Going for a Ride Speaker – Ryan Chatman, Student Ministries Director
Sermon Category: Sacrifice
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Love
Introduction: Buying gifts can be a difficult task. What color? What size? Will they like it? Do they need it? These are questions that play into our gift buying decisions. When Jesus came to earth with gifts of Hope, Love, Peace, and Joy, He didn’t expect a gift in return even though He did receive...
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My Heart for You
Introduction: 1 John ends like a Zoom call that gets disconnected. It seems as though John is in the middle of a statement, and the internet shuts down. This loving, warmhearted disciple of Jesus, John, concludes by telling the 2nd and 3rd generation Christians to make Jesus the center of their life and worship. What...
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Faith in Jesus Overcomes
Three Signs of an Overcomer 1. Believes • True overcoming faith believes that Jesus is the divine Word of God who became human. 2. Belongs • One who believes in the saving grace of Jesus Christ becomes a child of God through rebirth. They are born again (John 3:16) and now belong to the global family...
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Love One Another
Introduction: Who in life do you love most? Who loves you most, and how do you determine who loves you most? Psychology tells us that love is a basic necessity in everyone’s life. Love is more than emotional sentiment or physical attraction. The Apostle John teaches us that love is a selfless and sacrificial action....
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What I Want
Introduction: The people who first started following Jesus were misbehavers and non-believers. It took them a long time to believe in and then to follow Jesus. As Jesus was approaching the Cross, many of His closest disciples were captivated by human concerns more than they were given to God’s concerns. They eventually embraced God’s agenda...
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The Fine Print
Introduction: Where does following Jesus lead? Are there advantages to following Jesus? Is there a price to pay for following Jesus? At a defining moment in your journey with Jesus, you will discover if you are following Jesus or being a consumer of the idea of Jesus. In Mark 8, Jesus calls all those who...
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God is Self-Sacrifice
Introduction: How many of you have given up something for Lent (the time before Easter when we are more conscious of the sacrifice of Christ)? What did you give up? Has it been a real sacrifice for you? Most Americans live in abundance. Doing without is a difficult concept to wrap our minds and hearts...