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Apr 6, 2025
Sermon: The Word that Overcomes Evil
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Luke 11.14-28: As we looked at how the Word forms and fills us to new life, the Word also confronts darkness and evil. As God works to foster life, the devil seeks to silence God's word and speak a deceitful one. Jesus, the Word made Flesh, is the stronger man that undoes the strong man Satan. We must continually rely upon him to protect us from the attacks of the devil.
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- Apr 6, 2025Sermon: The Word that Overcomes Evil
Apr 6, 2025Sermon: The Word that Overcomes EvilBy: Pastor Ben HulstLuke 11.14-28: As we looked at how the Word forms and fills us to new life, the Word also confronts darkness and evil. As God works to foster life, the devil seeks to silence God's word and speak a deceitful one. Jesus, the Word made Flesh, is the stronger man that undoes the strong man Satan. We must continually rely upon him to protect us from the attacks of the devil.
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Feb 2, 2025Sermon: As We Forgive Our DebtorsBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: This Is How You Should PrayMatthew 6.12-15: Today we look at the second part of v. 12 in regards to forgiveness of debts. The forgiveness we receive from God calls also for us to live into our forgiveness of others. Forgiveness rightly understood cannot be understood apart from the cross of Christ and the hope of the coming kingdom. And it is a lifelong process to grow into and that is why Jesus puts it in the prayer, so that we continually come back to the well of grace to strengthen us to forgive others.
