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    Do I Want God To Forgive Me As I Forgive Others? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 20, 2025
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    Jesus puts forward challenging words in the second half of v. 12 - calling us to ask for forgiveness in the same way we have forgiven others. Verses 14-15 emphasize the expectation from God that we will forgive others as part of having been forgiven by Him. What happens when we live this out?

    DOES THIS SCARE ME? Do I want God to forgive me as I forgive others? - Matthew 6:12b, 14-15. - I said last week as we unpacked the first half of v. 12 that we often don’t put a lot of thought into what that actually means. In that case it had to do with making confession of our sins a regular ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Ask God For Forgiveness As A Christian Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 13, 2025
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    Practical insight on asking God to forgive our sins as we walk daily with Christ.

    NOT JUST WHEN WE'RE SAVED: Asking for forgiveness is supposed to be a regular part of my walk of faith. - Matthew 6:12a. - Let me start by saying that we are going to handle v. 12 in two parts. This week we will look at the first half of the verse; next week the second half. I am doing this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can I Count On God For My Practical Needs? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 6, 2025
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    Some practical encouragement on how to see God provide for our "daily bread" needs.

    ON MY OWN? Many Christians don’t count on God to come through but live as though they are on their own. - Matthew 6:11. - Most of us as Christians live as though it is up to us to provide for our lives, without any thought of divine help. - This is proven in a few different ways: a. Our paltry ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are We Praying For God’s Will If It Always Happens Anyway? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 29, 2025
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    Many presume that everything that happens is God's will. That's not true. What does it look like to pray that God's will would start to be done here on earth as it is done in heaven?

    WHY PRAY THIS? This is a prayer because it isn’t happening much now. - Matthew 6:10. - So in this fourth part of the sermon, Jesus calls us to pray for God’s will to be done. - But, wait, isn’t that already happening all the time? We hear people constantly speak that whatever happened was God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does It Mean That Jesus’ Kingdom Is On Its Way? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 23, 2025
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    This sermon focuses on "Your Kingdom come" in the Lord's Prayer. What does it mean to pray for that to come about?

    “YOUR KINGDOM COME": Jesus is inaugurating a kingdom. - Matthew 6:10. - So there is an important and underused word here in this part of the Lord’s Prayer: kingdom. - Let’s set the stage as we have in previous sermons. This is the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus is teaching us how to pray. He is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can I Make God’s Name More Hallowed? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 23, 2025
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    A look at "hallowed be Your name" and what it means to make that a part of our prayer life.

    NOT AS IT SHOULD BE: God’s name is not hallowed in this world as it should be. - Matthew 6:9. - “Hallowed” is not a word that we use a lot, so it’s probably worth taking a second to define it. - The definition of the Greek word for “hallowed” is “to separate from profane things and dedicate to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Solid Starting Point For Effective Prayer Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 9, 2025
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    The beginning of the Lord's Prayer is the words "Our Father in heaven." This starts our prayer with the fact that we are asking for help. How does this phrase encourage us in that direction?

    - A couple opening points for the sermon series as a whole. - First, the Lord’s Prayer is a good antidote to our limited prayer life. - Many of us have prayer lives that are largely limited to asking for stuff, whether it’s for ourselves or for others. Now, that's a good thing to do, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Not Done With Israel Yet Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 19, 2025
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    This passage gives us insights into one key scene where we find that God isn't done with Israel yet.

    - It’s easy to read this passage vaguely. There are some nice phrases in there that you could use as pegs to hang a sermon on. One obvious one is the glory of God returning - it would be easy to write an inspiring sermon off that idea. - But there is another way to preach this passage and that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does It Mean That The Holy Spirit Has Been "poured Out"? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 10, 2025
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    God promised that He will "pour out" His Spirit upon the house of Israel. It's a rich and evocative phrase. What does that mean for Christians today?

    A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM: Today in America we often see a powerless Christianity. - We see a church in America that is by many measures in decline. - The numbers attending have been decreasing for many years. - We have many churches that are closing and many more that are on life support. - The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Things Look Hopeless Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 26, 2025
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    We frequently look in other directions to try to see spiritual transformation for our churches. Our only hope is a move of the Spirit, who can bring the dead to life.

    DRY BONES: There are moments that seem hopeless. - Ezekiel 37:1-3a. - The immediate context here is the life of Israel. Things had become hopeless for them. - Their disobedience had led them to a place of despair and defeat. As they looked at their ability to stand up to their enemies, the army ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When God Is Not Doing It For Us Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2025
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    God tells Israel that He is not doing this for their sakes but for the sake of His name. What can we learn from that?

    THE PROBLEM: God’s name is being profaned among the nations because of God’s people. - Ezekiel 36:22 (“My holy name, which you have profaned among nations”), 23 (“My great name, which has been profaned among the nations”). - The Hebrew word for “profane” here can also mean “defile, pollute, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Can I Expect From Christ As My Shepherd? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 19, 2025
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    The abject failure of the shepherds of Israel point to a Good Shepherd who will actually care for Israel.

    SCATTERED: God has concern for the weak sheep. - Ezekiel 34:4-6. - Matthew 9:36. - Let’s start with the accusation that God is bringing against the shepherds of Ezekiel’s day. - Just so we’re all on the same page: we obviously are not talking about literal shepherds. Rather, we are talking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When We Think God Has Failed Us Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 6, 2025
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    Israel loves what Ezekiel has to say, but they don't obey His teaching. What does God have to say about that?

    WHY DID GOD FAIL US? Israel was shocked that God had let them down. - Ezekiel 33:21-24. - This passage as a whole is God giving an explanation to Israel of what’s going on because they are nowhere near an accurate understanding of the situation. - Verse 21 opens the passage with the reality of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does It Mean That God Has Given Us An "inheritance"?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 29, 2025
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    It's an odd phrase: we have been given an "inheritance" in Christ? What does that mean? It's not like God is going to die! The phrase doesn't actually point us toward death but toward the Exodus. What can we learn from that reference?

    WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES THAT MEAN? What does Paul mean when he speaks of us having an “inheritance” in the Lord? - Ephesians 1:14; Colossians 1:12; Colossians 3:24. - This is a phrase that has bothered me for a long time and I didn’t really have a great answer to it. There are a few places in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When We Decide Evangelism Isn’t For Us To Do Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 22, 2025
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    This is a passage about a watchman. The analogy fits with our responsibility today to share the Good News. Unfortunately, that's a responsibility we often neglect.

    OPTIONAL? Many Christians do not see evangelism as a responsibility. - Ezekiel 33:1-11; Matthew 28:16-20. - [Unpack the responsibility to share but not the “blood on our hands” part.] - Unpack the passage and the responsibility that is put on the watchman. Explain the watchman analogy in that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist