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All Of God’s Human Deliverers Need Deliverance Too
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Full Message: 51min: “https://trinityandhumanity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/01-2017-01-08-all-of-gods-human-deliverers-need-deliverance-too-judges-14-16-tah.mp3”
Main Passages: Judges 14:1-9 – Judges 16:4-5,15-30
Theological Theme:
God – Father, Son, and Spirit, works even through the defeats of sinful leaders to bring about His plan. [“God Loves human beings. God Loves the world. Not an ideal human, but human beings as they are; not an ideal world, but the real world. What we find repulsive in their opposition to God, what we shrink back from with pain and hostility, namely, real human beings, the real world, this is for God the grounds of unfathomable love.”] – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, A Year with Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Christ Connection:
Samson’s downfall was the result of his own disobedience, and yet God – The Father used his death to begin the deliverance of His people. Jesus’ death was the result of His perfect obedience and our disobedience. God used His death to bring deliverance “once for all” for His people. [“The bible teaches that what matters isn’t what we think is right, but what GOD says is right and what GOD does in the person of JESUS”] – TJBrassell
Missional Application:
God – The Holy Spirit, calls people who feel defeated by sin and evil to put away their sins by turning back to God for deliverance. [“There is no sin that God cannot forgive and has not forgiven in Christ! There is no end to his mercy! But today YOU can choose to TRUST GOD in CHRIST and trust him to receive and forgive ALL of your sins and you can live the kind of life that we all need to, and that is, THE LIFE OF GRACE and THE LIFE OF WORSHIP!”] – TJBrassell
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God the Trinity Makes Us His Mighty Warriors
Filed under: Bible, By Tim Brassell, Christian Living, Faith, God Father Son and Spirit, God the Trinity, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Love, Ministry, On Mission with Christ, Participation with Christ, Participation with Jesus, Relationships, Sermons, The Gospel Project, Timothy Brassell, Uncategorized, Union with Christ, Witness, Worship | Tags: Facing Fear, Faith, Gideon, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God's Faithfulness, God's good news, God's Grace, God's love, God's Power, God's Presence, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Jesus Christ, Judges 6-7, New Life Fellowship Of Baltimore Maryland, Overcoming Fear, Pastor Timothy Brassell, redemption, Trust
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Part 1b, 25min.:“https://trinityandhumanity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/16-12-18-god-the-trinity-makes-us-his-mighty-warriors-part-1b-judges-6-7-tah.mp3”
Full Message: “https://trinityandhumanity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/16-12-18-god-the-trinity-makes-us-his-mighty-warriors-judges-6-7-tah.mp3”
Theological Theme: The strength to obey God-Father, Son and Spirit, and join Him on mission, does not come from within us but from God’s empowering Spirit.
Christ Connection: God called Gideon to be part of His plan to defeat the enemy, and He went to great lengths to assure Gideon of His presence and power. Through the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, God now assures us of His presence and power as we take part in His plan of worldwide redemption.
Missional Application: God calls us to service, trusting that the He Who sends is also the God who strengthens us for the task through His Spirit.
Jesus is the Ultimate Atonement and Sacrifice, Part 2
Filed under: Bible, by Tony Marra, Christian Living, Love, Ministry, Relationships, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Atonement, Faith, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Grace, Hope, Jesus Christ, Love, Mercy, Offerings, Sin, Trust
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Theological Theme: The sin offering represented the purification of the people before Our Father. The restitution offering addressed the damage of depriving others of their rightful due, and it served to cleanse the offender’s conscience.
Christ Connection: These offerings point forward to Christ, whose work purifies our hearts, cleanses our consciences, and frees us to do good deeds for His glory.
Missional Application: God the Holy Spirit calls us to offer others the hope of purification and cleansing that comes only through trusting in Jesus Christ.
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The Covenant-making Triune God Tests Abraham
Filed under: by Tony Marra, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Humor, Love, Ministry, Prayer, Relationships, Sermons, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Timothy Brassell, Trinity, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Abraham and Isaac, Bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Faith, Faith in God, Genesis 22, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God will provide, Gospel, Grace, Incarnation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, new life fellowship, New Life Fellowship Baltimore MD, New Life Fellowship Of Baltimore Maryland, Pastor T, Pastor Tim, Pastor Timothy Brassell, Pastor Tony Marra, Relationships, sacrifice, Salvation, Timothy Brassell, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust
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Theological Theme: Faith is trusting in God to keep His promise to provide salvation.
