Genesis 3:15 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! In Adam: Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Ephesians 2:1, Romans 3:23 In Christ: Romans 5:18, Romans 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Corinthians 5:22, Romans 8:1, Romans 5:19 Mindset: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 4:8, Isaiah 26:3 How do we live: Romans 12:1-2 Enduring Hardship: 2 Timothy 4:1-7 (NLT) Because you are in Christ, you…
John 3:16 Who Is Jesus? (Series) John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 1. Show us God in terms we can understand. (Mt 11:27, John 1:18 & 14:8-10, Col 1:15-17, Heb 1:3) 2. Call sinners to repent. (Rom 3:21-24, 1Tim 2:1-4, 2 Pet 3:8-9, John 6:44, Mt 9:11-13) 3. Not to judge, but to save. (Lk 19:9-10, 1 Tim…
Galatians 3:26-28 Who Is Jesus? (Series) Galatians 3:26-28 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 4:3) In…
How can we know if something is true or not? Ephesians 4:20-24 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24…
I have lived in the greater Seattle area most of my life. So last year when the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, I was ecstatic. In 2014 the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos 43-8 in the Super Bowl. I got my boys out of school to go and celebrate at the parade downtown. We were in the front row watching the players pass by as we cheered, danced and yelled in celebration. I still remember so many small details…
Sometimes the stress of family life, work, and ministry can cause us to feel like the walls are closing in. We don’t have to be experiencing extreme trauma to be discouraged. What do we do when problems seem overwhelming? How did the apostle Paul handle stress? 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to…
