Sermon 5-27-18, Living in the Light
Living in the Light, by Pastor Dana Wimmer
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Living in the Light, by Pastor Dana Wimmer
Title: That Your Joy May Be Full
We have now come to the Passion Week, the week in which Christ died and the great occurrences that took place. Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem is just the beginning. Pastor Wimmer explains how Jesus is truly an ironic King.
How does someone who is blind to the glory of God come to see him for who he really is? To be sure, the natural eyes and ears and brains are part of the process. Without them we cannot even see or hear or construe the natural things that reveal God’s glory: creation, incarnation, gospel,…
These are the difficult, real-life situations that the apostle Paul addresses in our text. He is answering the question of how we, as children of light, should relate to a morally dark world. Pastor Wimmer explains this week’s passages and the gospel lesson.
Can God actually use broken and imperfect people? This sermon explores Paul’s defense of his right to be a preacher of the Gospel. He is not like the flashy teachers. He is just an afflicted, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down clay jar. It is in the darkness of real life that the Gospel shines the…
If we consider “worship” as merely singing and going to church, we miss the point. When we live for God alone, and offer our bodies for His purpose and delight, we are actually worshipping Him as well. In light of this, being an authentic, honest-to-goodness kind of Christian will be a great way to show…
What is discipleship? What is the aim of discipleship? And how is it done typically? Every Christian should be helping unbelievers become believers by showing them Christ; that is, making a disciple. And every Christian should be helping other believers grow to more and more maturity. That is making a disciple.
Pastor Wimmer discusses the story of Jonah and his experiences and along the way he runs into trouble because of his disobedience. Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tarsish. God sent a great storm upon the ship and the men decided Jonah was…
Are you hearing God’s call? Can you hear when God is calling you personally to do something? Are you answering Him? Pastor Wimmer shares his call to ministry and the events leading up to his calling to do God’s work and gives examples on how you can also hone into how God is reaching out…