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May 17, 2010 0

When The Father Turned His Back On The Son

by Pastor Ray

On the cross, Jesus took on your sins and mine—he became sin for us. It was our sin, the sins of the whole world, that he bore on the tree, and it was that sin at which God’s righteous anger was directed. The Apostle Paul wrote in II Corinthians 5:21, “For God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” Simply, yet marvelously, Christ’s death on the cross was the only means to our reconciliation with God. Jesus paid the ultimate price to satisfy God’s righteous wrath and bring us peace with God. We who were enemies were brought near to God, now as friends. How wonderful, how marvelous, is God’s saving love for us. By Christ’s death, we were once sinners, but now God’s friends.

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May 17, 2010 0

Are We Really Living In The End Times?

by Pastor Ray

Will there really ever be a second coming of Christ? The early believers were convinced that Jesus would return in their lifetime, but he didn’t. Were they mistaken? The fact that 2,000 years have passed is utterly irrelevant to the promise of Christ’s return. His coming is still imminent. It could occur at any moment. And his command to be watchful and ready is just as applicable today as it was to the early church. In fact, the possibility of his return should be even more urgent for us because we are now 2,000 years closer to it.

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May 12, 2010 0

Are You On God’s Side?

by Pastor Ray

President Abraham Lincoln was once asked during the Civil War if he believed that God was on his side. His response was one that we would all do well to think about, since it represents the only true guarantee of Divine help and victory. Lincoln said, “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side, my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” If we’re on God’s side, we cannot fail. If we’re on God’s side then God will be on our side, and our victory is guaranteed.

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May 11, 2010 0

Sexual Failure and Spiritual Restoration

by Pastor Ray

David’s story of sexual sin reminds us that failure doesn’t have to define your future nor does it have to be the fatal blow to God’s plans for you. Sin doesn’t have be the final word in your story; an insurmountable barrier to moving on to a satisfying, successful and even a deeply spiritual life. What David discovered was that as enormous as his sin was, it was wildly outdone by God’s grace. That is not to minimize his sin: he was an adulterer and a murderer—and there would be excruciatingly painful consequences throughout the rest of his life—but David’s sin—and your sin for that matter—will always be miniscule compared to God’s salvation from it.

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May 8, 2010 0

A Lopsided Transaction

by Pastor Ray

II Corinthians 4:1-5:21 A Lopsided Transaction God made Jesus who had no sin to be sin for us, so that inhim we might become the righteousness of God.II Corinthians 5:21 Go Deep: What an amazing exchange that took place when Jesus hung on the cross as the sacrifice for sin! [...]

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