Preacher: Pastor Ray Text: 1 John 1:1-2:6 Jesus is the light of the world. As you walk with Him, who is The Light, you will find yourself walking in the light–overcoming sinful patterns, keeping His commandments and living a righteous life.
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Reject Darkness and Come to the Light (John 3)
Preacher: Pastor Ray Text: John 3:16-21 Nicodemus was different from the vast majority of Pharisees because he did not love the darkness while most of his peers did. Those who love the darkness hate the light. Do you love Jesus more than you love the darkness?
Cain and Abel: Overcoming Sin Before It Overcomes You (1 John 3)
Preacher: Pastor Ray Cain is mentioned in 1 John 3 and is used as a case study in darkness. Apostle John makes the shocking claim that the heart of someone who sees a brother in financial need and deliberately closes his heart to him is the same heart that hates a brother enough to […]
Mark 4: Keep Coming to The Light
Preacher: Pastor Ray Jesus is the light of the world. Come to The Light and let Him expose and defeat every dark, hidden thing. Discussion Questions Read Mark 16:14-20. – The goal of the Christian life is to believe in Jesus, follow Jesus, become like Jesus and live like Jesus. Do you agree or disagree? […]
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. Because we don’t have the […]
2 Corinthians 4 – Teaching #3: The Gospel of Christ (pt1 of 3)
Main thesis: Sin makes us crave darkness, produces ignorance and causes us to pursue self-glory while the gospel shines light, illumines minds and frees us to pursue the glory of God. I want you to be able to walk away from this sermon with this one line. Sin does 3 things and the gospel does […]