SERMON for May 16, 2021
Jesus’ Ascension and You
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Jesus’ Ascension and You
GCI sermon for May 16, 2021 (Ascension Sunday) … What led up to you following Jesus? Some of us had parents who were Christians and taught us about Christ from infancy. Some of us may have had miraculous experiences that suddenly revealed the reality of God. Others went on a journey for truth and Jesus
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The Radical Choice Jesus Made
GCI Sermon for May 9, 2021 … The Radical Choice of Jesus Have you ever grown something yourself? A garden or a houseplant? You get your potting soil; you get a special pot picked out with just the right colors. Or you work on that square in the backyard in the hot sun. You put
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Would God Really Throw His Sons Into Fire?
According to John … John 15:1-8 (KJV) … I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I
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Abiding and Abounding
WHAT THE PASSAGE SAYS … John 15:1-8 NIV ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word
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Focus for May, 2021
Faith Avenue: What Is Your Reality? One of the most important things for a Christian to know is about identity. Who is Jesus? And who am I in Jesus? For most of my life, I referred to myself as a sinner in need of a savior. I would often focus on my challenges, my shortcomings,
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Does Theology Affect You?
Can Theology affect you? Better yet … Does YOUR theology affect the way YOU live? I don’t think most people make the connection between their theology and their lifestyle … the connection between how they view God and how they live … and yet the connnection is there, affecting their attitudes and their actions. If
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Is Your Theology Strong or Weak?
It has been said that every person has a theology, in the sense that he views God in a particular way. Even the person who claims not to believe in God has a theology. His theology would be that there is no God. It has also been said that the question is NOT whether you
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Why Bother With Theology?
Is it really necessary for us as Christian believers to spend valuable time studying theology? Wouldn’t our time be better spent finding out how to live as Christians? Most believers, I believe, would answer “Yes” to the seccond question. With regards to the question, I think many of those same believers would be ambivalent. Some
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