Part 2 - Pretending & Performing

Each of us tends to “shrink the cross,” which is to say that something is lacking in our understanding, appreciation, or application of Jesus’ sacrifice for our sin. This manifests itself in two main ways: pretending and performing. Pretending minimizes sin by making ourselves out to be something we are not. Performing minimizes God’s holiness by reducing his standard to something we can meet, thereby meriting his favor. Both are rooted in an inadequate view of God’s holiness and our identity.

Part 2 - Pretending & Performing
John Murphy

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Part 1 - The Gospel Grid

If the gospel is constantly “bearing fruit and growing” (Col. 1:6), then everything has to do with the gospel—God, humanity, salvation, worship, relationships, shopping, recreation, work, personality...everything! The objective of this first part of the series  is to establish a framework for talking about the gospel. This framework will get worked out in greater detail over the next two weeks, so this lesson is designed to help us understand the concepts and begin exploring how they relate to actual life.

Part 1 - The Gospel Grid
John Murphy

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Jesus and a Community of Pursuit

In John 4 we see Jesus have an unlikely interaction with a woman at a well. Jesus pursues this woman with intentionality, with compassion and with the truth and it changes everything for this woman and an entire town. How does his pursuit of us motivate our pursuit of one another?

Jesus and a Community of Pursuit
John Murphy

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Responding Generously to the Grace of Jesus

What does the Bible have to say about generosity with our finances? What is tithe, and do we have to do it? This week we looked at what the Bible says about money and how we respond to the grace of Jesus as God’s people.

Responding Generously to the Grace of Jesus
John Murphy

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Pt. 14 - God Dwells - Exodus 40

We come now to the end of Exodus and see God’s promise to dwell with his people fulfilled as he fills the tabernacle...and all of this points us to a greater Exodus and to a time where God will dwell with his people in an even more unique and profound way.

Pt. 14 - God Dwells - Exodus 40
John Murphy

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Pt. 13 - We Run - Exodus 32

Just like the Israelites, we run. We fall into the same pattern of behavior that humans have been falling into since our first father and mother fell into sin in the garden. Our hearts are idol-factories that make things far worse than the Israelites’ golden calf. What we need is our sin atoned for, and only Jesus can fully cover our failings.

Pt. 13 - We Run - Exodus 32
Jacob Warren

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Pt. 12 - God Speaks - Exodus 19-20

In Exodus 19 & 20, we see God giving the law from Mt. Sinai. This leads us to ask the question, "What is the purpose of the law for us?".

Pt. 12 - God Speaks - Exodus 19-20
John Murphy

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Pt. 11 - God Provides - Exodus 16-18

For Easter Sunday we looked at Exodus 16-17 together and saw how God’s provision for the Israelites points forward to his ultimate provision in Jesus.

Pt. 11 - God Provides - Exodus 16-18
John Murphy

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Pt. 10 - We Forget - Exodus 15:22-27

In Exodus 15:22-27, we are quickly reminded that it doesn’t take long to forget all the blessings that God has poured out on his people - both on the Israelites and us today. We forget, and are going to continue to forget, yet Jesus still says, “I paid for that.” 

Pt. 10 - We Forget - Exodus 15:22-27
Stewart Scott

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Pt. 9 - Worship: Right Response - Exodus 15:1-21

Exodus 15:1-21 is mostly a song sung by God’s people about who he is, what he has done, and what he promises to do. This is the first recorded song in the Bible, and it sets an incredible example for how we should respond to God: by singing. We, like the people of God, should sing in response to the salvation that Jesus has accomplished for us.

Pt. 9 - Worship: Right Response - Exodus 15:1-21
Jacob Warren

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Pt. 8 - God Delivers - Exodus 14

In Exodus 14 we see God deliver the people of Israel by parting the Red Sea and see that this deliverance points beyond itself to a different and better deliverance.

Pt. 8 - God Delivers - Exodus 14
John Murphy

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Pt. 7 - God Saves - Exodus 12-13

In Exodus 12-13 we see God bring the final plague, the death of the firstborn, and also see how God saves: through a substitute sacrificed in our place.

Pt. 7 - God Saves - Exodus 12-13
John Murphy

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Pt. 6 - God Moves - Exodus 7-11

In this text from Exodus 7-11, we see that God moves to set his people free that we and others might know that he is the Lord.

Pt. 6 - God Moves - Exodus 7-11
John Murphy

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Pt. 5 - God Promises - Exodus 5-6

In this sermon Pastor Stewart speaks on Exodus 5 & 6 and shares that even when we doubt, God still fulfills his promises.

Pt. 5 - God Promises - Exodus 5-6
Stewart Scott

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Pt. 4 - God Hears - Exodus 3-4

In this text from Exodus 3-4, we see that God hears us and responds by telling us who he is, what he’s done, and sending us to tell others about who he is and what he’s done.

Pt. 4 - God Hears - Exodus 3-4
John Murphy

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Pt. 3 - We Are Enslaved - Exodus 1-2

In this sermon from Exodus 1-2 we see that, like the people of Israel we all either currently are or at one time were enslaved. But God doesn’t leave us there. He brings redemption.

Pt. 3 - We Are Enslaved - Exodus 1-2
John Murphy

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Pt. 2 - Their Story is Our Story - An Overview of Exodus

In this sermon, we see an overview of Exodus and the major themes we’ll see as we study the book together.

Their Story is Our Story - An Overview of Exodus
John Murphy

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Pt. 1 - Before Exodus... Genesis 1-50

In this sermon, John Murphy gives an overview of what comes before the book of Exodus and how the people of God found themselves enslaved to the Egyptians. All of this makes us ask: Will God be faithful to his promises and if so, how?

Before Exodus... Genesis 1-50
John Murphy

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Vision 2018: Saved by Grace, Changed by Grace

John Murphy preaches on our vision for 2018 from Titus 2:11-15 “Saved by Grace, changed by grace.”

Vision 2018: Saved by Grace, Changed by Grace
John Murphy

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#ReadTheBook - Why Read the Bible?

Most of us agree that we should read the Bible, but why? And how? We talked about that and our Bible Reading plan in this week’s sermon.

#ReadTheBook - Why Read the Bible?
John Murphy

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