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Dare To Be Different
Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 11, 2019 (message contributor)
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1. Dare To Be Strange And Live Differently
Contributed on Jan 11, 2019
As servants of God we are called to be different, this sermon encourages you to dare to be strange and live differently!
Do you ever feel like you don’t quite fit in with the people around you? Do your values and lifestyle seem to be a little different from the people at work, your neighbours, or even your own family? Our preaching theme for this year is Dare to be Different and it is a theme that will cause each of ...read more
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2. Dare To Stand Firm
Contributed on Jan 17, 2019
If you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you know that God has called you to be different in your attitudes and your actions. I want to encourage you to Dare to stand firm in your attitudes and actions.
Our preaching theme for this year is Dare to be Different and it is a theme that will cause each of us to examine ourselves. This evening I want to I want to encourage you to Dare to stand firm in your attitudes and actions. If you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you know that God has called ...read more
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3. Dare To Fix Your Focus On God
Contributed on Feb 9, 2019
God has told us we need to be different. If we truly want to follow God in the way He wants us to follow Him, then we must be different in the way we speak, the way we think and the way we act from many people in the world today.
Our preaching theme for this year is Dare to be Different and it is a theme that will cause each of us to examine ourselves. God has told us we need to be different. If we truly want to follow God in the way He wants us to follow Him, then we must be different in the way we speak, the way we ...read more
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4. Dare To Focus On The Promises Of God
Contributed on Mar 3, 2019
What it means to have a different focus, a different attitude, a different perspective.
Our preaching theme this year is Dare to be Different, God has told us if we truly want to follow Him, His plans, His purposes, His will, then we must be different, different in the way we speak, the way we think and the way we act from many people in the world today. This month we have been ...read more
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5. Dare To Live As A Chosen Child Of God
Contributed on Mar 14, 2019
If you are in Christ, if you have repented and accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour then the Bible is clear about who you are. You are a Chosen Child of God. As children of God, we must dare to be different in our words, our deeds and our actions.
We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our focus is different family. Its been a while but I want to start with a couple of questions: Do you know who you are? Do others know who you are? Maybe the questions seems a little odd... I mean each of us knows who we are don’t ...read more
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6. Different Freedom, Different Father And Different Faith
Contributed on Mar 21, 2019
If you are in Christ, if you have repented and accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour then the Bible says you are a child of God. Your relationship with God has been restored, you are reconciled to our Heavenly Father.
Do you want other people to like you? I think the answer for all of us is yes. In our heart, we all have a desire to be approved – to be liked. Often we allow our sense of self-esteem to be based on the opinions others have of us. Why is it that we so often feel or think badly about ourselves? Is ...read more
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7. Different Faith: Indications Of A Faithful Follower
Contributed on Apr 8, 2019
This sermon focuses on three indicators that show evidence of progression in our level of faith and walk with our Lord.
We continue in our series, dare to be different, and this month across our group of churches our focus is different faith. Our faith is based on one simple truth: Jesus Christ died to save us from our sins. When we repent and place our trust in Jesus as Lord and Saviour we are saved by the Grace ...read more
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8. Easter - The Journey To The Cross
Contributed on Apr 19, 2019
A journey back through time nearly 2000 years to what some people call Holy Week or Passion Week. The days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, days packed with real historical events of meaning and power.
This morning I want to take us on a journey back through time nearly 2000 years to what some people call Holy Week or Passion Week. The days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, days packed with real historical events of meaning and power. We are going to briefly consider what happened on ...read more
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9. Four Features Of Faith
Contributed on May 7, 2019
Examining four features of faith found in the confession of the thief on the cross next to Jesus.
We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our focus is on Different Features. I want us to consider together Four Features Of Faith: 1. Confession of faith 2. Confession of sin 3. Confession of Christ 4. Confession of salvation Most of us know the account of the crucifixion ...read more
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10. The Forgotten Feature Of Faith: Repentance
Contributed on May 20, 2019
There seems to be a forgotten word in our modern Christian vocabulary, a word that describes a feature that should still be visible and active in our lives today as followers of Jesus. What is the forgotten feature, what is the forgotten word? The word is Repentance.
