Jeremiah 3, 4:1-4 - Taking It All For Granted

Last week in Jeremiah 2 Israel willingly exchanged God Almighty for false gods and fallible human powers. We fall into these same pitfalls today. Jeremiah 3 offers the explanation for why they would do such a thing. They had lost sight of the greatness of their God, the greatness of His mercy, and the greatness of their sin. Are we guilty of having a small view of God?

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Jeremiah 2 - Alternative Gods

In this message, we are reminded of the utter stupidity of seeking after anything else to satisfy our deepest desires than our God. Nothing else can deliver us from our sin; nothing else can deliver us from our enemies. To search after anything other that God is to be satisfied by that which cannot profit.

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Jeremiah 1 - Courage in Calling

In this message, we will be studying the call of the prophet Jeremiah. Although fearful for his life and his lack of skill to accomplish the task, Jeremiah was comforted in the knowledge that he was equipped and defended by God Himself, promises of God which apply to our own calling today to be God's mouthpiece.

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1 Timothy 3:16 - The Open Secret of the Resurrected Life

Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ as we look at an ancient hymn of the church in 1 Timothy 3:16. At the climax of Paul’s letter, we see the open secret of Jesus’ move from humiliation to exultation, moving from His earthly ministry to His work through the Church. The reason for this great triumph is the resurrection we celebrate every Lord’s Day and each year at Easter.

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1 Timothy 3:14-15 - Conduct Befitting God's Household

1 Timothy 3:14-15, brings us to the apex of Paul’s letter to the young pastor Timothy. The letter guides us as to how to order our lives as a family which is what the church is. The church as a household is built upon a strong foundation of God’s truth.

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1 Timothy 3:8-13 - Qualified to Lead: Deacons

In today's message, we continue to consider how God governs the Body, His Church. In 1 Timothy 3:8-13, Paul describes the character qualities of a deacon. This role of service in the church expresses the compliment of the role of teaching, pointing us to the dual function of the church to instruct and to serve.

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1 Timothy 2:11-15 Culture, Creation and Cradles

This is a difficult passage for many today and Christians in recent generations have been divided as to its application. Despite that, the demeanor and role of women is laid out against the backdrop of the creation account, so that we are to define ourselves and our callings in light of the God who made us for His glory.

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1 Timothy 3:1-7 Qualified to Lead; Elders

In this message we reflect on God’s working in the Church. Christ’s death and resurrection gathers together God’s people to be His Body. That body possesses structure and order, which can be seen among its leaders. In 1 Timothy 3:1-7, the noble task of the overseer is described not by what the leader does, but by what he is to be.

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Mark 12:28-34 - Knowledge vs. Action, Knowing the Right Answer vs. Truly Believing

In today's message, we examine the “Greatest” and “Second Greatest” commandments in Scripture. We are reminded by both that God wants not just our sacrifices and formal worship, but our everything in service to Him and others. Nothing less than all is sufficient. Jesus’ statement of being “not far from the kingdom” reminds us that the daily reality of our service to God and others is less than our all, even when we know that is what He requires. We need to realize in faith that Christ gave His all because we do not.

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1 Timothy 2:8-11 - Self Control

In today's sermon, we consider what God has to say about self-control in 1 Timothy 2:8-11. Paul addresses men and women differently in this area, commanding men to moderate their anger and women to moderate their dress. Godly deportment is a heart issue that spills out into our lives by how we present ourselves.

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1 Timothy 2:5-7 - Exclusive Faith, Inclusive Mission

We continue our study in 1 Timothy as Paul points the early church, and God continues to direct us, to pray for our world (2:1-4) because the God of Creation has but one mediator, Jesus Christ (2:5-7). Our exclusive faith (there is one God, and no other) leads necessarily to our inclusive mission (the one God wants all men to be saved) (from John Stott’s Guard the Gospel, p67)

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Mark 11:12-19 - True Worship

In our passage this morning, Jesus condemns the Pharisees for appearing spiritual on the outside, but really being fruitless on the inside. The issue that Jesus condemns is the Pharisees’ self-centered worship. This serves as reminder to us that true worship is focused on God and affects the way we view those around us.

Read Online: Mark 11:12-19