Madison Christian Sermons

Don't Waste Your Pain - Let God Use It.
2 Corinthians 1: 1-11, Genesis 3:17

1) Find comfort in God's loving concern.
---> Through His Acceptance of Us
---> Through the Incarnation He Identified With Us
---> Through His Spirit He Lives With Us
1 Peter 5:7
Psalm 103:13
Hebrews 2:17-18
Isaiah 51:12
Isaiah 66:13

2) Find and give comfort to God's people.
---> Through Shared Experiences
---> Through Fellowship
---> Through Prayers
Romans 12:15

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John 20:1-8, John 21

1) Like Peter, we crave innocence and will chase it.

2) The Resurrection is the source of our hope and is a victory that completely overcomes all our failures.

3) Christ's response to our past: Follow Me.

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In 2012, Love People In A Way That Proves Christ Is In You.
1 Corinthians 13:1-11

1) Christian love Is Greater Than Any Gift You Have.

2) Christian Love Is Greater Than Any Christian Deed

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We Are The Reason For The Season
1 John 4:10

1) The gift of Jesus demonstrates God's love.
John 1:29
1 Peter 1: 18-19

2) The gift of Jesus demonstrates God's wrath.
1 John 2:2
Hebrews 2:17
Ephesians 2:1

The finite suffering of an infinate being = the infinite suffering of finite beings (Jack Cottrell)

Merry Christmas

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Removing God From Our Focus Causes Us To Focus on Ourselves
Matthew 6:24-34

1) Earthly Treasures < Heavenly Treasures

2) God will provide our needs and our focus.

3) Removing God as our focus causes us to stumble in the dark.
Psalms 119:105, 2, 4, 6, 9

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The Light of Christ is Life-Changing.
John 8:12, Exodus 25:31-40, Psalm 104: 2, 27:1

1) His Light helps to see our world in a new way.
Isaiah 5:20
John 1:5
2 Corinthians 6:14
John 3:19-20
Acts 26:18

2) His Light helps us to see our lives in a new way.
2 Samuel 22:29
John 1:4-5, 8:12
Job 12:22

3) His Light helps us to see God in a new way.
1 John 1:5-7
Matthew 5:14, 16

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Quit Looking To Jesus For All The Wrong Reasons
John 6:25-35

1) Look to Jesus as your Source of Life.
Hebrews 11:25

2) Look to Jesus as your Source of Hope.

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The Old Testament Tabernacle was a "parable"/"type" that showed us some things about God and having a relationship with Him.
Hebrews 9:1-14
Romans 15:4

1) God is Holy

2) He wants to be near us.

3) We are not Holy
Isaiah 64:6

4) He made it possible
Hebrews 9:22, 10:3-4

Jesus Took All Of Our Excuses Away.

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This Thanksgiving Rejoice Over The Blessings Of Your Salvation.
John 7:1-14, 37-39

1) Rejoice that you may have the Holy Spirit within you.

2) Rejoice that you may have the light of Christ in your life.

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We Should Think About the Cross Daily as a Constant Reminder.
John 3:14-15 Numbers 21:4-9

1) It reminds us of our biggest problem - Sin.
Ephesians 2:1
John 8:28-32

2) It reminds us of God's only solution - Grace.
Leviticus 11:41-42
Galatians 3:13, 1:18

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God Enjoys Seeing Love In Action.
Genesis 22 / John 3:16

1) This teaches us something about our love for God.
Don't argue with God
Don't procrasinate with God
Don't hold back from God
John 14:15, 23
John 15:17
1 John 4:20-21, 3:18
Luke 9:23

2) This teaches us something about God's love for us.
2 Chronicles 3:1

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Find Comfort and Assurance in your Baptism
Genesis 7:23, 6:22, 7:5, 7:9, 7:16, 7:17-18, 6:5
Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:17-22

1) God's prescribed method for our claim of life is baptism
Matthew 24:37-39

2) The water of baptism that represents the death of Christ and our old self, as well as our new life and salvation.

3) Baptism is the point where we visually and spiritually unite ourselves with his death, burial, and resurrection.
Acts 2:38

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Original Grace Trumps Original Sin.
Romans 5:12-21

1) Adam's sin affected everyone - whether they believe it or not.

2) Jesus affects anyone's life if they receive Him.

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We Need To Show Others How God Can Re-Create Their Lives
Genesis 1:1, John 1:1-4, 3:1-5, Colossians 2:16-17, Hebrews 10:1

1) Jesus restores light to lives of darkness.
Genesis 1:1
John 1:1-4
Colossians 1:13
2 Corinthians 4:6

2) Jesus restores life through the Holy Spirit.
John 1:3
Colossians 1:16
Isaiah 43:24
Genesis 1:2
Psalm 33:6
Job 33:4
John 3:1-5
Acts 2:38
2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 8:11
John 20:22
Genesis 2:7

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You have great reasons to be confident about your salvation.
Jude 24, 25

1) We have God's protection in this life
Jude 21
Philipians 2:12
2 Peter 1:10
2 Timothy 1:12
2 Corinthians 1:21, 22

2) We will have Christ's perfection in the life to come.

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Faith In An Unfair God
The book of Habakkuk

1) God's actions can be incomprehensible to us.
Habakkuk 1

2) The victories of the ungodly are always temporary
Habakkuk 2

3) Remembering what God has done in the past blesses us with the faith for the future.
Habakkuk 3

Though ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savoir.

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DO YOUR PART TO STAY ON TRACK
Jude 17-23

1) Pray in the Holy Spirit

2) Continue to Develop Your Love For God

3) Focus On Helping Others in Their Faith

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BEWARE OF SPIRITUAL EXPERTS
Jude 8-16

1) Expect to See a Moral Lifestyle
Jude 8

2)Expect to See a Respect For Authority
Jude 8-12

3)Expect to See Substance in Their Teaching
Jude 12-13

4)Expect to See a Healthy Fear of God
Jude 14-16

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Be Certain Your Name is Written in Both Books.
Revelation 20:11-15

“Book #1”: ALL OF US WILL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS

“Book #2”: SOME OF US WILL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO THE WORK OF CHRIST

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We Are Our Brothers'/Sisters' Keepers
James 5:19,20
Genesis 4:9

1) Pay Attention to Warning Signs
*Leaving Jesus
*Stop Attending Worship/Sunday School/Small Groups
*Living Differently in the World than in Church
*Close Ungodly Friends

2) Reach Out to those who Wander
Galatians 6:1

3) Expect some to Resist

4) Expect some to Repent

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