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https://youtu.be/cOwqXuUyL8U What is the difference between “forced” religion, and true faith? I have found no better summary than the writing of Henry Scougal’s The Life of God in the Soul of Man: “Force and artificial religion,” he writes, “is commonly heavy and languid, like the motion of a weight forced upward: it is cold and spiritless, like … Continue reading You Are God’s Temple (1 Cor 3:1-17)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached April 11th, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the End (Mark 13) In the 1950’s, at the dawn of the Cold War with USSR, America worked diligently to create a missile detection system that would alert us of incoming … Continue reading Jesus and the End (Mark 13)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached February 21st, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the Temple (Mark 11:12-25) Does God care about what you do with your free time? Does God care about what you do in your bedroom? Does God care about what you … Continue reading Jesus and the Temple (Mark 11:12-25)
In the Old Testament, God would meet with His people, the nation of Israel, primarily in the Temple, or the Tabernacle (which was like a proto-portable-temple). This was a very specifically designed building, explained to Moses (Tabernacle) in remarkable detail in Ex. 25-28, and again to Solomon (Temple) in 1 Chron. 28. The Temple was primarily a … Continue reading Truer and Better: Temple
Marc Sims 