Sermons by Ben Hunt (Page 11)
But that conversation is too scary!
There are zero good reasons not to reconcile with a brother… immediately. Ephesians 4:3 – “being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Matthew 5:23-24 -“Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there…
Sorry, not sorry!
True repentance is completely selfless. 2 Corinthians 7:8-11 – For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according…
The Supreme Result: Love
If you see and you are humble, you will love. Ephesians 4:2 – “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,“
The Supreme Virtue: Humility
The very first ingredient to living in a worthy manner: Be completely humble! Ephesians 4:2 – “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love“
The Supreme Imperative: See!
God’s heart – I love you. I opened your eyes. Now look at Me! Ephesians 4:1 – Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
Retreat ’21: Martyrdom
With God there is nothing but strength. Without God there is nothing but weakness. Ephesians 3:14-21 – “When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his…
Hot Coals on Lucifer’s Head
The purpose of the Church is to humiliate Satan. Ephesians 3: 10-13 – God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come…
Revolution is Revolting
Adding anything to the Gospel makes it the opposite of “Revolutionary”. Ephesians 2:11-16, Acts 5:33-42, Galatians 2:11-13 – Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. In those days you were living…