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II Corinthians 5:14-21 “To Belong To Jesus”

In Philippians 3 Paul said that he was “forgetting what was behind” so that he could strain, press or reach forward toward what was still in front of him. In Isaiah 42, God, speaking to Israel, describing and announcing the coming of the Messiah said “the former things have come to pass” (meaning that they...

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II Corinthians 5:14-21 “From Now On”

I have shared over and over again this year, in all of our different texts and series that the only way to truly know the nature of a kingdom is to learn the heart and character of the king. This text that we enter into today, for the third week in a row, is a...

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II Corinthians 5:14-21 “To Live Differently”

As I’ve shared recently, this passage of Scripture has great importance to me personally but for these next few weeks I want us to see that it is a vital part of our corporate identity.   It’s a passage that reveals Jesus’ work and the Father’s desire, it literally defines reconciliation and then it takes everything...

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I Corinthians 15:12-28 “Risen for . . . “

The reality of Jesus’ physical resurrection from the dead is of the utmost importance. We are sometimes guilty of putting so much of our attention on the cross that we take the resurrection for granted or miss it’s daily, personal importance. The Scriptures teach us very clearly that the cross proved and sealed God’s love...

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II Corinthians 5:14-15 “For His Sake” Refugee Sunday

Last week we concentrated on the fact that “For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Jesus became something He was not so that He could make us something we could not be. Everything that God has done from...

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Hebrews 2:9-18 “For Our Sake”

What kind of king leaves his throne just so that he can make a way for others to sit on it with him? What kind of king walks through his kingdom to rescue those that are against him? What kind of king dies so that others can live? What kind of king gives his wealth...

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Psalm 103:6-14 “Faithful to Remember”

I speak fairly regularly about how forgetful we are. We can probably say that some of us are more forgetful than others but the reality is, as people, we are forgetful. The proof, for me, is found in the fact that the first thing that Jesus told His disciples that the Holy Spirit would do...

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Hosea 3:1-5 “Faithful Through Intercession”

Last week we started talking about God’s choice to be faithful and His use of Hosea to show His heart to the people of Israel. God did what He always does, He spoke; He talked to Hosea, He shared His heart with Him, shared His character with Him and then He invited him or called...

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Hosea 1:2 “Faithful by Choice”

I believe that one of the most important things that any of us will ever know is that God desires to be in a love relationship with each of us and that He builds that love relationship by communication. The Scriptures are filled with stories of God speaking to people. Throughout Genesis alone there is...