Tag: sin
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Let’s not cheat ourselves. Encountering Jesus. 3/5
The gates of Jerusalem are busy places. There are so many people coming and going – whether for religious festivals, or for trade and commerce, or for administrative purposes. The flow of people is almost nonstop at these gates – through these portals into the city. There is a pool near one particular gate of…
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one another…
There’s a great phrase used in the New Testament – a phrase that speaks to the heart of our faith – to the heart of our identity. Here it is: One another. One another. Now that you hear it, it’ll probably strike you as familiar. Love one another. Wash one another’s feet. …
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Forgiveness of sins
A sermon preached in a continuing series on the Apostles’ Creed. _________________________ Well, once again this morning I find myself in an unenviable position – here I stand, with about fifteen to twenty minutes to explore the forgiveness of sins. That’s our topic for today. Of course, I’ve got no one to blame but myself.…
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Judgment
A sermon in a continuing series on the Apostles’ Creed. _________________________________ Judgment. Well – that’s quite a sermon title isn’t it? It almost makes you feel you’re back in the nineteenth century, when hell-fire and brimstone were the order of the day in sermons. That title makes me think of what may be one…
encrusted words 