to court. We read about it in v6.…

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The Book of Romans: Under New Management (pt 2 of 3)

1) If you are saved, you are free.

To hammer this point in, Paul uses an analogy of marriage in Romans 7. This is a transition chapter in the book of Romans to mark those who have crossed over from the life of the flesh to the life of the Spirit.…

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