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  • How Do We Live Out This Salvation? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 11, 2023
     | 1,474 views

    Paul now shifts to a major misunderstanding about grace and explains what living out this salvation should look like.

    A LOOPHOLE? Can we just keep sinning and use grace as an excuse? - Romans 6:1-2. a. Grace is the means by which salvation comes to us, but grace is easily misunderstood. - v. 1. - We closed out with grace last week. It’s the reality that we cannot earn our salvation but we receive it as a free ...read more

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

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 22, 2025
     | 709 views

    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

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

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 29, 2025
     | 545 views

    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

  • When We Think God Has Failed Us Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 6, 2025
     | 808 views

    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

  • What Can I Expect From Christ As My Shepherd? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 19, 2025
     | 638 views

    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

  • When God Is Not Doing It For Us Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2025
     | 504 views

    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

  • When Things Look Hopeless Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 26, 2025
     | 1,199 views

    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

  • 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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     | 969 views

    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

  • God’s Response When The Prophets Start Lying Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 27, 2024
     | 657 views

    This chapter is rich in details of what false prophets look like, what the practical consequences of false prophecy are, and how God will respond to false prophets.

    - [This is more of a Wednesday evening study. Lots of points.] WHAT MANY PRESUME: If the religious leaders are saying it, it must be from God. WHAT DOES THEIR FALSE PROPHECY LOOK LIKE? 1. It’s out of their imagination. - Ezekiel 13:2, 17-18. 2. They follow their own spirit. - Ezekiel ...read more

  • Two Steps To Trouble Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 4, 2024
     | 904 views

    An interesting "two step" phrase is repeated three times in this passage. It gives us insight into how what we believe in our heart creates hurdles in real life.

    TWO STEPS TO TROUBLE: 1. AN IDOL IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR GOD THAT WE PUT ON OUR HEART'S THRONE. - Ezekiel 14:3, 4, 7. - The triple repeat is interesting and significant. - An idol is the start of the problem. It’s a substitute God. - Let’s look at three examples. We’ll start with this step ...read more

  • When Do We Take Pleasure In The Death Of The Wicked? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 21, 2024
     | 505 views

    A look at the ways we have allowed the culture war to make us hate those God called us to love as well as put secondary things first.

    - [Maybe put this made-up passage up on the screen or in the sermon outline.] - Imagine that there is a Romans 17. (I’m not going heretical here - this is just a thought experiment with a point.) Imagine that at the end of Paul’s letter he shared some additional advice. - Let’s say that Romans 17 ...read more

  • When We Ignore The "signs" Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 24, 2024
     | 986 views

    This verse points out that the Sabbath was intended to be a sign but that Israel wasn't actually obeying it. What are some ways we do similar things today?

    GIVE ME A SIGN: God says here that the Sabbath was intended as a sign. - Ezekiel 20:10-12. - These verses tell us that God brought Israel out of Egypt. He gave them the Mosaic Law as a path toward life and peace. And one of the signs He gave them was the Sabbath. - What exactly does it mean that ...read more

  • When Man Tried To Become Like God Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,291 views

    In this sermon series we are comparing the early chapters of Genesis with the late chapters in John. In this sermon, we explore how the Fall happened because man wanted to become like God and salvation happened because God was willing to become a man.

    THE TEMPTION IN THE FALL: Satan told Adam and Eve that they could become like God. - Genesis 3:5. SIDE NOTE: This was also the issue in Satan’s fall. - Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:11-19; 1 Timothy 3:6. - His pride and desire to lift himself up. - Look up Isaiah 14:12-14. THE GREAT REVERSAL: ...read more

  • What Do I Do With My Shame? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 8, 2024
     | 1,293 views

    This sermon looks at the connection between the "garment" that God used to cover Adam and Eve's sin and the "garment" that was gambled for at Jesus' crucifixion.

    AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: What do I do with my shame? - We’ve all done things we are not proud of. We have all sinned. How do we deal with the shame that comes from that? - It’s an ancient problem that has troubled people since pretty much the beginning of time. - This morning I want to again look at ...read more

  • A Job Description For God’s Messenger Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 11, 2024
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     | 1,631 views

    Some truths about some of the challenging aspects of trying to be a messenger for God.

    A Job Description for God’s Messengers: - I’m going to keep this broad and include all of us who are called to share the good news of Christ. There would also be an avenue for preaching this sermon as the call of a preacher but I think the truths here are good for us in general. 1. We speak what ...read more