Finally, in marriage, God has you cornered and he can begin to deal with your selfishness in a way that he couldn’t before. Because you are now in a covenant until death do us apart. There is no more hiding in marriage. You can hide from others quite easily. People can put on a happy, […]
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Eph 2-3: The Multi-faceted Mystery of the Messiah (pt2 of 3)
The God of the Bible is a Holy God and he cannot tolerate even an ounce of sin. This is a hard concept for us to comprehend because we are not holy. Even if our actions are respectable, nobody is respectable in their hearts all the time. We have unholy thoughts, immoral thoughts, our hearts […]
2 Corinthians 4 – Teaching #3: The Gospel of Christ (pt3 of 3)
5) Furthermore, the gospel illumines minds. 6 For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the KNOWLEDGE… If the god of this age blinds unbelievers in their minds (v4) so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of […]
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 […]
Good Friday 2013
Welcome to the Hill Community and Friendship Baptist Church Good Friday service. Or maybe we should call it, the annual Friendly Hill Community Baptist Church joint Good Friday service. We are so glad you could join us. Our church moved in a little before this time last year and I am so thankful for how […]