Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times

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    The Greatest Of Loves Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
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    Continuing Matthew on Mother's Day, text about the Great Commandment

    Background to passage: to lay the context again, this is Jesus’s last week of his life. He has come into Jerusalem on a donkey to much fanfare and celebration that would be due the messiah. He has also cleansed the temple in rather dramatic fashion. He has be questioned about his authority, about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering + Joy + Poverty = Wealth

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
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    Sermon about giving based on the example of the Macedonians

    Background to passage: this is the beginning of a section composed of two chapters that deal heavily with giving. The two things we have to know is that the offering was supposed to go to the church in Jerusalem for relief from poverty, persecution, and famine; also that many Mediterranean churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mic Drop Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
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    Final clash in the debates between Jesus and the religious establishment. Who is the Messiah?

    Background to passage: This is final exchange in the volley between Jesus and the religious leaders since he entered Jerusalem as a king on a donkey a few days earlier. Jesus will give a couple of long sets of teaching (chapters 23-25) before the events directly leading to his death commence. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seven Husbands In Heaven? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
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    The Sadducees question Jesus about resurrection

    Background to passage: Jesus has been attacked about the basis of his authority, about his position on paying taxes to Caesar, and now a theological question about life after death. These questions and accusations have been launched from the elders and chief priests, disciples of the Pharisees and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Catch-22 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
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    You can never trap Jesus

    Background to passage: Continued confrontation during Holy Week, probably on Tuesday. This time it was the disciples of the Pharisees and the Herodians sent to trap him. Just a couple of off the top notes before we talk about God’s stuff and man’s stuff Hollow flattery doesn’t get you anywhere with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Save The Date Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    This morning we will see how God deals with three kinds of responses to the offer of salvation.

    Background to passage, Matthew 22:1-14: the third parable in a trilogy of direct assaults in his two-day confrontation with the religious leaders of Jerusalem at the beginning of the last week of his life. Opening illustration: I get official invitations to events at UT with the College of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "i Call It Like I See It" --Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    Today we must see that even those entrusted with the Kingdom can lose their focus and fail to produce the fruit in the Master’s Vineyard.

    Background to passage, Matthew 21:33-45: Remember this is the last week of Jesus’s life (and with conversations like this, it’s not surprising). Do know that everything happened just as God foreordained from before the foundation of the world. Jesus has been challenging the Jewish leaders from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Corrupt And Despised In Heaven

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    Today we are reminded of the eternal importance of your words matching up with you deeds, especially as it relates to internal realities.

    Background to passage, Matthew 21:28-32: after the confrontation about Jesus’s authority and John the Baptist, Jesus tells a series of three parables. They have a common thread, the failure, indictment, and judgement of the Jewish leaders. This is the first - The Two Sons. Opening illustration: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Qq & Aa Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    This morning we are going to see some truths that get to the heart of the religious establishment’s problem with Jesus: his authority.

    Background to passage, Matthew 21:23-27: Last week of Jesus’s life. Follows Sunday’s prophetical and demonstrative entrance into Jerusalem, Monday/Tuesday’s indictment of the temple practices, the living parable of the cursing of the fig tree, and now he is teaching in the temple on Tuesday ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrath Upon A Fig Tree Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    This morning we will look at a living parable with two meanings for us.

    Background to passage, Matthew 21:18-19: Last week of Jesus’s life. Major confrontation with the religious establishment. Two demonstrations of his messiahship publicly, and now one with the disciples even more pointed than the first two. With this prophetic parable, Jesus completes his claim as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Makes Jesus Angry? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    Main thought: we will look at the things that brought Jesus to a righteous anger and another demonstration of his messiahship.

    Background to passage, Matthew 21:12-17: The day following the triumphal entry. Passover. Last week of his life. Began to open the can on Sunday. Full on charge today against the establishment. He said early in his ministry that he was Lord of the Sabbath, take he says he is Lord of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Deliberately Staged Demonstration Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025
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    Main thought: This morning we will look at the set up for a confrontation between Jesus and the rulers and authorities, as well as the Jewish concept of a Messiah who would bring deliverance from Roman oppression.

    Background to passage, Matthew 21:1-11: Jesus has been moving toward Jerusalem for some time now. He has come down from Galilee on his final approach. From Jericho (their last stop), it would have been a 6-8 hr walk uphill covering 15 miles and over 3000’ of elevation. He had predicted his death ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wolves And Lions Going Vegan

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024
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    I want God to expand our minds on what the New Earth will be like as in union with Christ the new heaven and earth become one.

    Background to passage: Closing two chapters of Isaiah, an end for the book which reflects the biblical timeline itself. From 39 on, the testimony of the coming messiah is much clearer, and it is mingled with justice and mercy. Finally, now toward the end of the book, but like Revelation, we get to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Life In Heaven

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024
     | 586 views

    what will our lives be like in heaven

    Background to passage: Rev 4-5 are chapters of praise to God and Jesus respectively that culminate with angels, living creatures, saints, and elders praising the Lord for redemption because he is the lamb that was slain before the foundations of the world. He was also is proclaimed as the only one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Heavens And Two Earths?

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024
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    This morning I want to cover three misconceptions and three foundations for our study, then a final comparison

    Background to passage: Beginning our new summer series on Heaven. Some of the material will be based on Randy Alcorn’s study called Heaven if you are interested in further reading. One of his opening hypotheses is that the subject of heaven is rarely and only casually dealt with in church life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist