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Truth Tightly Packed, Part One

Truth Tightly Packed, Part One

preached April 29, 2012
added May 1, 2012
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scripture Titus 1:1-4
topics Faith, Grace, Predestination/Election, Sovereignty of God
type Sermon
id 2867

Paul wrote to Titus as a servant of God, appointed by grace, with a clear purpose in mind: to see people come to faith and grow in the faith to which they have come. This study in Titus 1:1-4 explores Paul's authority and the singlemindedness of his ministry to the people whom God has been calling to himself from eternity.

Life in the Local Church, Part One

Life in the Local Church, Part One

preached July 22, 1984
added October 29, 2011
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scripture Colossians 3:15-17
topics Loving Others, Predestination/Election
type Sermon
id 1062

What should life be like in the local church? Church is not a building or a large group of people engaged in religious activities. The church should be a dynamic new community based on truth and love. In a world where people rationalize truth to be whatever it requires fitting their needs and often forgets to love others, we need to take time to reflect on Paul’s writing to the Colossians which is relevant today. Jesus came into the world to testify to the truth and when we love intelligently, sacrificially, continually, increasingly, purposely and deeply we are truly in ...