Synopsis
a congregation of christians in Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Episodes
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The Terrible Gospel (3/19/23)
19/03/2023 Duration: 32min“Gospel” means good news. It’s good because it issues in forgiveness and eternal life. Yet the lynchpin of the gospel story is the torture and death of the only truly innocent person to ever exist. Before the goodness of the…
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Q&A The Bible & Legion (3/12/23)
12/03/2023 Duration: 32minQuestion 1: Why do we call it “the Bible?” Question 2: In Matthew 8:28-34, why did the demons ask Jesus to send them into the herd of swine just to run off the cliff? Sermon by Drew Nelson
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Symbolism in Jerusalem (3/12/23)
12/03/2023 Duration: 30minIn Mark 11 Jesus uses three symbolic acts to underline certain aspects of his work and identity. If we don’t appreciate symbolism, we won’t appreciate Jesus. Jesus as King: the triumphal entry (1-10) Jesus as Judge: cursing the fig tree…
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Glory Through Humility (3/5/23)
05/03/2023 Duration: 33minJesus is all at once strong & weak, powerful & humiliated, glorious & humble. In Mark 9 Jesus begins pressing that tension hard. He will ascend to his throne by first going to the cross. He will arrive at glory…
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Who Will Follow Jesus? (2/26/23)
26/02/2023 Duration: 27minIt’s hard to find fault with someone who is “following Jesus.” Yet Mark 3 illustrates that people follow Jesus with wildly different motivations. To know that someone seeks Jesus isn’t enough information to evaluate their heart. Why do they seek…
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The Uncomfortable Jesus (2/19/23)
19/02/2023 Duration: 36minThe modern view of Jesus is of a Savior whose main mission is make us comfortable and happy. But the Biblical view of Jesus is of a Savior far more interested in our holiness than our happiness. Look no further…
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Q&A God sought to kill Moses? (2/12/23)
12/02/2023 Duration: 32minQuestion: What’s going on in Exodus 4:24-26? Why did God seek to kill Moses when he had just called him to deliver his people? Sermon by Drew Nelson
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Rescuing 1 Corinthians 13 from the Cross Stitch (2/12/23)
12/02/2023 Duration: 31min1 Corinthians 13 is the consummate wedding passage. It seems like a nice and flowery poetic expression of love. But read more faithfully, 1 Corinthians 13 has a context, is written to a church, and issues a giant rebuke to…
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Cheap Grace (2/5/23)
05/02/2023 Duration: 32minJeremiah preached to a nation who viewed God’s grace like a spoiled teen views daddy’s credit card. “We’re his precious people. He always loves us. He’ll always forgive us. That’s his job!” The prophet pleads with this people not to…
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Epistle of Pathos (2/5/23)
05/02/2023 Duration: 26min2 Corinthians is Paul’s most emotional, pathos-filled, epistle. He shares his heart with this church, revealing his own afflictions to them as he talks them through receiving the comfort of God. Sermon by Drew Nelson
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3 Surprising Samaritans (1/22/23)
22/01/2023 Duration: 33minJews hated Samaritans. The Bible says so (John 4:9). Yet the gospels tell 3 stories about Samaritans to teach us what it is to be good, to be grateful, and evangelistic. Sermon by Drew Nelson
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Q&A Intercession & Witchcraft (1/8/23)
08/01/2023 Duration: 43minWhat does it mean for the Spirit to intercede (Romans 8:26)? What does the Bible say about occultism & witchcraft? Sermon by Drew Nelson
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The Bottom Line (1/8/23)
08/01/2023 Duration: 32minRobert Turner wrote: “There is nothing more completely opposed to the true spirit of Christianity than the attitude back of the questions, ‘How much, how many, how often, must I serve the Lord?’” Our tendency to seek a bottom a line,…
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How to get Along when we Disagree (1/1/23)
01/01/2023 Duration: 40minFrom Romans 14 Sermon by Drew Nelson
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