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Feb 5, 2023
Sermon: True Confidence
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: The Book of Hebrews
Hebrews 10.19-23: Where does true confidence come from - confidence in the sense of being able to stand tall in the face of opposition, of guilt, and of shame? It doesn't come from ourselves, for in the end our unworthiness will be exposed. It comes from Christ, who gifts us his righteousness and opens up a way for us to access our heavenly Father.
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- Feb 5, 2023Sermon: True Confidence
Feb 5, 2023Sermon: True ConfidenceBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 10.19-23: Where does true confidence come from - confidence in the sense of being able to stand tall in the face of opposition, of guilt, and of shame? It doesn't come from ourselves, for in the end our unworthiness will be exposed. It comes from Christ, who gifts us his righteousness and opens up a way for us to access our heavenly Father.
- Jan 29, 2023Sermon: Forgiveness Once for All
Jan 29, 2023Sermon: Forgiveness Once for AllBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 9.23-10.18: Our souls long for release from the power of guilt that weighs on our hearts. The old system, the sacrificial one, couldn't do the complete job - for it had to be done again and again. It looked forward to the true good thing that would come and resolve guilt once for all. That is through Jesus, who accomplishes at the cross a once-for-all effect. And in this, those found in him have been given perfection and freedom to live in gratitude to him and his gift.
- Jan 15, 2023Sermon: The Power in the Blood
Jan 15, 2023Sermon: The Power in the BloodBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 9.15-28: What is significant about the blood of Jesus? Why does the writer of Hebrews focus on it so much? As we are so separated from the ancient mindset, we need to understand what this is all about. What we find is the truth of the overwhelming grace and love of God that makes atonement and opens us up to relationship with God. Praise God!
- Jan 8, 2023Sermon: A Cleansed Conscience
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- Jan 1, 2023Sermon: A Light to the Gentiles
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- Dec 25, 2022Sermon: The Child That Confronts Us
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- Dec 18, 2022Sermon: The Love that Compels Us
Dec 18, 2022Sermon: The Love that Compels UsBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: Advent: Walking in Our WaitingRomans 5.1-8: At Christmas, God turns his face toward us in loving attention, compelling us to observe his love and care for us. As we turn our attention to his love, we are transformed by his grace and learn to both love him and our neighbor.
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- Dec 4, 2022Sermon: The Faith Set Beneath Us
Dec 4, 2022Sermon: The Faith Set Beneath UsBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: Advent: Walking in Our WaitingJasper Hall presented this message written by Pastor Ben Hulst, due to sickness. Many thanks for Jasper's leadership in leading the service.
- Nov 27, 2022Sermon: The Joy Set Before Us
Nov 27, 2022Sermon: The Joy Set Before UsBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: Advent: Walking in Our WaitingHebrews 12.1-3: Christmas is a season of joy - joy anticipated and joy realized. It leads us to consider what it takes to pursue joy. Jesus offers a way through him, who "for the joy set before him, endured the cross and scorned its shame." Shame robs joy now and the prospect of joy for the future. At the cross, Jesus takes our shame and gives us opportunity to be free from its insidious destruction of our soul. He calls us out of the isolation that shame keeps us in to find freedom in him. He opens us up to a greater freedom of the soul that pursues the joy set before us.
