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SERMON: “Sanctified for a Mission” (John 17:13–19)

“ Sanctified for a Mission” ( John 17:13–19) Series:               “John: Life in Christ’s Name” #93    Text:                 John 17:13–19 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                November 17, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:             AM Service   I.               Introduction Now that we are past the presidential election, much of the news is concerned with presidential appointments.   Imagine if you were appointed as an ambassador to a foreign nation.   You might have some places in mind, but as a good representative, you would remember not to get too comfortable.   This is because you don’t represent yourself or the interests of that people — you speak and act on behalf of this country.   Your mission is not to assimilate into that culture, but to faithfully represent the interests of this one. As Christians, Scripture describes us as ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor. 5:
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SERMON: “Children Tempted, but Children of Truth” (James 1:16–18)

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“ Children Tempted, but Children of Truth” ( James 1:16–18) Series:               “James: True Faith Works” #6                     Text:                 James 1:16–18 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                                     Date:                November 10, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church                         Occasion:             PM Service   I.               Introduction There are some who wonder whether Paul and James are in conflict, but that is not the case.   As Charles Spurgeon once noted, Martin Luther, the great defender of the faith, who passionately loved the doctrine of justification by faith, once grew so thoroughly out of temper with the opponents who quoted the apostle James against him, that he almost threatened to rend his Epistle out of the canon, because he supposed that James fell foul of Paul upon the matter of justification by faith alone.   It is, however, very clear to us that James, like the
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SERMON: “The Grace of Christ in Salvation” (John 17:6–12)

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“ The Grace of Christ in Salvation” ( John 17:6–12) Series:               “John: Life in Christ’s Name”           Text:                 John 17:6–12 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                November 10, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:             AM Service   I.               Introduction We sometimes wonder about making it through the stormy seas of our lives.   We don’t always see just how much Christ is guiding us, for His work is largely invisible to us.   Yet, there are times in the darkness when a light shines out, a beacon of truth that guides us safely to shore. In this chapter, we began to consider the fact that Jesus is engaging in His High Priestly Prayer.   He turns from praying for Himself to praying for His disciples, revealing His heart as He intercedes for those given to Him by the Father.   Here, Christ acknowledges the disciples as a gift from the Father
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