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Acts 9: Supernatural Christianity?

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Stream from mobile phone: [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://hillcc.org/sermons/SWS022314.mp3″] Stream from PC: [audio:http://hillcc.org/sermons/SWS022314.mp3] Sermon Notes On the beach, you sometimes pick up a crab thinking it’s alive, but realize that it’s just the shell that’s been discarded by birds. Have we removed the substance of Christian life and given only the shell? Have we gutted the Spirit out of the spiritual life?… Read more “Acts 9: Supernatural Christianity?”

1 Cor 8-14: Love Builds Up (pt3 of 3)

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Third, love is self-limiting because we ourselves are prone to stumbling. 1 Cor 10:23-24. 1 Cor 10 23 “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. Not everything is constructive. Not everything builds up.… Read more “1 Cor 8-14: Love Builds Up (pt3 of 3)”

1 Cor 8-14: Love Builds Up (pt2 of 3)

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Second, love is self-limiting because we want to be careful not to stumble others. This is an extension of the first point. In order to build someone up, we need to consider how our actions affect others. That involves limiting our freedom. If all we care about is ourselves, then we won’t consider our actions and how our actions could stumble others.… Read more “1 Cor 8-14: Love Builds Up (pt2 of 3)”

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 hear is that what lies most on the heart of God is not whether we move from one job to the other, but whether in our present work or present studies we are enjoying God’s presence and obeying his commands in the way we do our work.… Read more “1 Cor 7:17-24 – Culture, Tradition, Vocation and Calling (pt3 of 3)”

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.… Read more “1 Cor 7:17-24 – Culture, Tradition, Vocation and Calling (pt2 of 3)”