Text: Acts 3:1-16 Summary: By looking at the healing of the man lame from birth at the Beautiful Gate, God has much to teach us about our posture when we pray, the priority during prayer, and the purpose of prayer.
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Reflection – How Did I Encounter Jesus in 2013? (pt3 of 3)
I wasn’t aware of the severity of spiritual battle until this year. I began this year with those sermons about the figless fig tree in Matthew and I had to ask myself, have I born any fruit? In my 20 years of walking with Jesus, do I know him as well as I do a […]
Reflection – How Did I Encounter Jesus in 2013? (pt2 of 3)
Matt 23 13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in. One thing is for sure. Religion and tradition will not save you. These religious leaders were highly committed to their way […]
Reflection – How Did I Encounter Jesus in 2013? (pt1 of 3)
Today, I want us to take a look back on 2013. Was it a good year for you? Was it a good year for us, Hill Community Church? How do you define a year as being good or successful? What criteria do you use? Is it a good year if you got a new job […]
2 Cor 12-13 – Teaching #7: Our Weakness, God’s Strength (pt3 of 3)
4) It’s because in God’s eyes, weakness is strength. 2 Cor 12 9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 10 So I take pleasure […]
2 Cor 12-13 – Teaching #7: Our Weakness, God’s Strength (pt2 of 3)
2) What makes us recognize our weakness? For Paul, what allowed him to recognize his weakness? One, he had to endure much hardship. And two, he had a thorn in his flesh. Please turn with me to 2 Cor 11:24-30. [READ] In this section, Paul boasts about his weaknesses and he doesn’t point to a […]