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“Everyone tried to touch him” (Luke 6:19, NLT)

Everywhere Jesus went the crowds followed. There was something truly unique and magnetic about him. In the Gospel of Luke, it is mentioned over 30 times that the crowds gathered around him, seeking to get as close as they could, trying to touch him if at all possible. People couldn’t get enough of Jesus.

Kingdom Come is a sermon series that looks closely at some of the most poignant accounts of this phenomenon throughout the gospel. It will seek to explain the question of what it was about Jesus that drew people so close. Together we will get a clearer picture of who this heavenly man was and still is, and we will be invited to draw closer to him ourselves.

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True Welcome

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  True Welcome

  Jul 23, 2023 • 44:37

  Everywhere he went, the crowds were drawn to Jesus for a reason. For at least one woman, it was the invitation to come to him just as she was. He offers the same to you. Come to him, have faith, and receive the peace and blessing of God. Speaker: Sean…

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  A Remarkable Descent

  Jul 30, 2023 • 52:38

  Jesus knows the true content of each person’s heart. He has descended right into the midst of our brokenness and need. He makes himself known in ways that result in our healing and forgiveness. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

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  Healing Power

  Aug 6, 2023 • 41:52

  The touch of Jesus has the power to heal what is truly broken, to affirm the existence and value of another, and to grant peace to those made sons and daughters of God by grace. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke 8:42-48

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  Holy Exasperation

  Aug 13, 2023 • 55:16

  The exasperation of Jesus is not the result of our inability, limitation, or need, but our unbelief, particularly when we have already experienced his grace. He has come to reveal himself and work in deeper ways than our own small minds can imagine, and he asks for us to truly…

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  Oasis of Grace

  Aug 20, 2023 • 42:38

  On the outskirts of Jericho, the one who couldn’t see at all was the one who saw Jesus best. Like him, as oasis of grace is available to all who look to Jesus in faith and see him for who he really is. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke…

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  A Gracious Invitation

  Aug 27, 2023 • 51:09

  All throughout Luke, the crowds are seeking out Jesus, but on the threshold of Jerusalem Jesus declares that the Son of Man has come to seek out us. He wants to come into your house, to make his home in your heart, and to offer what only he can offer.…

The Psalmist exclaimed: “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3) We live in an age of destroyed foundations in society, in families, in the church, and in individual lives. But there are truths, foundational principles, doctrines, that never go out of style. You could call these the building blocks of life.

As believers we often get distracted in living life and forget the basic building blocks. What are these essential truths that form a sure foundation for life? The Apostle Paul reminds us of these in 1 Corinthians 1:30. They are: wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Whether these are new teachings or well-known to us, we all benefit from examining them. And lest we forget, these principles are not formed by our own strength–they are found in Christ Jesus alone and are received by grace through faith in him.

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Wisdom

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  Wisdom

  Jun 25, 2023 • 34:20

  Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

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  Righteousness

  Jul 2, 2023 • 37:17

  Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

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  Sanctification

  Jul 9, 2023 • 38:37

  Speaker: Jeff Wortman Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

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  Redemption

  Jul 16, 2023 • 39:45

  Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

“We have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory.” (Romans 8:23, NLT)

The Christian life is filled with many hardships and challenges. The Apostle Paul speaks of its “sufferings and glory,” that is, what is faced today but also what is hoped for tomorrow.

God has given his Spirit to those who belong to his Son. The Spirit helps us in our weakness, gives us freedom, direction, and life. He is the firstfruit, a taste, of the inheritance that awaits those who long for the salvation that has begun to be brought to completion.

Foretaste is a sermon series devoted to the exploration of life in the Holy Spirit as presented in Romans 8. God has provided everything needed for his children to persevere. He leads, he empowers, he assures.

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The Groans of God

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  The Groans of God

  May 28, 2023 • 44:10

  God longs for the glorious day of consummation along with creation and the church. He has given us his Son and his Spirit to associate with our sufferings, intercede on our behalf, and help us in our weakness. Be eager, but be patient. Glory is coming. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste…

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  Life in the Spirit, Part 1

  Jun 4, 2023 • 39:24

  Is the Bible’s expected norm for the Christian experience the “man” of Romans 7 or the life in the Spirit of Romans 8? Good theology and exegesis would say the latter, for if we belong to Christ Jesus there is “now” no condemnation “and” the Spirit gives us power over…

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  Life in the Spirit, Part 2

  Jun 11, 2023 • 50:55

  A life of holiness is one that is empowered by the indwelling presence of God, that crucifies the flesh and its sinful deeds, and assures the mutual belonging of the Father and his children. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste Scripture: Romans 8:9-17a

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  The Steadfast Love of God

  Jun 18, 2023 • 39:51

  The New Testament does not offer any sort of mechanical, automatic, inevitable perseverance, but there is keeping power in the love and grace of God that is more than sufficient to bring us through, from beginning to end. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate.” (Matthew 7:13, NLT)

The Door to Life is a sermon series that explores stories in the Bible that feature doors that point to Jesus. He is the narrow gate which leads to life that never ends.

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The Ark Door

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  The Ark Door

  Apr 16, 2023 • 47:02

  The message of hope in the story of Noah is that even in the fury of God’s wrath through the raging waters of the flood, one can see the depths of his divine mercy and compassion. In the same way, and to an even greater degree, in the cross of…

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  The Scandalous Door

  Apr 23, 2023 • 43:34

  The universal problem of sinful man is that he makes himself his own standard of right and wrong, seeks to indulge in and satisfy whatever impulses or cravings he has, and will use others in order to satisfy or save his own skin. Jesus Christ is the solution to that…

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  The Passover Door

  Apr 30, 2023 • 35:24

  The blood of the lamb, sacrificially poured out for another, was the life of Israel. All the blood spilled for generations pointed to the sacrifice of the Lamb of God, whose life is released for all who have faith in him. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Door to Life Scripture: Exodus…

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  Go Right In

  May 7, 2023 • 32:06

  Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: The Door to Life Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-22

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  The Narrow Door

  May 14, 2023 • 42:01

  The narrow road and gate that leads to life demand we renounce all dependance upon anything of this world and cling only to Jesus. He is not merely the gatekeeper; he is the gate itself. He is the only way to access the Kingdom of God with all of its…