Tag: Jesus Christ
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Sermon of October 26, 2014–“Love’s Redeeming Work is NOT Done”
Matthew 22:34-46 34When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”37He said to him, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your…
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Weekly Update–September 19, 2014
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday, September 21st is our weekly worship. The sermon message comes from Matthew 20 and deals with a parable Jesus told about laborers working in God’s vineyard and the Kingdom of God. This is where we hear Jesus saying, “The first shall be last and the last shall…
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Sermon of September 14, 2014–“Water Wings”
Exodus 14:19-31 19The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. 20It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the…
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Sermon of August 10, 2014–“Wisdom Born of Experience”
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. 2This is the story of the family of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives;…
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Sermon of August 3, 2014–“White, Wheat, or Rye?”
Matthew 14: 13-21 13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their…
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Sermon of July 27, 2014–“What’s Imagination Got to Do With It?”
Romans 8:26-39 26Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. 27And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to…
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Sermon of July 20, 2014–“Keep off the Grass”
Matthew 13:24-30 24 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds…
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Pamper Yourself with Spiritual Core Strength!
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Saturday, July 19, at 10 a.m.–we will meet for a very special ongoing event called “10-10-10: Strengthening Your Core.” We will be talking about the 10 Core Beliefs of a Christian–10 Core Actions (Practices)–and 10 Core Values. This is a chance for you to get in the…
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Two Pentecost Sermons–“Prayer Chain” & “For This Moment”
John 17:1-11 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3And this is eternal life, that…
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Sermon of May 25, 2014–“To Whom It May Concern”
John 14:15-21 15”If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and…
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