Posts with the tag “church”
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Paul's 2nd Letter to Timothy
December 1st, 2024
Background InformationPaul wrote this letter from prison in Rome.The details of Paul’s ministry work and travels following his release from his first imprisonment in Rome, up until his second and fina... Read More
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Paul's 1st Letter to Timothy
November 17th, 2024
Background InformationPaul most likely wrote this letter while he visited churches in Macedonia (northern Greece, incl. Berea, Thessalonica, Philippi, etc.). This trip would have occurred after his fi... Read More
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Paul's Letter to Titus
November 11th, 2024
Background InformationPaul wrote from an undisclosed location. Possibilities include Nicopolis (3:12), Ephesus, and Corinth.Paul’s ministry activities and travel itinerary after his release from his f... Read More
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Paul's Letter to Ephesus
September 29th, 2024
Background InformationThis letter was written from Rome after Paul’s third missionary journey and subsequent imprisonment in Caesarea (Acts 28:30-31).Paul apparently wrote four New Testament (NT) lett... Read More
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Paul's Letter to Rome
September 22nd, 2024
Background InformationThis letter was probably written from Corinth at the later end of Paul’s third missionary journey.Since Corinth marked the furthest west Paul’s travels had taken him thus far and... Read More
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Paul's Second Letter to Corinth
August 18th, 2024
Background InformationPaul (1:1; 10:1) apparently wrote this letter from somewhere in Macedonia, possibly from the city of Philippi. It would have been written not long after 1 Corinthians (2:9; 12:21... Read More
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Motives for Service
August 18th, 2024
Romans 12:9-21Why do you serve God or do whatever good deeds and good works that you do? According to the “About Catholics” team, who maintain the Catholic website AboutCatholics.com, the following lo... Read More
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Paul's First Letter to Corinth
August 4th, 2024
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The Book of Acts
June 9th, 2024
The Background of the BookThe author was Luke.Two lines of evidence support this.The same person wrote the Gospel of Luke (Lk. 1:1-3, Acts 1:1-2).Evidence indicates that he is present in the “we” pass... Read More
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The Lukewarm Church at Laodicea
April 21st, 2024
Revelation 3:14-22As we consider the last of the seven churches in Revelation, let's remember what we have learned so far. Every church received a special introduction from Christ, describing some imp... Read More
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The Persevering Church at Philadelphia
April 21st, 2024
Revelation 3:7-13The human body can overcome many challenging feats of strength and endurance. If you have ever done any serious physical training regimen, like running or weightlifting, you know this... Read More
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The Dying Church at Sardis
April 14th, 2024
Revelation 3:1-6This letter is the fifth in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Christ t... Read More
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Lifted to the Throne
April 7th, 2024
A mother buys her little boy a helium balloon from a vendor at the fair. Its shiny foil liner is shaped like his favorite cartoon character. He clutches the balloon string tightly as they make their w... Read More
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The Corrupt Church at Thyatira
April 7th, 2024
Revelation 2:18-29This letter is the fourth in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Chris... Read More
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Praying for Harmony
March 17th, 2024
John 17:1-26Since January, we’ve been learning valuable lessons about prayer from the life and teaching of Christ. In this series, we have defined prayer in its most basic, essential sense as “talking... Read More
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The Compromised Church at Pergamos
March 17th, 2024
Revelation 2:12-17This letter is the third in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Christ... Read More
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The Oppressed Church at Smyrna
March 3rd, 2024
Revelation 2:8-11This letter is the second in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD. In these letters, John gave a personal message from Christ... Read More
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The Loveless Church in Ephesus
February 25th, 2024
Revelation 2:1-7Have you ever been surprised? Have you ever been rudely awakened or jolted out of sleep? Has anyone ever jumped out of a corner to scare you or has anything ever happened around you as... Read More
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Sitting Down Together
January 30th, 2024
This morning, we gather to do something very special in the life of our church, and I am not talking about the business meeting. In fact, we could have the best, most efficient, most productive busine... Read More
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Why Do We Gather on Sunday?
December 31st, 2023
Hebrews 10:11-25For more than two-thousand years, churches have been gathering together on Sunday. This happens in Russia and the US, China and Brazil, Israel and Uganda, Iceland and Australia. It hap... Read More
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A Big Hello from Prison
May 7th, 2023
Philippians 1:1-2Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a variety of research raised awareness of a dramatic rise in anxiety in the U.S., which was only heightened by the national COVID ordeal. This problem ... Read More
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The Church Disciple Making
April 23rd, 2023
Jesus calls us to adventure.
My goal in this sermon is to show you from Scripture that every believer has an essential call. No matter who you are, no matter how long you have been following Jesus. ... Read More
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The Need for Pastoral Care
March 21st, 2023
1 Peter 5:1-4Why is it difficult to follow Christ through suffering. Following Christ through suffering is difficult not only because the suffering itself is difficult, but because we– as people – are... Read More
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