The Final Lesson (Unbroken series) by John Ortberg
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John Ortberg of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church reflects on what it means for his congregation to live in Christ as Louis Zamperini did.
John Ortberg of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church reflects on what it means for his congregation to live in Christ as Louis Zamperini did.
Edward G. Dobson (born December 30, 1949) is a Northern Irish-American who was an executive of the Moral Majority and the pastor of a megachurch in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is an evangelical author and Vice President for Spiritual Formation at Cornerstone University.[1]
Read more: "What the Bible Says about Wealth" A Sermon from I Timothy 6 by Ed Dobson
Chapter 44: The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and Its Purposes
A. The Nature of the Church
1. Definition: The church is the community of all true believers for all time.[Eph. 1:22-23, 5:25; Matt. 16:18, Deut 4:10, Acts 7:38, Heb. 12:22-23]
Read more: The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, Its Purposes, part 1, by Wayne Grudem
There is a relentless spirit in the world, and its message tries to convince us that what we see is all there is, and that we should fashion ourselves as gods of the moment, to seize the day for ourself. This spirit encourages us to create our own unholy trinity of me, myself and I.
Chapter 45: The Purity and Unity of the Church
A. More Pure and Less Pure Churches
Read more: The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, Its Purposes, part 2, by Wayne Grudem
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One of my all time favorite songs. Sums up the struggle for letting Christ live through me rather than me…
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A video of For My Ashes by Duke Divinity students from 2008. Through its minor chords and rising melody this…
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Surprise us with love at daybreak;
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Loving others is not easy,
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One of the sad aspects of humanity is our jadedness,
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How do birds soar?
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Scripture
Isaiah 57:15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—
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Isaiah 49: 8 This is what the Lord says:
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Wright confronts the perspective that this world doesn’t matter, and that we live only to be in heaven. He shows…
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This is the second part of three talks by NT Wright at Harvard University in November, 2008 on the topic…
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Acts 2.1-21; John 7.37-39; a sermon at the Eucharist on the Feast of Pentecost, 11 May 2008, by the…
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Zechariah 9.9-17; Luke 19.28-48; A sermon for Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011, In the University Chapel of St Salvator, St…
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