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A Christ-Centered Life
Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 19, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. Christ-Centered Life Sermon I: Replacing Anguish With Joy And Peace
Contributed on Aug 19, 2020
A Christian whose character reflects the person of Jesus Christ is destined to live in joy and peace of the contagious kind.
CHRIST AT THE CENTER OF OUR LIVES OVERCOMES ANGUISH WITH JOY AND PEACE Thank the Lord for good and gracious folks whose paths have crossed yours and mine – in my case, during sixty-five years of ministry and marriage! For you, as it was for me and ...read more
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2. Christ-Centered Life Sermon Ii: Acquiring Contentment As We Grow Older
Contributed on Aug 19, 2020
Seemingly unbearable situations may cause Christians to pause and wonder why, but mature Christians have learned to be content by trusting in the Lord in and through it all.
TO FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY IS TO ACQUIRE CONTENTMENT AS WE GROW OLDER In a third world country, a Jewish man complained to his rabbi: “Life is unbearable for me and my family. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?” The rabbi thought for a ...read more
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3. Christ-Centered Life Sermon Iii: Attaining God's Goal Of Godliness
Contributed on Aug 19, 2020
As we mature in our walk with the Lord, we learn that contentment depends not on material possessions but on the extent to which Christ as Lord possesses us.
WE GAIN GOD’S GIFT OF CONTENTMENT WHEN WE ATTAIN GOD’S GOAL OF GODLINESS Football players know that: the object of the game is to win by outscoring the opponent within a specified time frame . . . to score is to gain yardage one segment at a time until the Big Goal is ...read more
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4. Christ-Centered Life Sermon Iv: Enjoying God's Gift Of Rest
Contributed on Aug 19, 2020
When it seems that the whole world is coming apart at the seams, mature Christians remain calm because they have learned to rest assured that the Lord in whom they trust is in control of their destiny.
TO ATTAIN GODLINESS IS TO GAIN CONTENTMENT IS TO ENJOY GOD’S GIFT OF REST Our focus today is on one of those values that many Christians may have lost sight of - rest! To rest is as Christlike as any other value taught in the Bible. Jesus extends to everyone His ...read more
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5. Christ-Centered Life Sermon V: Slowing Down And Simply Living To Please God
Contributed on Aug 19, 2020
In our everyday lives, when it seems like everybody is in a hurry to get somewhere fast, mature Christians have learned the joy of slowing down to enjoy life by simply living to please God.
SLOW ME DOWN, LORD, THAT I MAY SIMPLY LIVE TO PLEASE YOU When our grand-daughter was four, we took her to the airport to see the planes and to ride the very fast underground Plane Train. Sitting at the very front of the lead car of the train, looking through ...read more