The Pre-Existent Word
In asserting the reality that Christ was not only with God but was God, John wants us to read his whole Gospel with Jesus’ deity in mind
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The Christian life is not one that can be lived as the result of a bare acknowledgement of God’s existence.
Rather, it is believing God and His Word.
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The Holy Love of God
Whatever else God's love is, it is holy. His love is therefore characterized by the qualities that define holiness—transcendence and purity.
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Sunday Sermon 27.11.22
Somehow when it comes to God’s judgment, we think, yeah, it won’t be that bad. Yeah, this is Old Testament, fire, brimstone.
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New and Old
A new era had just dawned in the world’s history. A new message was being proclaimed. John the Baptist had begun to cry
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Thanksgiving
James 1:17 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no...
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The Only Gospel
There is only one gospel: the message of God’s free grace in Jesus Christ. All other “gospels” are distortions leading to hopelessness ...
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Drawn by Love
Christ’s love for His sheep was eternal, through His incarnation, earthly ministry, and death on the cross.
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Man's Ability to choose God
Fallen man is flesh. In the flesh he can do nothing to please God. Paul declares,
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Purpose in Suffering
Dr. Sproul explains how no event is without purpose, no matter how tragic.
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Ask and you shall Receive
Among the most important prayers in the life of a Christian are “Teach me to love you above all else” and “Cause me to want what you want.”
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Is Jesus Divine?
Most are aware that Christians embrace Him as Messiah. But they balk at the claim that He is truly God.
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A Teachable Spirit
First, the Ethiopian wrestles with and labors to understand the meaning of God’s Word.
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Ordinary People
God will use, ordinarily people like you and me because He is most glorified by this. I consider myself in the same class of people
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What is a good work?
What role do our good works play in our salvation? In Romans 3:28, the Apostle Paul teaches that “one is justified by faith apart from works
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Heavenly Crowns
There are five heavenly crowns mentioned in the New Testament that will be awarded to believers
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What does the word Gospel mean?
The gospel is the possession of Jesus, but, even more, Jesus is the heart of the content of the gospel.
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Why are you still here ...
Our sinful world induces suffering at every turn, it seems, yet Christians must remain resolute in their hope for good things to come.
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This Life is a Vapor
Of old you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they ...
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Forgiveness and Reconciliation
The story of Onesimus and Philemon is a beautiful picture of the distinction between law and grace.
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