Christ Connection: Isaac’s question “Where is the lamb for the sacrifice?” echoes through the pages of the Old Testament and is ultimately answered at the beginning of the New Testament when John the Baptist sees Jesus of Nazareth and declares, “Behold the Lamb!”
Missional Application: God calls us to be people of faith who, like Abraham, are so filled with confidence in God’s resurrection power that we are willing to sacrifice for His mission.
Let’s Get TWO-gether With Jesus And Go!, pt.3
Filed under: By Tim Brassell, Christian Living, Christmas, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Humor, Love, Ministry, Prayer, Relationships, Sermons, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Trinity, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Adoption, Bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Church Renewal, Communion, Disciple-makers, Disciple-making, disciples, Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelism, Faith, Giving, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gospel, Grace, Great Commission, healing, Incarnation, Jesus, Lord's Supper, Love, Missions, money, new life fellowship, New Life Fellowship Of Baltimore Maryland, Obedience, Pastor Tim, Peace, peacemakers, Relationships, Salvation, Timothy J. Brassell, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust, Worship
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In this last and year-end message in a series about discerning God’s vision for His congregation at New Life Fellowship of Baltimore. MD., we continue asking “How is Jesus speaking to us RIGHT NOW through these scriptures and directing us in His mission locally?”
This message of God’s Good News continues to get very specific about what participation with Christ looks like for us in this world! It asks and discerns: Where and with whom do we begin? How do we address healing in our day as we proclaim Jesus? How should we steward Jesus’ money, and how will we live in Jesus’ peace – on mission with him – as sinners in THIS broken world?
The message can be summarized in this quote:
“There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared, it is itself the great venture, and can never be safe. Peace is the opposite of security… To look for guarantees is to want to protect oneself. Peace means giving oneself completely to God’s commandment, wanting no security, but in faith and obedience laying down the destiny of the nations in the hand of Almighty God, not trying to direct it for selfish purposes. Battles are won, not with weapons, but with God. They are won when the way leads to the cross.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1934 [Renate Bethge’s Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Brief Life]
Come check it out and walk with us!
Taste And See That The Lord Is Good!
Filed under: Bible, By Richard Andrews, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Humor, Liturgy, Love, Ministry, Perichoresis, Prayer, Relationships, Scripture Paraphrases, Sermons, Song, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Trinity, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Bible, blessings, Christ in our place, Christ in us, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, compassion, disciples, disciples of Christ, Discipleship, Evangelism, Followers of Jesus, Forgiveness, Forgiveness of Sin, God, God Father Son and Spirit, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God the Trinity, God's adopted sons and daughters, God's good news, God's goodness, God's Grace, God's Will, good news, Gospel, Grace, Grace Communion International, gratitude, Holy Spirit, human, Identity, Image of God, Incarnation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, JESUS THE CHRIST, life, Love, new life fellowship, Oneness, Participation, Participation with Christ, Partnership, Pastor Richard Andrews, Pastor Timothy Brassell, Preaching, Psalm 34, Psalm 34:8, Reality, Receiving Christ, Receiving God's Love, Reconciliation, Relational God Revealed, relationship with God, Relationships, repent, repentance, response, Salvation, Scriptures, sharing your faith, Sin, sovereignty, taste and see that God is good, Theology, together, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust, Will of God, Worship
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In this Gospel Message, Pastor Richard Andrews of New Life Fellowship of Baltimore, Proclaims the GOOD NEWS of The God Revealed in Jesus Christ with a message entitled “Taste And See That The Lord Is Good!” and asks the question “Are we ready to take that exhortation we find in Psalms 34 and make it something we LIVE BY, LIVE THROUGH and LIVE WITH?”
In this message we learn what trials REALLY represent and hear that:
- Our foolishness does NOT determine God’s actions towards us! There is no circumstance we can go through that is too big or complicated that can change who God is!
- No matter the circumstance, God invites us to open up our mouths and have an experience with him. God invites us to experience HIS presence.
- Our trials help us to taste and see God’s goodness. They make God REAL. The more we TASTE, the more we SEE, the more we TRUST!
Listen and be comforted knowing that God loves us too much not to let us experience HIM, and because of that there WILL be points of pain and trials.
