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The Sacred Name, Part 1 (Worship Service, February 5th, 2017)

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Title: The Sacred Name

Passage: Exodus 3:10-15

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: February 5th, 2017

God calls each one of us to be something extraordinary; he calls each one of us to our life’s work. And in each of these spiritual and vocation callings, we, like Moses, need to trust the God who calls us. Whether we’re Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt, or we’re a man who believes God might have called him to be a pastor, or we’re a housewife struggling to homeschool, or we’re a believer struggling to be holy, we, like Moses, need to trust the God who calls us. God’s answers to Moses in this passage give us three reasons to trust God ourselves.

A Conservative Christian Declaration: Articles 4 & 5 (Sunday School, January 15th, 2017)

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Topic: A Conservative Christian Declaration

Works Cited: New Testament

Segment #: 03

Speaker: Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday School

Date: January 15th, 2017

Holy Ground, Part 1 (Worship Service, January 15th, 2017)

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Title: Holy Ground, Part 1

Passage: Exodus 3:1-6

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: January 15th, 2017

When God reveals himself to men, he does so that they might believe on him and love him, so that we might worship and glorify him. So as we come face to face with a monumental passage like Exodus 3:1-6, the point must always be that we must respond to God’s true revelation of himself with faith and love. If it is true that we must respond to God’s true revelation of himself with faith and love, then we should want to know, how does God reveal himself to us? In the text, we see the Lord reveal himself to Moses in four ways:

The Work of the Lord (Worship Service, July 24, 2016)

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Title: The Work of the Lord

Passage: 1 Corinthians 16:5-12

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: July 24, 2016

Just as last week we gleaned some marks of healthy church life from Paul’s remarks concerning the collection, this week we see marks of faithfulness to the Lord’s work from Paul’s incidental remarks concerning his travels. If I could sum up the main point in vv. 5-12, it would be, Christian ministers must be faithful to the NT pattern of ministry. Although Paul’s ministry as an Apostle differs from that of pastors today, in Paul’s plans for himself, Timothy, and Apollos we can learn several sound lessons still applicable for those who do the work of the Lord as Paul did.

The Practical Christian Life (Without the Resurrection) (Worship Service, May 8, 2016)

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Title: The Practical Christian Life (Without the Resurrection)

Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:29-34

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: May 8, 2016

Some Christians complain about theology because they think it isn’t practical. Vital Christianity, however, knows that doctrine is very practical. This morning I hope that through this message you understand how the resurrection of Christ has great effects on Christian practice. The reality of our resurrection ought to effect profoundly the way you live your life. Paul gives three ways:
1. We Die in Baptism (v. 29)
2. We Die in Ministry (vv. 30-31a)
Next Week:
3. We Die to Sin (vv. 31b-34a)

That God May Be All In All, Part 3 (Worship Service, May 1, 2016)

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Title: That God May Be All In All, Part 3

Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:23-28

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: May 1, 2016

In vv. 20-28, Paul offers positive arguments to affirm the resurrection of the dead. The fact that Jesus Christ is alive from the dead demands our resurrection and the making alive of all things. Jesus Christ is but the firstfruits of this promised future. The main point of vv. 23-28 is
the resolution of all creation is the glory of God in Christ and his resurrection. Paul gives three ways that God will do this, this sermon, Part 3, covers the final one.

That God May Be All In All, Part 2 (Worship Service, April 24, 2016)

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Title: That God May Be All In All, Part 2

Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:23-28

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: April 24. 2016

The main idea in vv. 20-28 is that the resolution of all creation is the glory of God in Christ and his resurrection. The last clause of v. 28 makes this clear. The ultimate end of all history is that God may be all in all. The fall and death cannot be the final word. God will win, and he will win in human history. Paul gives three ways God will do this. This sermon covers the last two.

That God May Be All In All, Part 1 (Worship Service, April 17, 2016)

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Title: That God May Be All In All, Part 1

Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:23-28

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: April 17. 2016

In vv. 23-28, Paul explains how the resurrection of Christ is fundamental to our future hope as Christians and the end of all history. This victory is summed up in v. 28, That God may be all in all. This is where Paul’s argument is headed. The main point of these sermons is that the resolution of all creation is the glory of God in Christ and his resurrection. How is God going to work in creation through the resurrection to resolve all things to his glory?