363 episodes
Grace Lutheran Church Columbus, Indiana Pastor John W Armstrong
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- Religion & Spirituality
Christ-centered worship, proclaiming the Gospel, and nurturing all into God's family.
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A new origin (John 2:23-3:22) -- Rev. John W. Armstrong
Sermon notes:
A new origin (John 2:23-3:22)
I. Unbelievable believers (2:23-3:6bff. Luke 8:13-14).
A. To call Jesus “a teacher” is to assume that all we need is ____________________ (v.2).
B. If the believer’s faith in Jesus does not graduate from teacher to __________________, there has been no birth from above. There is not yet adequate faith.
C. Life with God requires more than improvement. It requires __________________ (vv.3-8).
II. God at work.
A. We must be “born of water and Spirit” (i.e. __________________; vv.5,22).
1. Scripture repeatedly connects the work of the Holy Spirit with water (Genesis 1:2; Ezekiel 36:25-27; Matthew 3:16; Acts 2:38; 11:44-47; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Titus 3:5).
2. The “_______________” of the new birth remains a mystery (vv.7-9).
B. We receive not only new birth but a new _____________________, and this is something we manifestly cannot give ourselves (v.3 “born again/from above”; v.6b).
1. “I have given them Your Word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world” (John 17:14).
2. “But our ___________________________ is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20).
C. We do “what is true” (v.21).
1. We acknowledge the centrality of _______________________ (vv.13-17).
2. “To do truth is to confess one’s sins and to receive forgiveness” (St. Augustine; 1 John 1:9; 1 Corinthians 2:16b).
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Sunday 05-12-24 -- Rev. Edgar Keinath
Sunday 05-12-24 -- Rev. Edgar Keinath
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Love makes all things easy (John 15:9-17) -- Rev. John W. Armstrong
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Love makes all things easy (John 15:9-17)
The Definition of love: ________________________ (1 John 4:16).
Sin is a turning ____________________ on oneself (St. Augustine; Martin Luther).
Love is a turning ____________________ toward others (1 Corinthians 13:4-9).
The Source of love: ________________________ (v.9; 1 John 4:19).
The Mediator of love: ________________________ (v.9).
The nature of love: ____________________________________________ (v.10; Matthew 22:34-39; Romans 13:10).
The result of love: ________________________ and __________________________ (v.11; 1 Peter 4:8).
The revelation of love: ______________________________ (v.13; John 3:16).
The implication of love: ________________________ (v.16a).
The goal of love: _____________________________________________ (v.16b).
The ease of love (Matthew 11:28-30; 1 John 3:5).
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The Master Gardener (John 15:1-8) -- Rev. John W. Armstrong
Sermon notes:
The Master Gardener (John 15:1-8)
I. Jesus is the true Vine (as opposed to __________________ Israel) (v.1; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 2:21, etc.).
II. Our Father (Vinedresser) does two things to produce fruit:
A. He _____________________ fruitless branches (vv.2a,6).
1. Jesus arouses our anxiety.
2. His goal is our ___________________.
B. He _______________ fruitful branches (v.2b).
1. We’ve been ________________ into the Vine (Romans 6:3-5; 11:17).
2. Pruning involves both ____________ and ____________ (vv.2b,3,5,7-8).
III. To _____________________ in Christ guarantees:
A. fruitfulness (vv.4-5);
B. effective prayer (v.7).
IV. The true Vine’s gracious invitation: “_____________________” (vv.4-7)!
A. Don’t go wild!
B. Only _________________ can branches live (v.6)!