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Sep 5, 2021
Sermon: Set Apart
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
II Corinthians 6.14-7.1: In response to the gift of grace through Jesus Christ, we are called to holiness. This calls for a separation from culture in terms of purposes and aims. In Corinth, Paul was confronting a situation similar to our own, where the temptations toward sexual immorality and idolatry were abundant. Paul calls us to not partner with the darkness, but live in the light of Jesus Christ and his way. Sanctity is the call and goal of the church that we might represent Jesus Christ well.
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- Sep 5, 2021Sermon: Set Apart
Sep 5, 2021Sermon: Set ApartBy: Pastor Ben HulstII Corinthians 6.14-7.1: In response to the gift of grace through Jesus Christ, we are called to holiness. This calls for a separation from culture in terms of purposes and aims. In Corinth, Paul was confronting a situation similar to our own, where the temptations toward sexual immorality and idolatry were abundant. Paul calls us to not partner with the darkness, but live in the light of Jesus Christ and his way. Sanctity is the call and goal of the church that we might represent Jesus Christ well.
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- Aug 1, 2021Sermon: Staring at the Unseen
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