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The Word of God is full of the message of His grace. Christ died in our place to purchase our salvation. It is a free gift which costs us nothing. Our sins are forgiven and we are made right with God by grace which we appropriate by faith. But to be a disciple is a commitment which costs us everything. If we will share in Christ's glory we must be willing to share in his suffering. Are you willing to pay the price?
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In the Great Commission, Jesus commands his disciples to make disciples. That began a process of multiplication that would take the Gospel to " the ends of the earth." In this message, we will look at the call of Jesus to discipleship as the first disciples experienced it. We will look at the process by which the Greatest Disciple Maker "made" ordinary people into those He could use to join him in the greatest mission on earth.
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Last week the calamity of the family took the brothers to Egypt. After being released from prison and in their conviction, they confess their guilt and are set free - paid in full, with provisions for the journey.
Fantastic, but what if God calls us to more? What if God wants more for us than simply our freedom? What if God doesn’t want salvation for us on our terms but His? What if God is as interested in our journeys as He is in setting us free? What if God is more dedicated to His call on our life than we are? What if God didn’t only save us from something but for something?
Here’s the overarching question this message will seek to answer: what can we expect after being set free, paid in full, and given provisions for the journey?https://midtownchurch.com/
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To what extent is God willing to go so as to produce repentance and holiness in His people? In this message, we look at the movement of the sons of Israel from living in two decades of sin and deceit to a place of declaring their guilt towards Joseph. What brought them to that place? What moved them there? And what in them is true for us today?
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After an Easter break, we are back to our study of Joseph's life. In this week's passage, Pharaoh has two dreams that none of his higher-ups can interpret. Pharaoh's cupbearer, however, finally remembers Joseph from his time in prison and tells Pharaoh that he's a man who can interpret dreams. Thus begins the resurrection story of Joseph and the fulfillment of his dreams from chapter 37. But his rags to riches story also comes with a question: what if all our dreams came true and if they did, would they come with any danger attached?
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With so much going on today, so much cultural noise, and our pressured lives, it’s all too easy to lose focus. This message seeks to reorient us as to what really matters - Jesus, the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit.
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In this Easter Sunday message we begin by looking at what Paul says is of first importance - that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised on the third day. We then finish off our three-part Easter series in Revelation by looking at what Jesus' death and resurrection secures for His people in the new heaven and earth.
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In this second of a three part Easter series, we see with John into heaven where we hear about a Lion who looks like a Lamb that was slain. As we look we discover four things about the Lamb: The Lamb's worthiness, the Lamb's weakness, the Lamb's way and finally, the worship of the Lamb.
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On this Palm Sunday we begin a three-part Easter series called, The Lion and the Lamb. In it we will look at three passages from the book of Revelation that not only remind us of what Jesus did for the world two millennia ago, but what it means for our present and our future. In this first message we see what John saw as he wrote of his experience of seeing the glorified Jesus and why he, and we, no longer have to fear.
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Genesis 41 is the most pivotal chapter in Joseph’s story. Some say that it’s one of the most pivotal chapters in the entire Bible. It’s also one of the most misinterpreted. We will address that more when we look at the second half of the chapter after Easter. But to give you a taste, many see chapter 41 as a rags to riches story; a, good things happen to good people, story; a, hang in there long enough and everything will turn out great, story. And who doesn’t like a story like that?
But what if luck had nothing to do with it? And although we will see the exaltation of Joseph in this chapter, he is still in Egypt, separated from his family, given an Egyptian name, an Egyptian wife whose father is a priest of On - On was the centre of sun worship - and has a couple of sons with her. And so, I wonder about the rags to riches idea.
In this message we focus most on the things revealed about God in this season of Joseph's life.https://midtownchurch.com/
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In Genesis 40 Joseph remains in prison, wrongly accused for sexual assault and sent there by Potiphar. In this message we see several things: 1, how Joseph responded to his trials. 2, how Joseph trusted in God. 3, how he boldly speaks the word God gives him. 4, the failure of man. And 5, how Jesus shows up in the passage.
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Forgiveness matters. Join in listening to this sermon as John delves into the crucial theme of forgiveness. In this message, he explores common misguided approaches to forgiveness and provides a practical approach rooted in Jesus' teachings and example. This sermon explores how to forgive when we don't want to and helps us grapple with God's unending forgiveness in our daily lives.
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Most sermons based on Genesis 39 focus on Joseph fleeing, quite literally, the sexual advances of Potiphar’s wife. And although there are things to learn from Joseph’s resistance to her seduction, chapter 39 is more about God’s providence and presence in Joseph’s life while in Egypt. In this message we define what the providence of God is and how it shows up over and over in Joseph's life in spite of his slavery and imprisonment.
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There are some who skip over Genesis 38 when teaching on the life of Joseph. There are actually some who say Genesis 38 is misplaced and should be put somewhere else. But we shouldn't, for two reasons primarily. One, Genesis 37:2 says that “these are the generations of Jacob.” In other words, the chapters that follow are about Jacob’s sons and not just Joseph. And two, Genesis 38 is one of the greatest depictions of the gospel and God’s grace in the entire Bible. So, why would we skip it!?!? In this message we dive deep into the darkness of Judah and see at the end how God's marvellous light overcomes it.
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We begin a new series this week on the life of Joseph. In this kick off message we are going to look at how Joseph is the favoured son, the hated son, the obedient son, and the betrayed son in spite of his obedience.
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As we come to the end of a long letter like 1 Corinthians, we are sometimes tempted to think that the concluding remarks are sort of ‘filler material.’ Here we find mention of Paul’s travel plans, some personal greetings, and an exhortation or two. Since the travel plans have already taken place, and the people mentioned are unfamiliar to us, we might wonder what practical benefit a passage like this has for the church today. In reality, what Paul writes here has tremendous value in shaping our perspective and our practice.
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Money, and our money personally, is one of those subjects that we would most like kept private. Paul, however, doesn't shy away from it. And in this week's message we consider the subject and learn what we can from Paul's call on the Corinthians to support the saints in Jerusalem.
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We end our series on the Spiritual Gifts by looking at one of the most disagreed and disputed texts in the New Testament. In it, we will look at Paul's call to women, his call to men, the authority of Paul and the warning to all.
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As we near the end of this series on the spiritual gifts we ask what should mark the church when it comes together? Although Paul's main concern isn't to give a hard template to follow he does provide some clear guidelines while reminding us of what's most important, the mutual building up of the church.
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After a Christmas break we come back to the final few weeks of our study of I Corinthians and specifically, the gift of tongues and prophecy. In this message we look at three things: 1, the call to continue growing in spiritual maturity. 2, why tongues, without interpretation, are a sign of judgment for the unbeliever. And 3, why the church should emphasize prophecy when it comes together.
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