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Eph 5 – The Link Between Marriage, Christ and Church (pt1 of 3)

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Last week, we talked about how marriage is a vehicle of our sanctification. This week, I want to talk about an aspect of sanctification. We are sanctified as we are completed, completed in marriage, completed in church and ultimately completed in Jesus. Eph 5 31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.… Read more

Eph 5 – Marriage is a Vehicle of Our Sanctification (pt2 of 3)

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Christians, by definition, start with the Spirit when they are saved because there is no salvation apart from being born of the Spirit. But many Christians make the mistake of beginning with the Spirit, then abandoning the Spirit and essentially relying on themselves for the remainder of their spiritual journey. They get busy at church, they sacrifice, they serve, they can even go on missions, but it’s quite possible to do all of these good things without depending on and being filled by the Holy Spirit.… Read more

Quote from Bill Hybels about the local church

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“The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.”… Read more

Is it Possible to Have a Facebook Faith? (pt4 of 4)

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I am going to be ordained soon because I believe in the local church. Because the local church is God’s design to the save the world. I am sure of it. He left this worldwide evangelism mission in the hands of a small group of believers and they started to gather into various churches throughout Jerusalem and spread out from there.… Read more