Sometimes we know God can help us but for many reasons, we are not able or willing to help ourselves. When our personal resources are unable to bring us close to the One who can transform our lives with his word, God has provided a community of faith to remove the barriers that separate us from his presence. In this passage, we will see God’s grace embodied in the faith-full intercession of a Christ-centered community.
Bridging the gap between God and us is not easy. In order for us to experience the fullness of life that Christ came to give us we must be willing to take ownership of our brokenness and come to the one who can make us whole. In this miracle of Christ, we will see the God whose touch transforms the lives of those who acknowledge his willingness.
The sermon this morning was brought by Dr. Ryan Jespersen, president of the Dallas Baptist Association.
When opposition to the gospel shuts one door, the Lord opens another one. Having rejected the gospel, God shifts the focus of Paul’s missionary effort from the Jewish people in Corinth to the gentiles notorious for their idolatrous and immoral ways. The story of the church in Corinth is yet another example of how God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.
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Jealous, hungry, and haughty. These tree words capture the response to the gospel of the cities of Thessalonica, Berea and Athens of the cities in Acts 17. Each one of these reactions sees the gospel differently and each one of these requires a different approach. The first one, Jealousy is an emotional response where the gospel is perceived as a threat. The second one is a spiritual response where the gospel is shown to be the fulfillment of the Scriptures. The third response is an intellectual response where the gospel is disdained as unworthy of serious consideration.
Jerry Carlisle from the Texas Baptists Foundation went through the Word with us this morning.
"How do we live on mission for God when we are not doing ""church things""?
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The light of the gospel shines in the darkest and most unexpected corners of this world bringing salvation to those who are in bondage. In this passage, we see the unlikely divine appointment that turned a dark day of suffering into the seed of one of the most joyful relationships in the New Testament, the church at Philippi.
Nowhere are the pain and horror of sin more real than at the cross of Christ. Yet, in spite of the ugliness of sin, the author of Hebrews tells us of a joy that is greater than any pain in this world. It is this joy that vanquished sin and allowed Jesus to despise the shame and suffering of the cross. This joy is what God has in store on the other side of sorrow for those who trust him and fix their eyes on him.
