The truth of our oneness in the Lord Jesus is the key to understanding our salvation and living the Christian life with joy. And one of the most important truths to grasp in our union in Christ is the radical change it makes by the new heart God gives us; a heart with His desires and purposes for living. This is sermon six in the series titled “Our Union in Christ”.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Corinthians
One of the great motivators of our joy is to see the role God the Father has in our union with His Son. We are in Christ because of the Father’s sovereign grace and love. He is the initiator of our union in His Son and that leads to a fullness of joy in the believer.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 – So now faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. THEME OF THE DAY. LOVING AS JESUS LOVES. Every Christian is an ambassador and artist. We represent Christ in our worlds every day. We also paint a picture of the unseen Christ for all the world to see. The issue is not…
1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 – So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. THEME OF THE DAY. WIRED TO LOVE AND BE LOVED. Love. It is a universal word; a universal longing in the human soul, and a word so misunderstood and misapplied when it is interpreted, defined, and then lived from a flawed human…
1 CORINTHIANS 3:17 – If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. THEME OF THE DAY. THE SERIOUSNESS OF HOLINESS. Allow me an abrupt introduction to today’s nugget. It comes in the form of two serious commands of God and then a series of three questions. First, the commands . .…
1 CORINTHIANS 7:35 – And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction. THEME OF THE DAY. UNPLUGGED. Before we move on in today’s nugget, please go back and read the scripture and ponder the last five words particularly –…