SERMON – November 14, 2021
From Aliens to Being Royals
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To Enter Boldly Hebrews 10:11-25 ESV The first thing you run into at Fort Knox, Kentucky, home to about half of the U.S. gold reserves, is the steel fence. Make it over that and you must deal with who-knows-how-many landmines in the surrounding field and apparently a machine gun that is laser-activated. There are
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How Not to Play the Shame/Blame Game Hebrews 9:24-28 NRSV For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25 Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as
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How Not to Play the Shame/Blame Game Hebrews 9:24-28 (NRSV) There’s a trend online called “pet shaming.” It’s where people post pictures of their pets with signs confessing what they did. Some of them are funny [show photos from brain-sharper link]. The owners know that posting pictures of their pets and exposing their misdeeds won’t change
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Defining Sin Dear GCI Family and Friends, Not long ago a pastor told me he gets questioned by congregants who ask, “Why don’t you focus more on sin in the RCL sermons? We seem to be soft on sin.” His response was to put himself into the mix by saying he was just like
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Advent: The Dark and the Light, the Origin and the Destiny Advent, which means “coming” – or from the Latin “to come to” – not only illustrates the biblical teaching of trusting in God and waiting for a fulfillment of his promises, but it also offsets the commercial hype and focus of Christmas that is
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BELIEVERS BIBLE STUDY WE BELIEVE, Section 3 … GOD THE SON 3.1 Who is God the Son? The Son of God is the second Person of the Trinity, eternally begotten of the Father. Like the Father, there never was a time when the Son did not exist. The Son is the eternal Word
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The Real Footstep in the Hallway Hebrews 9:11-15 Kids are consummate imitators. They are wonderfully, sometimes manically creative, but they also very much enjoy “being like mommy and daddy.” Costumes of a police officer or a firefighter or a soldier are universally popular in toy stores. If you look at ancient toys from millennia
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