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Rick Warren: Break Through These 3 Barriers to Growth

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Here are three essentials for breaking through the barriers to church growth. You must develop an unshakable conviction about growth (Colossians 2:19). An opinion is something you’ll argue about; a conviction is something you’ll die for. You need to settle the issue that God wants his church to grow. All living things grow. If a […]

Marriage Sermon

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Marriage is not like sod that you buy and roll out and you are good to go. Marriage is not like those fake flowers you buy from Ralph’s and put on your coffee table. Marriage takes a lot of work. Many wedding sermons that I have heard tend to be on the sappy, sentimental side […]

1 Cor 7:17-24 – Culture, Tradition, Vocation and Calling (pt3 of 3)

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Let me conclude now with some practical implications. First, God is much more concerned with the way you do the job that you now have than he is with you finding a new job. We have in this congregation IT professionals, project managers, pharmacists, consultants, students, and many more. And what we all need to […]

1 Cor 7:17-24 – Culture, Tradition, Vocation and Calling (pt2 of 3)

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So quick review. Let’s follow Paul’s argument – circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, dressing in our Sunday best is nothing and dressing down is nothing, but keeping God’s commandments is everything. Obeying God where you are is what counts. Paul is radically God-oriented. Everything, everything falls before the priority of God. Culture and […]

John Piper: Post-Resurrection Sin of Envy

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After his resurrection from the dead, Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved him. He answered yes three times. Then Jesus told Peter how he would die—apparently by crucifixion. Peter wondered about how it would go with John. So he asked Jesus, “What about this man?” Jesus brushed off the question and said, “What […]