One church describes itself this way: “We don’t allow good people to become members, only sinners.” Admitting sin comes before receiving grace. If all you do is point fingers at other people’s sins, you may end up missing grace all together.
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
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Why did Jesus come to earth? To give us an example of perfect love? Yes, but not just to provide an example. He came to serve. He met people’s needs for healing, yes- but not to serve only in that way. Jesus came to serve humanity by telling us what our biggest problem is- by…
Sermon on the Incarnation from Philippians 2:5-11 by Martin McCorkle
Message from 1 Chronicles 17. Select Save PDF to view Sermon Notes
Sermon from Matthew 18:1-6 Select Save PDF to view Sermon notes
Mary tells us that God keeps His promises, that He is merciful, and that He accepts those who are humble before Him. Have you humbled yourself before the infant Jesus, who is also the Savior and King?
In this parable- Jesus teaches people the importance of humility, and not self-importance. He addresses those who went looking for the places of honor, in order to appear favored in front of others. His teaching points to his very incarnation- the fact that he made himself nothing, instead taking the form of a servant.(Philippians 2:8-9) Our very salvation is dependent on our Savior’s humbler nature.