Genesis 32:22-32 (NIV) Jacob Wrestles With God 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a manwrestled with him […]
Hebrews 2:1-13 (NIV) Warning to Pay Attention 2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a […]
Matthew 11:1-6 What Happened last Sunday? What Happened to John? What Happened to Jesus?
Ephesians 3:14-21 1: Introduction MISSION IMPOSSIBLE But I’m just an ordinary person AN EXTRAORINARY PRAYER FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE The Problems Ordinary People Have with Prayer 2: TALKING TO THE CEILING “I kneel before the Father” “From whom his whole family on earth is named” 3: A MILLION MILES AWAY “so that Christ may dwell in […]
“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 […]
“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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