"Faith" Tagged Sermons

25. The God Who Resurrects

A second test (22:23)
A clever question (22:24-28)
A compelling answer (22:29-34)
We can believe the dead are raised because:
- God speaks of it in the Scripture (22:29)
- God can surely do it (22:29)
- God is the God of the patriarchs in the present (22:31-32)
- God raised Jesus (Acts 2:24 and 32; 3:15 etc.)

9. Preparing To Be The Bride Of Christ

October 29, 2017
Dave Pym
Faith, Building a Church, Holiness, Preparation for Christ's Return
2 Corinthians

Introduction – Are we ready for Jesus’ return?
1. Paul’s concern for the Corinthians’ good (12:14-19)
2. The Corinthians’ love of the ways of the world (12:20-21)
3. Paul’s plan for dealing with unrepentance (13:1-4)
4. The Corinthians’ opportunity for self-correction (13:5-12)

1. Strength in Weakness

2 Corinthians 1 – 2

Image and reality
Previously on Corinthians …
Paul’s testimony to the Corinthians

God’s comfort in suffering
God’s strength in weakness
Integrity in ministry

4. The unknown years ahead

3. Being Jesus Witnesses Beyond the Familiar and Comfortable

Unfortunately the recording of the sermon is of poor quality so is not included here.

John 4:1-42

Who are our Samaritans?
Jesus and the Samaritan woman

Choosing to move beyond the comfortable (4:1-4)
Positioning ourselves to encounter the unfamiliar (4:5-6)
Establishing connections across social and cultural barriers (4:7-9)
Using the tangible to direct attention to the spiritual (4:10-15)
Conversing with compassion rather than condemnation (4:16-18)
Downplaying religious differences to focus on common spiritual aspirations (4:19-24)
Presenting Jesus as the ultimate answer to every spiritual longing (4:25-26)