“HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD” Colossians 4:2-6 We Pray “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful, and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I […]

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“FAR ABOVE, FOR US” Ephesians 1:15-23 1. Introduction Awesome, sometime awful displays of power Awe-inspiring power of Jesus   2. Turning on the Light “incomparably great power” “raised Jesus and seated him”   3. The Great God Question Relationship between God and the world “hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin” Deism or Pantheism Islam or Buddhism […]

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John 21:15-19 The Devine Romance What does God require of us? Love him, love him, love him Variety of responses I did not ask all this of you! Jesus and Peter First and greatest commandment/last hardest challenge Peter was a failure Peter hedged in his answer-agape and philos Peter didn’t get the difference Jesus Acceptance […]

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