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Religión y espiritualidad

November 22, 2020 - YOU MUST POSSESS WHAT YOU PROFESS

Gospel of John - John 8.31-47 Jobey McGinty We often here the quote, "the truth will set you free!"  But what this assumes is that you are not free; that you are enslaved to something. The more we think about this, the more insulting it becomes.  "I don't need to be free, I'm already free!," we decry.  But we are not. We are born into the slavery of sin, and we can't change that by a simple profession of freedom. We must actually possess freedom. But we have no ability to just declare this, just how a physical slave can't just profess his freedom. Something radical must happen. We need to be set free from the slavery of sin. And thankfully, this is exactly what Christ came to do for us.

November 15, 2020 - I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

Gospel of John - John 8.12-30 Jobey McGinty Both the moon and the sun are sources of light for us, but only the sun has light in itself. The moon is merely a reflection of the sun. Jesus is the light of the world. Any light we have (character, goodness, purity) is given by Him, and darkness in our hearts and minds can only be done away with if we draw closer to the true light. And as that light shines brighter, it is like a dimmer switch being turned up in our hearts. We see more dirt and dust than we knew was there, but this helps us to first see what is lurking, but then also know how to fight any abiding sin. But this can only be done by coming to the light of the world.

November 8, 2020 - JUDGE NOT

Gospel of John - John 8.1-11, Matthew 7.1-5 Jobey McGinty It's a famous story. A bunch of self-righteous religious leaders want to have an adulterous woman stoned for her sin. But Jesus shows compassion.  God's Word warns us not to judge wrongly or self-righteously. We're told that whatever amount of judgement we give, we will be judged by that same measure. We ought instead to hope and aim for compassion, mercy, grace, and forgiveness, and desire that everyone, even those who come against us, would be saved and set free from their own sin.

November 1, 2020 - FIGHTING FOR (NOT WITH) EACH OTHER

Galatians 5.14-15 Jobey McGinty Paul tells the Galatian church, "if you bite and devour each other, beware that you don't consume each other." Today, not just in our country, but in our churches, we are biting and devouring each other. We are lobbing verbal grenades and shaming anyone who doesn't see or believe things exactly as we do. Christians are turning on other Christians in their own churches, and many claim it is for the glory of God. But Paul makes clear that simply taking a stand for righteousness ("I follow Paul! I follow Christ!") does not mean we are actually bringing glory to God. Our attitudes, words, and treatment of others is of paramount importance. Our opinions, words, attitudes, thoughts, and actions towards others ought to be a reflection of how Christ deals with us, His bride, and how we would hope to also be treated by others.  Paul tells us, "you could have all the answers, wisdom, knowledge, and faith known to man, but if you don't have love, you are nothing."  May God have mercy on His church as we aim to be salt and light in this dark world, not just simply speaking truth to one another, but speaking truth in love.

October 25, 2020 - SOVEREIGN IN ALL SEASONS

Psalm 61 & Romans 8 Tyler Willis In this week’s sermon, pastor Tyler reminds us of God’s sovereignty which transcends every season of life. During these difficult times, and the seasons and trials that have and will come, we can take refuge in God’s steadfast sovereignty. His love for us, demonstrated on the cross, is a rock we can stake our lives on. He is a strong tower in times of trouble (Psalm 61) and in His wisdom is working all things for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28).

October 18, 2020 - LIVING AN OPEN-HANDED LIFE

Mark 8.34-38 Casey Barnes Are you living open-handedly for the sake of the Gospel? Jesus tells us that if we want to be his disciples, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow him. In this sermon, Pastor Casey examines a life poured out for the Gospel, which is one that is self-denying, avoids worldliness, and centers its hope on a future citizenship in Heaven.

October 11, 2020 - THE PROMISED HOLY SPIRIT

Gospel of John - John 7.25-52 Jobey McGinty Is your life marked as one that is overflowing with the Holy Spirit? Or do you sometimes doubt if the Holy Spirit is really at work in you because you can't feel Him or sense Him? The good news is that Jesus promised that every single person who believes in Him and has been born again will absolutely receive the Holy Spirit as a promise to live and work in them. Every believer will have the Spirit as a seal and guarantee of their salvation and future, and He will indeed finish what He has started. Knowing and believing this ought to help us learn to live and keep in step with the Spirit and put to death the works of the flesh when we realize that He has been given to us as our Helper, and that we don't need to try to do this alone.

October 4, 2020 - SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS AND HYPOCRISY

Gospel of John - John 7.1-24 Jobey McGinty We tend to only see what we want to see, or what we have trained ourselves to see. When we hear something we don't like, we find ways to have it not apply to us. Our inner lawyer comes out to defend us and get us off the hook. But Jesus came to set us free from this spiritual blindness and hypocrisy. He came to shine light into darkness and give us real life and freedom. But following Jesus means letting Him expose your sin, your blind spots, hypocrisy, comforts, selfish preferences, past disappointments, weaknesses, misguided desires, missed opportunities and regrets, wishful thinking, judgementalism, and any other idolatries in our hearts.

September 27, 2020 - REJECTING JESUS

Gospel of John - John 6.59-71 Jobey McGinty It isn't easy to follow Jesus. His teachings are challenging, His message of dying to self is one of humility and brokenness. In this story, many of His own disciples can't bear listening any longer, and so they turn away. Every day, we have the choice to either follow Christ in His teaching and example, or we can go our own way. And though the other way is easier, more comfortable, and more suited to our liking, we also have to ask ourselves, as Peter did in this story, "to whom else shall we go?"  What other real option do we have, if we have come to know that Jesus actually has the words to eternal life? Is there really any other way?

September 20, 2020 - CAMPAIGN PROMISES

Gospel of John - John 6.35-50 Jobey McGinty In an election year, we become accustomed to hearing lots of promises that we (rightly) expect to become unfulfilled. At least, not to the extent of the promise, if at all. But in His earthly ministry, Jesus made some massively sweeping promises, and yet He will fulfill every single one of them, to their fullest extent. Through the sacrifice He made for us, He purchases every single aspect of our salvation, from the first day, until the last day.  He is stronger than anything that can come against us and our salvation, and His promises will never fail. This is our great comfort as we build our lives and hope upon Jesus, who is truly the author and finisher of our faith.

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