The Fast Track to Jesus (Romans 12:1-2, 2 Kings 4:3-5, Luke 5:6, John 15:5, Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 3:16-19)
Pastor Jim Buchanan, 7 February, 2021Part of the Sunday Morning Message series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
Romans 12:1–2 (Listen)
12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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2 Kings 4:3–5 (Listen)
3 Then he said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. 4 Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her.
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Luke 5:6 (Listen)
6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
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John 15:5 (Listen)
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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Philippians 4:13 (Listen)
13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
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Ephesians 3:16–19 (Listen)
16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
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