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Teaching by Series: In the Beginning: A Journey Through Genesis

In the Beginning, Part 16: God’s Covenant with Abraham

June 10, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

Religion is pride before the law, while Christianity is humility before the cross.

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In the Beginning, Part 15: Abraham’s Character

June 3, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

The gospel is best communicated where the conviction of those who believe it can be observed by those who don’t.

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In the Beginning, Part 14: Abraham’s Faith Restored

May 20, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

When you tighten your grip on possessions, they will tighten their grip on you. But when you loosen your grip on possessions, they will loosen their grip on you.

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In the Beginning, Part 13: Abraham’s Doubt

May 13, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

In his fear, Abraham doubted God and deceived others. But man’s deception will never thwart the providence of God. Christ was exiled from Heaven to Earth so that we could be exiled from Earth to Heaven.

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In the Beginning, Part 12: Abraham’s Faith

May 6, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis, Hebrews

You believe only what you act on. All the rest is just religious talk. Abraham believed God, and followed His call to an unknown land.

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In the Beginning, Part 11: Abraham’s Righteousness

April 22, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Galatians, Genesis, Romans

The law demands perfect righteousness and condemns our every attempt to achieve it.

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In the Beginning, Part 10: Confusion of Language

March 25, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

To declare independence from God is to invite Him to confuse our plans.

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In the Beginning, Part 9: Into the Ark

March 18, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

Obedience has hidden rewards. When you obey, you find out what they are. Noah obeyed God, and he was made secure in the ark of safety. Christ is the ultimate Ark for all who believe in Him.

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In the Beginning, Part 8: Noah Found Grace

March 11, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis, Hebrews

Those who walk with God walk with those who walk with God.

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In the Beginning, Part 7: The Start of Societies

February 18, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

The more a nation advances in prosperity, the more it decreases in morality. The more a nation advances in knowledge, the more it decreases in wisdom.

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In the Beginning, Part 6: Cain and Abel

February 11, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

God did not reject Cain’s offering, but He rejected Cain’s empty worship. The value of worship is measured by the worshipper’s value of God.

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In the Beginning, Part 5: The Anatomy of the Curse

February 4, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis, Revelation

Disappointment is waiting in the wings for those who put their trust in man. But for those who are in Christ, one day “there shall be no more curse.”

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In the Beginning, Part 4: The Anatomy of Sin

January 28, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons 2 Timothy, Genesis

To the degree you see yourself as broken, you will empathize with the brokenness of others. Sin breaks our relationship with God, but reconciliation is found in Christ.

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In the Beginning, Part 3: The Anatomy of Temptation

January 21, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons Genesis

Temptation maximizes the pleasure of sin and minimizes its consequences.

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In the Beginning: A Journey Through Genesis, Part 2

January 14, 2018 Mike Minter Sermons 1 Corinthians, Genesis

It is easy to believe a lie when your understanding of truth is based on a lie. But God’s Word is truth, and it brings clarity to the confusion in this world.

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