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Ascending To Glory With Jesus
Filed under: Bible, by Tony Marra, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Humor, Love, Ministry, Perichoresis, Prayer, Relationships, Scripture Paraphrases, Sermons, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Trinity, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Adoption, Bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Commandment, Discipleship, Evangelism, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gospel, Grace, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Jesus, Love, new life fellowship, Obedience, Pastor Tim, Perichoresis, Relationships, Ridgedale Baptist Church, Rublev's Icon, Son Jesus, Tim Proclaims, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust
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In this Good News Message entitled “ Ascending To Glory With Jesus,” Pastor Tony Marra of New Life Fellowship of Baltimore, Maryland, affirms that Jesus came to bring all of humanity to Glory. All of creation is United through Jesus Christ. There is nothing you can do to stop God’s plan and purpose for you. You are HIS WORKMANSHIP! Nothing can separate you from him and nothing you can do to earn his love. It is all freely given by his Grace.
God is unifying all things in Christ, so even when we get frustrated and angry because we may not see his plan, because of his gift of faith he has given us as his children, we know that it will all get worked out according to his plan and will.
*Photo by Calvary Pentecostal church.
Being Jesus’ Body (A Church For Others!), Part 5
Filed under: Bible, By Tim Brassell, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Love, Ministry, Perichoresis, Prayer, Relationships, Sermons, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Trinity, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Adoption, Bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Commandment, Discipleship, Evangelism, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gospel, Grace, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Jesus, Love, new life fellowship, Obedience, Pastor Tim, Perichoresis, Relationships, Ridgedale Baptist Church, Rublev's Icon, Son Jesus, Tim Proclaims, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust
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In this 5th message of the Good News series entitled: “Being Jesus’ Body (A Church For Others!)“, Pastor Tim of New Life Fellowship of Baltimore, Maryland, Proclaims the Good News of the Other-centered God Revealed in Jesus, WHO IS YOUR FRIEND!!!
- How you can BE a better friend
- How You can find more friends
- How to answer a couple of objections to this Good News
*Picture by Ridgedale Baptist Church (Chattanooga, TN.)
Being Jesus’ Body (A Church For Others!), Part 4
Filed under: Bible, By Tim Brassell, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Love, Ministry, Perichoresis, Prayer, Relationships, Sermons, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Trinity, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: Adoption, Bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Commandment, Discipleship, Evangelism, god the father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gospel, Grace, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Jesus, Love, new life fellowship, Obedience, Pastor Tim, Perichoresis, Relationships, Ridgedale Baptist Church, Rublev's Icon, Son Jesus, Tim Proclaims, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust
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In this 4th message of the Good News series entitled: “Being Jesus’ Body (A Church For Others!)“, Pastor Tim of New Life Fellowship of Baltimore, Maryland, Proclaims the Good News of the Other-centered God Revealed in Jesus.
In this message hear about how your life is so hidden and revealed in Christ with God that you are liberated to participate obediently in His commands to go and make disciples, even in your brokenness, without the burden of legalism or religiosity! All of grace means Jesus sharing Himself with all of you, in every part of your humanity, in a concrete, flesh and blood way that becomes your REAL participation in what He is doing presently on earth, even though your part may be partial, provisional or temporary! Be encouraged as you trust and obey God as best you can in His Grace!
*Picture by Ridgedale Baptist Church (Chattanooga, TN.)
Participation In The Coming Of Jesus Christ…!, part 7
Filed under: Bible, By Tim Brassell, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Grace Communion International, Humor, Love, Ministry, Perichoresis, Prayer, Relationships, Sermons, Spiritual Warfare, The Dance and Dream of the Trinity, The Plan of Adoption, Trinity, Uncategorized | Tags: Adoption, Advent Season, age, Belief, Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Daughtership, epiphany, Faith, God Likes You, god the father, Holy Spirit, Humanity Revealed, Incarnation, Jesus, life, Love, new life fellowship, New Life Fellowship Of Baltimore Maryland, Participation, Pastor T, Pastor Tim, Pastor Tim of New Life Fellowship, Perichoresis, redemption, Relational God Revealed, Relationships, repentance, revelation, Sonship, T.F. Torrance, the Coming of Jesus, the Coming of the Lord, The Suffering Servant, Trinitarian Theology, Trinity, Trust, Unveiling
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In this 7th and last message of the Gospel series at New Life Fellowship of Baltimore, Maryland, entitled: “Participation in the Coming of Jesus Christ…!“, Pastor Tim continues to Proclaim the Good News of the God Revealed in Jesus! In particular he helps us ask and answer:
“If God is HERE, and the Life of the Age to come has BEGUN, and our LIFE HERE HAS MEANING TOO, then why do we yet look for Jesus’ Reappearance?”
Pastor T also considers:
- What we can and should be doing as we wait for Jesus’ reappearance
- How we can take part in paying God the highest compliment ever in the meantime,
- And responds to 3 questions from the audience in the light of the Jesus proclaimed in this series
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