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Sermon #9: When God Doesn’t Make Sense to Us
Pastor Jay Childs | Habakkuk
A Perplexed Prophet (Chapter 1)
A Pondering Prophet (Chapter 2)
A Peaceful Prophet (Chapter 3)
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KNOWING GOD
Sermon #9: When God Doesn’t Make Sense to Us
Pastor Jay Childs | Habakkuk
A Perplexed Prophet (Chapter 1)
A Pondering Prophet (Chapter 2)
A Peaceful Prophet (Chapter 3)
Fashioned for Work: Image Bearers of the Almighty
Guest Speaker, Pastor Don Erickson
Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27, Ephesians 2:10, John 6:38)
We were fashioned in God’s image to work. (Gen. 1:26-27)
We are refashioned in Christ’s likeness to work. (Eph. 2:10)
We are image bearers, reflecting God in our work. (John 6:38)
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Sermon #8: Trusting God When Life Falls Apart
Pastor Jay Childs (The Book of Job)
Even the righteous suffer.
God ordains suffering for His own good reasons.
God controls the extent of our suffering.
Our response is the critical factor.
God is large and in charge.
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Sermon #7: God’s Sovereignty in Salvation
Pastor Jay Childs (Romans 9:6-21)
The Context (vs 6-13)
The Complaint (vs 14)
The Comback (vs 15-21)
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Sermon #6: The Faithful Love of God
Pastor Jay Childs (Hosea)
A very strange command. (Hosea 1-3)
The point of the command (Hosea 4-14)
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Sermon #5: The Wrath of God
Pastor Jay Childs (Romans 1:18-32, 5:8-11)
The revelation of God’s wrath. (1:18)
The reasons for God’s wrath. (1:19-32)
The deliverance from God’s wrath. (5:8-11)
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Sermon #4: God the Creator
Pastor Jay Childs (Genesis 1)
God is self-existent.
God is almighty.
God created humans to reflect Himself.
God is mysterious but knowable.
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Sermon #3: God the Lawgiver
Pastor Jay Childs (Exodus 19 and 20)
The Law Teaches Us About God.
The Law Teaches Us About Ourselves.
The Law Points to the Gospel.
The Law Shows God’s People How to Thrive.
The Offense of the Cross
Pastor Jay Childs (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
Viewing the Cross as Foolish (vs 18-23)
Viewing the Cross as Precious (vs 24-25)
Finding Contentment in Christ
Pastor Cal Hiebert (Psalm 131)
Contentment Requires Humility (vs 1a)
Contentment Requires Simplicity (v 1b)
Contentment Requires Peacefulness (vs 2)
Contentment Requires Hope (vs 3)