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Religion & Spirituality

March 28, 2020 - SATISFACTION FOR THE TROUBLED SOUL

Gospel of John - John 12.20-43 Jobey McGinty Our souls are often troubled when facing the future, trials, or internal struggles. What can sustain us during these times? What can truly satisfy us and give us sustenance for the next day? Even Jesus' soul was "troubled," and He calls us to walk in His footsteps. But In those footsteps, He gives help: "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me." When we are at out wit's end, we cast ourselves upon what we know to be true, and as we resolve to have God's will be our food, our souls will be sustained, even if still troubled.

March 21, 2021 - THE UNIMPRESSIVE KING

The Gospel of John - John 12.12-19 Jobey McGinty Have you ever felt disappointed by God, or felt as if He let you down or didn't do things how you think they should have been done? Maybe you've felt lost and confused, angry or bitter, or just haven't understood why He is allowing certain things to happen in your life. We can know that we are not alone in this, and though God may at the time seem like He is failing or absent, we can have a confident hope and anticipation that all of our trials, sufferings, and struggles will ultimately bow to Him and His purposes in our life.

March 14, 2021 - REASONABLE SACRIFICE

Gospel of John - John 12.1-11 Jobey McGinty What does a reasonable response to God look like? Living a good, moral life? Trying our best? Serving others? Though all of these responses may seem reasonable, proportion matters. God has given us everything, and through Jesus He has purchased even our eternal life. The only reasonable response, then, is to give Him everything. However, we often live unconvinced that God has actually forgiven us of much. We either think we're already pretty good and have earned His favor, or we think our sin is too bad (or too current) for Him to totally forgive. And because of that, our response to Him is not full, but it is half-hearted and weak. When we come to realize the truth that God pursues us even in our sin, it changes how we respond to Him.

March 7, 2021 - JESUS WILL NOT FAIL

 Gospel of John - John 11.45-57 Jobey McGinty Jesus came to this earth not just simply to make salvation possible, but to actually save. His mission wasn't to throw the proverbial "Hail Mary" pass in hopes that some of us may catch it. He came to run the ball Himself, securing salvation for those that that His Father gave to Him, and He declared that He will lose none of them, that all those that Father gave Him will come to Him, and He will never cast them out. The power and glory of our salvation is not just simply that it is possible, but that it is actually and truly purchased and secured for us.

February 28, 2021 - SACRIFICIAL LOVE (AGAPE)

1 John 3.11-18, 1 John 4.7-12 Tyler Willis God's love was demonstrated by the giving of His Son. We as Christians have been called to lay down our lives for one another and consider the needs of others over our own. In 1 John, John tells we are to love one another and in John 13, Jesus tell us this is how the world will know that we are His disciples by our love for one another. Our testimony to the world of God's love is shown by the great lengths in which we love our brothers and sisters in Christ. As we get to be a part of God's mission, may our love spur others towards the reconciling work of Jesus Christ.

February 21, 2021 - WITHOUT LOVE, I AM NOTHING

1 Corinthians 13.1-7 Casey Barnes What is love? In this sermon, Pastor Casey explains how biblical love is others-centered and self-sacrificing. When we model ourselves after the way Jesus loved, we have a reward in Heaven that motivates us to love and hold the interests of others above our own, even in difficult circumstances.

February 14, 2021 - JESUS HOLDS YOU UP

The Gospel of John - John 11, the Raising of Lazarus Jobey McGinty God is not in a hurry to get you out of trouble. We often are, and we pray that God would be, but it is rare that our timing is lined up with God's will and timing. He is not in a hurry to get us out of our trouble, but He is always going to do everything right on time, and for perfect reason.  Jesus wept in John 11 as He witnessed the pain and sorrow caused by death. And that weeping then became His sympathy and empathy towards us, and He now stands at the right hand of the Father interceding for us as a faithful High Priest.

February 7, 2021 - NO ONE IS STRONGER THAN ME

Gospel of John - John 10.22-42 Jobey McGinty If you could lose your salvation, you would. The only reason you continue forward is because Jesus has promised that you would. Jesus tells us, "Father is greater than all, and no one will snatch them out of His hands," and "they will never perish," and elsewhere in the Word we are told that "nothing can separate us from the love of Christ," and that we have been "sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is a guarantee of our inheritance."   If you could lose your salvation, you would. But you won't, because it is not yours to lose. It is kept in heaven for you by the power of God until the day you receive it.

January 31, 2021 - I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD

Gospel of John - John 10.1-21 Jobey McGinty There are many things that promise us comfort, protection, happiness, and satisfaction: money, comfort, political power, lust, etc. But none of those things will lay their lives down for us, and even more so, none of them can give us everlasting life. These "false shepherds" try to lure us away, and we often, sadly, follow after their voice. But there is One who is the true Good Shepherd; He lays His life down for His flock, and He walks them through the Door of eternal life, which is Himself. He goes before us and leads us, protects us, and gives us all that we need.

January 24, 2021 - THE WORK OF GOD IN SUFFERING

Gospel of John - John 9 Jobey McGinty We quickly ask "why me?!" when bad things happen to us. And it makes sense, given our finiteness and limited perspective that we would wonder this. Often, we make assumptions about God and about suffering. In this story, Jesus' own disciples, when they happened upon a man who was born blind, asked, "why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sin, or the sins of his parents?"  Their question reveals their assumptions, but Jesus says "neither," and offers a third way. He says that his suffering had meaning and purpose, and that it was mean to "display the work of God in him."  Suffering and trials and hardships have purposes and meaning. What you are going through is not random or a mistake, but has a divine purpose.

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