You have been set free from your old life. You have been set free from the power it had over you—free from the penalty and wages of sin. But your freedom isn’t only for you. You’ve been set free so you can worship God and love people.
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St Paul answers questions about marriage and sex like Dear Abby in Chapter 7 of 1st Corinthians. Pastor Frank starts the message with an important reminder about how we have to use God's Word to shape our understanding of reality.
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Imagine if the claim of Christianity was that Jesus was alive after the crucifixion because He is in heaven. Would that news have rocked the world? Would we bother celebrating Easter? No. The claim of Christianity is that Jesus came back from the dead IN THE FLESH. In His body. That's the hope of the Christian faith, too. Not to die and go to heaven. Read this message and be filled with the true hope of Christ.
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My religion says some things are sin. I talk about one of the most controversial of these this week. I understand that your religion might not say the same thing. Your religion, your belief system might line up with popular culture, you might understand the Bible differently than I do—you might not believe in Jesus or God’s Word or any of this stuff at all. That’s fine. You don’t have to. You can continue believing whatever you want. I’m not going to try and force you to believe what I believe. Can you say the same? That you won’t try to force me? You may not agree with what I say in this message but I hope you can at least admit that what I said is fair.
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What if Christians are "woke?" What if a Christian won't call sin, sin? What if they get offended when someone brings it up? How are we supposed to treat people in the church when they tell us to "mind our own business? HERE'S THE REAL QUESTION: How long will God put up with us if we keep doing the same sin over and over?
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If you think you know everything you need to know about the Gospel, you make it nearly impossible for you to learn anything new. In this line-by-line teaching of chapter four, there are a lot of challenging ideas. There is also some wonderful comfort. The Gospel is like that.
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If someone says you're acting like a baby, what do they mean? St Paul has something to say about this. CAUTION: Adulting is hard.
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A brief overview of the New Testament, an introduction to the Corinthians, and the message of chapter one. Pastor Frank explains the two things every Christian sermon should do (or it's not really preaching).
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This is the Easter Message. 1. Some jokes about Easter in America. 2. A brief retelling of the first Easter story. 3. A Biblical and Scientific defense of resurrection.
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In the Good Friday message, I talk about how Jesus' Last Passover became the first Lord's Supper. Bread. Wine. Body. Blood. What does it all mean?
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What do Palm Sunday, 32 unfaithful kings, and whether or not you go to church have in common? More than you might think.
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The story of God’s people’s transition from the tribal leaders of Judges to a unified Kingdom under King David. Jesus has been strongly present in all the stories that come before Samuel, but this is where the promise of the Messianic Kingdom that will be fulfilled in Jesus Christ will start to be spoken of specifically. The promise made to David of the Kingdom of God, ruled by the greater King, whose reign will never end.
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Jephthah and Sampson. These stories are intense. Reality has sharp edges. The world is a dangerous place. God has rescued us, made us His people, and told us the kind of people we need to be if we’re going to be able to navigate through all the obstacles, distractions, and threats that are ahead of us. “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.” Judges 21:25 In THESE days we do have a king, His name is Jesus. God has Hope for you here.
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There is a pattern in the Book of Judges that will probably seem very familiar to you. If you're like me, you probably go "full Judges" some weeks between Sundays. That's why God has sent someone to save you.
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What does the book of Joshua have to say to us? It's kind of like the Book of Acts in the Old Testament. It can also be a hard one to swallow for modern readers because of all the violence and bloodshed. This message will help you make sense of all these things and understand how Joshua points to Jesus.
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Where is God located for you? Where has God promised to be in a special way that YOU can count on?
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Exodus, probably the most important book in the Bible. Why do you suppose that is? There are so many reasons.
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Finding Jesus in the most widely read book ever written. He's hidden in plain sight, you just have to know where to look.
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If you want to be wise, if you want your life to be successful, if you want to have favor in the eyes of God and your fellow human beings—this book is the place to start. If there is any book in the Bible that serves as an instruction manual for life, it would be this one.
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You need to hear this when life seems absurd and empty—meaningless. There's hope if you know where to look. This is something new under the sun.
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