The forgotten feature of faith: Repentance We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our focus has been on Different Features, Different Characteristics. Tonight I want us to consider together the forgotten feature of faith. There seems to be a forgotten word in our modern ...read more
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11. Pentecost: Different Future
Contributed on Jun 17, 2019
We continue in our series ‘Dare to be Different’ and our focus this month is on ‘Different future’. Pentecost Sunday is a day of celebration, a day when we remember how the Holy Spirit came and transformed the lives and the future of the first disciples.
We continue in our series ‘Dare to be Different’ and our focus this month is on ‘Different future’. Today is Pentecost Sunday, it is a day of celebration, a day when we remember how the Holy Spirit came and transformed the lives and the future of the first disciples. In many ways, Pentecost is ...read more
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12. You Are A Child Of God
Contributed on Jun 17, 2019
Biologically all of us have an earthly father. Spiritually we have a heavenly Father.
It’s Fathers day, and tonight I want to simply remind you that you are a child of God. We are all children no matter how old we are. You and I, in a sense, will always be a child. Biologically all of us have an earthly father. Spiritually we have a heavenly Father. You and I did not just ...read more
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13. Different Friendship: Church The People Of God (All-Age Service)
Contributed on Sep 6, 2019
Matthew 18:20 says, “For where two or three gather together as my followers, [Greek: gather together in my name.] I am there among them.”
We continue with our series Dare to be Different and this month our theme has been different friendship. This morning I want us to consider together Different Friendship: Church the people of God. Matthew 18:20 says, “For where two or three gather together as my followers, [Greek: gather ...read more
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14. Commanded To Function
Contributed on Sep 6, 2019
The function that God has commanded all of us to have in Leviticus 11:45 God commands, “you must be holy because I am holy”.
We continue in our series dare to be different and this month our theme is different function. The word Function is a Noun and it means an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing. So for this all-age service what I want us to think about is the function that God has ...read more
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15. The Apostle John's Journey With God
Contributed on Sep 16, 2019
We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our theme is Different Footpath.
We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our theme is Different Footpath. In our lives, there are many different types of journey we can choose to take. We can go on a journey to visit family, to go to work, to go on holiday, to go shopping, to go to church. We can journey ...read more
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16. Endurance On Our Journey
Contributed on Sep 23, 2019
Our journey with God will not always be as easy as simple as we would like it to be. We must endure the journey in God's strength.
20190929ASHAMH&W Endurance on our journey As we continue in our series, Dare to be Different, our focus this month has been "different footpath". We have considered the journey we are on with God and the fact that God is always with us as we journey through life. This morning I ...read more
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17. God Is Our Fortress
Contributed on Oct 23, 2019
As Christians our fortification is not found in anything we could construct ourselves, our fortification is a spiritual fortification in God.
We continue in our theme Dare to be Different and our focus this month is Different Fortification. The dictionary defines fortification as a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. For us, as Christians, our fortification is not found in anything we could ...read more
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18. Christ Is Our Cornerstone
Contributed on Nov 11, 2019
Consider the truth that Christ is our Cornerstone.
Christ is our cornerstone We continue in our theme Dare to be different and this month we have been looking at Different Foundations. This morning I want us to consider together the truth that Christ is our Cornerstone. Listen to the words of the first verse of the song in Christ alone: In ...read more
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19. In Christ There Is True Freedom
Contributed on Nov 21, 2019
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians wrote: “it is for freedom that Christ has set us free”. These words, written by Paul to first-century followers of Jesus are an important truth that is still relevant to us today in the 21st Century.
In Christ, there is true freedom This month in our series Dare to be different we have been considering Different Freedom. This evening I want us to consider the truth that in Christ there is true freedom. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians wrote: “it is for ...read more
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20. Advent - The Fulfilment Of Prophecy
Contributed on Dec 9, 2019
From Genesis to Malachi, there are over 300 specific prophecies detailing the coming of this anointed one. Advent helps us to remember and celebrate the amazing truth of John 3:16-17.
Advent - The Fulfilment of Prophecy Today is the second Sunday of Advent, the word Advent comes from the Latin verb ‘venio’ - to come - and ‘advenio’ - to come towards. Advent helps us to remember and celebrate the amazing truth of John 3:16-17, “This is how God loved the world: He gave His one ...read more
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21. Fulfilment In Christ
Contributed on Dec 12, 2019
Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant & established The New Covenant.
20191215ASHPM Fulfilment in Christ We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our focus is on Different Fulfilment. Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant & established The New Covenant. Jesus was the promised Messiah, and during this season of Advent, we remember and celebrate ...read more