Sermon Central
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Basic Foundations
Contributed by Alan Mccann on Apr 14, 2008 (message contributor)
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1. Made In The Image Of God
Contributed on Apr 14, 2008
How being made in the image of God is foundational to our self-image and that it is primarily relational
Made in God’s Image Genesis 1.26-28 Why is it that we swat flies without a second thought and yet if we knocked down a pedestrian we would not be able to sleep? What is it about human life that makes it so valuable or precious? Why do doctors, midwives etc fight to save the life of a child? ...read more
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2. Facing The Broken Image
Contributed on Apr 14, 2008
How the image of God is marred by the Fall
FACING THE BROKEN IMAGE Genesis 3.1-11 What do you see when you look in the mirror? One of the most remarkable things about people is how little insight they have to themselves. We are often able to see flaws in other people that we are blind to in ourselves. We are often able to have ...read more
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3. Wounds That Heal
Contributed on Apr 14, 2008
the Suffering Servant of Isaiah is God’s salvation plan and provision
WOUNDS THAT HEAL Isaiah 52.13-53.12 ‘Wounds that Heal’ – may seem a very strange title to a sermon. It may not even seem to make sense to you. How could a wound bring healing? Psalm tells us that the words of a friend may wound but they may also bring healing. This morning it is not the ...read more
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4. Forgiving Others
Contributed on May 6, 2008
What is forgiveness and what it is not?
FORGIVING OTHERS – COLOSSIANS 3.13 Read Colossians 3.13 – this is my text today. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, there is a lady called Miss Havisham. If you have read the book, or more likely seen it dramatised television, you will know that she spends her days in darkened rooms ...read more