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Faith Like Fire: Sermon delivered on May 31st, 2015

5/31/2015

I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. […] “I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord. (Ezekiel 37:10, 14)

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. (Acts 2:1-4)

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We Are One in The Spirit: Sermon delivered on May 24th, 2015

5/24/2015

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Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. [2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1]

And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
[Mark 3:33-35]

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Praying from the Heart: Sermon delivered on May 17th, 2015

5/17/2015

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Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. [Psalm 1:1-3]

So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” [Acts 1:23-25]

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Faith Like Fire: Sermon delivered on May 31st, 2015

We Are One in The Spirit: Sermon delivered on May 24th, 2015

Praying from the Heart: Sermon delivered on May 17th, 2015

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